Kane Brown

Kane Brown
Born (1993-10-21) October 21, 1993
Origin Georgia, USA
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active 2014–present
Labels RCA Nashville
Website www.kanebrownmusic.com

Kane Brown (born October 21, 1993) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He first came to the attention of the public through social media.[1] He released his first EP, titled Closer, in June 2015. A new single "Used to Love You Sober" was released in October 2015. After Brown signed with RCA Nashville in early 2016, the song was included on his EP Chapter 1, which released in March 2016.

Early life

Kane Brown was raised by a single mother, and moved around when he was younger, from Rossville to Fort Oglethorpe and LaFayette in Georgia, finally settling in Red Bank, Tennessee.[2][3] He attended Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia where he sang in the choir with Lauren Alaina, the runner-up on season 10 of American Idol.[4] He also attended Red Bank, Ridgeland, and Soddy Daisy High School.[4] Kane grew up on a farm listening to country music, but became interested in R&B music in middle school. However, after winning a school talent show in 11th grade where he sang Chris Young's "Gettin' You Home", he began to perform country music.[5]

Brown tried out on American Idol and X-Factor after the success of his school friend Lauren Alaina on American Idol.[6] He was chosen for X-Factor after an audition in 2013, but quit the show when the show wanted to put him in a boy band,[4] after which he decided post his covers of songs online.[6]

Music career

In 2014, Kane Brown began posting videos of his covers of songs by Brantley Gilbert, Billy Currington, Alan Jackson and other singers on social media. He started to acquire a following through these homemade videos on Facebook; an early video to gain wider attention was his cover of Lee Brice's "I Don't Dance".[2] His cover of George Strait's "Check Yes or No", released on September 30, 2015, went viral and received over 7 million views.[7] The number of his followers on Facebook quickly reached over a million, and a clip of a teaser for his own single "Used to Love You Sober" released on October 8, 2015 received one million views in under three hours,[7] and reached over 11 million views two weeks later.[8] Brown is managed by Jay Frank.[8]

2014–15: Closer EP

In 2014, Brown raised funds via crowdfunding site Kickstarter to produce a six-song EP,[9] which he recorded in Nashville at the home studio of Noah Henson, guitarist for Brantley Gilbert. The EP, titled Closer, was released in June 2, 2015, and debuted on the Top Country Albums chart at No. 22, selling 3,200 copies in its debut week.[10] A single from the EP, "Don't Go City on Me" was first released on October 22, 2014, and it reached No. 43 on Country Digital Songs.

2015–present: RCA Nashville and Chapter 1

Brown released a new single "Used To Love You Sober" on October 21, 2015 on his birthday, and the song was spotlighted on Zane Lowe's Beats 1.[11] It reached No. 2 on the Country Digital Songs chart based on just two days of sales, with 38,000 copies sold.[12] The release of the single also pushed his EP Closer up the chart to No. 22 on Top Album Sales.[13] A second song, "Last Minute Late Night", was released on November 4, 2015, and debuted on Country Digital Songs at No. 9, selling 26,000 copies.[14] Another, "I Love That I Hate You", followed three weeks later on November 30, 2015, selling 17,000 copies.[15] Kane also collaborated with Chandler Stephens on a song they wrote together, "Can't Stop Love", which was released on February 12, 2016.[16]

Brown is set to open for Florida Georgia Line in their summer 2016 Dig Your Roots Tour.[17]

Kane signed with Sony Music Nashville on January 27, 2016 and records under the RCA Nashville label.[18] He released his first EP under the label, titled Chapter 1, on March 18, 2016.[19] The album includes the singles "Used to Love You Sober" and "Last Minute Late Night." The album debuted at No. 9 on Billboard 200, and No. 3 on Top Country Albums, selling 30,000 units (23,000 in traditional albums) in its first week.[20]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US
[21][20]		 US Country
[22]		 CAN
[21]
Closer
  • Release date: June 2, 2015
  • Label: Kane Brown
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 40 7 —
Chapter 1[19]
  • Release date: March 18, 2016
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: Digital download
 9 3 28
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Sales Album
US
[25]		 US Country
[26]		 US Country Airplay
[21]
2014 "Don't Go City on Me" — — — Closer
2015 "Used to Love You Sober" 82 15 35 Chapter 1
"Last Minute Late Night" — 31 —
"I Love That I Hate You" — 35 — N/A
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other charted songs

