Mitchell Tenpenny

James Mitchell Tenpenny III (born August 17, 1989) is an American country pop singer and songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released three studio albums and five extended plays through Riser House Records, with the first being Telling All My Secrets released in December 2018. He charted in 2018 with the single "Drunk Me", released on Columbia Records Nashville. He also co wrote "If the Boot Fits" with Granger Smith and the song made it to the top 10 on country airplay.

Mitchell Tenpenny
Background information
Birth name	James Mitchell Tenpenny III
Born	(1989-08-17) August 17, 1989 (age 35) Nashville, Tennessee
Genres	Country pop
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Years active	2014–present
Labels	Riser House Records, Columbia Nashville
Spouse	Meghan Patrick ​ (m. 2022)​
Website	mitchell10penny.com

Early life

Tenpenny was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee.^[1] His grandmother was music publishing executive Donna Hilley. According to Tenpenny, when he was 11, his grandmother introduced to him songwriters Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman and he became interested in songwriting.^[2] He grew up listening to country, rock, and R&B, and cited Vince Gill, John Mayer, and Michael Jackson among his musical influences.^[3] He attended Lipscomb Academy in Nashville where he played football. He then enrolled at Middle Tennessee State University where he originally intended to play college football, but became more interested being in a band.^[4] He graduated with a music business degree.^[5]

Music career

Tenpenny released his debut album, titled Black Crow, in 2015. A track, "Canes Creek", featured the bluegrass band The SteelDrivers.^[3] His debut single was the title track of the album, "Black Crow".^[6] In his early songwriting career, he wrote a number of songs with artists such as Nick Fradiani;^[7] an early success is the Top 10 song he co-wrote "If the Boot Fits", recorded by Granger Smith.^[8] He signed a publishing deal with Sony ATV Music Publishing Nashville,^[5] and was involved in the documentary film The Voyage in 2014.^[9] He was signed to a newly formed Riser Records in 2016.^[10]

In July 2017, Tenpenny released an EP, Linden Ave, named after the street where his grandmother Donna Hilley used to live.^[11] The EP charted at No. 10 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart, No. 6 in Heatseekers Albums, and No. 12 in Country Album Sales, with 2,100 copies sold in its first week.^[12][13]

In January 2018, Tenpenny entered into a joint venture with Riser House/Columbia Nashville and released a self-titled EP on February 23, featuring a new single "Drunk Me".^[14]

He released his second album and full-length major label debut album titled Telling All My Secrets on December 14, 2018.^[15] It debuted at No. 5 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, and No. 53 on Billboard 200,^[16][17] after accruing 20,000 album equivalent units in its first week.^[18]

Personal life

Tenpenny has been in a long-term relationship with fellow country singer Meghan Patrick.^[19] On November 24, 2021, the two got engaged in the bar where they first met.^[20] Tenpenny and Patrick married on October 23, 2022.^[21]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details, peak chart positions, sales and certifications shown

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Sales	Certifications
		US [22]	US Country [23]
Black Crow[3]	Release date: April 28, 2015 Label: Creation Lab Formats: CD, digital download	—	—
Telling All My Secrets	Release date: December 14, 2018 Label: Riser House, Columbia Nashville Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming	53	5	US: 31,000[24]	RIAA: Gold[25]
Naughty List	Release date: October 29, 2021 Label: Riser House, Columbia Nashville Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	—	—
This Is the Heavy	Released: September 16, 2022[26] Label: Riser House, Columbia Nashville Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	123	14
The 3rd	Released: September 20, 2024[27] Label: Riser House, Columbia Nashville Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details, peak chart positions and sales shown

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions			Sales
		US Country [23]	US Heat [28]	US Indie [29]
Linden Ave[30]	Release date: July 14, 2017 Label: Riser House Records Formats: Digital download	—	6	10	US: 2,100[13]
Mitchell Tenpenny[14]	Release date: February 23, 2018 Label: Riser House Records Formats: Digital download	35	—	—	US: 4,700[31]
Neon Christmas	Release date: October 23, 2020 Label: Riser House Entertainment Formats: Digital download	—	—	—
Midtown Diaries	Release date: September 10, 2021 Label: Riser House, Columbia Nashville Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	23	—	—
The Low Light Sessions	Release date: April 15, 2022 Label: Riser House, Columbia Nashville Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected peak chart positions, sales and certifications shown

