Easton Corbin
Introduction '''Dan Easton Corbin''' (born April 12, 1982) is an American country music singer. He signed to Mercury Records Nashville in 2009 and released his self-titled debut album in March 2010, featuring the two number-one hits "A Little More Country Than That" and "Roll with It", as well as the number-14 hit "I Can't Love You Back". His second album, ''All Over the Road'', was released in September 2012.Its first single, "Lovin' You Is Fun", was released in February 2012.The album's second single, "All Over the Road", was released in January 2013.As of 2021, he had sold over 500,000 albums and over 5 million singles. His song "Are You with Me" became an international hit in a remix version released by the Belgian DJ and record producer Lost Frequencies.
Biography Dan Easton Corbin is a native of Trenton, Florida. He lived on his grandparents' farm following his parents' divorce, and was introduced to country music-themed television programs such as ''Hee Haw''. After taking guitar lessons at 14 from session musician Pee Wee Melton at Dixie Music Center, he joined a band which won opening slots at a music festival and for Janie Fricke and Mel McDaniel.He attended the University of Florida's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and earned an agribusiness degree, before marrying his wife, Briann, on September 2, 2006.They moved to Nashville, Tennessee, on October 14, 2006, where he worked at an Ace Hardware and performed at writers' nights. A distant cousin who is a professor of entertainment management recommended him to contacts in Nashville.On ''The Bobby Bones Show'' on September 3, 2013, Corbin mentioned that he is no longer married. He and Briann divorced in 2012.
Music career ===2005–2011: ''Easton Corbin''===In 2005 Easton Corbin entered a contest at First Street Music in Lake City, Florida, for the Annual Suwannee River Jam. Former store owner Andy Temple recognized his talent and introduced him to songwriter friend Reese Wilson which was the start of his career. In 2008 Corbin recorded a six track demo CD with Nashville based songwriter Reese Wilson and producer Steve Davis; on the CD were three full instrument tracks and three acoustic tracks. The songs on the demo were "All About You", "I Ain't A Highway", "Missin' You", "Gettin' 'Got, Good", "Miracles Happen" and a cover of Hank Williams, Jr's "Eleven Roses". Only a small number of the demo discs were pressed so the disc itself is very scarce and has become a highly sought after collectors item for hardcore fans. The tracks can be found digitally on YouTube. The tracks have never been added to any of Corbin's albums yet, making them still unreleased.Joe Fisher, senior director of A&R at Universal Music Group Nashville, signed Easton Corbin to the Mercury Nashville label in 2009.He released his debut single, "A Little More Country Than That", in July. Rory Lee Feek of Joey + Rory wrote the song with Don Poythress and Wynn Varble. The label released a four-song digital extended play entitled ''A Little More Country Than That'' in August, shortly before the single entered Top 40 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart. Corbin's self-titled debut album was released in March 2010, under the production of Carson Chamberlain. The album had first-week sales of 43,000 copies, making for the highest first-week sales on the Mercury Nashville label in seven years. "A Little More Country Than That" peaked at Number One on the country chart dated for the week ending April 3, 2010, making Easton Corbin the first solo male country artist to send a debut single to Number One since Dierks Bentley in 2003 with "What Was I Thinkin'". "Roll with It" was released as the album's second single; in October it also hit Number One. The album's third and final single, "I Can't Love You Back," released to radio in November 2010 and reached a peak of number 14 in early 2011.To promote ''Easton Corbin'', he went on tour as an opening act for Brad Paisley's H2O World Tour, which began in May 2010.===2012–2013: ''All Over the Road''===Easton Corbin being interviewedEaston Corbin's fourth single, "Lovin' You Is Fun", was released in February 2012.It peaked at number 5 on the ''Billboard'' Country Airplay chart. It served as the lead-off single to his second studio album, ''All Over the Road'', which was released on September 18, 2012.The album's second single, the title track, was released in January 2013 and peaked at number 3 on Country Airplay in September 2013.Both singles were also certified Gold by the RIAA.===2014–2016: ''About to Get Real''===Corbin's third studio album, ''About to Get Real'', was released on June 30, 2015.Its first single, "Clockwork", was released to country radio in January 2014.It peaked at number 32 on the ''Billboard'' Country Airplay chart. The album's second single, "Baby Be My Love Song", was released on September 8, 2014, and became Corbin's fifth Top 5 country hit. "Yup" and "Are You with Me" were released as the album's third and fourth singles, and peaked at numbers 35 and 41 on the Country Airplay chart, respectively.===2017–2020: ''Didn't Miss a Beat'' EP===On January 30, 2017, Corbin released "A Girl Like You" to country radio, the lead single from his upcoming fourth studio album. The song climbed the charts very slowly, and peaked at No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' Country Airplay chart after charting in excess of a year. Although the single reached the top 10, Mercury Nashville terminated Corbin from the label in February 2018.Corbin independently released a new single, "Somebody's Gotta Be Country", in January 2019 and almost made it into the Billboard Country Airplay Chart by peaking at No. 64.On November 13, 2020, Corbin released his the EP titled "Didn't Miss a Beat". His first release since termination from Mercury. The EP did not include his previous two singles "A Girl Like You" and "Somebody's Gotta Be Country". The release is Corbin's first not to chart on Billboard.=== 2021–present: ''Let's Do Country Right'' ===On January 25, 2022, it was announced that Easton had signed a record deal with Stone Country Records. His first single with the label, "I Can't Decide", was released to country radio on May 9, 2022.It peaked at number 48 on the Country Airplay chart.His fourth studio album, ''Let's Do Country Right'', was released via Stone Country Records on January 20, 2023.The album's third single, "Marry That Girl", was released to country radio on February 13, 2023.
