Frederick Dierks Bentley is an American country music singer and songwriter. In 2003,he signed to Capitol Nashville and released his eponymous debut album. Both it and its follow-up,2005's Modern Day Drifter,are certified Platinum in the United States,and his third album,2006's Long Trip Alone,is certified Gold. It was followed in mid-2008 by a greatest hits package. His fourth album,Feel That Fire,was released in February 2009,and a bluegrass album,Up on the Ridge,was released on June 8,2010. His sixth album,Home,followed in February 2012,as did a seventh one,Riser,in 2014. Bentley's eighth album,titled Black,was released in May 2016,and his ninth,The Mountain,was released in June 2018. His tenth studio album will release in early 2023.
Little Big Town is an American country music vocal group from Homewood,Alabama. Founded in 1998,the group has comprised the same four members since its founding:Karen Fairchild,Kimberly Schlapman,Phillip Sweet,and Jimi Westbrook. Their musical style relies heavily on four-part vocal harmonies,with all four members alternating as lead vocalists.
Miranda Leigh Lambert is an American country singer and guitarist. Born in Longview,Texas,she started out in early 2001 when she released her self-titled debut album independently. In 2003,she finished in third place on the television program Nashville Star,a singing competition which aired on the USA Network. Outside her solo career,she is a member of the Pistol Annies formed in 2011 alongside Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley. Lambert has been honored by the Grammy Awards,the Academy of Country Music Awards and the Country Music Association Awards. Lambert has been honored with more Academy of Country Music Awards than any artist in history.
"Does He Love You" is a song written by Sandy Knox and Billy Stritch,and recorded as a duet by American country music artists Reba McEntire and Linda Davis. It was released in August 1993 as the first single from Reba's compilation album Greatest Hits Volume 2. It is one of country music's several songs about a love triangle.
"The House That Built Me" is a song written by Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin,and recorded by American country music artist Miranda Lambert. Blake Shelton was originally set to record the song,but when Lambert heard it,she emotionally reacted to the lyrics,and immediately wanted to record it for herself. It was released in March 2010 as the third single from her third studio album,Revolution. It is the fastest-rising single of her career,reaching the Top 20 in its eighth week. For the chart week of June 12,2010,the song became Lambert's first number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart,and held its place at the top for four consecutive weeks. It is also Lambert's first single of her career that she did not have a hand in writing. Additionally,it was her second single to receive a platinum certification from the RIAA on January 31,2011.
"God Gave Me You" is a song written and originally recorded by American contemporary Christian music singer Dave Barnes. It was released in January 2010 as the lead single from the album,What We Want,What We Get.
Thomas Rhett Akins Jr. is an American singer-songwriter. He is a son of singer Rhett Akins.
"We Were Us" is a song written by Nicolle Galyon,Jimmy Robbins,and Jon Nite and recorded by New Zealand-born Australian country music singer Keith Urban as a duet with American country music singer Miranda Lambert. It was released in September 2013 as the second international single and third overall from Urban's 2013 album Fuse.
"Automatic" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Miranda Lambert. It was released in February 2014 and served as the lead single from her fifth studio album,Platinum. Lambert co-wrote the song with Nicolle Galyon and Natalie Hemby. It was nominated for two Grammy Awards for Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song.
"Somethin' Bad" is a song recorded as a duet by American country music artists Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood. The song was written by Chris DeStefano,Brett James and Priscilla Renea. It was released as the second single from Lambert's fifth studio album Platinum in advance of the album's release two weeks later. The song premiered at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards on May 18,2014,and was released for sale the next day.
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2016.
American singer and songwriter Elle King has released three studio albums,one extended play,seventeen singles,five promotional singles,eight music videos,and other album appearances. In 2012,King released her debut EP,The Elle King EP,on RCA and Fat Possum Records. The EP track "Playing for Keeps" is the theme song for VH1's Mob Wives Chicago series. She released her debut album,Love Stuff on February 17,2015. The album produced the US top 10 single "Ex's &Oh's",which earned her two Grammy nominations. In 2016,King contributed the single "Good Girls" to the Ghostbusters soundtrack. In February 2017,King announced via Instagram that she was working on her second studio album at Redwood Studio in Denton,Texas. She released her second studio album,Shake the Spirit,on October 19,2018. She will release her third studio album,Come Get Your Wife,on January 27,2023.
The Weight of These Wings is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Miranda Lambert. It was released on November 18,2016,via RCA Records Nashville. The album consists of two discs,with Disc 1 titled The Nerve,and Disc 2 titled The Heart. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and No. 3 on the all-genre US Billboard 200 chart,and has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In addition to winning Album of the Year at the 2017 ACM Awards,it is considered by several music publications as one of the best albums of the year. In 2020,the album was ranked at 480 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.
Dumplin' is the soundtrack album by American country music singer-songwriter Dolly Parton for the 2018 film of the same name. It was released on November 30,2018,by Dolly Records and RCA Nashville. The album features guest performances by Elle King,Alison Krauss,Miranda Lambert,Sia,Mavis Staples and Rhonda Vincent,among others.
"If I Was a Cowboy" is a song by the American country music singer Miranda Lambert. It was released on October 15,2021,as the lead single from her ninth solo studio album Palomino. The song was written by Lambert and Jesse Frasure,and produced by Luke Dick and Jon Randall.
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place,or will take place,in 2022.
Palomino is the ninth studio album by American country music singer Miranda Lambert,released through Vanner Records and RCA Records Nashville on April 29,2022. Lambert produced the album alongside Luke Dick and Jon Randall and co-wrote 14 of the 15 tracks. It was preceded by the single "If I Was a Cowboy".
Growin' Up is the third studio album by American country music artist Luke Combs. It was released on June 24,2022 via Columbia Records Nashville and River House Records. The album includes the singles "Doin' This","The Kind of Love We Make" and "Going,Going,Gone" which impacted country radio on October 24.
Come Get Your Wife is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter and musician Elle King,released on January 27,2023,via RCA Records. Co-produced by King and Ross Copperman,it is King's first album since 2018's Shake the Spirit and was preceded by the singles "Drunk " and "Worth a Shot". Despite King's sound being influenced by country music on previous records,Come Get Your Wife has been described by the singer as her "first country album" and was her first to have its singles serviced to country radio. King co-wrote eight of the album's thirteen tracks.
