Josh Stumpf

Stumpf was born and raised in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.^[5] He listened to country music in his dad's garage as a kid, and taught himself to play the guitar when he was in middle school.^[5] While in high school, Stumpf took vocal and singing lessons, performed at high school assemblies and events, and led his church's worship team.^[5] Stumpf considered Morgan Wallen and Luke Combs to be vocal inspirations to him while learning how to sing.^[5] He worked as a farmer for a year in Smeaton, Saskatchewan, and then lived two years in Saskatoon while attempting to kickstart his music career, before moving back to Prince Albert.^[6] In 2022, Stumpf co-founded the annual Sunset Country Music Festival in MacDowall, Saskatchewan to raise funds for charity.^[7]

In 2023, Stumpf released his first single "Drink Me a Lullaby".^[8][9] In 2024, he released the song "That Song in This Truck" and won the "Emerging Artist Award" at the 2024 Saskatchewan Country Music Awards.^[7][10] That same year, Stumpf signed a record deal with MDM Recordings.^[11] In April 2025, Stumpf released "Highway Money", his debut single release with MDM.^[12][1][13] He followed up with the single "Nobody Roads" in September 2025.^[14]