While in high school, Henry “Hank” Branan Murphy began writing songs and singing in his church. By age 18, he devoted himself to a career in music and spent the next several years performing at events all over the U.S., even releasing two independent projects. In 2011, the Louisville, GA native relocated to Raleigh-Durham, NC and began writing his own brand of “conscious pop” songs. He soon released SMPLFY, a mixtape showing off his skills as a vocalist, rapper, songwriter and producer. Piquing the interest of several record labels, he ultimately signed with Sony’s Provident Label Group.

“I write songs about what it’s like to be human,” Murphy shares. “We are all complex people. We have struggles. We have contradictions. We have deep desires. We are all seeking to be loved, understood and satisfied. My songs attempt to capture those deep emotional, even spiritual, yearnings we have as human beings. The bottom line is that I want to make great art, but most of all I want to be honest. I want to sing about what people are really going through.”

Branan Murphy’s debut single, “All The Wrong Things,” features “The Voice” Season 8 finalist Koryn Hawthorne. Invoking the passion of artists such as Alessia Cara and Jon Bellion, and the urban pop sounds of artists such as The Weeknd, Justin Timberlake and ZAYN, the song includes a rap bridge written and performed by Murphy himself. The single released Apr. 21, impacting both radio and streaming platforms ultimately topping the Hot CHR chart for 8 weeks. His second single “Enough” released in September of 2017 and was a top 5 song at Hot AC/CHR radio. His most recent single, “Talk About It,” released in March 2018 and is the perfect addition to Branan’s growing repertoire of infections urban pop songs.