Corey Kent

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Corey Kent
Birth nameCorey Kent White
BornBixby, Oklahoma, U.S.
OriginNashville, Tennessee, U.S.
GenresCountry
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2015-present
LabelsRCA Nashville

Corey Kent White is an American country music singer. After competing on the television talent show The Voice in 2016, White recorded a number of releases. He shortened his name to Corey Kent in 2022 and charted again with the song "Wild as Her".

Biography[]

Corey Kent White was born in Bixby, Oklahoma. Kent grew up listening to country music, taking influence from artists such as Garth Brooks. By age 11, he made his first public performance at the Oklahoma State Fair.[1] White graduated high school at age sixteen and briefly moved to Nashville, Tennessee before returning to his home state in order to attend Oklahoma State University. While there, he began writing songs and performing in nightclubs. From there, he moved back to Nashville to begin a country music career. Afer recording an extended play in 2014, he competed on the television singing competition The Voice a year later. He was selected for the show's eighth season. He competed on Blake Shelton's team and was eliminated from the final eight.[1] Despite this, the songs he covered while on The Voice made the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.[2] In 2016, he released his debut album Long Way.

After shortening his name to Corey Kent, he returned to the Billboard charts in 2022 with a cover of Canadian country music artist Tyler Joe Miller's "Wild as Her". Due to popularity on streaming services, the song charted in late 2022. The song is a follow-up to Kent's second studio album, 21.[3] Because of this song's initial charting success, Billboard reported that many Nashville labels were in a bidding war to sign Kent.[4] RCA Records Nashville signed Kent in August 2022 and began promoting "Wild as Her" to country radio.[5]

Discography[]

Albums[]

List of albums, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
US
Cou.
[2] 		US
Heat.
[2]
Long Way
  • Released: May 27, 2016
  • Label: Self-released
 42 19
21
  • Released: December 28, 2021
  • Label: Self-released
 — —

Singles[]

List of singles, with year released and selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions
US
[6] 		US
Country
[2][7] 		US
Country
Airplay
[7]
"To Make You Feel My Love" 2015 — 44 —
"Why" 2016 — 49 —
"When I See You Smile" — 38 —
"Wild as Her" 2022 75 15 38

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Mark Deming. "Corey Kent White biography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Xander Zellner (June 27, 2022). "Hot 100 First-Timers: Corey Kent Debuts With 'Wild as Her'". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "Corey Kent Talks Chart-Topping Single "Wild As Her" And How Willie Nelson Took A Chance On Him". CMT. March 24, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  4. ^ Jessica Nicholson (April 26, 2022). "Inside Track: 'Wild as Her' Singer Corey Kent at Center of Nashville Bidding War". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "Corey Kent Reflects On Life-Changing Success Of 'Wild As Her:' 'It's Pretty Crazy'". Country Now. August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "Billboard Hot 100: Week of August 6, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. August 8, 2022. pp. 8, 22. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
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