Adrien
Nunez
#
Ranking
Rising Artist
BIRTHDATE
May 14, 1999
BIRTHPLACE
New York
,
NY
,
USA
26
6
'
6
"
Adrien Nunez is a former Michigan Wolverines basketball guard (2018–22) and rising country music artist. He played 62 games and was on the Michigan that reached three NCAA Sweet 16s (2019, ’21, ’22) and won the 2021 Big Ten title. Nunez earned three Academic All-Big Ten honors. After the 2021 NIL ruling, Nunez became a top-earning college athlete via TikTok (3M+ followers) with sponsors like Coca-Cola and Amazon. Post-graduation, he promoted artists like Shaboozey, aiding “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” to RIAA platinum. Signed to Warner Music Nashville, his debut “Low Road” (2024) hit 5M+ Spotify streams, followed by “Don’t Wanna Go Home” (2025). He’s toured with Luke Bryan and Myles Smith.