Dylan Scott
{{Short description|American singer}}
{{About|the singer|the footballer|Dylan Scott (footballer)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Dylan Scott
| image = Dylan Scott 2019 by Glenn Francis.jpg
| caption = Scott in 2019
| birth_name = Dylan Scott Robinson{{cite magazine |title=Dylan Scott Scores First Country Airplay No. 1 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7872873/dylan-scott-my-girl-first-country-airplay-chart |date=July 18, 2017 |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=November 14, 2018 |first=Jim|last=Asker}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|10|22}}
| birth_place = Bastrop, Louisiana, U.S.
| genre = Country pop
| occupation = {{Flatlist|
- Singer
- songwriter
}}
| instrument = {{Flatlist|
- Vocals
- guitar
- piano
}}
| years_active = 2013–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Blair Robinson|May 28, 2016}}https://people.com/who-is-blair-robinson-dylan-scott-wife-7567003#:~:text=Dylan%20Scott%20and%20Blair%20Robinson.&text=The%20couple%20married%20on%20May,best%20day%20of%20my%20life!%E2%80%9D
| label = Curb
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|http://dylanscottcountry.com/}}
}}
Dylan Scott Robinson (born October 22, 1990){{cite web|title=Dylan Scott Bio|url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/dylan-scott/biography/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402155504/http://www.cmt.com/artists/dylan-scott/biography/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2015|website=Country Music Television|accessdate=July 28, 2014}} is an American country singer and songwriter, better known by his stage name Dylan Scott. He is signed to Curb Records.
Career
Scott's debut single, "Makin' This Boy Go Crazy", was released in June 2013.{{cite web|title=R&R :: Going For Adds :: Country|url=http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/PublishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=06/24/2013&Format=4|work=Radio & Records|accessdate=July 28, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015090709/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=06%2F24%2F2013&Format=4|archivedate=October 15, 2013}} Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song three and a half stars out of five, writing that "the native Louisianan can really rumble when he reaches down to hit the low notes, but his performance won't leave female fans tingling like the greats."{{cite news|last=Dukes|first=Billy|title=Dylan Scott, 'Makin' This Boy Go Crazy' – Song Review|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/dylan-scott-makin-this-boy-go-crazy/|accessdate=July 28, 2014|newspaper=Taste of Country|date=June 24, 2013}} It charted for 10 weeks on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, peaking at number 54 in April 2014. The song's music video premiered on CMT in December 2013.
Scott's second single, "Mmm, Mmm, Mmm", was released in July 2014.{{cite web|title=R&R :: Going For Adds :: Country|url=http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/PublishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=07/07/2014&Format=4|work=Radio & Records|accessdate=July 28, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811143651/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/PublishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=07%2F07%2F2014&Format=4|archivedate=August 11, 2014}} Markos Papadatos of Digital Journal gave the song a B+ rating, writing that "the song has a Jake Owen meets Colt Ford vibe to it, especially since he displays his smooth baritone and rap vocals."{{cite news|last=Papadatos|first=Markos|title=Review: Dylan Scott back with new country single 'Mmm, Mmm, Mmm'|url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/a-and-e/music/review-dylan-scott-back-with-new-country-single-mmm-mmm-mmm/article/388367|accessdate=July 28, 2014|newspaper=Digital Journal|date=July 2, 2014}}
Both songs are included on his extended play, Makin' This Boy Go Crazy (also as the self-titled Dylan Scott EP), which was released on February 11, 2014.{{cite news|last=Nicholson|first=Jessica|title=Sidewalk Records' Dylan Scott Releases Self-Titled EP|url=http://www.musicrow.com/2014/02/sidewalk-records-dylan-scott-releases-self-titled-ep/|accessdate=July 28, 2014|newspaper=MusicRow|date=February 12, 2014}} The EP was produced by Jim Ed Norman. It peaked at number 50 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Another single, "Lay It on Me", came out in late 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/a-and-e/music/review-dylan-scott-charms-on-new-country-single-lay-it-on-me/article/408039|title=Review: Dylan Scott charms on new country single 'Lay It On Me' (Includes first-hand account)|date=October 10, 2014|website=Digitaljournal.com|accessdate=December 2, 2018}}
Dylan Scott had his first number one record in the summer of 2016 with "My Girl", a song written for his high school sweetheart-now wife, Blair Robinson.{{Cite web|url=https://dylanscottcountry.com/|title=Dylan Scott|website=Dylan Scott|language=en|access-date=2019-10-29}} "My Girl" is also Scott's first Platinum record, indicating the single has sold 1,000,000 copies.{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/about-awards/|title=About the Awards|last=|first=|date=n.d.|website=RIAA|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109215629/http://www.riaa.com:80/gold-platinum/about-awards/ |archive-date=January 9, 2016 |access-date=October 28, 2019}}
Scott released his debut studio album, self-titled Dylan Scott, in August 2016. It debuted at number five on the Top Country Albums chart, selling 9,000 copies for the week.{{cite magazine|url= http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7486819/dan-shay-country-airplay-justin-moore-albums |title=Dan + Shay 'Up' to No. 1 On Country Airplay; Justin Moore Bows Atop Top Country Albums |date=August 23, 2016 |first= Jim |last=Asker|magazine=Billboard }}
Scott followed up "My Girl" with a number 2 record, "Hooked", from his Dylan Scott album, which was later certified Gold.
