Corey Kent

Corey Kent White (born June 21, 1994) is an American country music singer from Frisco, Texas signed to RCA Nashville.

Corey Kent
Birth name	Corey Kent White
Born	(1994-06-21) June 21, 1994 (age 30) Bixby, Oklahoma, U.S.
Origin	Frisco, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Country country rock
Occupation	Singer
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Years active	2015–present
Labels	RCA Nashville

Biography

Corey Kent White was born in Bixby, Oklahoma. Kent grew up listening to country music, taking influence from artists such as fellow Oklahoma native Garth Brooks. Learning the road life early, Kent was just 11 when he joined a touring Western Swing group, traveling the country at the front of a “working class” band brothers for five years before they finally dissolved.^[1] Still in high school and unsure of what came next, he nearly quit entirely – but after a chance encounter of being pulled out of the audience and joining Willie Nelson on stage, he was inspired to start writing songs, a new path emerged. At age 17, he moved to Tennessee, hit the pavement and scored a publishing deal. Then, the bottom dropped out. Kent lost his publishing deal, and decided to move back to Texas prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[2]

As the world started opening up, Corey began touring in Texas and Oklahoma^[3] playing in night clubs and opening for bands like Randy Rogers, Parker McCollum, Kolby Cooper and Cody Johnson. Corey then emerged on to the Billboard charts in 2022 with "Wild as Her". Due to popularity on streaming services, the song charted in late 2022. The song is a follow-up to Kent's second studio album, 21.^[4] Because of this song's initial charting success, Billboard reported that many Nashville labels were in a bidding war to sign Kent.^[5] RCA Records Nashville signed Kent in August 2022 and began promoting "Wild as Her" to country radio.^[6] "Wild as Her" amassed over 300 million streams in its first year, reached platinum status in March 2023 and reached the top spot at Country Radio in May of the same year.^[7]

Kent's major label debut and third studio album, Blacktop, was released on June 2, 2023 via RCA Nashville. "Something's Gonna Kill Me" was released on July 10, 2023 as the second single.^[8]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [9]	US Cou. [10]	US Heat. [10]
Long Way	Released: May 27, 2016 Label: Self-released	—	42	19
'21	Released: December 28, 2021 Label: Self-released	—	—	—
Blacktop	Released: June 2, 2023[11] Label: RCA Nashville	165	27[12]	2[13]
Black Bandana[14]	Released: September 6, 2024 Label: RCA Nashville	—	—	19

Singles

List of singles, with year released and selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Certifications	Album
		US [15]	US Country [10][16]	US Country Airplay [17]	CAN Country [18]
"Wild as Her"	2022	40	12	3	58	RIAA: 3× Platinum[19] MC: Platinum[20]	Blacktop
"Something's Gonna Kill Me"	2023	—[A]	31	40	—	RIAA: Gold[19]
"This Heart"	2024	—[B]	36	3	26		Black Bandana

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with year released and selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		US Country [23]
"To Make You Feel My Love"	2015	44	Non-album singles
"Why"	2016	49
"When I See You Smile"		38
"Now or Never" (featuring Lauren Alaina)	2024	50	Black Bandana

Notes

1. "Something's Gonna Kill Me" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 14 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.^[21]
2. "This Heart" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 7 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.^[22]