Riley Green

 ( American Country Singer-songwriters ) 

Johnathan Riley Green (born October 18, 1988) is an American country music singer and songwriter, signed to Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment (formerly BMLG) since 2019. He has released three albums: Different 'Round Here in 2019, Ain't My Last Rodeo in 2023, and Don't Mind If I Do in 2024. Green has charted four top-20 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts: "There Was This Girl", "I Wish Grandpas Never Died", "Half of Me" (with Thomas Rhett), and "Different 'Round Here" (with Luke Combs).

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Music career Jonathan Riley Green was born October 18, 1988, in Jacksonville, Alabama. He learned music from his grandfather, Bufford Green, who ran a music venue.

While he was at Jacksonville State University, Green was a Division 1 FCS quarterback on the American football team. Green was also a contestant on the CMT reality show Redneck Island. He released a self-titled EP in 2013, followed by additional EPs in 2015, 2016, and 2017. In 2018, he signed to the Big Machine Label Group.

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country reviewed "There Was This Girl" favorably, comparing its theme to "Chicks Dig It" by Chris Cagle and noting the more neotraditional country influence compared to Green's peers. The song charted on Country Airplay, and a music video was shot in October 2018.

In April 2019, Green announced the release of his second single, "In Love by Now", co-written with Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip, and Marv Green, and released an accompanying music video shot in Belize.

"I Wish Grandpas Never Died" was released in August 2019 as the third single from Green's debut album, Different 'Round Here, which was released on September 20, 2019.

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He collaborated on a song with Justin Moore for his 2023 album Stray Dog.

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Controversies In late 2019, Green attracted some controversy for a line in his song "Bury Me in Dixie", which referenced Confederate general Robert E. Lee. He removed the song from streaming services in October 2019. Green denied any racial motive for referencing Lee, saying the lyric was an expression of "pride and heritage in what I grew up around". Green also said that avoiding controversy was not the motive for removing the song from streaming services, instead citing concerns over bad audio quality. The song returned to streaming services a few months after the controversy.

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Discography

Studio albums

• Different 'Round Here (2019)
• Ain't My Last Rodeo (2023)
• Don't Mind If I Do (2024)

Extended plays

• Outlaws Like Us (2017)
• Riley Green (2018)
• In a Truck Right Now (2018)
• Got That Man a Beer (2019)
• Behind the Bar (2021)
• Way Out Here (2024)
• Midtown Sessions (2025)

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Awards and nominations

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Academy of Country Music Awards

|- |2020 |Riley Green |Top New Male Vocalist | |- |2024 |"Different 'Round Here" |rowspan=2| Music Event of the Year | |- |rowspan=4| 2025 |rowspan=4| "You Look Like You Love Me" | |- |Visual Media of the Year | |- |Song of the Year | |- |Single of the Year | |}

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Country Music Association Awards

|- |2024 |"You Look Like You Love Me" |rowspan=2| Musical Event of the Year | |- |rowspan=4| 2025 |"Don't Mind If I Do" | |- |rowspan=3| "You Look Like You Love Me" |Single of the Year | |- |Song of the Year | |- |Music Video of the Year | |}

Categories: American Country Singer-songwriters, American Male Singer-songwriters, Big Machine Records Artists, Living People, Participants In American Reality Television Series, People From Calhoun County, Alabama, Country Musicians From Alabama, 1988 Births, Singer-songwriters From Alabama

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