Brett Eldredge

Brett Eldredge
Brett Eldredge in a recording studio
Background information
Birth name	Brett Ryan Eldredge
Born	March 23, 1986[1][2][3]
Origin	Paris, Illinois[4]
Genres	Country
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Atlantic Nashville
Associated acts	Terry Eldredge

Brett Ryan Eldredge^[5][6] (born March 23, 1986) is an American country music singer signed to Atlantic Records Nashville. The cousin of Terry Eldredge of The Grascals,^[4] Eldredge has had three No. 1 singles on US Country Airplay from his debut album Bring You Back: "Don't Ya", "Beat of the Music", and "Mean to Me".

Life and career

Eldredge was raised in Paris, Illinois, the son of Robin Beth (Vonderlage) and Christopher "Chris" Eldredge.^[7][8] His cousin, Terry Eldredge, is a member of The Grascals.

He co-wrote the track "I Think I've Had Enough" for Gary Allan, who recorded it for his album Get Off on the Pain.^[9] By late 2010 he had signed to Atlantic Records and released his debut single, "Raymond" on September 27, 2010. It debuted at number 52 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated for the week ending October 16, 2010^[10] and reached a peak of number 23. "It Ain't Gotta Be Love" was released as his second single and reached number 46. Eldredge performed on the Grand Ole Opry on October 29, 2010.^[11]

A third single, "Don't Ya", was released to country radio in October 2012. It became his first single to reach the Top 20 of the Hot Country Songs chart and his first to appear on the Billboard Hot 100. His debut album, Bring You Back, was released on August 6, 2013.^[12] "Don't Ya" reached number one on the Country Airplay chart the same month. The album's second single, "Beat of the Music", also reached number 1 on the same chart. The album's third single, "Mean to Me", was released to country radio on July 14, 2014. It reached number one on the Country Airplay chart in March 2015.

Eldredge's sixth single overall, "Lose My Mind", was released in 2015. It is the lead single to his second album, Illinois. It reached at number one on the Country Airplay chart in October 2015. The album's second single, "Drunk on Your Love" released to country radio on November 9, 2015. It reached at number two on the Country Airplay chart in April 2016. He was one of the opening acts on Taylor Swift's Red Tour. On Memorial Day 2015, he sang "Take Me Out to The Ballgame" during the 7th Inning Stretch at Wrigley Field while the Cubs played host to the Washington Nationals.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions			Sales	Certifications
		US Country	US	CAN
Bring You Back	Release date: August 6, 2013 Label: Atlantic Nashville Formats: CD, music download	2	11	—	US: 183,000[13]	RIAA: Gold[14]
Illinois	Release date: September 11, 2015 Label: Atlantic Nashville Formats: CD, music download	1	3	10	US: 127,200[15]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions					Certifications	Sales	Album
		US Hot Country [16]	US Country Airplay [17]	US [18]	CAN Country [19]	CAN [20]
2010	"Raymond"	—	23	—	—	—			Bring You Back
2011	"It Ain't Gotta Be Love"	—	46	—	—	—			N/A
2012	"Don't Ya"	5	1	30	3	51	US: Platinum[21] CAN: Gold[22]	US: 1,039,000[23]	Bring You Back
2013	"Beat of the Music"	6	1	44	2	58	US: Gold[24]	US: 510,000[25]
2014	"Mean to Me"	4	1	53	3	65	US: Gold[26]	US: 477,000[27]
2015	"Lose My Mind"	2	1	48	2	57	US: Gold[28]	US: 433,000[29]	Illinois
	"Drunk on Your Love"	2	2	35	1	64		US: 311,000[30]
2016	"Wanna Be That Song"^A
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

^ACurrent single.^[31]

Promotional singles

Year	Single	Album
2013	"Tell Me Where to Park"	Bring You Back

Other charted songs

Year	Single	Peak positions		Album
		US Country [16]	US Country Digital [32]
2015	"Just a Taste"	44	30	Illinois
	"Lose It All"	—	37
	"Wanna Be That Song"	34	15
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2010	"Raymond"	Shaun Silva
2013	"Don't Ya"[33]	Mason Dixon
2014	"Beat of the Music"[34]	Shane Drake
	"Mean to Me"[35]
2015	"Lose My Mind"[36]	Joel Robertson
2016	"Drunk on Your Love"[37]

