{"id":15890,"date":"2019-06-12T09:54:44","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T15:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1807892"},"modified":"2019-06-12T09:54:44","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T15:54:44","slug":"chris-young-shares-birthday-with-a-friends-memory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/music-news\/chris-young-shares-birthday-with-a-friends-memory\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Young Shares Birthday with a Friend\u2019s Memory"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by Edward Morris<\/a><\/span> 7m ago<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

Chris Young<\/a> has plenty to celebrate as he observes his 34th birthday Wednesday (June 12). Besides knowing that he\u2019s racked up another year on an uncertain planet, he\u2019s just received two major awards from RCA, his record label. One is for scoring more than 2 billion streams during his recording career, the other for having sold 12 million singles.<\/p>\n

But the event that\u2019s still getting Young the most attention these days, was his emotional performances of the song \u201cDrowning\u201d on the Grand Ole Opry last week. Co-written with Corey Crowder and Josh Hoge, \u201cDrowning\u201d is about one of Young\u2019s close friends who was \u201ctaken way too soon.\u201d Before he could get through his performance, he broke into tears, turned away from the microphone and had to let his band finish the song. The audience comforted him with sustained applause.<\/p>\n

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Last week, I debuted my new tune Drowning at the @opry<\/a> and broke down\u2026since then so many people have shared stories of loved ones lost and how they have connected to this song. I want you guys to have this one, and make it your own, so I\u2019m going to release it this Friday. pic.twitter.com\/DZU9l7Kwjc<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ChrisYoungMusic (@ChrisYoungMusic) June 9, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cDrowning\u201d was just one of two new tunes from his forthcoming album that Young introduced to fans during the recently concluded CMA Music Fest. The other is a duet with Lauren Alaina called \u201cTown Ain\u2019t Big Enough.\u201d In the meantime, Young\u2019s current single, \u201cRaised on Country\u201d continues to climb the charts.<\/p>\n

Signed to RCA in 2006 after winning the Nashville Star<\/em> talent contest, Young has compiled an impressive body of work comprised of seven studio albums (including a much-lauded Christmas collection), nine No. 1 singles and five Top 5s.<\/p>\n

His first big industry honor came in 2007 when CMT presented him the Nationwide Insurance is on Your Side award as best new live act.<\/p>\n

In 2010, Young was among the \u201cNew Faces\u201d that performed for programmers at Country Radio Seminar. Even then, he was turning heads. The CMT review of his performance said, \u201cYoung commanded the stage and made it as intimate as though he was singing from the comfort of his living room. While best known for \u2019Gettin\u2019 You Home (The Black Dress Song),\u2019 with which he began his segment, he really demonstrated his interpretive skills as he slow-burned through the rueful and brooding \u2019Rainy Night in Georgia.\u2019 It won him a standing ovation.\u201d<\/p>\n

He was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in October 2017. Young\u2019s Raised on Country Tour resumes on Thursday (June 13) in Syracuse, NY.<\/p>\n

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Edward Morris is a veteran of country music journalism. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee, and is a frequent contributor to CMT.com.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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