RCA Nashville/Zone 4 artist and BMI songwriter Kane Brown celebrated the #1, double-platinum hit “What Ifs” with co-writers Matt McGinn (SESAC), Jordan Schmidt (ASCAP) and featured vocalist/middle school classmate, Lauren Alaina (BMI). The record-breaking song marked Brown and McGinn’s first respective number ones as songwriters and recognized Brown’s historic achievement as the first artist in Billboard history to top all 5 Billboard Country charts concurrently. The chart-toppers include his hit single “What Ifs,” his current single, “Heaven,” and his #1 self-titled debut album. Brown and Alaina’s middle school choir teacher Mr. Lamar Gillespie (Mr. G) also made a surprise appearance. Just prior to this, Pinnacle Bank presented a donation on behalf of Kane Brown to the CMA Foundation to support music education. Kent Earls of Universal Music Publishing Group, Shane McAnally and Robin Palmer of SMACK songs, and Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard of Tree Vibez Music also spoke for each of the songwriters, commemorating the occasion.
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Kane Brown Celebrates First No. 1 Hit “What Ifs” With BMI, ASCAP And SESAC
Kane Brown’s Smash Hit “What Ifs” Takes #1 Slot On Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart
Brown’s Deluxe Edition of
Self-Titled Debut is Available Everywhere Now
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Country star Kane Brown’s Platinum-certified “What Ifs” featuring Lauren Alaina takes the #1 slot this week on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart and puts an end to Sam Hunt’s hold on the #1 position after 34 consecutive weeks. #2 on Billboard’s country airplay, on demand audio streams and digital country song charts, Brown’s hit single has momentum yet to crest.
Released officially October 6th, Kane Brown’s Deluxe Edition of his self-titled debut album is available everywhere now. Country’s best-selling new-artist debut of the past two years, the album now includes four additional songs on the deluxe version and is trending #1 on the iTunes country chart, as has every album, EP, single and instant grat track Brown has ever released.
About Kane Brown
Even before signing his record deal in early 2016, rising star Kane Brown had already established a passionate online following in the millions. Almost immediately, the RCA Nashville/Zone 4 singer/songwriter was making chart history with the release of Chapter 1, which became the highest-debuting country EP of the Nielsen SoundScan era and featured the RIAA Gold-certified “Used to Love You Sober.” His Kane Brown full-length released in December 2016, debuting at #1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums and Top 10 on the Billboard 200 all-genre chart. Kane Brown also claimed the #4 spot as the best-selling new-artist album debut of 2016, in any genre. The October 6, 2017 release of the 15-song Kane Brown Deluxe Edition builds on that success with four new tracks including “Setting the Night on Fire—a duet with Brown’s hero and RCA labelmate Chris Young—and “Found You,” a track that entered Billboard ’s Country Digital Song Sales chart at #1. Earlier this year, Brown impressively earned his first ACM award nomination as New Male Vocalist of the Year, as well as a CMT Music Awards Breakthrough Video of the Year nod for “Used to Love You Sober.” In addition to headlining his own series of sold-out tour dates, Brown was tapped for Florida Georgia Line’s 2016 summer tour and is currently a special guest on Jason Aldean’s They Don’t Know Tour. Beyond his flourishing music career—and inspired by his personal experiences and a desire to lend his voice as a platform—Brown recently partnered with Make Room, the nation’s leading organization addressing the rental housing crisis in the U.S. www.kanebrownmusic.com
