Johnathan Riley Green (born October 18, 1988) is an American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...

singer and songwriter, signed to

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(formerly BMLG) since 2019. He has released three albums: '' Different 'Round Here'' in 2019, '' Ain't My Last Rodeo'' in 2023 and ''

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'' in 2024. Green has charted four top-20 hits on the ''

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and

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charts: " There Was This Girl", " I Wish Grandpas Never Died", " Half of Me" (with

Thomas Rhett Thomas Rhett Akins Jr. (born March 30, 1990) is an American country music, country singer-songwriter. He is the oldest son of singer Rhett Akins. Rhett has released seven studio albums for Big Machine Records' Valory Music imprint: ''It Goes ...

), and " Different 'Round Here" (with

Luke Combs Luke Albert Combs (born March 2, 1990) is an American country music, country singer. He was born in North Carolina and grew up there, performing as a child. After leaving college to pursue a career in music, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, Nas ...

Music career

Jonathan Riley Green was born October 18, 1988, in

Jacksonville, Alabama Jacksonville is a city in Calhoun County, Alabama, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 14,385, which is a 14.6% increase since 2010 and a 71.2% increase since 2000. It is included in the Anniston-Oxfo ...

. He was inspired to listen to

through his grandfather, Bufford. While he was at

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, Green was a Division 1 FCS Quarterback on their

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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

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. Billy Dukes of ''

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'' reviewed "There Was This Girl" favorably, comparing its theme to "

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" by

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and noting the more

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influence compared to Green's peers. The song charted on

, 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 Thomas Rhett Akins Sr. (born October 13, 1969) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Decca Records between 1994 and 1997, he released two albums for that label (1995's ''A Thousand Memories'' and 1996's ''Somebody New (a ...

Ben Hayslip Ben Hayslip (born March 11, 1970, in Evans, Georgia) is an American country music songwriter. Early life Born in Evans, Georgia, Hayslip was a freshman quarterback for the 1984 state champ Valdosta Wildcats of Valdosta High School in Valdost ...

, and

Marv Green Marv Green (born in California) is an American country music songwriter. He is known for co-writing Lonestar's 1999 single " Amazed", which reached number 1 on both the Hot Country Songs and ''Billboard'' Hot 100 charts. This song won him a Song ...

, 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. The Academy of Country Music presented Riley Green with the New Male Artist of the Year Award for 2019. He collaborated on a song with

Justin Moore Justin Cole Moore (born March 30, 1984) is an American country music singer and songwriter, signed to Big Machine Records imprint Valory Music Group. For that label, he has released seven studio albums: his self titled debut in 2009, '' Outla ...

for his 2023 album, ''Stray Dog''.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Promotional singles

Featured singles

Other charted and certified songs

Notes

Awards and nominations

Academy of Country Music Awards

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Ella Langley Elizabeth Camille Langley (born May 3, 1999), known professionally as Ella Langley, is an American country music singer-songwriter from Hope Hull, Alabama signed to Sony Music Nashville and Columbia Records. Her debut album ''Hungover'' was releas ...

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References

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