Year Title Peak positions Sales Album
US Country
[26]
2016 "There Goes My Everything" 27 Chapter 1
"Wide Open" 34
"Excuses" 36

Music videos

Year Video Director
2015 "Used to Love You Sober" Clark Jackson[31]
2016 David Poag[32]

References

  1. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (October 19, 2015). "The Rise of Kane Brown, Independent Country Sensation". Roughstock.
  2. 1 2 Jen Swirsky (November 7, 2014). "Meet Kane Brown". Country Music Chat.
  3. ↑ "Kane Brown: Biography". BandPage.
  4. 1 2 3 Barry Courter (October 19, 2015). "Meet Chattanooga's Kane Brown". timesfreepress.com.
  5. ↑ Hope Scott (July 2, 2015). "Get Closer to Kane Brown". The Shotgun Seat.
  6. 1 2 Hight, Jewly (March 25, 2016). "YouTube Upstart Kane Brown Is Breaking Country's Rules: 'The World's Not Used to It'". Billboard.
  7. 1 2 "Brown is the New Black". Hits Daily Double. October 8, 2015.
  8. 1 2 Keith Caulfield (October 23, 2015). "Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Indie Country Singer Kane Brown Breaks Into Top 40". Billboard.
  9. ↑ "Kane Brown's debut EP". Kickstarter.
  10. ↑ Matt Bjorke (June 11, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For June 11, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
  11. ↑ Brian Cantor. "Emerging country star Kane Brown makes a sudden -- and significant -- splash on the iTunes single sales chart". Headline Planet.
  12. ↑ Matt Bjorke (October 27, 2015). "Top 30 Digital Singles: October 27, 2015". Roughstock.
  13. ↑ Gary Trust (October 28, 2015). "Drake Returns to No. 1 on Billboard Artist 100; Demi Lovato & Pentatonix Surge". Billboard.
  14. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (November 9, 2015). "Top 30 Digital Singles: November 9, 2015". Roughstock.
  15. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (December 7, 2015). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles: December 7, 2015". Roughstock.
  16. ↑ "Chandler Stephens & Kane Brown - Can't Stop Love". New Country Songs.
  17. ↑ Billy Dukes (February 22, 2016). "Florida Georgia Line Eager to Mentor Kane Brown on Dig Your Roots Tour". Taste of Country.
  18. ↑ Billy Dukes (January 28, 2016). "Kane Brown Signs With Sony Nashville". Taste of Country.
  19. 1 2 Vinson, Christina (March 10, 2016). "Kane Brown Announces Debut EP, ‘Chapter 1′". The Boot.
  20. 1 2 Caulfield, Keith (March 27, 2016). "Gwen Stefani Scores Her First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard.
  21. 1 2 3 "Kane Brown Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Search for Kane Brown under Chart
  22. ↑ "Kane Brown Chart History - Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  23. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (March 28, 2016). "Country Album Chart: March 29, 2016". Roughstock.
  24. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (April 2, 2016). "Country Album Sales Chart: April 4, 2016". Roughstock.
  25. ↑ "Kane Brown Chart History - The Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  26. 1 2 "Kane Brown Chart History - Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  27. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (May 5, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Report: May 5, 2016". Roughstock.
  28. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (November 24, 2015). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: November 23, 2015". Roughstock.
  29. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (December 13, 2015). "Top 30 Digital Singles Chart: December 14, 2015". Roughstock.
  30. 1 2 3 Bjorke, Matt (March 27, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: March 29, 2016". Roughstock.
  31. ↑ "CMT : Videos : Kane Brown : Used To Love You Sober". Country Music Television. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  32. ↑ "Kane Brown - Used To Love You Sober". Vimeo.

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