Year	Title	Peak chart positions					Sales	Certifications	Album
		US [32]	US Country [33]	US Country Airplay [34]	CAN [35]	CAN Country [36]
2015	"Black Crow"[6]	—	―	―	―	―			Black Crow
	"Love & Rock N' Roll"[37]	—	―	―	―	―
2018	"Drunk Me"	39	6	2	60	2	US: 210,000[38]	RIAA: 3× Platinum[39] ARIA: Gold[40] MC: 2× Platinum[41]	Telling All My Secrets
2019	"Alcohol You Later"	—	41	43	―	―		RIAA: Gold[42]
	"Anything She Says" (featuring Seaforth)	—	45	58	―	―		RIAA: Gold[43]	Non-album singles
2020	"Broken Up"[44]	—	—[upper-alpha 1]	58	—	—
2021	"Truth About You"	54	11	2	―[upper-alpha 2]	23		RIAA: Platinum[47] MC: Platinum[48]	This Is the Heavy
2022	"We Got History"	—[upper-alpha 3]	28	12	―	21		RIAA: Gold[50] MC: Gold[51]
2024	"Not Today"[52]	—	—	—	―	―			The 3rd
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected peak chart positions and certifications shown

Year	Title	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Album
		US [32]	US Country [33]	US Country Airplay [34]
2019	"Slow Ride" (Colt Ford featuring Mitchell Tenpenny)[53]	—	—	—		We the People, Volume 1
2021	"At the End of a Bar" (Chris Young featuring Mitchell Tenpenny)	75	16	1	RIAA: Gold[25]	Famous Friends
	"Get That All the Time" (RaeLynn featuring Mitchell Tenpenny)[54]	—	—	—		Baytown
2022	"Act Like That" (State Champs featuring Mitchell Tenpenny)	—	—	—		Kings of the New Age
2023	"All Gas" (Bilmuri featuring Mitchell Tenpenny)	—	—	—		All Gas

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions

Year	Title	Peak chart positions		Certifications	Album
		US Country [33]	CAN Digital [46]
2020	"Can't Go to Church"	—[upper-alpha 4]	—		Non-album singles
	"Here"	—[upper-alpha 5]	—
2021	"Bucket List"	45	15	RIAA: Gold[25]	Midtown Diaries
	"To Us It Did"[56]	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other certified songs

Year	Title	Certifications	Album
2018	"Bitches"	RIAA: Gold[25]	Telling All My Secrets

Music videos

List of music videos, with year of release and director name shown

Year	Title	Director
2015	"Black Crow"	Victor Teran
	"Cane's Creek"	Michael Everett
	"Love & Rock N' Roll"	—
2017	"Bitches"	TK McKamy
2018	"Drunk Me"	Justin Key
2019	"Slow Ride" (with Colt Ford)	Michael Salomon
2020	"Anything She Says" (with Seaforth)	Roman White
	"Neon Christmas"	Unlisted
2023	"I Hope It Snows" (with Meghan Patrick)	Jay Curtis Miller

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
2019	CMT Music Awards	Breakthrough Video of the Year	"Drunk Me"	Nominated	[57]
	ACM Awards	New Male Artist of the Year	Himself	Nominated	[58]
2024	CMA Awards	New Artist of the Year		Pending

Notes

1. "Broken Up" did not enter the Billboard Hot Country Songs, but peaked at number 19 on the Country Digital Songs component chart.^[45]
2. "Truth About You" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 37 on the Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.^[46]
3. "We Got History" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 10 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[49]
4. "Can't Go to Church" did not enter the Hot Country Songs chart, but peaked at number 24 on the Country Digital Song Sales chart.^[55]
5. "Here" did not enter the Hot Country Songs chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Country Digital Song Sales chart.^[55]

References

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