Carrie Marie Underwood is an American singer who rose to prominence after winning the fourth season of American Idol in 2005. Underwood's single "Inside Your Heaven" made her the only country artist to debut atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the only solo country artist in the 2000s to have a number-one song on the Hot 100. Her debut album,Some Hearts (2005),was bolstered by the successful crossover singles "Jesus,Take the Wheel" and "Before He Cheats",becoming the best-selling solo female debut album in country music history. She won three Grammy Awards for the album,including Best New Artist. The next studio album,Carnival Ride (2007) had one of the biggest opening weeks of all time by a female artist and won two Grammy Awards. Her third studio album,Play On (2009),produced the single "Cowboy Casanova",which had one of the biggest single-week upward movements on the Hot 100.
Jason Aldean is an American country music singer. Since 2005,he has been signed to Broken Bow Records,a record label for which he has released ten albums and 40 singles. His 2010 album,My Kinda Party,is certified quadruple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His 2012 album Night Train is certified double-platinum,while his 2005 self-titled debut,2007 album Relentless,2009 album Wide Open,2014 album Old Boots,New Dirt are all certified platinum. Aldean has received five Grammy Award nominations throughout his career,twice for Best Country Album.
Kenneth Eric Church is an American country music singer-songwriter. He has released nine studio albums through Capitol Nashville since 2005. His debut album,2006's Sinners Like Me,produced three singles on the Billboard country charts including the top 20 hits "How 'Bout You","Two Pink Lines",and "Guys Like Me".
Thomas Luther "Luke" Bryan is an American country singer,songwriter,and television personality. He began his music career writing songs for Travis Tritt and Billy Currington before signing with Capitol Nashville in 2007. He is one of the most successful and awarded country artists of the past decade.
High Valley is a Canadian country music band from Blumenort,Alberta,a small community near the hamlet of La Crete. The group is composed of Brad Rempel and his supporting band,Dave Myers,Sam Bergeson (vocals),Raymond Klassen (Dobro),Clint Milburn (guitar),and Andrew Hemmerling (drums). Brad Rempel's brother Bryan Rempel was a member until March 2014,while younger brother Curtis Rempel was a member until June 2021. All three grew up in a Mennonite community and graduated from La Crete Public School.
Zac Brown Band is an American country music band based in Atlanta,Georgia. The lineup consists of Zac Brown,Jimmy De Martini,John Driskell Hopkins,Coy Bowles,Chris Fryar (drums),Clay Cook,Matt Mangano,Daniel de los Reyes (percussion),and Caroline Jones.
Christopher Pierre Janson is an American country music singer and songwriter. Janson has recorded three full-length albums,Buy Me a Boat,Everybody,and Real Friends,through Warner Records Nashville,along with one extended play each for Bigger Picture Music Group,Columbia Records,and Warner Nashville. He has charted multiple singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts,including "Good Vibes" and "Done",both of which went to number one on the latter. In addition to his material,Janson has performed on albums by Holly Williams and Lee Brice and has co-written singles for Tim McGraw,LoCash,Randy Houser and Hank Williams Jr.
Big &Rich is an American country music duo composed of Big Kenny and John Rich,both of whom are songwriters,vocalists,and guitarists. Before the duo's foundation,Rich was bass guitarist in the country band Lonestar,while Kenny was a solo artist for Hollywood Records.
Thomas Rhett Akins Jr. is an American country singer-songwriter. He is a son of singer Rhett Akins.
Dan + Shay is an American country pop music duo composed of vocalists and songwriters Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney. They are signed to Warner Records Nashville and have released four albums,Where It All Began,Obsessed,Dan + Shay, and Good Things. Of their nine singles,five have topped the Country Airplay chart and two have topped the Hot Country Songs chart. The duo have collaborated with Justin Bieber,Charlie Puth,Rascal Flatts,Lindsey Stirling,RaeLynn,and Kelly Clarkson. From 2019 to 2021,the duo won three consecutive Grammy Awards for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for the songs "Tequila","Speechless",and "10,000 Hours".
