Shane Profitt (born January 17, 2000) is an American

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singer. He made his debut in 2022 with the single "How It Oughta Be".

Biography

Shane Profitt was born in Columbia, Tennessee. Profitt began playing guitar in 2018 when his grandfather gave him one for Christmas. After this, he began learning to perform

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s at local venues in addition to writing his own material. After encountering a woman at a guitar store, he took her on a date to a

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restaurant where he met country music singer Chris Janson and his wife, Kelly, who is also his manager. The Jansons signed Profitt to a songwriting contract, which led to Janson recording two of his songs on his 2021 album ''All In''. He also selected Profitt as an opening act on his Halfway to Crazy tour. This led to Profitt signing with

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along with Janson's imprint label, Harpeth 60 Records, in 2022. The label released his debut

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''Maury County Line'' that August, along with lead single "How It Oughta Be". In February 2023, "How It Oughta Be" reached number 16 on ''

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Discography

Extended plays

Singles

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Profitt, Shane American country singer-songwriters American male singers Big Machine Records artists Country musicians from Tennessee People from Columbia, Tennessee Living people 2000 births