Teenage singer-songwriter Noah James crafts music from his childhood bedroom in Prairieville. His instruments, including a few guitars, line the wall next to his sticker-covered closet door.

James is a TikTok-viral, 18-year-old Baton Rouge native who has already made a name for himself in the country music industry. He just got signed by Sony-owned Santa Anna Records in December 2024, based in Nashville, and released his first EP, "The Tracks," with six songs.

“In my mind, I thought this was going to come five years from now,” James said about getting signed. “Never thought at 17 that this would ever even be possible.”

After posting videos of his raw vocals and guitar strumming for three years, James has climbed to almost 300,000 followers on TikTok. He’s most known for his covers

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