LANCO (band)

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LANCO
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Background information
Origin Nashville, Tennessee, US
Genres Country
Years active2013–present
LabelsRiser House Records, Arista Nashville
Members
  • Brandon Lancaster
  • Chandler Baldwin
  • Jared Hampton
  • Tripp Howell
  • Tim Aven
Past membersEric Steedly

LANCO (formerly LANco [1] [2] ) is an American country music band consisting of Brandon Lancaster (lead vocals), Chandler Baldwin (bass guitar), Jared Hampton (keyboards, banjo), Tim Aven (Guitar), Tripp Howell (drums). The band is signed to Riser House Records. The band's name is short for Lancaster and Company. [2]

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Music career

Lanco at DTE Energy Music Theatre, June 2018 Lanco.jpg
Lanco at DTE Energy Music Theatre, June 2018

The band was founded in 2015. After meeting record producer Jay Joyce at a Keith Urban concert, they signed to his publishing company, and then to Arista Nashville. [3] Through the label, they released their debut four-song EP, titled Extended Play on April 15, 2016. [4] They also released their first single from the album, "Long Live Tonight", and another one of their songs, "Greatest Love Story", appears in the Netflix series The Ranch as well as season 22 of ABC's The Bachelor . [2] [5] "Greatest Love Story" reached No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts at the end of 2017.

In December 2017, Sony Nashville announced the band's third single, "Born to Love You". It and "Greatest Love Story" appear on their debut album Hallelujah Nights , which was released in January 2018. The album debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums, with 13,000 copies (19,000 album equivalent units total) sold in the first week. [6]

After a string of non-album singles, the band self-released an EP, titled Honky-Tonk Hippies, on July 2, 2021. [7] They followed up the EP and 30 date tour with their single “Low Class Lovers” in April of 2022. [8]

LANCO has toured with Miranda Lambert, [9] Luke Combs, [10] Dierks Bentley, [11] and Kane Brown. [12]

In 2023, the band signed with Riser House Records. [13] They released their debut EP with the label, titled Run, Run, Baby, on October 5th and headlined an accompanying Fall tour. [14]

Personal life

Lancaster married his wife, Tiffany, in September 2017, [15] and the couple have two children, Elora [16] and Ezra. [17] Baldwin wed his wife Natalie on Christmas Eve 2016 and welcomed a daughter in 2021. [18] Hampton married his wife Autumn in November 2017. [19] Howell is married to his high school sweetheart and welcomed a son in 2021. [20]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart
positions
Sales
US
[21]
US
Country

[22]
Hallelujah Nights
  • Release date: January 19, 2018
  • Label: Arista Nashville
  • Formats: CD, digital download
201

Extended plays

TitleExtended play detailsPeak chart
positions
Sales
US
[21]
US
Country

[22]
Extended Play
  • Release date: April 15, 2016
  • Label: Arista Nashville
  • Formats: CD, Digital Download
20025
Lessons Learned
  • Release date: October 11, 2019
  • Label: Arista Nashville
  • Formats: Digital Download
Honky-Tonk Hippies
  • Release date: July 2, 2021
  • Label: LANCO
  • Formats: Digital Download
Run, Run, Baby
  • Release date: October 5, 2023
  • Label: Riser House Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl, Digital Download

Singles

SingleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[25]
US Country
[26]
US Country Airplay
[27]
CAN
[28]
CAN Country
[29]
"Long Live Tonight"20164632Hallelujah Nights
"Greatest Love Story"20174511572
"Born to Love You"2018 [upper-alpha 1] 191826
  • RIAA: Platinum [30]
"Rival"201956Non-album singles
"What I See" [32] 39
"Save Me"2020
"Near Mrs"2021
"First Beer"
"Low Class Lovers"2022
"Sound of a Saturday Night"2023Run, Run, Baby
"Lasso"2023
"Honey, I Lost My Job Today"2023
"Wild Again"2024
"—" denotes releases that did not chart


Notes

  1. "Born to Love You" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. [31]

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
2016"Long Live Tonight" Peter Zavadil [33]
2017"Greatest Love Story"Justin Key [34]
2018"Born to Love You" Roman White [35]
2019"Rival"Peter Zavadil [36]
2020"What I See"David Abbott
2022"Low Class Lovers"Brandon Lancaster, Devon Lancaster

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2018Academy of Country Music AwardsLANCONew Duo or Group of the YearNominated [37]
American Music AwardsLANCOFavorite Duo or Group - CountryNominated [38]
Country Music Association AwardsLANCOVocal Group of the YearNominated [39]
2019Academy of Country Music AwardsLANCONew Duo or Group of the YearWon [40]
LANCOGroup of the YearNominated
CMY Music AwardsLANCO -"Born to Love You"Group Video of the YearNominated [41]
iHeart Radio Music AwardsLANCOBest Country ArtistNominated [42]

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