Biography

     Kip Moore (born April 1, 1980) is an American country music singer-songwriter. He is signed to MCA Nashville and has released four singles: “Mary Was the Marrying Kind”, “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck”, “Beer Money”, and “Hey Pretty Girl”. His debut album, Up All Night, was released on April 24, 2012.

Biography

Kip Moore was born in Tifton, Georgia. He began playing guitar while attending Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, Alabama and made his first public performance at a Mellow Mushroom restaurant in Valdosta, Georgia. After college, he moved to a “little hut” in Hawaii, where he also took up backpacking and surfing.

He moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 2004, where songwriter and producer Brett James helped him sign a publishing deal. He spent four years in Nashville before signing a record deal with MCA Nashville. His debut single, “Mary Was the Marrying Kind”, entered the Hot Country Songs chart at number 58 for the week ending April 2, 2011; it peaked at number 45.

On September 27, 2011, he released his second single, “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck”. The song was followed by the release of his debut album Up All Night in April 2012. A month later, “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck” hit number 1 on Hot Country Songs. “Beer Money” was the album’s second single; it reached number 3 on the Country Airplay chart. “Hey Pretty Girl” was released as the album’s third single; it reached number 2 on the Country Airplay chart.

Kip Moore co-wrote two tracks on Thompson Square’s self-titled debut album which was released in February 2011: “All the Way” and “Let’s Fight”. “Let’s Fight” was released as Thompson Square’s debut single in 2010, and briefly charted on Billboard Hot Country Songs, reaching number 58. He also co-wrote James Wesley’s single “Walking Contradiction”.