Brantley Keith Gilbert (born January 20, 1985) is an American

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singer, songwriter and record producer from Jefferson, Georgia. He was originally signed to

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's label, Average Joes Entertainment, where he released '' Modern Day Prodigal Son'' and '' Halfway to Heaven''. He is now signed to the Valory division of Big Machine Records where he has released six studio albums—a deluxe edition of ''Halfway to Heaven'', '' Just as I Am'', '' The Devil Don't Sleep'', '' Fire & Brimstone'', ''

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'', ''Tattoos'', and 14 country chart entries, four of which have gone to number one. He also co-wrote (with Colt Ford) and originally recorded

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's singles " My Kinda Party" and " Dirt Road Anthem".

Career

2007–2013: ''A Modern Day Prodigal Son'' and ''Halfway to Heaven''

Brantley Gilbert went to

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as a songwriter, where he signed to Warner Chappell Publishing. He continued performing at local venues. In 2009, he released his debut album, '' A Modern Day Prodigal Son'', under independent label Average Joes Entertainment. He followed with '' Halfway to Heaven'' in 2010. In 2011, he signed with Valory Music Co., a division of Big Machine Records, who released a deluxe edition of ''Halfway to Heaven''. The album was produced by Dann Huff. Its first two singles, " Country Must Be Country Wide" and " You Don't Know Her Like I Do", both went to number one on the

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chart. After them, " Kick It in the Sticks" peaked at number 34, and " More Than Miles" at number 7 on

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. He won the ACM New Male Artist award in 2013.

2014–2017: ''Just as I Am'' and ''The Devil Don't Sleep''

Gilbert's second Valory album (third overall), '' Just as I Am'', was released in May 2014. Its lead single, " Bottoms Up", also reached number one. The second single, " Small Town Throwdown", featured guest vocals from labelmates

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and Justin Moore. The third single, " One Hell of an Amen", became Brantley's fourth number one hit in 2015. The album's fourth single was " Stone Cold Sober", released with the album's platinum edition. Ahead of his fourth album, ''The Devil Don't Sleep'', Gilbert released the single " The Weekend" as the album's lead single. Also included on the album is " The Ones That Like Me". A deluxe edition of ''The Devil Don't Sleep'' includes ten bonus tracks: five demos, and five tracks cut from a live performance at the

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2018–2023: ''Fire & Brimstone'' and ''So Help Me God''

In December 2018, Gilbert released a duet with Lindsay Ell, " What Happens in a Small Town", as the lead single from his fifth studio album, '' Fire & Brimstone''. The album was released in October 2019. "Fire't Up" was released as the second single off the album. In June 2020, Gilbert released the single " Hard Days". The song was later included on a deluxe edition of ''Fire & Brimstone''. In June 2021, Gilbert released the single " The Worst Country Song of All Time", featuring Hardy and

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, and followed it up with the promotional single " Gone But Not Forgotten" in September 2021. The second promotional single, " How to Talk to Girls", was released on November 19, 2021. In March 2022, Gilbert and

released the third promotional single, " Rolex on a Redneck". In June 2022, Gilbert and Jelly Roll released the fourth promotional single, " Son of the Dirty South", which charted on multiple ''

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'' charts. Gilbert released his sixth studio album ''

'' on November 10, 2022 and released " Heaven by Then", featuring Blake Shelton and Vince Gill, as the album's second single. He opened for

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on their late 2022 headlining tour along with

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in the United States. He released a deluxe edition of ''So Help Me God'' on April 21, 2023, containing five new tracks, including the promotional single "Bury Me Upside Down". Gilbert joined

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's "Get Rollin' Tour" in summer 2023 in North America as an opening act alongside fellow country artist Josh Ross.

