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Michael Ray (singer)

{{Short description|Singer}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Michael Ray

| alt = michael ray

| birth_name = Michael Ray Roach

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1988|4|29}}

| birth_place = Eustis, Florida, U.S.{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/michael-ray-mn0002988905/biography | title=Michael Ray biography | work=Allmusic | access-date=February 23, 2019}}

| genre = Country

| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}

| instrument = Vocals

| years_active = 2010–present

| label = {{hlist|Warner Bros. Nashville|Atlantic Nashville}}

| website = {{URL|michaelraymusic.com}}

| spouse = {{marriage|Carly Pearce|2019|2020|end=div}}

}}

Michael Ray Roach (born April 29, 1988) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is signed to Warner Music Nashville. He has released two albums for the label: Michael Ray and Amos.

Biography

Ray was born in Eustis, Florida. He was inspired by his grandfather Amos "Wilson" Roach, who played music for him and taught him how to play guitar, in addition to having him perform at assisted living centers. Ray chose to form a band in southern Florida after graduating high school, and a disc jockey at WPCV began playing his music. He released an album independently in 2010, which was discovered by manager Tony Conway.

Ray was mentored by John Rich of Big & Rich on the singing competition The Next: Fame Is at Your Doorstep, which he won. He and Rich co-wrote Big & Rich's 2015 single, "Run Away with You".{{cite news|last=Anderson|first=Danielle|title=5 Things to Know About 'Kiss You in the Morning Singer' Michael Ray|url=http://www.people.com/article/michael-ray-5-things-to-know|work=People|date=September 13, 2015|access-date=September 13, 2015}} After winning the competition, Ray was signed to Warner Bros. Records Nashville. His first EP, Tour Bootleg, was released in 2014. Two of the EP's tracks, "Kiss You in the Morning" (which went to number one on the Country Airplay charts in 2015) and "Think a Little Less," appeared later on his self-titled second album, released in 2015, becoming his first and third singles, respectively. The track "Real Men Love Jesus" was named as Ray's second single. Ray supported the album with a tour.

On June 16, 2017, Ray released the single "Get to You" ahead of his third studio album, Amos.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMc1uiutcWA|title=Michael Ray - "Get To You" (Chapter 1)|date=June 16, 2017 |access-date=January 27, 2022|via=YouTube}} After the album's release in 2018, it produced two more singles: "One That Got Away" and "Her World or Mine." It was produced by Scott Hendricks. In September 2020, Ray released the single "Whiskey and Rain" ahead of his fourth studio album, originally set to be released in 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.soundslikenashville.com/music/michael-ray-teases-forthcoming-third-album-man-its-country|title=Michael Ray Teases Forthcoming Third Album: "Man, It's Country!"|last=Chua|first=Jeremy|date=December 30, 2020|website=Sounds Like Nashville|access-date=July 10, 2021}}

Personal life

Michael Ray has one sister and two half sisters.

On July 19, 2018, Ray confirmed that he had started dating country singer Carly Pearce.{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/carly-pearce-michael-ray-dating|title=Carly Pearce and Michael Ray Confirm They're Dating|last=Whitaker|first=Sterling|date=July 19, 2018|access-date=July 20, 2018|work=Taste of Country}} They were engaged on December 19, 2018.{{cite web|url=http://theboot.com/carly-pearce-michael-ray-engaged/|title=Carly Pearce and Michael Ray Are Engaged!|last=Stecker|first=Liv|date=December 22, 2018|access-date=December 22, 2018|work=The Boot}} and married on October 6, 2019 on a farm in Goodlettsville, Tennessee northeast of Nashville.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/country/michael-ray-marries-carly-pearce-wedding-photo/|title=They're Married! Michael Ray and Carly Pearce Tie the Knot in 'Whimsical' Wedding — All the Details|last=Kruh|first=Nancy|date=October 6, 2019|access-date=October 6, 2019|work=The Boot}} In June 2020, Pearce filed for divorce from Ray after eight months of marriage.

