This past Friday, Wheelhouse Records artist Granger Smith accepted the RIAA GOLD certified plaque for his No. 1 hit “Backroad Song,” one of the Top 10 most played country singles of 2016 according to Mediabase.
Alongside reps from BBR Music Group and BMG, his band, crew and support team, Smith received the honor in front of record crowds during his Riverfront Stage performance at this year’s CMA Music Fest in Nashville, Tennessee.
It has been a childhood dream of mine to achieve a national No. 1 song,” says Smith. “Now, with this GOLD certification, that dream has been amplified. To my incredible Wheelhouse team, the confidence of country radio, my incomparable band, crew and support team, my family and friends, and all those who make up Yee Yee Nation – I thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
Adding to the excitement, Smith’s newly released “Happens Like That” impacted radio yesterday and was the #1 most added song at Mediabase with 59 first week stations. The single is the first off his anticipated sophomore Wheelhouse album, slated to come out this fall.
To preview, download and stream “Happens Like That,” click here.
Over the course of his groundbreaking career, Granger Smith has amassed a massive and rabid audience now known as “Yee Yee Nation” built through heavy touring and grassroots fan engagement.
He now has a social media following of over 5.5 million and nearly 100,000,000 views on YouTube alone. Flagship artist on BBR Music Group’s Wheelhouse Records, Smith broke onto the national scene with “Remington”, an album that garnered him the No. 1 single “Backroad Song.” Smith was also awarded a BMI Country Award for writing, producing, publishing and performing “Backroad Song” and followed it with the Top 5 hit, “If The Boot Fits.”
“Backroad Song” was One of the Top 10 Most Played country singles of 2016 according to Mediabase. Granger was nominated as Best New Country Artist for the 2017 iHeartRadio Awards and was included in the 2017 crop of artists honored during the CRS “New Faces” show. Smith’s current single “Happens Like That” was the #1 most added song on impact day (June 12th) and is the first off his next full length album this fall.
He will take a break from his national, headlining tour this fall to go on the road with Luke Bryan on the “Huntin’, Fishin’, And Lovin’ Every Day Tour.”
For a complete list of tour dates and more information on Granger Smith, please visit his website and follow him on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
