Dan + Shay (Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney), the hottest duo in American music right now are set to release their debut album Where It All Began on Friday 9 May.

Smyers, Pennsylvania native, and Mooney, originally from Arkansas, realised they had a special musical connection after meeting at a party at Smyers’ house just one year ago. What started as a late night jam session among new friends, led to daily writing sessions that resulted in songs which quickly caught the attention of publishers and label heads.

Written entirely by the pair, the 12 track album is produced by Smyers and co-produced by Scott Hendricks and Nashville songwriter, Danny Orton.

Named in CNN’s “Fresh Faces” feature and Billboards “2014 Artists To Watch” feature, who called them one of the “acts that will help define 2014,” Dan + Shay’s first single 19 You + Me has already sold a quarter million tracks and is Top 10 and counting on the country charts in the USA. The duo are set to repeat their success here in Australia with 19 You + Me already hitting #1 on the Australian iTunes single chart.