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Brantley Keith Gilbert (born January 20, 1985) is an American country rock singer, songwriter and record producer from Jefferson, Georgia. He was originally signed to Colt Ford's label, Average Joes Entertainment, where he released Modern Day Prodigal Son and Halfway to Heaven. He is now signed to the Valory division of Big Machine Records where he has released six studio albums—a deluxe edition of Halfway to Heaven, Just as I Am, The Devil Don't Sleep, Fire & Brimstone, So Help Me God, Tattoos, and 14 country chart entries, four of which have gone to number one. He also co-wrote (with Colt Ford) and originally recorded Jason Aldean's singles "My Kinda Party" and "Dirt Road Anthem".
In 2011, he signed with Valory Music Co., a division of Big Machine Records, who released a deluxe edition of Halfway to Heaven. The album was produced by Dann Huff. Its first two singles, "Country Must Be Country Wide" and "You Don't Know Her Like I Do", both went to number one on the Hot Country Songs chart. After them, "Kick It in the Sticks" peaked at number 34, and "More Than Miles" at number 7 on Country Airplay. He won the ACM New Male Artist award in 2013.
Ahead of his fourth album, The Devil Don't Sleep, Gilbert released the single "The Weekend" as the album's lead single. Also included on the album is "The Ones That Like Me".
A deluxe edition of The Devil Don't Sleep includes ten bonus tracks: five demos, and five tracks cut from a live performance at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
In June 2020, Gilbert released the single "Hard Days". The song was later included on a deluxe edition of Fire & Brimstone.
In June 2021, Gilbert released the single "The Worst Country Song of All Time", featuring Hardy and Toby Keith, and followed it up with the promotional single "Gone But Not Forgotten" in September 2021. The second promotional single, "How to Talk to Girls", was released on November 19, 2021. In March 2022, Gilbert and Jason Aldean released the third promotional single, "Rolex on a Redneck". In June 2022, Gilbert and Jelly Roll released the fourth promotional single, "Son of the Dirty South", which charted on multiple Billboard charts.
Gilbert released his sixth studio album So Help Me God on November 10, 2022 and released "Heaven by Then", featuring Blake Shelton and Vince Gill, as the album's second single. He opened for Five Finger Death Punch on their late 2022 headlining tour along with Cory Marks in the United States. He released a deluxe edition of So Help Me God on April 21, 2023, containing five new tracks, including the promotional single "Bury Me Upside Down". Gilbert joined Nickelback's "Get Rollin' Tour" in summer 2023 in North America as an opening act alongside fellow country artist Josh Ross.
In July 2024, Gilbert announced his seventh studio album Tattoos, which was released on September 13, 2024. He released the songs "Me and My House", featuring Struggle Jennings and Demun Jones, and "Dirty Money", featuring Justin Moore, as the album's third and fourth promotional singles, respectively.
Brantley Gilbert was in a near-fatal truck accident when he was 19. Gilbert is an active Christian, and his song "My Faith In You", from his album Just as I Am, speaks of his faith. In May 2015, Gilbert got a tattoo showing his support of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Gilbert headlined the NRA's Country Concert in February 2023.
In April 2023, Gilbert smashed a can of Bud Light on stage after saying "Yeah, fuck that". Bud Light had recently become the focus of a boycott from conservatives because of a sponsored Instagram post by transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney.
In October 2014, Gilbert got engaged to Amber Cochran, a teacher, after reconnecting as they first dated in high school. The couple were married in June 2015, and have three children.
| 2011 | Country Music Association Awards | Song of the Year | "Dirt Road Anthem" | ||
| Academy of Country Music Awards | New Artist of the Year | Brantley Gilbert | |||
| 2012 | Academy of Country Music Awards | New Artist of the Year | Brantley Gilbert | ||
| New Male Vocalist of the Year | |||||
| American Country Awards | Breakthrough Artist Single of the Year | "You Don't Know Her Like I Do" | |||
| Country Music Association Awards | New Artist of the Year | Brantley Gilbert | |||
| 2013 | CRS | New Faces | Brantley Gilbert | ||
| Country Music Association Awards | CMA Triple Play Award | "Country Must Be Country Wide", "You Don't Know Her Like I Do", "Dirt Road Anthem" | |||
| Academy of Country Music Awards | Top New Male Artist | Brantley Gilbert | |||
| New Artist of the Year | Brantley Gilbert | ||||
| 2014 | American Music Awards | Favorite Country Album | Just As I Am | ||
| American Country Countdown Awards | Album of the Year | "Small Town Throwdown" | |||
| Collaboration of the Year | "Small Town Throwdown" (featuring Justin Moore and Thomas Rhett) | ||||
| 2015 | iHeartRadio Music Awards | Renegade Award | Brantley Gilbert | ||
| Billboard Music Awards | Top Country Artist | Brantley Gilbert | |||
| Top Country Album | Just as I Am | ||||
| 2016 | CMT Music Awards | Performance Video of the Year | "What's Your Name" (with Lynyrd Skynyrd) – CMT Crossroads" | ||
| 2017 | BMI Country Awards | Top 50 Songs | "The Weekend" | ||
| 2019 | CMT Music Awards | Collaborative Video of the Year | "What Happens In A Small Town" (with Lindsay Ell) |
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