Kane Brown is an American singer, who came into prominence through Social Media. He released his first EP, titled Closer in 2015.
Brown was born and raised in rural northwest Georgia and in the Chattanooga, Tennessee area.
He is multiracial, with a white mother, Tabatha Brown, and an African-American father who is also part Cherokee.
Brown grew up listening to country music but became interested in R&B music in middle school. However, after winning a school talent show in 11th grade with a rendition of Chris Young’s “Gettin’ You Home”, he began to perform country music.
He auditioned for both American Idol and The X Factor after the success of his school friend Lauren Alaina on American Idol.
He was chosen for The X Factor after an audition in 2013 but left the show when its producers wanted to include him in a boy band. After that, he decided to post his cover versions of popular songs online.
Full Name: Kane Allen Brown
Date of Birth: October 21, 1993
Age: 28
Height: 6’2″
Place of Birth: Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
Nationality: American
Genre: Country, country pop
Profession: Singer, songwriter
Net-worth: $6 Million
Personal Life: Brown is married to Katelyn Jae. On April 15, 2019, Brown announced they were expecting their first child. On October 29, 2019, Jae gave birth to their daughter, Kingsley Rose Brown.
On December 31, 2021, Brown announced that Jae had given birth to their second daughter, Kodi Jane, a day prior.
Career:
In 2014, Brown raised funds via crowdfunding site Kickstarter to produce a six-song EP, which he recorded in Nashville, Tennessee at the home studio of Noah Henson, guitarist for Brantley Gilbert. The EP, titled Closer, was released on June 2, 2015, and debuted on the Top Country Albums chart at number 22, selling 3,200 copies in its debut week.
A single from the EP, “Don’t Go City on Me”, was first released on October 22, 2014, and reached number 43 on the Country Digital Songs chart.
Brown released a new single “Used to Love You Sober” on his birthday (October 21) in 2015, and the song was spotlighted on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1. It reached number two on the Country Digital Songs chart based on just two days of sales, with 38,000 copies sold.
The release of the single also pushed his EP Closer up the chart to number 22 on the Top Album Sales chart. A second song, “Last Minute Late Night”, was released on November 4, 2015, and debuted on the Country Digital Songs chart at number nine, with 26,000 copies sold.
Another single, “I Love That I Hate You”, followed three weeks later on November 30, 2015, and sold 17,000 copies in the first week.
On February 11, 2021, Brown launched his own label, 1021 Entertainment, in association with Sony Nashville.
Also in 2021, Brown became the first black person to win Video of the Year at the ACM Awards, which he won for “Worldwide Beautiful”. He was included in 2021’s Time 100, Time’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
On March 3, 2022, Brown released the song “Leave You Alone”, which he initially previewed on social media in late 2021.
Songs:
Kane Brown
Experiment
Singles:
“Worship You”
“Lose It”
“Ain’t No Stopping Us Now”
“Used to Love You Sober”
“Last Minute Late Night”
Awards:
CMT Music Awards Collaborative Video of the Year
American Music Awards Favorite Country Male Artist
Taste of Country Fan Choice Awards Most Passionate Fanbase of 2018
Most Jaw-Dropping Performance of 2018
American Music Awards Favorite Country Male Artist
CMT Music Awards: Male Video of the Year “Lose It”
ACM Awards Video of the Year ”Worldwide Beautiful”
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