Mitchell Tenpenny

Mitchell Tenpenny (born August 17, 1989) is an American country music singer and songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released one studio album and two extended plays through Riser House Records, with the album Telling All My Secrets released in December 2018. He charted in 2018 with the single "Drunk Me", released on Columbia Records Nashville. He also co wrote "If the Boot Fits" with Granger Smith and the song made it to the top 10 on country airplay.

Mitchell Tenpenny
Background information
Born (1989-08-17) August 17, 1989
Nashville, Tennessee
GenresCountry pop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2014–present
LabelsRiser House Records, Columbia Nashville
Websitemitchell10penny.com

Early life

Tenpenny was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] His grandmother was Donna Hilley. According to Tenpenny, when he was 11, his grandmother introduced to him songwriters Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman and he became interested in songwriting.[2] He grew up listening to country, rock, and R&B, and cited Vince Gill, John Mayer, and Michael Jackson among his musical influences.[3] He attended Lipscomb Academy in Nashville where he played football. He then enrolled at Middle Tennessee State University where he originally intended to played college football, but became more interested being in a band.[4] He graduated with a music business degree.[5]

Music career

Tenpenny released his debut album, titled Black Crow, in 2015. A track, "Canes Creek", featured the bluegrass band The SteelDrivers.[3] His debut single was the title track of the album, "Black Crow".[6] In his early songwriting career, he wrote a number of songs with artists such as Nick Fradiani;[7] an early success is the Top 10 song he co-wrote "If the Boot Fits", recorded by Granger Smith.[8] He signed a publishing deal with Sony ATV Music Publishing Nashville,[5] and was involved in the documentary film The Voyage in 2014.[9] He was signed to a newly-formed Riser Records in 2016.[10] On January 10, 2018, it was announced that Tenpenny was signed to a joint venture with Riser House/Sony Music Nashville to a record deal. He will be on the Columbia Records imprint.[11]

In July 2017, Tenpenny released an EP, Linden Ave, named after the street where his grandmother Donna Hilley used to live.[12] The EP charted at No. 10 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart, No. 6 in Heatseekers Albums, and No. 12 in Country Album Sales, with 2,100 copies sold in its first week.[13][14]

In January 2018, Tenpenny entered into a joint venture with Riser House/Columbia Nashville and released a self-titled EP on February 23, featuring a new single "Drunk Me".[15]

He released his second album and full length major label debut Album titled Telling All My Secrets on December 14, 2018.[16] It debuted at No. 5 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, and No. 53 on Billboard 200,[17][18] after accruing 20,000 album equivalent units in its first week.[19]

Discography

Albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US
[20]		 US
Country
[21]
Black Crow[3]
  • Release date: April 28, 2015
  • Label: Creation Lab Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 ——
Telling All My Secrets
  • Release date: December 14, 2018
  • Label: Riser House/Columbia Records
  • Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming
 535

Extended plays
Title EP details Peak chart positions Sales
US
Country
[21]		 US
Heat
[23]		 US
Indie
[24]
Linden Ave[25]
  • Release date: July 14, 2017
  • Label: Riser House Records
  • Formats: Digital download
 — 6 10
Mitchell Tenpenny[15]
  • Release date: February 23, 2018
  • Label: Riser House Records
  • Formats: Digital download
 35 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles
Year Title Peak chart
positions		 Sales Certifications Album
US
[27]		 US Country
[28]		 US Country Airplay
[29]		 CAN
[30]		 CAN Country
[31]
2015 "Black Crow"[6] —―――― Black Crow
"Love & Rock N' Roll"[32] —――――
2018 "Drunk Me" 3962602 Telling All My Secrets
2019 "Alcohol You Later" —4143――
"Anything She Says"
(featuring Seaforth)		 —4558―― TBA
2020 "Broken Up"[38] ——[upper-alpha 1]———
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Guest singles
Year Single Artist Album
2019 "Slow Ride" Colt Ford We the People, Volume 1

Music videos
Year Video Director
2015 "Black Crow"
"Cane's Creek"
"Love & Rock N' Roll"
2017 "Bitches"
2018 "Drunk Me"
2019 "Slow Ride" (with Colt Ford) Michael Salomon
2020 "Anything She Says" (with Seaforth) Roman White