Sam Lowry Hunt is an American singer and songwriter. Born in Cedartown,Georgia,Hunt played football in his high school and college years and once attempted to pursue a professional sports career before signing with MCA Nashville in 2014.
Kelsea Nicole Ballerini is an American country pop singer and songwriter. She began songwriting as a child and signed a contract with Black River Entertainment in 2014,releasing her debut studio album the following year,The First Time. Her second studio album,Unapologetically,followed in 2017.
Good Person is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Ingrid Andress. It was released on August 26,2022 via Warner Music Nashville. "Wishful Drinking",a duet with Sam Hunt,was released as the album's lead-off single in December 2021.
"Boys" is a single by English singer Charli XCX,released on 26 July 2017 by Asylum Records and Atlantic Records UK. The song was originally intended to be the second single from her then-upcoming third studio album. However,the song became a stand-alone single when the projected third album was leaked on the internet and cancelled. The song makes use of a sample from the Nintendo video game Super Mario Bros.
Ingrid Elizabeth Andress is an American country music singer-songwriter. Her breakthrough single,"More Hearts Than Mine" peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. Andress released her debut studio album Lady Like in March 2020,to critical acclaim. In 2021,she collaborated with Sam Hunt on the single "Wishful Drinking",which became her second entry on the Billboard Hot 100. Her second studio album,Good Person,followed in 2022.
"More Hearts Than Mine" is a song by American singer-songwriter Ingrid Andress from her debut studio album,Lady Like (2020). It was written by Andress alongside Sam Ellis and Derrick Southerland,with production being handled by Andress and Ellis. Warner Music Nashville released it as her second single for digital download and streaming on April 5,2019. In June 2019,the aforementioned label sent the song for radio airplay,becoming Andress' first song to be submitted for this format. The country ballad discusses Andress' decision of bringing her boyfriend home and declares that if they break up,her family will suffer most. Andress wrote the song after considering whether or not she should bring her new boyfriend to her family,as they became attached to Andress' ex-boyfriend from a previous relationship.
Lady Like is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Ingrid Andress. It was released on March 27,2020,by Warner Music Nashville. A country pop record,its tracks are inspired by Andress's real-life events. The album focuses on the themes of relationships,family and feminism. Andress co-wrote and co-produced the entirety of it,while working with other producers such as Sam Ellis and Jordan Schmidt. "More Hearts Than Mine" preceded the album,being released in April 2019 as its lead single. It charted on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Hot 100. The track obtained double platinum certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Music Canada (MC).
"Lady Like" is a song by American singer-songwriter Ingrid Andress from her debut studio album of the same name (2020). It was written by Andress,Sam Ellis and Derrick Southerland,with Andress and Ellis handling the production. The track was originally released as Andress' debut single under Warner Music Nashville for digital download and streaming on February 22,2019,and was later re-released as the third single off her debut album in October 2020 by the aforementioned label. A country pop song,"Lady Like" is about resisting gender stereotypes. Andress wrote the song after going out with a man who rejected her when she started talking about politics. She also used her personal experiences of being expected to act like a woman as inspiration for the track.
"Wishful Drinking" is a song by American country music singers Ingrid Andress and Sam Hunt. It was made available digitally on August 2,2021 and released to country radio on December 13,2021. Andress co-wrote the song with Jonny Price,JP Saxe,Lucky Daye,and Rykeyz,and produced it with Jordan Schmidt. It is the lead single from Andress' second studio album Good Person.
Lauren Elizabeth Jenkins is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Throughout her teenage years,Jenkins performed regularly at nightclubs in various states,before settling in New York City to study acting. While involved with the film industry,she landed the role of Trey Campbell in Deadline (2012). Big Machine Records would sign Jenkins as a recording artist in 2013 and release her debut extended play (EP) The Nashville Sessions EP in 2016. This was followed by her debut studio album,No Saint (2019),which ranked on Billboard's Top Country Albums and Heatseekers Albums charts. After being removed from Big Machine's roster in March 2020,she independently released her second EP Miles on Me,Part 1 in July 2021.
