Mitchell Tenpenny

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Mitchell Tenpenny
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Background information
Born (1989-08-17) August 17, 1989 (age 32)
Nashville, Tennessee
GenresCountry pop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2014–present
LabelsRiser House Records, Columbia Nashville
Websitemitchell10penny.com

Mitchell Tenpenny (born August 17, 1989) is an American country pop 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.

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] He has been in a long-term relationship with fellow country singer Meghan Patrick.[6] On November 24, 2021, the two got engaged in the bar where they first met.[7]

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".[8] In his early songwriting career, he wrote a number of songs with artists such as Nick Fradiani;[9] an early success is the Top 10 song he co-wrote "If the Boot Fits", recorded by Granger Smith.[10] He signed a publishing deal with Sony ATV Music Publishing Nashville,[5] and was involved in the documentary film The Voyage in 2014.[11] He was signed to a newly formed Riser Records in 2016.[12] 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.[13]

In July 2017, Tenpenny released an EP, Linden Ave, named after the street where his grandmother Donna Hilley used to live.[14] 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.[15][16]

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".[17]

He released his second album and full length major label debut Album titled Telling All My Secrets on December 14, 2018.[18] It debuted at No. 5 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, and No. 53 on Billboard 200,[19][20] after accruing 20,000 album equivalent units in its first week.[21]

Discography[]

Albums[]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US
[22] 		US
Country
[23]
Black Crow[3]
  • Release date: April 28, 2015
  • Label: Creation Lab
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — —
Telling All My Secrets
  • Release date: December 14, 2018
  • Label: Riser House/Columbia
  • Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming
 53 5
Naughty List
  • Release date: October 29, 2021
  • Label: Riser House, Columbia Nashville
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Extended plays[]

Title EP details Peak chart positions Sales
US
Country
[23] 		US
Heat
[25] 		US
Indie
[26]
Linden Ave[27]
  • Release date: July 14, 2017
  • Label: Riser House Records
  • Formats: Digital download
 — 6 10
Mitchell Tenpenny[17]
  • Release date: February 23, 2018
  • Label: Riser House Records
  • Formats: Digital download
 35 — —
Neon Christmas
  • Release date: October 23, 2020
  • Label: Riser House Entertainment
  • Formats: Digital download
 — — —
Midtown Diaries
  • Release date: September 10, 2021
  • Label: Riser House, Columbia Nashville
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 23 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles[]

As lead artist[]

Year Title Peak chart
positions 		Sales Certifications Album
US
[29] 		US Country
[30] 		US Country Airplay
[31] 		CAN
[32] 		CAN Country
[33]
2015 "Black Crow"[8] — ― ― ― ― Black Crow
"Love & Rock N' Roll"[34] — ― ― ― ―
2018 "Drunk Me" 39 6 2 60 2 Telling All My Secrets
2019 "Alcohol You Later" — 41 43 ― ―
"Anything She Says"
(featuring Seaforth) 		— 45 58 ― ― Non-album singles
2020 "Broken Up"[41] — —[A] 58 — —
2021 "Truth About You" — 33 ― ―[B] ― Midtown Diaries
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

As featured artist[]

Year Title Peak chart
positions 		Sales
US Country
[30] 		US Country Airplay
[31]
2019 "Slow Ride"
(Colt Ford featuring Mitchell Tenpenny)[44] 		— — We the People, Volume 1
2021 "At the End of a Bar"
(Chris Young featuring Mitchell Tenpenny) 		33 43 Famous Friends
"Get That All the Time"
(RaeLynn featuring Mitchell Tenpenny)[45] 		— — Baytown

Promotional singles[]

Year Title Peak chart
positions 		Album
US Country
[30] 		CAN
Digital
[43]
2020 "Can't Go to Church" —[C] — Non-album singles
"Here" —[D] —
2021 "Bucket List" 45 15 Midtown Diaries
"To Us It Did"[47] — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos[]

Year Video Director
2015 "Black Crow" Unlisted
"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
2020 "Neon Christmas" Unlisted

