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{{Short description|American country musician (born 1975)}} |
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| name = Dierks Bentley |
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| caption = Bentley in 2010 |
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| alias = Douglas "Doug" Douglason |
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| background = solo_singer |
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| birth_name = Frederick Dierks Bentley<ref>{{cite web|title = Dierks Bentley Reveals the Real Story Behind His Name and How He Knew His Wife Was The One|url = http://www.glamour.com/entertainment/blogs/obsessed/2015/05/dierks-bentley-reveals-the-sto|website = Glamour|access-date = May 28, 2015|first = Glamour|last = Magazine|date = May 26, 2015}}</ref> |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1975|11|20}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p559181|pure_url=yes}} |title=allmusic ((( Dierks Bentley > Biography ))) |accessdate=2007-11-13 |last=Jeffries |first=David |work=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref> |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1975|11|20}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |last1=Jeffries |first1=David |title=Dierks Bentley |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dierks-bentley-mn0000825883/biography |website=AllMusic |access-date=July 1, 2018}}</ref> |
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| birth_place = [[Phoenix, Arizona]], United States |
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| birth_place = [[Phoenix, Arizona]], U.S. |
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| genre = {{Hlist|[[Country music|Country]]|[[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]]}} |
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| occupation = Musician, singer-songwriter, record producer |
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| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar}} |
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| instrument = Vocals, guitar, banjo, tuba |
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| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}} |
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| years_active = 2001–present |
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| genre = {{hlist|[[Country music|Country]]|[[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]]}} |
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| label = Dangling Rope, [[Capitol Records Nashville|Capitol Nashville]]<!-- PLEASE DO NOT ADD ADDITIONAL LABELS WITHOUT A RELIABLE SOURCE. AND DO NOT REMOVE THE NOTE! --> |
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| years_active = 2003–present |
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| current_member_of = [[Hot Country Knights]] |
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| label = {{hlist|Dangling Rope|[[Capitol Records Nashville|Capitol Nashville]]}} |
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| website = {{URL|dierks.com}} |
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| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Brett Beavers]]|[[Deric Ruttan]]|[[The Warren Brothers]]|[[Lee Kernaghan]]|[[Harley Allen]]}} |
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}} |
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| website = {{URL|http://www.dierks.com/}} |
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|birth_name = Frederick Dierks Bentley}} |
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'''Frederick |
'''Frederick Dierks Bentley''' ({{IPAc-en|'|d|ɜːr|k|s}}; born November 20, 1975)<ref name="allmusic"/> is an American [[country music]] singer and songwriter. In 2003, he signed to [[Capitol Records Nashville|Capitol Nashville]] and released his eponymous [[Dierks Bentley (album)|debut album]]. Both it and its follow-up, 2005's ''[[Modern Day Drifter]]'', are certified Platinum in the United States, and his third album, 2006's ''[[Long Trip Alone]]'', is certified Gold. It was followed in mid-2008 by a greatest hits package. His fourth album, ''[[Feel That Fire]]'', was released in February 2009, and a [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]] album, ''[[Up on the Ridge]]'', was released on June 8, 2010. His sixth album, ''[[Home (Dierks Bentley album)|Home]]'', followed in February 2012, as did a seventh one, ''[[Riser (album)|Riser]]'', in 2014. Bentley's eighth album, titled ''[[Black (Dierks Bentley album)|Black]]'', was released in May 2016,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/dierks-bentley-black-details/ |title=Dierks Bentley Reveals Details for Upcoming 'Black' Album |website=Tasteofcountry.com |date=March 29, 2016 |access-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref> and his ninth, ''[[The Mountain (Dierks Bentley album)|The Mountain]]'', was released in June 2018. His tenth studio album, ''[[Gravel & Gold]]'', was released in February 2023.<ref name="auto">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/dierks-bentley-new-song-gold-1389845/ | title=Dierks Bentley Learns to Enjoy the Ride in New Song 'Gold' | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=July 29, 2022 }}</ref> |