Discography

{{Infobox artist discography

|Studio = 3

|Compilation =

|Live =

|EP = 3

|Singles = 8

|Music videos = 10

|Option = 1

|Option name = Other charted songs

|1Option = 2

|1Option name = No. 1 singles

}}

=Studio albums=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title

! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details

! colspan="3"| Peak chart
positions

! rowspan="2" style="width:9em;"| Sales

style="font-size:smaller;"

! style="width:4em;"| US Country
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/michael-ray/chart-history/clp/|title=Michael Ray Chart History - Country Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 9, 2018}}

! style="width:4em;"| US
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/michael-ray/chart-history/tlp/|title=Michael Ray Chart History - Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 9, 2018}}

! style="width:4em;"| AUS
{{cite web|url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2017/04/aria-chart-watch-414/|title=ARIA CHART WATCH #414|publisher=auspOp|date=April 1, 2017|access-date=April 1, 2017}}

scope="row"| Michael Ray{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/michael-ray-mw0002061726|title=Michael Ray - Michael Ray|work= AllMusic|access-date=July 15, 2015}}

|

  • Release date: January 29, 2010
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD, digital download

| —

| —

| —

|

scope="row"| Michael Ray

|

| 4

| 21

| 60

|

  • US: 51,000{{cite news|title=Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: January 3, 2017|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2017/01/41257-top-10-country-albums-sales-chart-january-3-2017 |last= Bjorke|first=Matt |publisher=Roughstock |date= January 3, 2017}}
scope="row"| Amos

|

  • Release date: June 1, 2018
  • Label: Atlantic Nashville
  • Formats: CD, digital download

| 5

| 53

| —

|

  • US: 16,600{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2019/04/43757-top-10-country-albums-chart-april-15-2019 |title=Top 10 Country Albums Chart: April 15, 2019 |first= Matt |last= Bjorke |date=April 15, 2019 |work=Roughstock |access-date=July 21, 2019 }}
colspan="6" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

=Extended plays=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title

! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| EP details

! colspan="2"| Peak chart
positions

style="font-size:smaller;"

! style="width:4em;"| US Country

! style="width:4em;"| US Heat
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/michael-ray/chart-history/tln/|title=Michael Ray Chart History - Heatseekers Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 31, 2021}}

scope="row"| Tour Bootleg

|

  • Release date: November 2014
  • Label: Warner Bros. Nashville
  • Formats: Digital download

| —

| —

scope="row"| Kiss You in the Morning

|

  • Release date: April 28, 2015
  • Label: Warner Bros. Nashville
  • Formats: CD, digital download

| 37

| 15

scope="row"| Higher Education

|

  • Release date: August 27, 2021
  • Label: Warner Bros. Nashville
  • Formats: CD, digital download

| —

| —

scope="row"| Dive Bars & Broken Hearts

|

  • Release date: June 23, 2023{{Cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/country/future-releases|title=Future Releases for Country Radio Stations | New Music Artist Free Song|website=All Access|accessdate=May 9, 2023}}
  • Label: Warner Bros. Nashville
  • Formats: CD, digital download

| —

| —

colspan="4" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Single

! colspan="5"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Sales

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Certifications

! rowspan="2"| Album

style="font-size:smaller;"

! style="width:4em;"| US Country
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/michael-ray/chart-history/csi/|title=Michael Ray Chart History: Hot Country Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 30, 2021}}

! style="width:4em;"| US Country Airplay
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/michael-ray/chart-history/csa/|title=Michael Ray Chart History: Country Airplay|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 24, 2024}}

! style="width:4em;"| US
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/michael-ray/chart-history/hsi/|title=Michael Ray Chart History: Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 10, 2021}}

! style="width:4em;"| CAN Country
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/michael-ray/chart-history/ccw/|title=Michael Ray Chart History - Canada Country|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 8, 2021}}

