24-05-2025
Country music star Riley Green now unrecognizable after shaving off his mustache... and fans are stunned
Country music superstar Riley Green has shocked fans after changing one of his signature physical features.
The Different 'Round Here hitmaker, 36, took to Instagram this week to post a selfie without his trademark mustache.
Posing with his clean-shaven mug on full display, Green captured the photo, 'Never let em know your next move. #Shegone.'
His new look received a strong reaction online and from the country community, with one leading country music radio station taking 'a moment of silence' to 'honor' Green's 'facial glory.'
Fans online were mixed over Green's fresh-faced look, but the general reception was supportive.
'I like him without the mustache, it looks more handsome and younger!!!' gushed one.
'Too many guys with the mustache now days we need a few without it,' added another.
'He went from Tombstone to Dawson's Creek,' joked a third, while a fourth commented, 'Wow Looks so much younger! Handsome as heck.'
Born in Jacksonville, Alabama, Green started out as a football quarterback before swapping the field for the stage.
Before his music career took off, he appeared on the now defunct CMT reality series Redneck Island.
Green won season four of the competition series, which was hosted by former WWE superstar Stone Cold Steve Austin.
His big break in country music came in 2018 with his hit song There Was This Girl.
The catchy track became a favorite at country radio and helped launch his first album, Different 'Round Here.
Despite only reaching No. 95 on the Billboard 200, the album was a sleeper hit and was eventually certified gold for sales of more than 500,000 copies.
His biggest hit came with 2019's I Wish Grandpas Never Died, which went triple platinum.
In recent years, Riley has released two more albums, Ain't My Last Rodeo and Don't Mind If I Do, and teamed up with fellow country artists like Luke Combs and Ella Langley.
His duet with Langley, You Look Like You Love Me, won a Country Music Association award in 2024.
In recent months, Green has been romantically linked to country music darling Megan Moroney.
Green insisted that he was still single back in March, but it hasn't stopped the speculation around him and Moroney.
