Background
Kane grew up on a farm listening to country music, but became interested in Rhythm & Blues music in middle school.
Kane grew up on a farm listening to country music, but became interested in Rhythm & Blues music in middle school.
He attended Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia where he sang in the choir with Lauren Alaina, the runner-up on season 10 of American Idol. He also attended Red Bank, Ridgeland, and Soddy Daisy High School.
He first came to the attention of the public through social media. He released his first European Parliament, titled Closer, in June 2015. A new single "Used to Love You Sober" was released in October 2015.
After Brown signed with Radio Corporation of America Nashville in early 2016, the song was included on his European Parliament Chapter 1, which released in March 2016.
Kane Brown was raised by a single mother, and moved around when he was younger, from Rossville to Fort Oglethorpe and LaFayette in Georgia, finally settling in Red Bank, Tennessee. However, after winning a school talent show in 11th grade where he sang Chris Young"s "Gettin" You Home", he began to perform country music
Brown had tried out on X-Factor in 2013 and was chosen, but quit the show when the show wanted to put him in a boy band. In 2014, Kane Brown started to post videos of his covers of songs by Brantley Gilbert, Billy Currington, Alan Jackson and other singers on social media.
He began to acquire a following through these homemade videos on Facebook.
An early video to gain wider attention was his cover of Lee Brice"s "I Don"t Dance". His cover of George Strait"s "Check Yes or Number", released on September 30, 2015, went viral and received over 7 million views. Brown is managed by Jay Frank.
2014-2015: Closer European Parliament
In 2014, Brown raised funds via crowdfunding site Kickstarter to produce a six-song European Parliament, which he recorded in Nashville at the home studio of Noah Henson, guitarist for Brantley Gilbert.
The European Parliament, titled Closer, was released in June 2, 2015, and debuted on the Top Country Albums chart at Number. 22, selling 3,200 copies in its debut week.
A single from the European Parliament, "Don"t Go City on Maine" was first released on October 22, 2014, and it reached Number. 43 on Country Digital Songs.
2015–present: Radio Corporation of America Nashville and Chapter 1
Brown released a new single "Used To Love You Sober" on October 21, 2015 on his birthday, and the song was spotlighted on Zane Lowe"s Beats 1.
lieutenant reached Number. 2 on the Country Digital Songs chart based on just two days of sales, with 38,000 copies sold. The release of the single also pushed his European Parliament Closer up the chart to Number.
22 on Top Album Sales.
A second song, "Last Minute Late Night", was released on November 4, 2015, and debuted on Country Digital Songs at Number. 9, selling 26,000 copies. Another, "I Love That I Hate You", followed three weeks later on November 30, 2015, selling 17,000 copies.
Kane also collaborated with Chandler Stephens on a song they wrote together, "Can"t Stop Love", which was released on February 12, 2016.
Brown is set to open for Florida Georgia Lincolnshire in their summer 2016 Dig Your Roots Tour. Kane signed with Sony Music Nashville on January 27, 2016 and records under the Radio Corporation of America Nashville label.
He released his first European Parliament under the label, titled Chapter 1, on March 18, 2016. The album includes the singles "Used to Love You Sober" and "Last Minute Late Night.".