Brothers Osborne

Brothers Osborne
Origin	Deale, Maryland, U.S.[1]
Genres	Country
Years active	2013-present
Labels	EMI Nashville
Members	John Osborne T.J. Osborne

Brothers Osborne is an American country music duo composed of brothers T.J. and John Osborne. T.J. is the lead singer and John plays lead guitar. They are signed to EMI Nashville, for which they have released three singles and one studio album.

History

John and T.J. Osborne were born in Deale, Maryland. They performed in a local cover band called Deuce and a Quarter, and moved to Nashville, Tennessee in the mid-2000s. Upon moving there, they signed a publishing contract with Warner Chappell, followed by a recording contract with the Nashville branch of EMI.^[2]

The duo released their debut single "Let's Go There" in late 2013.^[3][4] The song reached Top 40 on Country Airplay at the end of 2013.^[5][6] Their second single, "Rum", debuted in early 2014. It also reached Top 40 on Country Airplay, and is included on a five-song, self-titled extended play released in September 2014.^[7]

Their third single is "Stay a Little Longer". This song originally appeared on the extended play, but the brothers re-recorded it with producer Jay Joyce for the single release.^[8] It has become their third consecutive top 40 country hit, and their first top 10 single, peaking at number 2 in January 2016. The album's third single is, "21 Summer" released to country radio on February 29, 2016.

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Sales
		US Country	US	CAN
Pawn Shop	Release date: January 15, 2016 Label: EMI Nashville	3	17	32	US: 52,300[9]

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Sales
		US Country	US Heat
Brothers Osborne	Release date: September 9, 2014[7] Label: EMI Nashville Format: Music download	23	4	US: 13,300[10]

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions					Certifications	Sales	Album
		US Country	US Country Airplay	US	CAN Country	CAN
2013	"Let's Go There"	—	36	—	—	—			N/A
2014	"Rum"	34	27	—	—	—		US: 146,000[11]	Pawn Shop
2015	"Stay a Little Longer"	4	2	46	26	68	US: Gold[12] CAN: Gold[13]	US: 513,000[14]
2016	"21 Summer"^A	37	42		44
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

• ^ACurrent single.

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2014	"Rum"[15]	Peter Zavadil
2015	"Stay a Little Longer"[16]

Tours

• All Time High Tour (2015) with Jon Pardi.
• Keeper of The Flame Tour (2016) with Miranda Lambert and Kip Moore.

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Nominated Work	Result
2015	Country Music Association	Vocal Duo of the Year	Brothers Osborne	Nominated
2016	Academy of Country Music	New Vocal Duo/Group of the Year		Pending
		Vocal Duo of the Year		Pending
	Grammy Awards	Best Country Duo/Group Performance	Stay A Little Longer	Nominated

References

1. "Bubbling Under: The Colourist Breaks Through At Alternative". Billboard. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
2. Collar, Matt. "Brothers Osborne". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
3. "Brothers Osborne". WME. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
4. Wyland, Sarah (12 September 2013). "Brothers Osborne Releases Debut Single "Let’s Go There"". Great American Country. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
5. Dukes, Billy (21 August 2013). "Brothers Osborne, ‘Let’s Go There’ – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
6. Dauphin, Chuck (23 August 2013). "The Weekly Single Recap: The Week Of August 23, 2013: New songs from Sara Evans, Jason Michael Carroll, Joel Crouse, Due West & More". Roughstock. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
7. Nicholson, Jessica (13 August 2014). "Brothers Osborne To Drop Debut EP in September". MusicRow. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
8. Hudak, Joseph (30 March 2015). "Brothers Osborne on Country Music: 'People Are Tired of the Bullsh-t'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
9. Bjorke, Matt (April 11, 2016). "Country Album Sales Chart: April 11, 2016". Roughstock.
10. Matt Bjorke (August 31, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report for August 31, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
11. Matt Bjorke (September 25, 2014). "The Top 30 Digital Singles – September 25, 2014". Roughstock. Sales figures given here
12. "American single certifications – Brothers Osborne – Stay a Little Longer". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
13. "Canadian single certifications – Brothers Osborne – Stay a Little Longer". Music Canada.
14. Bjorke, Matt (March 8, 2016). "The Top 30 Digital Singles Report: March 8, 2016".
15. Bjorke, Matt (July 15, 2014). "Watch: Brothers Osborne Release "Rum" Music Video". Roughstock. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
16. Lindenmuth, Katy (October 9, 2015). "The Brothers Osborne Tackle Complicated Relationships in 'Stay a Little Longer': Video Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2015.