Awards and nominations[]

Year Association Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
2019 CMT Music Awards Breakthrough Video of the Year "Drunk Me" Nominated [48]
ACM Awards New Male Artist of the Year Himself Nominated [49]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Broken Up" did not enter the Billboard Hot Country Songs, but peaked at number 19 on the Country Digital Songs component chart.[42]
  2. ^ "Truth About You" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 37 on the Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.[43]
  3. ^ "Can't Go to Church" did not enter the Hot Country Songs chart, but peaked at number 24 on the Country Digital Song Sales chart.[46]
  4. ^ "Here" did not enter the Hot Country Songs chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Country Digital Song Sales chart.[46]

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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b "MusicRowPics: Mitchell Tenpenny". Music Row. December 18, 2014.
  6. ^ Parton, Chris (December 8, 2020). "MITCHELL TENPENNY AND GIRLFRIEND MEGHAN PATRICK HAVE A 'NEON CHRISTMAS'". Sounds Like Nashville.
  7. ^ Carr, Courtney (November 26, 2021). "MITCHELL TENPENNY AND MEGHAN PATRICK ARE ENGAGED". Taste of Country.
  8. ^ a b Ragusa, Tammy (May 4, 2015). "Who's New: Mitchel Tenpenny". Nash Country Daily.
  9. ^ Bronson, Fred (August 5, 2016). "Nick Fradiani Talks New Album 'Hurricane' & Writing His Own Music". Billboard.
  10. ^ Roland, Tom (March 31, 2016). "Makin' Tracks: Granger Smith's 'If The Boot Fits' Embraces The Cinderella Story". Billboard.
  11. ^ Judd, Brandon (May 14, 2014). "The Voyage". WakeBoarding.
  12. ^ Ward, Getahn (September 9, 2016). "Music Row's Killen Building sold for $1.5M cash". Tennessean.com.
  13. ^ "Sony Music Nashville | Mitchell Tenpenny Signs with Riser House/Columbia Nashville". www.sonymusicnashville.com. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  14. ^ Foster, Christina (July 23, 2017). "Mitchell Tenpenny's "Truck I Drove In High School" Takes Us Down Memory Lane". The Country Note.
  15. ^ "Mitchell Tenpenny". Billboard.
  16. ^ a b Bjorke, Matt (July 24, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: July 24, 2017". Roughstock.
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  18. ^ Carr, Courtney (October 10, 2018). "Hear the Title Track of Mitchell Tenpenny's Debut Album, 'Telling All My Secret'". The Boot.
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  20. ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. December 29, 2018.
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  22. ^ "Mitchell Tenpenny Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  23. ^ a b "Top Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
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  26. ^ "Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
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  31. ^ a b "Mitchell Tenpenny Chart History: Country Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
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  35. ^ Bjorke, Matt (April 8, 2019). "Top 30 Digital Country Tracks: April 8, 2019". RoughStock. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  36. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2020 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
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  38. ^ "American single certifications – Mitchell Tenpenny – Drunk Me". Recording Industry Association of America.
  39. ^ "American single certifications – Mitchell Tenpenny – Alcohol You Later". Recording Industry Association of America.
  40. ^ "American single certifications – Mitchell Tenpenny feat. Seaforth – Anything She Says". Recording Industry Association of America.
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  43. ^ a b "Mitchell Tenpenny Chart History: Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  44. ^ Reuter, Annie (8 August 2019). "Colt Ford and Mitchell Tenpenny Team Up For Sultry 'Slow Ride': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  45. ^ "LISTEN: RaeLynn and Mitchell Tenpenny's 'Get That All the Time' Has All the Pickup Lines You'll Ever Need".
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  47. ^ "To Us It Did - Single by Mitchell Tenpenny". Spotify. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  48. ^ Freeman, Jon (6 June 2019). "2019 CMT Music Awards: The Complete Winners List". RollingStone. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  49. ^ Hudak, Joseph (April 7, 2020). "ACM Awards 2019: The Complete Winners List". Rolling Stone.
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