! style="width:4em;"| CAN
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/michael-ray/chart-history/can/|title=Michael Ray Chart History - Canadian Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 8, 2021}}

rowspan="2"| 2015

! scope="row"| "Kiss You in the Morning"

| 10

| 1

| 55

| 13

| 73

|

  • US: 308,000{{cite web|last=Bjorke|first=Matt|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2015/09/37550-top-30-digital-country-singles-september-8-2015 |title=Top 30 Digital Country Singles: September 8, 2015|work=RoughStock|date=September 8, 2015}} Sales figure given [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1La8yuV1iW0YT--ov3bz7NZ1_t9zBIfuBEgcyzdiVaxU/edit?pli=1#gid=0 here]

|

  • RIAA: Gold{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=Michael Ray|access-date=February 27, 2022}}
  • MC: Gold{{Certification Cite Ref|region=Canada|type=single|title=Kiss You in the Morning|artist=Michael Ray}}

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| Michael Ray

scope="row"| "Real Men Love Jesus"

| 28

| 17

| —

| 44

| —

|

  • US: 66,000{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2016/04/40097-top-30-digital-singles-april-4-2016 |title=The Top 30 Digital Country Singles: April 4, 2016|first= Matt |last=Bjorke |date=April 4, 2016 |work=Roughstock }}

|

2016

! scope="row"| "Think a Little Less"

| 3

| 2

| 54

| 23

| —

|

  • US: 278,000{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2017/04/41725-top-30-digital-country-singles-chart-april-17-2017 |title=Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: April 17, 2017 |first= Matt |last=Bjorke |date= April 17, 2017 |work=Roughstock }}

|

  • RIAA: Platinum
2017

! scope="row"| "Get to You"

| 17

| 15

| —{{efn-ua|"Get to You" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number two on Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, which acts as a 25-song quasi-extension of the Hot 100.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/michael-ray/chart-history/hbu/|title=Michael Ray Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 9, 2021}}}}

| 43

| —

|

  • US: 121,000{{cite news|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2018/06/43103-top-30-digital-country-tracks-june-20-2018|title=Top 30 Digital Country Singles: June 20, 2018 |work=Roughstock|last=Bjorke|first=Matt|date=June 20, 2018 |access-date=July 8, 2018 }}

|

  • RIAA: Gold

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| Amos

2018

! scope="row"| "One That Got Away"

| 10

| 3

| 67

| 7

| —

|

  • US: 37,000{{cite news|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2019/04/43752-top-30-digital-country-tracks|title=Top 30 Digital Country Tracks: April 8, 2019|work=RoughStock|first=Matt |last=Bjorke |date= April 8, 2019 |access-date=April 10, 2019 }}

|

  • RIAA: Gold
2019

! scope="row"| "Her World or Mine"

| 31

| 22

| —{{efn-ua|"Her World or Mine" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 12 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, which acts as a 25-song quasi-extension of the Hot 100.}}

| 39

| —

|

|

  • RIAA: Gold
2020

! scope="row" | "Whiskey and Rain"

| 6

| 1

| 37

| —

| —

|

|

  • RIAA: Platinum

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Higher Education

2022

! scope="row"| "Holy Water"

| —

| 32

| —

| —

| —

|

|

2023

! scope="row" | "Spirits and Demons"{{cite web | url=https://www.allaccess.com/country/future-releases | title=Future Releases for Country Radio Stations | New Music Artist Free Song }}
{{Small|(with Meghan Patrick)}}

| —

| 35

| —

| —

| —

|

|

| style="text-align:left;" | Dive Bars & Broken Hearts

colspan="10" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes

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=Other charted songs=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Song

! Peak
positions

! rowspan="2"| Album

style="font-size:smaller;"

