Biography

Kip Moore was born in Tifton, Georgia. He began playing guitar while attending Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, Alabama, and made his first public performance at a Mellow Mushroom restaurant in Valdosta, Georgia. After college, he moved to a "little hut" in Hawaii, where he also took up backpacking and surfing. He moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in 2004, where songwriter and producer Brett James helped him sign a publishing deal.

Musical career

He spent eight years in Nashville before signing a record deal with MCA Nashville. His debut single, "Mary Was the Marrying Kind", peaked at number 45 on the country singles charts published by Billboard.

On September 27, 2011, he released his second single, "Somethin' 'Bout a Truck". The song was followed by the release of his debut album Up All Night in April 2012. Moore co-wrote every song on the album, and Brett James produced it. A month later, "Somethin' 'Bout a Truck" hit number 1 on the Billboard country charts. "Beer Money" was the album's second single, followed by "Hey Pretty Girl". These songs also reached the country Top 5.

Moore co-wrote two tracks on Thompson Square's self-titled debut album which was released in February 2011: "All the Way" and "Let's Fight", the latter of which was their debut single. He also co-wrote James Wesley's 2012 single "Walking Contradiction".

Second album

In October 2013, Moore announced his fifth single, "Young Love". It charted at number 22 on the Country Airplay in March 2014. After it underperformed, it was followed by "Dirt Road", which failed to make Top 40. Moore then decided to "scrap" his second album and compose new material. Moore then released "I'm to Blame", the leadoff to his 2015 album Wild Ones.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions				Sales
		US Country	US	AUS	CAN
Up All Night	Release date: April 24, 2012 Label: MCA Nashville	3	6	—	—	US: 446,000
Wild Ones	Release date: August 21, 2015 Label: MCA Nashville	2	4	31	5	US: 79,100
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions					Certifications	Album
		US Country	US Country Airplay	US	CAN Country	CAN
2011	"Mary Was the Marrying Kind"	45	—	—	—	—		Up All Night
	"Somethin' 'Bout a Truck"	1	—	29	—	33	RIAA: 2× Platinum
2012	"Beer Money"	7	3	51	1	58	RIAA: Gold
2013	"Hey Pretty Girl"	8	2	41	6	62	RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold
	"Young Love"	26	22	104	43	83		N/A
2014	"Dirt Road"	35	44	—	—	—
2015	"I'm to Blame"	24	20	100	40	96		Wild Ones
	"Running for You"A	26	22
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

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Other charted songs

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Album
		US Country	CAN
2015	"Wild Ones"	37	85	Wild Ones

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2011	"Mary Was the Marrying Kind"	Michael Maxxis
	"Somethin' 'Bout a Truck"	Roger Pistole
2012	"Somethin' 'Bout a Truck"	Stephen Shepherd
	"Hey Pretty Girl"
	"Beer Money"	Peter Zavadil
2013	"Hey Pretty Girl"	Chris Hicky
2014	"Young Love"	Peter Zavadil
	"Dirt Road"
	"Heart's Desire"	PJ Brown
	"On the Case"
2015	"I'm to Blame"	Peter Zavadil
	"Comeback Kid"	PJ Brown
	"Girl of the Summer"
	"What Ya Got on Tonight"
	"Lipstick"
2016	"Running for You"

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Result
2012	American Country Awards	New Artist of the Year	Nominated
		Single by a New Artist- "Somethin' 'Bout A Truck"	Nominated
		Music Video by a New Artist- "Somethin' 'Bout A Truck"	Nominated
2013	CMT Music Awards	Breakthrough Video of The Year - "Beer Money"	Nominated
2014	Country Music Association Awards	New Artist of the Year	Nominated

[ Source: Wikipedia ]