2024–present: ''Tattoos''

On March 8, 2024, Gilbert released "Off The Rails", as the lead promotional single from his seventh studio album. The album's first official single "Over When We're Sober", featuring Ashley Cooke, was released on June 20, 2024. In July 2024, Gilbert announced his seventh studio album ''

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,'' which was released on September 13, 2024. He released the songs "Me and My House", featuring Struggle Jennings and Demun Jones, and "Dirty Money", featuring Justin Moore, as the album's third and fourth promotional singles, respectively.

Songwriting

In addition to his original work, Gilbert has written songs that

and

have recorded. The songs " Dirt Road Anthem" (co-written and originally recorded by him and Colt Ford) and " My Kinda Party" were released on Aldean's 2010 album '' My Kinda Party''. "My Kinda Party" was originally recorded by Gilbert on ''Modern Day Prodigal Son'', while "Dirt Road Anthem" was on ''Halfway to Heaven''. Aldean has also covered Gilbert's "The Best of Me", available on the iTunes release of his 2009 album '' Wide Open''. Gilbert has also co-written the tracks "The Same Way" on Aldean's album '' 9'' and "Small Town Small" on his album ''

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''.

Personal life

In 2013, Gilbert embarked on an eight-day USO tour to entertain American service members stationed in Italy and Kuwait. Brantley Gilbert was in a near-fatal truck accident when he was 19. Gilbert is an active Christian, and his song "My Faith In You", from his album ''Just as I Am'', speaks of his faith. In May 2015, Gilbert got a tattoo showing his support of the

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. Gilbert headlined the NRA's Country Concert in February 2023. In April 2023, Gilbert smashed a can of

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on stage after saying "Yeah, fuck that". Bud Light had recently become the focus of a

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from conservatives because of a sponsored Instagram post by transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney.

Relationships

It was announced in September 2012 that Brantley Gilbert was dating country music singer and actress

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. They were engaged on January 20, 2013, his 28th birthday, but split in August 2013. In October 2014, Gilbert got engaged to Amber Cochran, a teacher, after reconnecting as they first dated in high school. The couple were married in June 2015, and have three children.

Tours

*2011 **Willie Nelson's Country Throwdown Tour **Taste of Country Christmas Tour (headline) with

*2012 **Eric Church's Blood, Sweat and Beers Tour **Toby Keith's Live in Overdrive Tour **Hell on Wheels Tour (headline) Brian Davis, Greg Bates, and

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*2013 **Tim McGraw's Two Lanes of Freedom Tour *2014 **Let It Ride (first leg with

, Eric Paslay, and Brian Davis); (second leg with Brian Davis, Chase Bryant,

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, and

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; Lewis and Farr split dates) *2015 **Kenny Chesney's The Big Revival Tour *2016 **The Blackout Tour January – April (headline) with Brian Davis, Michael Ray, and Canaan Smith **Take It Outside Tour June – October (headline) with

, and Justin Moore *2017 **The Devil Don't Sleep Tour February – April (headline) with Tucker Beathard and Luke Combs *2018 **The Ones That Like Me Tour (headline) **Kid Rock's Red Blooded Rock N Roll Redneck Extravaganza Tour (co-headline) *2019 **Not Like Us Tour (headline) *2022 **Five Finger Death Punch US Arena Tour *2023 **Nickelback's Get Rollin' Tour *2024 **Off the Rails Tour *2025 **The Tattoos Tour 2025 (headline)

Discography

Albums

*'' A Modern Day Prodigal Son'' (2009) *'' Halfway to Heaven'' (2010) *'' Just as I Am'' (2014) *'' The Devil Don't Sleep'' (2017) *'' Fire & Brimstone'' (2019) *''

'' (2022) *''

'' (2024)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilbert, Brantley 1985 births Living people American country singer-songwriters American male singer-songwriters Average Joes Entertainment artists Big Machine Records artists Christians from Georgia (U.S. state) Country musicians from Georgia (U.S. state) American country rock singers People from Jefferson, Georgia 21st-century American singer-songwriters 21st-century American male singers Singer-songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state)