Kane Allen Brown is an American singer, TikToker, and an online media personality. Although he’s more commonly known due to his songs, he first came into the limelight due to social media. He released his first extended play in 2015 and his first single a few months later with his first full-length album, the self-titled Kane Brown, released in December 2016. His popular single "What Ifs" came from this album, and in October 2017, Brown became the first artist to have simultaneous number ones on all five main Billboard country charts.
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Brown, was born on 21 October 1993 and he was raised in rural northwest Georgia and in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. Brown grew up listening to country music, but in middle school, he became interested in R&B. He began to sing country music after winning a school talent event in 11th grade with a rendition of Chris Young's "Gettin' You Home."
Brown has been nominated for and won many awards. In 2018, Brown won Collaborative Video of the Year at the CMT Music Awards, Favorite Country Male Artist, Favorite Country Album and Favorite Country Song at American Music Awards and Most Passionate Fanbase of 2018, Most Jaw-Dropping Performance of 2018 and Best Country Album at the Taste of Country Fan Choice Awards. In 2019, he won Favorite Country Male Artist at the American Music Awards and Male Video of the Year at the CMT Music Awards. In 2021, he won Video of the Year at the ACM awards.
| Name (User Name) | Kane Allen Brown @kanebrown |
| DOB (Age) | 21 October 1993 (29 years) |
| YouTube Followers | YouTube: 3.28 million subscribers |
| Instagram Followers | Instagram: 3.14 million followers |
| TikTok Followers | TikTok: 4.98 million fans |
| Net Worth | $6 million |
| Spouse/Partner | Katelyn Jae |
| Nationality | American |
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Brown started posting videos of himself singing covers of songs by Brantley Gilbert, Billy Currington, Alan Jackson, and other artists on social media in 2014. On Facebook, he gained a following for his amateur videos. His cover of Lee Brice's “I Don't Dance” was one of his first viral videos. His cover of George Strait's "Check Yes or No" became a YouTube sensation, with over seven million views. His Facebook following swiftly grew to over a million, resulting in a teaser video for his single "Used to Love You Sober" receiving one million views in less than three hours after its publication on October 8, 2015, and more than 11 million views in less than two weeks.
Brown raised money through crowdfunding for his first extended play Closer in 2014. The album was released in 2015 and debuted on the Top Country Albums chart at number 22. After his initial success, Brown went on to release more singles in 2015 such as "Used to Love You Sober", "Last Minute Late Night", and "I Love That I Hate You”. He signed with Sony Music Nashville in January 2016, and released his first extended play with the label titled Chapter 1 in March 2016. He released more albums in 2016, the self-titled Kane Brown featured a few of his singles. He would also release an album in 2018 titled Weekend. Brown released his third extended play in August 2020, mixtape vol. 1.
Brown has also held many concerts over two tours. Ain’t No Stopping Us Now Tour in 2016 and in September 2020, Brown announced a drive-in concert, held at more than 200 theatres across the USA. Brown is also an online media personality. He has a significant following on YouTube where he uploads music videos, audio versions of his songs, behind-the-scenes footage and clips from his concerts.
His YouTube channel, created in 2013, has 3.28 million subscribers and over 2 billion likes. He also has a significant following on Instagram with 3.1 million followers and 131,387 average likes. He mostly uploads pictures with his family, announcements for his upcoming music and snippets from his life. Brown has 1.7 million followers on his Twitter account and many likes and retweets. Brown also has a significant following on TikTok with 4.8 million fans and 24.9 million likes. His uploads mostly consist of clips of him spending time with his family, dance challenges, and attempting new trends.
As of June 2022, Brown has a net worth of $6 million according to celebrity net worth. He has been very active in his career by posting content for online platforms and following his passion by making new music at an impressive pace. Due to his prudence, he has amassed a high net worth.
Kane Brown was born to Tabatha Brown. His father’s name is not known, but he told People’s magazine in 2021 that his father went to jail when he was a few years old. He is an only child and due to their financial status, Brown and his mother had to move around a lot and frequently slept in their car.
Brown is married to Katelyn Jae who is also a singer. In October 2019, Jae gave birth to their daughter, Kingsley Rose Brown. In December 2021, Brown announced that Jae had given birth to their second daughter, Kodi Jane.
After his school buddy Lauren Alaina's breakthrough on American Idol, he auditioned for both American Idol and The X Factor. In 2013, he was chosen for The X Factor after an audition, but he departed when the show's producers wanted him to join a boy band. He then started to upload his cover versions of popular songs to the internet.
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In 2019, a U.S. Bank announced a new partnership with Kane Brown as part of the CMA Foundation's Music Made Possible series. Music Made Possible is a collaborative effort to enhance musical education possibilities in underserved schools and charity groups.
Kane Brown also has his merchandise that is sold on his website. His merch includes a line of clothing such as caps, t-shirts, hoodies, basketball jerseys, his breakfast cereal “Kane Crunch” and a badge.
In a collaborative venture with Sony Music Nashville, Kane Brown founded 1021 Entertainment, a record label. Following the announcement, the label signed its first signing, a Nashville-based group called Restless Road.
My favorite conversation ❤️
Brown is talking to his child and walking around with her on his shoulders in this clip.
Had to jump on this trend real quick
Brown is dancing in this clip and gives his attempt at the “You’re a jerk” song.
Don’t post that anywhere! 😂
In this clip, Brown asks his wife to spell Y E S and E Y E S and she gets confused as to what the latter spells.
My wife made me flip the switch 🤦🏽♂️😂#fliptheswitch
Brown and his wife attempt the flip the switch challenges and switch their apparel as the song goes on.
That’s that spla right there ❤️
Brown in this clip shows off his truck while lip-syncing to an audio clip.
Kane Brown is half white and half African-American. In 2018, he told People magazine he did not know he was biracial until he was 7 or 8 years old
Brown grew up listening to country music, but in middle school he became interested in R&B. He began to sing country music after winning a school talent event in 11th grade with a rendition of Chris Young's "Gettin' You Home."
In 2015, the pair met through a mutual work acquaintance. Brown kept his dating life quiet until January 2017, when he opened up about his relationship in an emotional Facebook post: "I know a lot has gone well for me this past year, but being apart from my family and friends has been difficult," he said. "It's a good thing I found my other half."
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