You Tube Country Music: The Best of 2021
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Here are some of the best country music videos of 2021 so far. These are perfect to listen to when you’re driving down the highway or working around the house.
Brad Paisley
Brad Paisley is one of the most successful country artists of all time. He has released 11 studio albums, all of which have been certified platinum or higher by the RIAA. He has also won 3 Grammy Awards, 14 Academy of Country Music Awards, and 14 Country Music Association Awards.
In 2021, Brad Paisley released his 11th studio album, named “Country Music.” The album features 16 songs, all of which were co-written by Paisley. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart, making it his 8th consecutive album to debut at #1. It also debuted at #1 on the Top Country Albums chart.
Keith Urban
Keith Urban is a New Zealand-born, Australian-raised singer, songwriter and guitarist whose blend of country, pop and rock has made him one of the most popular performers of his generation. A three-time Grammy winner, Urban has also been named CMA Entertainer of the Year and ACM Male Vocalist of the Year. He has released nine studio albums, including his most recent, Graffiti U.
Urban began playing guitar at age six and soon joined his first band. After moving to Australia with his family in 1990, he joined the country act Rancho Shockwave and began to make a name for himself in the Australian country music scene. In 1999, he released his self-titled debut album, which included the No. 1 hit “But for the Grace of God.”
In 2002, Urban moved to Nashville to pursue a career in country music in the United States. He released his second album, Golden Road, that same year. The album’s lead single, “Somebody Like You,” became Urban’s first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. His third album, Be Here (2004), featured three more No. 1 singles: “Days Go By,” “Better Life” and “Making Memories of Us.”
2005’s Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing was a critical and commercial success, spawning the hit singles “Once in a Lifetime” and “Stupid Boy.” In 2007, Urban won his first Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for “Stupid Boy.” His fourth album, Defying Gravity (2009), topped the country charts and included such hits as “Sweet Thing” and “Only You Can Love Me This Way.”
After taking a few years off to focus on family life, Urban returned to music with 2013’s Fuse. The album debuted at No. 1 on both the Billboard 200 chart and the Top Country Albums chart and produced five Top 20 singles on the Hot Country Songs chart: “Little Bit of Everything,” “Raise ‘Em Up,” “Somewhere in My Car,” “Cop Car” and “John Cougar.” In 2015 he released Ripcord, which featured the hits “Cheap Thrills”, “Wasted Time” and “Blue Ain’t Your Color.” His most recent album is 2018’s Graffiti U
In addition to his solo work; Keith Urban is also a member of The Band From TV; made up largely of actors who perform as their characters from various tv shows including Hugh Laurie from House M.D., Greg Grunberg from Heroes , Adrian Pasdar from Agents of S H I E L D , Sarah Silverman from The Sarah Silverman Program , Bob Guiney from The Bachelor and Jesse Spencer from House M .
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, in 2005. Her debut album, Some Hearts, was released in 2005 and is the fastest-selling solo female debut album in country music history. Underwood has since released six more studio albums and has sold more than 65 million records worldwide.
Thomas Rhett
Thomas Rhett is an American singer and songwriter. His father is the country singer Rhett Akins. Rhett has released six studio albums for Big Machine Records: It Goes Like This (2013), Tangled Up (2015), Life Changes (2017), Center Point Road (2019), Country Again, Side A (2021) and Country Again, Side B (2021).
Florida Georgia Line
Florida Georgia Line is an American country music duo consisting of vocalists Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley. Their 2012 debut single, “Cruise”, was a breakthrough hit that established them as one of the most successful country music acts of the 2010s. They have released five studio albums: Here’s to the Good Times (2012), Anything Goes (2014), Dig Your Roots (2016), Can’t Say I Ain’t Country (2019), and Life Rolls On (2021).
Blake Shelton
Blake Shelton is an American country music singer and television personality. In 2002, he made his debut with the single “Austin”. The lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, “Austin” spent five weeks at number one on the Billboard Country chart. The now Platinum-certified debut album also produced two more top 20 entries (“All Over Me” and “Ol’ Red”). Although the album was released on Giant Records Nashville, he was transferred to Warner Bros. Records Nashville after Giant closed in late 2001.
Jason Aldean
Jason Aldean is an American country music singer. His musical style is defined by modern country and southern rock influences. He has released eight studio albums and 34 singles, of which 17 have reached number one on the US Country Airplay chart. His album Night Train has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Aldean was born in Macon, Georgia, in 1977. He began writing and playing guitar at a young age. After high school, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in pursuit of a music career. He signed with Broken Bow Records in 2005 and released his self-titled debut album that same year. The album’s lead-off single “Hicktown” became a Top 10 hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
In 2009, Aldean won the Academy of Country Music Award for Album of the Year for Wide Open. In 2011, he won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album for My Kinda Party. His other albums include Old Boots, New Dirt (2014), They Don’t Know (2016), Rearview Town (2018), and 9 (2019).
Aldean has sold over 40 million records worldwide. He has been married to Brittany Kerr Aldean since 2015 and they have two children together.
Jake Owen
Jake Owen is an American country music singer and songwriter. His debut album, Startin’ with Me, was released in 2006. The album’s fourth single, “Don’t Think I Can’t Love You”, reached No. 1 on the Country Songs chart in 2008. Owen’s second album, Easy Does It, was released in 2009 and produced the top 10 country songs “Eight Second Ride” and “Tell Me”. In 2011, Owen released his third album, Barefoot Blue Jean Night, which included the No. 1 country singles “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” and “Alone with You”.