Discography ===Studio albums=== Title Details Peak chartpositions SalesCertifications(sales threshold) US US Country ''Easton Corbin'' * Release date: March 2, 2010* Label: Mercury Nashville* Formats: CD, music download 10 4* US: 371,000* RIAA: Gold ''All Over the Road'' * Release date: September 18, 2012* Label: Mercury Nashville* Formats: CD, music download 11 2* US: 180,000 ''About to Get Real'' * Release date: June 30, 2015* Label: Mercury Nashville* Formats: CD, music download 13 1*US: 60,800''Let's Do Country Right''* Release Date: January 20, 2023* Label: Stone Country* Formats: CD, music download——===Extended plays=== Title Details Peak chartpositions US Country USHeat ''A Little More Country Than That'' * Release date: August 18, 2009* Label: Mercury Nashville* Formats: CD, music download 44 27 ''Didn't Miss a Beat''* Release date: November 13, 2020* Label: Honkytonk Land Records* Format: Music download——===Singles=== Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) Album US US Country Songs US Country Airplay CAN CAN Country 2009 "A Little More Country Than That" 421662* RIAA: Platinum ''Easton Corbin''  2010 "Roll with It" 551881*RIAA: Platinum "I Can't Love You Back" 76 14 — 38  2012 "Lovin' You Is Fun" 57 7 5 87 4*RIAA: Platinum ''All Over the Road'' 2013 "All Over the Road" 51 9 3 78 12*RIAA: 2× Platinum 2014 "Clockwork" — 31 32 — —  ''About to Get Real'' "Baby Be My Love Song" 56 11 3 77 5*RIAA: Gold 2015 "Yup" — 44 35 — —  2016 "Are You with Me" — 46 41 — —  2017 "A Girl Like You" 98 15 6 — 10*RIAA: Gold 2019 "Somebody's Gotta Be Country" — — — — —''Let's Do Country Right''2022"I Can't Decide"——48——2023"Marry That Girl"——50—— "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. '''Notes'''===Promotional singles=== Year Single Peakpositions Album US CountrySongs 2015 "Let's Ride" 50 ===Featured singles=== Year Title Peak chart positions AUT BEL(Vl) BEL(Wa) FR GER NED NOR SUI 2014 "Are You with Me"(credited to Lost Frequenciesfeaturing vocals of Easton Corbin)  1 1 1 4 1 3 4 1===Music videos=== Year Video Director 2009 "A Little More Country Than That" Stephen Shepherd 2010 "A Little More Country Than That" (acoustic) "I Can't Love You Back" Shaun Silva 2012 "Lovin' You Is Fun" "Are You with Me" (acoustic) Stephen Shepherd "All Over the Road" (acoustic) "Lovin' You Is Fun" (acoustic) 2013 "All Over the Road" (Yahoo! Ram Country) Steve Angus "All Over the Road" Roman White 2014 "Clockwork" Shaun Silva "Baby Be My Love Song" (Yahoo! Ram Country) Steve Angus 2015 "Baby Be My Love Song" Shaun Silva "Baby Be My Love Song" (acoustic) Dusty Barker "Let's Ride" Shaun Silva 2017 "A Girl Like You" (acoustic)2019 "Somebody's Gotta Be Country" "Raising Humans" (acoustic) 2020 "Didn't Miss A Beat"
Awards and nominations  Year Association Category Result 2010 CMT Music Awards USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year – "A Little More Country Than That"  Country Music Association New Artist of the Year  Single of the Year – "A Little More Country Than That"  American Country Awards New/Breakthrough Artist of the Year  Single of the Year – "A Little More Country Than That"  Single by a Male Artist – "A Little More Country Than That"  Single by New/Breakthrough Artist – "A Little More Country Than That"  Music Video of the Year – "A Little More Country Than That"  Music Video by a Male Artist – "A Little More Country Than That"  Music Video by New/Breakthrough Artist – "A Little More Country Than That"  2011 Academy of Country Music Awards Top New Solo Vocalist
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