BRÉLANDE: 5 things to know about the viral country star “My Truck”

No need has worry if THE weather report out East awful during NBC Christmas has THE Opry special, SO long as Santa Claus Christmas recalled has bring snow Chains For . THE viral singer behind "My Truck" East socket part In THE December 7 special. For BRELAND, her participation with THE pass CMA Country Christmas help him continue her aim of become A "cross country" artist, A that to mix different genres And sounds In A modern country atmosphere.

"I am manufacturing THE musical equivalent of chicken and rice dishes RIGHT NOW," BRELAND previously said THE . " The country often used has manufacturing chicken And rice with A seasoning. Instead, I am sampling THE entire cupboard of flavors. Ears are as palace has Me, And I am portion familiar dishes In manners that people do not have experimented Before." SO, Before BRELAND serves up A plate of vacation cooking during NBC Christmas sat THE Opry, here is What You need has know.

(Shutterstock) BRELAND East A Country Singer From THE Garden State.

BRELAND (born Daniel Bream) doesn't to grow up In Nebraska, Wyoming, Or deep In THE heart of Texas. He was raised In New Jersey, growth up In A family of gospel singers, according to has . He sang And arranged THE Ghosts, A acapella band, while he studied has Georgetown. During her second year student year, he was functioning In THE Far Rockaway House of rapper Chinx. "He LEFT And said, 'I am going has go TO DO This to show,'" said BRELAND. Except, Chinx Never income. He was murdered In Queens, And BRELAND took that as A sign.

"That to leave Me know that hip hop probably was not going has be For Me," he said. "I don't do it think that I am Really cut out has be In THE trenches as That. »

He East THE Singer Behind THE Song 'My Truck'

"I was aware of THE do that THE the biggest save of all time East A trap country song by A unknown artist Since Atlanta, And NOW No A other East putting out Songs that her as that," BRELAND said THE New York Schedules In Can 2020, referent has "Old City Road" by Lil Nas x. "Wide open. For what on Earth would be I not give he A shooting?"

After graduation, BRELAND moved has Atlanta And began in writing. With THE success of "Old City Road," BRELAND job "My Truck" In early 2020. He breath up on Tic Tac (on 800k videos used THE audio) And sharp has No. 28 on THE Hot Country Songs chart while reach No. 92 on THE Hot 100. He released A eponym EP In 2020 And follow up he up with "Rage & Grief," A two-track reflection on THE murder of George Floyd.

In 2021, he put out THE simple "Cross Country" (including A version with Mickey Guyton), "Strawberry Wine," And "Throw He Back" (with Keith Urban.)

(Shutterstock) He East Popular on Tic Tac

"I doesn't to have A Tic Tac [account] Before I put ['My Truck'] up," BRELAND said In 2021. "I put THE song out In September of 2019, And Tic Tac was not What he East NOW, RIGHT? He was just literally A button that I clicked on THE website I used has put THE song on iTunes And THE streaming platforms. I was as, 'All right, Yeah, I have heard of Tic Tac, I will put he on there.' SO, When he begin has blow up on Tic Tac, I was as, 'All right, I need has figure out how This works And What This even is.'"

He Is not it Worried About Be Called A A Hit Wonder

BRELAND "Cross Country" East more that A song. "Initially, was more of A concept For A movement Or A gender Or A subgenre of country music, even Before he was A song," he said Billboard. "I had This idea that he crossed countries. It is My classification For all of THE music that crosses, country And other genres as R&B, hip hop, dance, never mind. SO, 'My Truck,' theoretically, would be be A cross country song. »

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