C.J. Solar

Curtis Justin Solar (born 1993) is an American country music singer-songwriter from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. As a musician, Solar has cited Southern rock acts such as Lynyrd Skynyrd and Creedence Clearwater Revival as influences, along with grunge bands of the 1990s such as Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots, and Soundgarden. As a songwriter, Solar had a #1 hit as a co-writer on Morgan Wallen's "Up Down". Solar was named by Rolling Stone as a "New Artist you Need To Know" and has opened for acts such as Lynyrd Skynyrd, .38 Special, and Hank Williams Jr.

Solar graduated from Belmont University in 2014 with a degree in songwriting.