Mitchell Tenpenny is a country music singer and songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. His grandmother was Donna Hilley, who was the CEO of Sony/ATV Music Publishing from 1994 until her retirement in 2005. Tenpenny says when he was 11 years old his grandmother introduced him to songwriters, Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman, and that is when he became interested in songwriting. Fast-forward a couple of years later and Tenpenny was singing harmonies in church and lead screamer in a high-school, hard core, rock band as well as playing the drums. After high school he went on to graduate from Lipscomb and Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). After college Tenpenny released his debut album Black Crow in 2015, releasing singles "Black Crow" and "Alcohol You Later." He was already signed to a publishing deal with Sony ATV Music Publishing Nashville and had written hit song "If The Boot Fits" for Granger Smith. He would also later open for artists such as Dustin Lynch (Ride of Die Tour), Maren Morris (Renegade Revival Run), Jake Owen, and more. In 2017 Tenpenny released EP, Linden Ave, named after the street where his grandmother Donna Hilley used to live. Linden Ave charted at the number 10 spot on Billboards Independent Albums chart, number 6 in Heatseekers Albums, and number 12 in Country Album Sales. It sold 2,100 copies its first week. In January of 2018, Tenpenny signed with Riser House/Columbia Nashville and released a self-titled EP in February, featuring his now hit single "Drunk Me". His first full length album, Telling All My Secrets, will be released December 14, 2018. His current single "Drunk Me" was co-written by Tenpenny, along with Jordan Schmidt and Justin Wilson. It became the best debut by a new country artist in two years. The same week "Drunk Me" was released it made streaming chart history by achieving the highest entry ever, at number 39, for a new artist on Nielsen’s On Demand Audio Core Country Streaming chart, which is a total of 1.5 million streams. In 2018, Mitchell Tenpenny created The 10Penny Fund "to provide inspiration and support to cancer patients beyond traditional medical treatment." For more information or to donate click here. Currently, Tenpenny is on tour and excitedly awaiting the release of his debut album. I'm also currently excitedly awaiting for his debut album as well because his voice his one of most unique on country radio right now. "Drunk Me" is one of my favorite songs right now because it tells a story that a lot of people can relate to, whether they listen to country music or not. Tennpenny's social media is linked below. You can find him on Spotify, Apple and Android music. "Drunk Me" music video is at the bottom of this post. Information from: mitchelltenpenny.com and Wikipedia
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