Brantley Keith Gilbert was born on the 20th January 1985, in Jefferson, Georgia USA, and is a country rock artist whose studio albums “Halfway to Heaven” (2010) as well as “Just as I Am” (2014) made him not only rich but also famous. Brantley Gilbert has been accumulating his net worth being active in the entertainment industry since 2005.
How rich is the country rock musician and singer? It has been reported by authoritative sources that the outright size of Brantley Gilbert’s net worth is as much as $15 million. It is worth saying that his album “Halfway to Heaven” (2010) has been certified platinum, selling 1,081,000 copies in USA whereas “Just as I Am” (2014) – gold with sales of 954,800.
Brantley Gilbert Net Worth $15 Million
To start with, Brantley Gilbert grew up with country and rock music of the southern states. At 19, he had a serious car accident and was close to death, however, this event and its processing was the beginning of his music career, when he subsequently appeared as a soloist with own songs and then founded his own band. Then he went to Nashville, where he signed a song-writing contract with Warner Chappell Publishing. He wrote, among other artists, for Jason Aldean and Colt Ford. His first album entitled “A Modern Day Prodigal Son” released in 2009 by Colt Ford’s independent label Average Joe’s, had only modest success. However, his second album “Halfway to Heaven” (2010) topped the Billboard Top Top Heatseekers and was second on the Billboard Top Country Albums. Extended support was given by the song “Country Must Be Country Wide” which appeared to top the country charts. The song “You Do not Know Her Like I Do” also topped the official singles’ chart; the above mentioned two singles were million sellers, and to add more, the album has increased the total size of Brantley Gilbert net worth as it stayed in the hit parade for over three years. Of course his net worth benefited considerably.
At the ACM Awards, he was awarded the New Male Vocalist of the Year. Additionally, he won the CMA Triple Play Award at the CMA Awards in 2013. The third album by Brantley Gilbert, “Just as I Am”, produced by Dann Huff, was released in 2014 and immediately debuted at number one on the country charts. The single “Bottoms Up” topped the Billboard Top Country and Top Country Airplay charts. Lately, Gilbert has won the iHeartRadio Music Award in the category of Renegade Awards.
Furthermore, Gilbert has worked as a counsellor for special needs at the Friendship Elementary in Gainesville.
Finally, in the personal life of the country singer, he had been dating the actress and singer Jana Kramer, and they were engaged, however, the couple split up after several months. Later, Brantley married teacher Amber Cochran in 2015. Such well known songs like “More Than Miles” or “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do” have been inspired by the wife of the artist.
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iHeartRadio Music Award in the category of Renegade Awards, ACM Awards for New Male Vocalist of the Year, CMA Awards for CMA Triple Play Award
Record Labels
Warner Chappell Publishing
Albums
“A Modern Day Prodigal Son” (2009), “Halfway to Heaven” (2010), “Just as I Am” (2014)
Nominations
Billboard Music Awards (2015)
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I've realized that life can be very short, and everyone should take advantage of it," says Gilbert. "If you're gonna live, do something with it. Make it great.
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Fact
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In October 2014, Gilbert publicly announced that he was engaged to a woman he chose not to name, saying only that she lived near his home and he had known her for about ten years. He is currently engaged to Georgia school teacher Amber Cochran. Gilbert admitted that Cochran was the girl who inspired his single More Than Miles.
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Was engaged to Jana Kramer [January 20, 2013]. Announced on August 15, 2013 that their engagement had ended, citing the strain of busy careers.
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Brantley moved out at 15 and started riding motorcycles.
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Critically injured, Gilbert's academic career came to a screeching halt, as most of his memories were erased by the trauma that he suffered. According to Gilbert, the accident spurred him to dedicate himself to his musical career and writing songs helped him recapture some memories he lost in the crash.
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Brantley wrote two songs for country star Jason Aldean: "Dirt Road Anthem" (co-written with Redneck Yacht Club artist Colt Ford) and Aldean's title track to his album "My Kinda Party". In turn, Jason Aldean covered a song of Brantley's called "The Best Of Me".
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Brantley began writing and singing original music when he was thirteen.
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He held a job as a special-needs counselor at Friendship Elementary in Gainesville, Georgia.
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Signed to Valory Records, Brantley shares a label with Reba McEntire, Jewel and Justin Moore.
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Brantley was a college student studying at Georgia College & State University and was aspiring to be a marriage and relationship counselor.
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He played baseball and football in high school.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Patriots Day
2016
writer: "Dirt Road Anthem"
Conan
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2016 writer - 1 episode, 2016
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Brantley Gilbert: Bottoms Up
2013
Video short
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards
2012
TV Special
Himself
Conan
2016
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest
Brantley Gilbert: Stone Cold Sober (Behind the Scenes)
2015
Video short
Himself
CMT Crossroads
2015
TV Series
Himself
2015 Billboard Music Awards
2015
TV Special
Himself
50th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards
2015
TV Special
Himself
IHeartRadio Music Awards
2015
TV Special
Himself
All My Friends: Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman
2014
TV Movie
Himself
Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2015
2014
TV Movie
Himself - Performer
American Music Awards 2014
2014
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
2014 CMT Music Awards
2014
TV Special
Himself
Stagecoach California's Country Music Festival
2014
TV Special
The Country Vibe with Chuck and Becca
2012-2014
TV Series
Himself - Guest
48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards
2013
TV Special
Himself
Outnumber Hunger: The Band Perry Live
2013
TV Special
Nashville
2013
TV Series
Himself
Exposed
2013/I
TV Mini-Series
Himself (2013)
CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock
2012
TV Special
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
CMT Hot 20 Countdown
2011
TV Series
Himself
Known for movies
CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock (2012) as Himself
Patriots Day (2016) as Soundtrack
47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (2012) as Himself
American Music Awards 2014 (2014) as Himself - Presenter