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Old Dominion
Old Dominion
country music band
1
Luke Bryan
Luke Bryan
American country music singer
2
Kelsea Ballerini
Kelsea Ballerini
American country music singer
3
Dave Cobb
Dave Cobb
American record producer
4
Eric Church
Eric Church
American musician
5
Brett Eldredge
Brett Eldredge
American singer
6
Kacey Musgraves
Kacey Musgraves
American country music singer-songwriter
7
The Band Perry
The Band Perry
American country music group
8
Maren Morris
Maren Morris
American country singer, songwriter, and record producer
9
Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert
American country music singer
10
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood
American country music singer
11
Thomas Rhett
Thomas Rhett
American country singer
12
Luke Combs
Luke Combs
country music singer
13
Cole Swindell
Cole Swindell
American country music singer
14
Jon Pardi
Jon Pardi
American country singer
15
Sam Hunt
Sam Hunt
American singer-songwriter
16
Anderson East
Anderson East
American musician
17
Florida Georgia Line
Florida Georgia Line
American bro-country music duo
18
Brett Young
Brett Young
American country musician
19
Jason Aldean
Jason Aldean
American country music singer
20
Maggie Rose
Maggie Rose
American musician
21
Chris Janson
Chris Janson
American singer
22
Brantley Gilbert
Brantley Gilbert
American country music singer
23
Kip Moore
Kip Moore
American musician
24
Lauren Alaina
Lauren Alaina
American singer, songwriter, and actress from Rossville, Georgia
25
Scotty McCreery
Scotty McCreery
singer
26
Kane Brown
Kane Brown
American country music singer
27
Caylee Hammack
Caylee Hammack
American recording artist; country music singer
28
Joey + Rory
Joey + Rory
American music duo
29
Jennifer Nettles
Jennifer Nettles
American singer
30
Big & Rich
Big & Rich
American country duo
31
Mo Pitney
Mo Pitney
American country musician
32
Blake Shelton
Blake Shelton
American country music singer and television personality
33
The SteelDrivers
The SteelDrivers
bluegrass band from the USA
34
Brad Paisley
Brad Paisley
American country music singer, songwriter
35
Kristian Bush
Kristian Bush
American musician
36
Little Big Town
Little Big Town
band
37
LoCash
LoCash
American country music duo
38
Dierks Bentley
Dierks Bentley
American country musician
39
Morgan Wallen
Morgan Wallen
Country Music song writer & artist
40
Brandy Clark
Brandy Clark
American singer-songwriter
41
George Strait
George Strait
American country music singer, actor and music producer
42
Josh Turner
Josh Turner
American singer-songwriter
43
Alan Jackson
Alan Jackson
American recording artist; country singer
44
Chris Young
Chris Young
American country music artist
45
Dustin Lynch
Dustin Lynch
singer
46
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
American singer-songwriter
47
Daniel Tashian
Daniel Tashian
songwriter, producer and instrumentalist
48
Rascal Flatts
Rascal Flatts
American country rock band
49
Keith Urban
Keith Urban
New Zealand-born Australian country music singer
50
Jason Isbell
Jason Isbell
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
51
Brent Cobb
Brent Cobb
American musician
52
Zac Brown Band
Zac Brown Band
American country/folk band
53
John Prine
John Prine
American country singer/songwriter
54
Shania Twain
Shania Twain
Canadian singer
55
Tyler Farr
Tyler Farr
American country music singer
56
Sugarland
Sugarland
American country music duo
57
LANco
LANco
country music band
58
Lady A
Lady A
American band
59
Sturgill Simpson
Sturgill Simpson
American singer
60
Midland
Midland
country music group
Intro
American country music singer-songwriter
Awards Received
Americana Award for Artist of the Year
News
Chris Stapleton at ACL Fest 2016

Christopher Alvin Stapleton (born April 15, 1978) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and grew up in Staffordsville, Kentucky. In 2001, Stapleton moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue an engineering degree from Vanderbilt University but dropped out to pursue his career in music. Subsequently, Stapleton signed a contract with Sea Gayle Music to write and publish his music.

As of 2018, Stapleton has amassed credits writing and co-writing over 170 songs. He has co-written six number-one country songs including Kenny Chesney's five-week number-one "Never Wanted Nothing More", Josh Turner's "Your Man", George Strait's "Love's Gonna Make It Alright", and Luke Bryan's "Drink a Beer". His songs have appeared on many artists albums including Adele, Brad Paisley, and Dierks Bentley. He has co-written with several artists as well including Vince Gill, Peter Frampton, Sheryl Crow, and Ed Sheeran. Stapleton has been recognized with several awards including five Grammy Awards, seven Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards, and ten Country Music Association (CMA) Awards.

As a vocalist, Stapleton sang lead in two bands before he started recording as a solo artist including a bluegrass ensemble from 2008 to 2010 called The SteelDrivers and The Jompson Brothers. After that, he released his solo debut: the critically acclaimed studio album titled Traveller (2015), which reached number one on the US Billboard 200 and was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His second studio album From A Room: Volume 1 was released in May 2017, and earned him a second CMA Award for Album of the Year and also a Grammy Award for Best Country Album. From A Room: Volume 2 was released in December 2017.

Stapleton released his fourth studio album Starting Over on November 13, 2020. The title track was issued as its lead single.