# Cameron Hawthorn

Cameron Hawthorn is an American singer and songwriter. Rooted in the country genre, his music blends in elements of pop, americana, and electronic dance music.
He's best known for his country single "Dancing in the Living Room", and its pro-LGBTQ+ music video which were met with positive reviews by country and LGBTQ+ music outlets alike.
Hawthorn has released two extended plays, and several stand-alone singles, all his work has been released independently. He has collaborated with musicians Bright Light Bright Light, Byron Hill, and Goldfish.

## Music career
### Early Life

Cameron Hawthorn was born in Andover, Kansas. His family is originally from Oklahoma. Hawthorn has expressed being into music from a young age, saying: "I grew up on Country music." He stated in interviews for The Property Lovers and Music Musings & Such that he "grew up doing a lot of musical theater and learned piano pretty young" and that he started songwriting when he was in high-school.

### 2017-2020: Debut and Mustang

Before starting his career as a solo artist in 2017, he worked as a songwriter for visual media in Los Angeles. Hawthorn uploaded on his YouTube channel a music video for his first song "Mama's Love" on May 9, 2017. The song was included on his self-titled debut extended play, which was self-released on November 17, of the same year.
His big breakthrough came out with the release of his 2019 single "Dancing in the Living Room", the song and its music video received critical praise, and coverage from both queer and country media outlets. His follow-up single "Oh Hot Damn!" was released as a single on April 30, along with a remix by electronic dance duo Goldfish. His follow-up single "To Break Hers" was released on September 4. Both tracks received positive reviews.
On October 9, Hawthorn released his second extended play, titled Mustang which includes the singles "Dancing in the Living Room", "To Break Hers" and "Oh Hot Damn!". The EP was met with positive reviews by music critics, who praised Hawthorn's persona, and storytelling. Z-side's of Medium stated that Hawthorn "take(s) note from the macho man feeling of similar songs from the past, but with a clear twist thats refreshing to hear."

### 2021-2023: Stand-alone singles

On 2021, Hawthorn released two stand-alone singles: "Love at First Sight" was released alongside its visualizer on August 26, and "Dreamland" on October 8, and its music video on November 12. On 2022, he released two singles: "Nothing Like a Cowboy" on April 22, and "Country Boy Two-Steps" on August 12, which became his first collaboration with Welsh singer-songwriter Bright Light Bright Light, and his first song to feature dance music elements.
On 2023, Hawthorn released three singles: an original track titled "Lone Star" on May 19, and two covers: "Desperado" a cover of the Eagles song on June 23, and "Spell on You" on October 27, which is a cover of "I Put a Spell on You" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins.

### 2024-present: New music and upcoming debut album

On 2024, Hawthorn started teasing music from his upcoming debut album with the singles "Outlaw", "Natural", and "Midnight Rider". All three singles were met with positive reviews for its blend of country with electronic dance music. He confirmed that his debut album is set to release on early 2025. On December 20, Hawthorn released "Wildflower", an original song written for the Apple TV+ film F.L.Y. On January 31, he released a new single titled, "Only Love".

## Personal life

   " A few of them must not have seen eye-to-eye because the friendships fizzled after I came out to them. It was tough to deal with at the time, but I learned who my true friends were and who loves me for me."
Hawthorn is gay. He came out to his family and friends at the age of 27. According the singer, his family was and "still is super accepting" and "loving" of his sexual orientation, he did lost friends after coming out, which he described as something "tough to deal with at the time".
Hawthorn publicly came out on 2018, a year after his music debut, to his Instagram followers after seeing the film Boy Erased. On 2019, the music video for "Dancing in the Living Room" which features Hawthorn dancing with a male partner, earned huge coverage and positive feedback from country and LGBTQ+ music outlets alike, with many praising Hawthorn and the single for their progressive input in country music, since the genre is known for holding conservative views.

## Discography
### Extended plays

List of extended plays with selected details :
| Title | Details | Ref. |
| Cameron Hawthorn | Release: November 17, 2017 Label: Self-released Formats: DL, streaming | |
| Mustang | Release: October 9, 2020 Label: Self-released Formats: DL, streaming | |

### Singles

List of singles, showing year released, and originating album :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Road Trip" | 2017 | Cameron Hawthorn |
| "Take Me to the Water" | 2017 | Cameron Hawthorn |
| "Mama's Love" | 2017 | Cameron Hawthorn |
| "Dancing in the Living Room" | 2019 | Mustang |
| "Oh Hot Damn!" (solo or Goldhouse Remix) | 2020 | Mustang |
| "To Break Hers" | 2020 | Mustang |
| "Cowboy Take Me Away" | 2020 | Non-album single |
| "Love at First Sight" | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "Dreamland" | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "Nothing Like a Cowboy" | 2022 | Non-album single |
| "Country Boy Two-Step" (with Bright Light Bright Light) | 2022 | Non-album single |
| "Lone Star" | 2023 | Non-album single |
| "Desperado" | 2023 | Non-album single |
| "Spell on You" | 2023 | Non-album single |
| "Outlaw" | 2024 | TBA |
| "Natural" | 2024 | TBA |
| "Midnight Rider" | 2024 | TBA |
| "Wildflower" (from the film F.L.Y.) | 2024 | TBA |
| "Only Love" | 2025 | TBA |

### Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released, and director :
| Title | Year | Director |
| "Mama's Love" | 2017 | — |
| "Dancing in the Living Room" | 2019 | Cameron Hawthorn & Kelsy Karter |
| "Oh Hot Damn!" | 2020 | Cameron Hawthorn |
| "To Break Hers" | 2020 | Quinton Cook |
| "Cowboy Take Me Away" | 2020 | — |
| "Love at First Sight" | 2021 | Noel Maitland & Cameron Hawthorn |
| "Dreamland" | 2021 | — |
| "Lone Star" | 2023 | — |
| "Outlaw" | 2024 | — |
| "Natural" | 2024 | — |