Hunter Hayes Talks About A Second Album, Tour, and His Hot Date

Hunter Hayes has had a very eventful 2014 as he caps it off at the CMAs!

Hunter Hayes will have someone by his side at the 2014 CMA Awards tonight (Nov. 5).

The ‘Tattoo’ singer says his date is “gorgeous” before adding, “I’m very lucky.”

She is a total sweetheart,” he told Taste of Country Nights radio host Sam Alex prior to the 48th Annual CMA Awards on ABC. Not wanting to embarrass her, Hayes declined to provide more information — not even her the first letter of her name.

As busy as he’s been in 2014, it’s tough to believe he’s had time to fire up a romance.

“I wanted to launch an arena tour, we’ve now started our second one,” he says. “I wanted to give everybody in the audience wristbands … I’ve been wanting to do that for awhile, but I said this is the year we’ve got to do it.”

“I wanted to put out the second album, and I wanted it to not feel rushed and I wanted to feel happy with it and give it the time it deserved to be made and that kind of stuff.”

Hunter Hayes kicked off CMA Awards week with a free concert in downtown Nashville on Monday as part of his involvement with the United Service Organization’s Every Moment Counts campaign. The street party commemorated “moments” in honor of Sergeant First Class Tyler Arnold and his family, who attended along with servicemen and women currently stationed at nearby Fort Campbell.

Tune into ABC tonight at 8pm EST to see Hunter Hayes on the CMAs!