Scott released the single "Nothing to Do Town", which was accompanied by a music video and released on December 17, 2018.{{cite web|title=R&R :: Going For Adds :: Country|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjrpAFRN39A|work=Curb Records|accessdate=December 17, 2018}}
In 2019, Scott released an EP titled An Old Memory, containing seven covers of Keith Whitley songs and features a guest appearance from Whitley's widow Lorrie Morgan.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/8517939/dylan-scott-keith-whitley-covers-ep-an-old-memory | title=Dylan Scott Salutes His Idol Keith Whitley on Upcoming EP: Exclusive | magazine=Billboard | date=June 28, 2019 | accessdate=May 12, 2020}}
In 2023, Scott performed the national anthem and had a pregame concert prior to the 2023 USFL Championship Game in Canton, Ohio.{{cite web|title=Dylan Scott to Perform Live Before USFL Championship Game|url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/usfl/dylan-scott-to-perform-live-before-usfl-championship-game|accessdate=July 1, 2023}}
Personal life
Scott was born in Louisiana and moved to Nashville at the age of 19.
Scott and his wife, Blair Robinson, live in Nashville with their three children, sons Beckett Scott (born December 12, 2017){{Cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1789410/dylan-scott-becomes-a-father/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213195409/http://www.cmt.com/news/1789410/dylan-scott-becomes-a-father/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 13, 2017|title=Dylan Scott Becomes a Father|last=Staff 12/13/2017|website=CMT News|access-date=2019-10-29}} and Barron (born September 26, 2023){{Cite web|url=https://people.com/dylan-scott-and-wife-blair-welcome-baby-3-7971750|title=Dylan Scott and Wife Blair Robinson Welcome Baby No. 3, a Boy Named Barron: 'Life Is Good!'|website=PEOPLE.com|language=en|access-date=2023-09-30}} and daughter Finley Gray (born August 28, 2019).{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/dylan-scott-welcomes-daughter-finley-gray-first-photo/|title=Meet Finley Gray! Dylan Scott Welcomes Second Child and Says Wife Blair 'Is a Rockstar'|website=PEOPLE.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-29}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
=Extended plays=
class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Details ! colspan="3"| Peak chart |
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style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="45"| US ! width="45"| US Country ! width="45"| US |
scope="row"| Makin' This Boy Go Crazy (Dylan Scott EP) |
| — | 50 | 15 |
scope="row"| Merry Christmas
|
| — | — | — |
scope="row"| Stripped
|
| — | — | — |
scope="row"| Nothing to Do Town
|
| 50 | 3 | — |
scope="row"| An Old Memory
|
| — | — | — |
colspan="5" style="font-size:85%" | "—" denotes releases that did not chart |
=Singles=
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scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title ! colspan="6" scope="col" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
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style="font-size:smaller;"
! scope="col" width="45"| US ! scope="col" width="45"| US Country Songs ! scope="col" width="45"| US Country Airplay ! scope="col" width="45"| CAN ! scope="col" width="45"| CAN Country
!NZ Hot |
2013
! scope="row"| "Makin' This Boy Go Crazy" | — | — | 54 | — | — |— | | align="left" rowspan="2"| Makin' This Boy Go Crazy |
rowspan="2"| 2014
! scope="row"| "Mmm, Mmm, Mmm" | — | — | — | — | — |— |
scope="row"| "Lay It On Me"
| — | — | — | — | — |— | | align="left" rowspan="4"| Dylan Scott |
2015
! scope="row"| "Crazy Over Me" | — | 36 | 36 | — | — |— | |
2016
! scope="row"| "My Girl" | 39 | 3 | 1 | — | 13 |— | |
2017
! scope="row"| "Hooked" | 48 | 6 | 2 | — | 14 |— | |
2019
! scope="row"| "Nothing to Do Town" | — | 35 | 32 | — | — |— | | align="left" rowspan="2"| Nothing to Do Town & Livin' My Best Life |
2020
! scope="row"| "Nobody" | 50 | 5 | 2 | — | 23 |— | |
2021
! scope="row"| "New Truck" | 61 | 13 | 1 | 82 | 9 |— | | align="left" rowspan="2"| Livin' My Best Life |
2022
! scope="row"| "Can't Have Mine (Find You a Girl)" | 57 | 10 | 1 | 95 | 6 |— | |
2023
! scope="row"| "Boys Back Home" | 75 | 18 | 2 | — | 55 |— |
| align="left"| Mid-Twenties Crisis & Livin' My Best Life (Still) |
2024
! scope="row" | "This Town's Been Too Good to Us" | 70 | 17 | 1 | — | 39 |— | | rowspan="2" align="left" | Livin' My Best Life (Still) & Easy Does It |
2025
! scope="row" | "What He'll Never Have" |—{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"What He'll Never Have" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number four on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/dylan-scott/chart-history/hbu/|title=Dylan Scott Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 26, 2025}}}} |29 |53 |76 |— |15 | |
colspan="12" style="font-size:85%" | "—" denotes releases that did not chart |
=Other charted songs=
class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title !Peak ! rowspan="2" |Certifications ! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Album |
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style="font-size:smaller;"
! scope="col" width="45"| US Country Airplay |
2019
! scope="row"| "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" | 60 | | Merry Christmas |
2022
! scope="row"|"Good Times Go By Too Fast" |— | |Livin' My Best Life |
=Music videos=
Notes
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References
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External links
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- {{official website|http://dylanscottcountry.com}}
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Category:American country singer-songwriters
Category:American male singer-songwriters
Category:Country musicians from Louisiana
Category:People from Bastrop, Louisiana
Category:Singer-songwriters from Louisiana