Awards and nominations
Year Association Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
2019 CMT Music Awards Breakthrough Video of the Year "Drunk Me" Nominated [40]
ACM Awards New Male Artist of the Year Himself Nominated [41]

Notes
  1. "Broken Up" did not enter the Billboard Hot Country Songs, but peaked at number 19 on the Country Digital Songs component chart.[39]

References
  1. Stephens, Samantha (July 17, 2017). "Mitchell Tenpenny Takes His Turn Center Stage". CMT.
  2. Tenpenny, Mitchell (May 12, 2017). "Mother's Day: Remembering my incredible country music grandmother Donna Hilley". Fox News.
  3. Hudak, Joseph (April 28, 2015). "Hear Mitchell Tenpenny Jam With the SteelDrivers on 'Cane's Creek'". Rolling Stone.
  4. "Nashville Born and Raised". Mitchell10penny.com.
  5. "MusicRowPics: Mitchell Tenpenny". Music Row. December 18, 2014.
  6. Ragusa, Tammy (May 4, 2015). "Who's New: Mitchel Tenpenny". Nash Country Daily.
  7. Bronson, Fred (August 5, 2016). "Nick Fradiani Talks New Album 'Hurricane' & Writing His Own Music".
  8. Roland, Tom (March 31, 2016). "Makin' Tracks: Granger Smith's 'If The Boot Fits' Embraces The Cinderella Story". Billboard.
  9. Judd, Brandon (May 14, 2014). "The Voyage". WakeBoarding.
  10. Ward, Getahn (September 9, 2016). "Music Row's Killen Building sold for $1.5M cash". Tennessean.com.
  11. "Sony Music Nashville | Mitchell Tenpenny Signs with Riser House/Columbia Nashville". www.sonymusicnashville.com. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  12. Foster, Christina (July 23, 2017). "Mitchell Tenpenny's "Truck I Drove In High School" Takes Us Down Memory Lane". The Country Note.
  13. "Mitchell Tenpenny". Billboard.
  14. Bjorke, Matt (July 24, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: July 24, 2017". Roughstock.
  15. Hoffman, Lauren (February 28, 2018). "Mitchell Tenpenny Releases Self-Titled EP and Debut Single, "Drunk Me"". 100.7 The Wolf.
  16. Carr, Courtney (October 10, 2018). "Hear the Title Track of Mitchell Tenpenny's Debut Album, 'Telling All My Secret'". The Boot.
  17. "Top Country Albums". Billboard. December 29, 2018.
  18. "Billboard 200". Billboard. December 29, 2018.
  19. "Mitchell Tenpenny achieves country's biggest new artist debut of 2018". Sony Music. December 24, 2018.
  20. "Mitchell Tenpenny Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  21. "Top Country Albums". Billboard.
  22. Bjorke, Matt (July 26, 2019). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: July 21, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  23. "Heatseeker Albums". Billboard.
  24. "Independent Albums". Billboard.
  25. "Linden Ave - EP: Mitchell Tenpenny". iTunes.
  26. Bjorke, Matt (September 24, 2018). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: September 24, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  27. "Mitchell Tenpenny Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  28. "Mitchell Tenpenny Chart History: Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  29. "Mitchell Tenpenny Chart History: Country Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  30. "Mitchell Tenpenny Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  31. "Mitchell Tenpenny Chart History: Canada Country". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  32. "Mitchell Tenpenny – Love & Rock N' Roll". Daily Play MPE. Destiny Media Technologies. July 17, 2015.
  33. Bjorke, Matt (April 8, 2019). "Top 30 Digital Country Tracks: April 8, 2019". RoughStock. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  34. "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2020 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  35. "Canadian digital download certifications – Mitchell Tenpenny – Drunk Me". Music Canada.
  36. "American single certifications – Mitchell Tenpenny – Drunk Me". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  37. "American single certifications – Mitchell Tenpenny – Alcohol You Later". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  38. "Mitchell Tenpenny – Broken Up". Daily Play MPE. Destiny Media Technologies. July 6, 2020.
  39. "Mitchell Tenpenny Chart History: Country Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  40. Freeman, Jon (6 June 2019). "2019 CMT Music Awards: The Complete Winners List". RollingStone. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  41. Hudak, Joseph (April 7, 2020). "ACM Awards 2019: The Complete Winners List". Rolling Stone.
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