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his living condition is like a fantasy for country music star Walker Hayes. Following the success of the smash hits “Fancy Like” and “U Gurl,” talks about a tour began to swirl. While the hitmaker knew a nationwide headlining trek was the next step in his career, he was secretly dreading the day he would have to kiss his family goodbye.
In a picture-perfect world, the country music sensation’s dream was to bring his tight-knit unit out on the road, yet he knew it would be a financial stretch…until his management team made his dream become a reality.
Once the multi-platinum artist heard the unimaginable news, he ran to his wife Laney and six children. With their undivided attention, he told them to start packing their bags.
“We cried. We were so happy. It was better than a Grammy nomination,” Hayes told PEOPLE in an exclusive interview. He continued to share that his children, which range from six to 16, completely “lost their minds.”