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Result
2011	American Country Awards	Music Video by a New Artist "Raymond"	Nominated
2013		Single by a New Artist "Don't Ya"
		Music Video by a New Artist "Don't Ya"
2014	Academy of Country Music Awards	New Artist of the Year
	CMT Music Awards	Breakthrough Video of the Year "Beat of the Music"
	ASCAP Country Music Awards	Top 5 Songs "Don't Ya"	Won
	BMI Country Awards	Top 50 Songs "Don't Ya"
	Country Music Association Awards	New Artist of the Year
	American Country Countdown Awards	Song of the Year "Beat of the Music"
		Breakthrough Artist of the Year	Nominated
2015	CMT Music Awards	Performance of the Year "Beat of the Music" (from CMT's Ultimate Kickoff Party)	Won
	ASCAP Country Music Awards	Most Performed Songs "Mean to Me"
	BMI Country Awards	Song of the Year "Beat of the Music"
		Top 50 Songs "Beat of the Music"
		Top 50 Songs "Mean to Me"
2016	IHeartRadio Music Awards	Best New Artist	Nominated

Tours

Headlining

• Bring You Back Tour (2013)

Co-Headlining

• Suits & Boots Tour (2015) with Thomas Rhett & Danielle Bradbery

Supporting

• Red Tour (2013) with Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, & Austin Mahone
• Locked and Reloaded Tour (2013) with Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley, & The Cadillac Three
• Light the Fuse Tour (2014) with Keith Urban & Little Big Town
• We Are Tonight Tour (2014) with Billy Currington & Chase Rice
• Raise 'Em Up Tour (2014) with Keith Urban & Jerrod Niemann
• Pain Killer Tour (2014) with Little Big Town & Brothers Osborne
• Southern Style Tour (2015) with Darius Rucker, Brothers Osbourne, & A Thousand Horses

References

1. "Twitter / brettelderedge: This birthday was great! Thanks all of ya! Just landed in Colorado! I may try to learn to snow board..Watch out for the Brettonimal Snowman". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
2. "Twitter / brettelderedge: Thanks for all the birthday wishes! You all make getting old feel pretty cool! Now back to my crossword puzzle #fb". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
3. "Brett Eldredge learns to have patience recording debut album". Taste of Country. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
4. "Brett Eldredge Biography". CMT. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
5. Full name per BMI database
6. Twitter / bretteldredge: My middle name is Ryan.. Twitter.com. Retrieved 2013-06-2
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8. "Donald-L-Dingman - User Trees - Genealogy.com". Familytreemaker.genealogy.com. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
9. "Brett Eldredge biography". Warner Music Nashville. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
10. "Chart Highlights: Dance/Club Play & Alternative Songs & More". Billboard. October 4, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
11. "Brett Eldredge makes Opry debut Friday". Country Standard Time. October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
12. "Brett Eldredge to Release Debut Album August 6". GAC. May 15, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
13. "Upcoming Releases: Hits Daily Double". Hits Daily Double. Archived from the original on June 30, 2015.
14. "American album certifications – Brett Eldredge – Bring You Back". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
15. Bjorke, Matt (April 11, 2016). "Country Album Sales Chart: April 11, 2016". Roughstock.
16. "Brett Eldredge Album & Song Chart History – Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
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18. "Brett Eldredge – Chart history – The Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
19. "Brett Eldredge Album & Song Chart History – Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
20. "Brett Eldredge Album & Song Chart History – Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
21. "American single certifications – Brett Eldredge – Don't Ya". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
22. "Canadian digital download certifications – Brett Eldredge – Don't Ya". Music Canada.
23. Matt Bjorke (February 19, 2015). "Country Music’s Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of February 19, 2015". Roughstock.
24. "American single certifications – Brett Eldredge – Beat of the Music". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
25. Matt Bjorke (July 9, 2014). "Country Chart News: The Top 30 Digital Singles For July 9, 2014". Roughstock.
26. "American single certifications – Brett Eldredge – Mean to Me". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
27. Matt Bjorke (April 22, 2015). "Country Music’s Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of April 22, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
28. "American single certifications – Brett Eldredge – Lose My Mind". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
29. Bjorke, Matt (December 7, 2015). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles: December 7, 2015". RoughStock.
30. Bjorke, Matt (March 27, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: March 29, 2016". Roughstock.
31. https://www.countryaircheck.com/pdf_publication/Issue_497%20-%20May%202,%202016.pdf
32. "Brett Eldredge Album & Song Chart History - Country Digital Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
33. "CMT : Videos : Brett Eldredge : Don't Ya". Country Music Television. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
34. "CMT : Videos : Brett Eldredge : Beat of the Music". Country Music Television. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
35. "CMT : Videos : Brett Eldredge : Mean to Me". Country Music Television. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
36. Brett Eldredge - Lose My Mind (Official Video) on YouTube
37. "CMT : Videos : Brett Eldredge : Drunk on Your Love". Country Music Television. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

External links

• Official website