Justin Moore
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| Birth name | Justin Cole Moore |
| Born | (1984-03-30) March 30, 1984[1] Poyen, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Valory Music Group[2] |
| Associated acts | Jeremy Stover |
| Website | http://justinmooremusic.com/ |
Justin Cole Moore (born March 30, 1984), is an American country music singer and songwriter, signed to Big Machine Records imprint Valory Music Group. For that label, he has released four studio albums—his self titled debut album in 2009, Outlaws Like Me in 2011, Off the Beaten Path in 2013, and Kinda Don't Care in 2016. He has also charted eleven times on the Hot Country Songs, including with the #1 singles "Small Town USA", "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away", "Til My Last Day", "Lettin' the Night Roll", "You Look Like I Need a Drink", and "Somebody Else Will"; and the top 10 hits "Backwoods" and "Point at You".
Contents
1 Music career
1.1 2008–2010
1.2 2011–present
2 Awards and nominations
3 Musical styles
4 Personal life
5 Discography
6 References
7 External links
Music career
Moore began performing during his junior year of high school.[3] After graduating, he joined his uncle's Southern rock band and moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in 2002.[3] He met a young producer in Nashville, Jeremy Stover, who introduced him to Scott Borchetta, an industry executive who was planning to launch The Valory Music Co. Borchetta promised to give him a record deal if he would be patient.[3]
2008–2010
In mid-2008, Moore signed to the Valory Music Group, an imprint of the independent record label Big Machine Records. The label then released the digital single "I Could Kick Your Ass". His first radio single, "Back That Thing Up", was co-written by Randy Houser and Moore's producer, Jeremy Stover.[4] It reached number 38 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. He continued working on his debut album, which was part of a special promotion called "So You Want to Be a Record Label Executive". This promotion placed his music on social networking sites such as MySpace and iLike, where fans were allowed to create playlists comprising ten of his songs; the Top 10 songs picked were then included on the final album.[5] His next single, "Small Town USA", entered the charts in February 2009,[6] followed by a digital EP entitled The "You Asked for It" EP.
On August 11, the label released his self-titled debut album, on which he co-wrote nine of the ten tracks.[7] This album debuted at No. 3 on the Top Country Albums chart.[8] He promoted the single and album on a "Small Town USA" tour which began in his hometown of Poyen, Arkansas and included several stops in small towns, as well as acoustic shows at Walmart stores.[7] On the Hot Country Songs charts dated October 3, 2009, "Small Town USA" became his first No. 1 single. "Backwoods" was released as the album's third single in October 2009. It became his second Top 10 hit with a peak of No. 6 in April 2010. The album's fourth single, "How I Got to Be This Way", reached Top 20.
2011–present
In February 2011, he released the song "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away", which was originally recorded by Rhett Akins on his 2007 album People Like Me but did not chart. Justin Moore's rendition debuted at 46 on the Hot Country songs chart. In June 2011, the song became his third Top 10 hit on that chart and three weeks later, it became his second Number One. The song serves as the lead-off single to his 2011 album Outlaws Like Me, which was released on June 21, 2011. Follow-up singles "Bait a Hook" and "Til My Last Day" both broke the Top 20; the latter reached Number One on the Country Airplay chart.
According to Taste of Country, a fatal accident involving Joseph Taylor and Justin Moore's tour bus occurred on May 12, 2012.[9] In December 2012, Moore announced plans to embark on a headlining tour in 2013, at the time tentatively planned to begin in March.[10] Later in the month, he entered the studio to begin recording his third studio album.[11] The album's first single, "Point at You", was released on March 18, 2013.[12] It peaked at No. 2 on the Country Airplay chart in October 2013. The album, entitled Off the Beaten Path, was released on September 17, 2013.[13] The album's second single, "Lettin' the Night Roll", was released on October 21, 2013, and became his fourth number one single on the Country Airplay chart in July 2014.
After that single's release, Moore sang guest vocals along with Thomas Rhett on Brantley Gilbert's 2014 single "Small Town Throwdown". Just like Moore himself, Rhett and Gilbert are also signed to Valory. Later, he recorded a cover of Mötley Crüe's "Home Sweet Home" as a duet with the band's lead singer Vince Neil. This song is featured on the multi-artist tribute album Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute to Mötley Crüe, which was released by Big Machine on August 19, 2014. A third single from Off the Beaten Path, "This Kind of Town", was released on October 20, 2014.
