Corey Kent
{{Infobox musical artist
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| birth_name = Corey Kent White
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|06|21}}
| birth_place = Bixby, Oklahoma, U.S.
| origin = Frisco, Texas, U.S.
| genre = {{flatlist|
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| occupation = Singer
| instrument = {{flatlist|
- Vocals
- guitar
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| years_active = 2015–present
| label = RCA Nashville
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Corey Kent White (born June 21, 1994) is an American country music singer from Frisco, Texas signed to RCA Nashville.
Biography
Corey Kent White was born in Bixby, Oklahoma. Kent grew up listening to country music, taking influence from artists such as fellow Oklahoma native Garth Brooks. Learning the road life early, Kent was just 11 when he joined a touring Western Swing group, traveling the country at the front of a “working class” band brothers for five years before they finally dissolved.{{Cite web |title=In Focus: Corey Kent {{!}} Holler |url=https://holler.country/feature/in-focus-corey-kent |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=holler.country |language=en}} Still in high school and unsure of what came next, he nearly quit entirely – but after a chance encounter of being pulled out of the audience and joining Willie Nelson on stage, he was inspired to start writing songs, a new path emerged. At age 17, he moved to Tennessee, hit the pavement and scored a publishing deal. Then, the bottom dropped out. Kent lost his publishing deal, and decided to move back to Texas prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. {{Cite web |last=O'Connell |first=Madeleine |date=2023-06-02 |title=Corey Kent's Major Label Debut, 'Blacktop,' Signals A New Sense Of Appreciation For His Life And Career |url=https://countrynow.com/corey-kents-major-label-debut-blacktop-signals-a-new-sense-of-appreciation-for-his-life-and-career/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Country Now |language=en-US}}
As the world started opening up, Corey began touring in Texas and Oklahoma{{Cite web |title=Country Star Corey Kent Coming in Concert to Sarasota, has hit, Wild as Her {{!}} 92.1 CTQ |url=https://ctqcountry.iheart.com/featured/maverick-mornings/content/2023-02-17-country-star-corey-kent-coming-in-concert-to-sarasota-has-hit-wild-as-her/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Maverick |language=en}} playing in night clubs and opening for bands like Randy Rogers, Parker McCollum, Kolby Cooper and Cody Johnson. Corey then emerged on to the Billboard charts in 2022 with "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.{{cite web | url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1842984/corey-kent-talks-chart-topping-single-wild-as-her-and-how-willie-nelson-took-a-chance-on-him/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528191617/http://www.cmt.com/news/1842984/corey-kent-talks-chart-topping-single-wild-as-her-and-how-willie-nelson-took-a-chance-on-him/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=May 28, 2022 | title=Corey Kent Talks Chart-Topping Single "Wild As Her" And How Willie Nelson Took A Chance On Him | publisher=CMT | date=March 24, 2022 | accessdate=August 2, 2022}} Because of this song's initial charting success, Billboard reported that many Nashville labels were in a bidding war to sign Kent.{{cite web | url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/corey-kent-wild-as-her-label-deal-inside-track/ | title=Inside Track: 'Wild as Her' Singer Corey Kent at Center of Nashville Bidding War | publisher=Billboard | date=April 26, 2022 | accessdate=August 2, 2022 | author=Jessica Nicholson}} RCA Records Nashville signed Kent in August 2022 and began promoting "Wild as Her" to country radio.{{cite web | url=https://countrynow.com/corey-kent-reflects-on-life-changing-success-of-wild-as-her-its-pretty-crazy/ | title=Corey Kent Reflects On Life-Changing Success Of 'Wild As Her:' 'It's Pretty Crazy' | publisher=Country Now | date=August 8, 2022 | accessdate=August 16, 2022}} "Wild as Her" amassed over 300 million streams in its first year, reached platinum status in March 2023 and reached the top spot at Country Radio in May of the same year.{{Cite web |last=Hollabaugh |first=Lorie |date=2023-05-15 |title=Corey Kent Lands First Chart-Topper With 'Wild As Her' |url=https://musicrow.com/2023/05/corey-kent-lands-first-chart-topper-with-wild-as-her/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=MusicRow.com |language=en-US}}
Kent's major label debut and third studio album, Blacktop, was released on June 2, 2023 via RCA Nashville. "Something's Gonna Kill Me" was released on July 10, 2023 as the second single.{{cite web | url=https://www.allaccess.com/country/future-releases | title=Future Releases for Country Radio Stations | New Music Artist Free Song }}
Discography
= Albums =
= Singles =
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|+List of singles, with year released and selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| US {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2023-05-20/|title=Billboard Hot 100: Week of May 20, 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 16, 2023}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| US
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| CAN
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| scope="row"| "Wild as Her"
| 2022 | 40 || 12 || 3 || 58 |
| rowspan="2"|Blacktop |
| scope="row"| "Something's Gonna Kill Me"
| 2023 | —{{efn-ua|"Something's Gonna Kill Me" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 14 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/bubbling-under-hot-100-singles/2023-06-17/ | title=Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of June 17, 2023 | magazine=Billboard | access-date=June 13, 2023}}}} || 31 || 40 || — | |
| scope="row"| "This Heart"{{cite web | url=https://musicrow.com/single-track-releases/ | title=Single/Track Releases }}
| 2024 | — || 37 || 19 || 58 | | Black Bandana |
= Other charted songs =
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References
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{{The Voice (U.S.)}}
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Category:American country singers
Category:American country singer-songwriters
Category:American male singers
Category:Country musicians from Oklahoma
Category:People from Bixby, Oklahoma
Category:RCA Records Nashville artists