Canaan Smith, a Virginia native, has been blossoming in the music industry for twenty years. First arriving in town in ‘05, he went on to graduate from Belmont University and hit the ground running. Without the assistance of social media, it was all up to him to lay the foundation of what God called him to do.  Navigating an independent music career and preparing for lofty projects to come, Smith found time to sit down for a conversation on his story. Read along for exclusiv

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