Moore's fourth album, Kinda Don't Care, was released in August 2016. Its lead single is "You Look Like I Need a Drink", which became another No. 1 single on the Country Airplay charts in late 2016.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Result |
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| 2011 | Inspirational Country Music Awards | Mainstream Inspirational Country Song - "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away"[14] | Won |
| Inspirational Video - "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away"[14] | Won | ||
| 2012 | American Country Awards | Artist of the Year: Breakthrough Artist | Nominated |
| 2014 | Academy of Country Music Awards | New Artist of the Year[15] | Won |
Musical styles
Steve Leggett of AllMusic describes him as having "a ready-made image. He was that good kid from a small town with a rowdy heart of gold who just happened to be able to sing about it."[6] He has said that he learned to write songs because, when he had first moved to Nashville, no songwriters wanted to offer him material.[7] His first album received mixed reviews from music critics: Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic referred to it as "anonymous country rock",[6] and Jeffrey B. Remz of Country Standard Time referred to Moore as a "poseur" for name-dropping.[16] Engine 145's Karlie Justus said that his influences were comparatively more authentic than most other acts on country radio,[17] and Matt Bjorke of Roughstock said that his music has "a heavy dose of southern, country charm and twang."[18]
Personal life
Justin Moore married his wife, Kate of Houma, Louisiana, in 2007. They have three daughters, Ella Kole, born February 11, 2010; Kennedy Faye, born November 21, 2011; and Rebecca Klein, born July 14, 2014. They welcomed their fourth child, a son, Thomas South, born June 11, 2017.[19]
He is an avid supporter of the Arkansas Razorbacks.[20]
Moore is a supporter of the Republican Party. In 2016, he endorsed Donald Trump in the presidential election, praising him as an "out of the box" candidate.[21]
Discography
Studio albums
Justin Moore (2009)
Outlaws Like Me (2011)
Off the Beaten Path (2013)
Kinda Don't Care (2016)
References
^ Kiley, Kayla (18 March 2010). "Inside country star Justin Moore". Cadillac News. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2010..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Big Machine starts new label, signs Jewel, Jimmy Wayne, Justin Moore". Country Standard Time. 2007-11-02. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
^ abc Emerson, LaTina. (2010, August 18). Road leads to Augusta for Moore. The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
^ "Back That Thing Up Lyrics- Justin Moore". Lyricsfreak.com. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
^ Petruziello, Francis (2008-10-14). "Justin Moore wants you to produce his album". The Cleveland Leader. Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
^ abc Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Justin Moore review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
^ abc Darden, Beville (2009-08-12). "Justin Moore Does Big Things With 'Small Town'". The Boot. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
^ "Strait leads all music in sales". Country Standard Time. 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
^ http://tasteofcountry.com/justin-moore-bus-accident/
^ "More of Moore?". Country Weekly. December 3, 2012. Archived from the original on December 6, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
^ "Justin Moore Begins Recording New Album". Taste of Country. December 19, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
^ "Justin Moore New Album Shares New 'Point' of View". The Boot. February 25, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
^ Paxman, Bob (June 6, 2013). "Justin Moore Previews New Album, "Off the Beaten Path"". Country Weekly. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
^ ab "Carrie Underwood, Justin Moore + More Nominated for 2011 Inspirational Country Awards". Taste of Country. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
^ "Academy of Country Music Awards Vote - Winners". CBS.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
^ Remz, Jeffrey B. "Justin Moore review". Country Standard Time. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
^ Justus, Karlie (13 August 2009). "Justin Moore review". Engine 145. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
^ Bjorke, Matt (11 August 2009). "Justin Moore review". Roughstock. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
^ "Third Child on the Way for Justin Moore – Moms & Babies – Celebrity Babies and Kids - Moms & Babies". Celebritybabies.people.com. 2011-11-22. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
^ "Justin Moore gets to know some other good sports". Sports.espn.go.com. 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
^ "Justin Moore Supports Donald Trump for President". Taste of Country. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
External links
Justin Moore at Big Machine Records
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