! US Country

2015

! scope="row"| "Another Girl"

| 50

| align="left"| Michael Ray

=Music videos=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
Year

! style="width:16em;"| Video

! Director

rowspan="2"| 2015

! scope="row"| "Kiss You in the Morning"{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/michael-ray/1206186/kiss-you-in-the-morning.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713065318/http://www.cmt.com/videos/michael-ray/1206186/kiss-you-in-the-morning.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 13, 2015|title=CMT : Videos : Michael Ray : Kiss You in the Morning|work=Country Music Television|access-date=June 3, 2015}}

| Edgar Esteves

scope="row"| "Real Men Love Jesus"{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/michael-ray/1266058/real-men-love-jesus.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208115241/http://www.cmt.com/videos/michael-ray/1266058/real-men-love-jesus.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 8, 2015|title=CMT : Videos : Michael Ray : Real Men Love Jesus|work=Country Music Television|access-date=December 7, 2015}}

| Sam Siske

2016

! scope="row"| "Think a Little Less"{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/michael-ray/1422225/think-a-little-less.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625013451/http://www.cmt.com/videos/michael-ray/1422225/think-a-little-less.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 25, 2016|title=CMT : Videos : Michael Ray : Think A Little Less|work=Country Music Television|access-date=June 23, 2016}}

| Cody Kern

2017

! scope="row"| "Think a Little Less"{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/michael-ray/1629282/think-a-little-less.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131153438/http://www.cmt.com/videos/michael-ray/1629282/think-a-little-less.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2017|title=CMT : Videos : Michael Ray : Think A Little Less|work=Country Music Television|access-date=January 28, 2017}}

| Jack Guy

rowspan="4"| 2018

! scope="row"| "Get to You"{{cite magazine|last1=Weatherby|first1=Taylor|title=Michael Ray Breaks Through the Barriers of Heartbreak in 'Get To You' Video: Premiere|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/8391796/michael-ray-get-to-you-video|access-date=May 9, 2018|magazine=Billboard|date=April 27, 2018}}

| rowspan="4" {{N/A|Unlisted}}

scope="row"| "Fan Girl"{{cite magazine|last1=Crawford|first1=Robert|title=See Michael Ray's Stark 'Her World or Mine' Video|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/michael-rays-fan-girl-see-video-w519447|access-date=May 9, 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=April 23, 2018}}
scope="row"| "Her World or Mine"{{cite magazine|last1=Levenson|first1=Luke|title=See Michael Ray's Stark 'Her World or Mine' Video|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/michael-rays-her-world-or-mine-video-w519944|access-date=May 9, 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=May 8, 2018}}
scope="row"| "Summer Water"{{cite news|title='Summer Water' Video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdKvE-gbkLU&list=PL_ua_cTOGSL23U5ZNKZz-_chSFBZ8GF-a|access-date=May 31, 2018|work=YouTube|date=May 31, 2018}}
rowspan="2"|2019

! scope="row"| "One That Got Away"

| Sean Hagwell{{cite web | url=http://tasteofcountry.com/michael-ray-one-that-got-away-video/ | title=MICHAEL RAY TRAVELS TO MIAMI FOR 'ONE THAT GOT AWAY' VIDEO | work=Taste of Country | date=September 14, 2018 | access-date=February 23, 2019}}

scope="row"| "Her World or Mine"

| Daniel Carberry and Keenan O'Reilly{{cite web|url=https://www.soundslikenashville.com/music/michael-ray-parents-divorce-her-world-or-mine-video/|title=Michael Ray Channels Parents' Divorce in 'Her World or Mine' Video|author=Chris Parton|date=October 16, 2019|publisher=Sounds Like Nashville|access-date=December 18, 2019}}

2020

! scope="row"| "Whiskey and Rain"

| rowspan="5" {{N/A|Unlisted}}

rowspan="3"| 2021

! scope="row"| "Picture"

scope="row"| "Just the Way I Am"
scope="row"| "Higher Education" {{small|(featuring Kid Rock, Lee Brice, Billy Gibbons, and Tim Montana}})
2022

! scope="row"| "Holy Water"

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable"
Year

! Award show

! Category

! Result

2016

|American Country Countdown Awards

|Breakthrough Male of the Year

|{{Nom}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{official website|http://www.michaelraymusic.com/}}
  • [http://www.warnermusicnashville.com/artist/michael-ray Michael Ray] at Warner Music Nashville
  • [http://www.carbontv.com/shows/heartlandia/episode/2 Michael Ray in Heartlandia] - on CarbonTV

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