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Bentley's studio albums have accounted for |
Bentley's studio albums have accounted for 27 singles on the [[Hot Country Songs]] and [[Country Airplay]] charts, of which 18 have reached No. 1: his debut single, "[[What Was I Thinkin']]", "[[Come a Little Closer (Dierks Bentley song)|Come a Little Closer]]", "[[Settle for a Slowdown]]", "[[Every Mile a Memory]]", "[[Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)]]", "[[Feel That Fire (song)|Feel That Fire]]", "[[Sideways (Dierks Bentley song)|Sideways]]", "[[Am I the Only One (Dierks Bentley song)|Am I the Only One]]", "[[Home (Dierks Bentley song)|Home]]", "[[5-1-5-0]]", "[[I Hold On]]", "[[Drunk on a Plane]]", "[[Say You Do (Dierks Bentley song)|Say You Do]]", "[[Somewhere on a Beach]]", "[[Different for Girls (Dierks Bentley song)|Different for Girls]]", "[[Woman, Amen]]", "[[Living (song)|Living]]" and "[[Beers on Me]]". Eight more of his singles have reached the top 5, and he has an additional No. 1 as a part of "[[Forever Country]]", and one on the [[Canada Country]] chart as a featured artist on "[[New Old Trucks]]". |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Bentley was born on November 20, 1975<ref name="allmusic"/> in [[Phoenix, Arizona |
Bentley was born on November 20, 1975,<ref name="allmusic"/> in [[Phoenix, Arizona]], as the son of Leon Fife Bentley (August 16, 1923 – June 1, 2012), a bank vice president, and Catherine Childs. His father was born in [[Glasgow, Missouri]], to Richard Thomas Bentley Jr. and Mary Cecile ({{nee}} Fife) Bentley, and was a First Lieutenant in [[World War II]]. His middle name, Dierks (which he now uses as his first name publicly), is also his maternal great-grandmother's surname. He attended Culver Summer Schools and Camps in Indiana<ref>cite web | url=https://alumni.culver.org/page.aspx?pid=903 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120092731/https://alumni.culver.org/page.aspx?pid=903 |date=November 20, 2023 }}</ref> and graduated from [[Lawrenceville School|The Lawrenceville School]] in New Jersey in 1993.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lawrenceville.org/about/history/notable-alumni/index.aspx |title=NOTABLE ALUMNI |publisher=The Lawrenceville School |access-date=October 16, 2014 |archive-date=November 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109003646/http://www.lawrenceville.org/about/history/notable-alumni/index.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> Afterward, he spent a year at the [[University of Vermont]] (UVM) before transferring to [[Vanderbilt University]] in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], where he graduated in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/dierks-bentley-childhood-bruce-springsteen/ |title=Dierks Bentley Opens Up About His Childhood and Finds a Fan in Bruce Springsteen |publisher=Tasteofcountry.com |date=March 22, 2011 |access-date=February 25, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/thelife/music/news/story?id=6563304 |title=Country music star Dierks Bentley jumps into hockey with both boots |publisher=ESPN |date=May 24, 2011 |access-date=February 25, 2014}}</ref> |
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==Music career== |
==Music career== |
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===2003–05: ''Dierks Bentley'' and ''Modern Day Drifter''=== |
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[[File:Dierks Bentley-14 Feb-2009.jpg|right|thumb|230px|Dierks Bentley|Dierks Bentley opening for [[Brad Paisley]] 14 Feb 2009 at [[Scotiabank Place]], [[Ottawa]]]] |
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Bentley worked at The Nashville Network (now [[Paramount Network]]), researching old footage of [[Country music|country]] performances. During this time, Bentley was banned from the [[Grand Ole Opry]] for trespassing on the grounds of the Opry House for research purposes, a ban that would be lifted when Bentley's first album was released.<ref>{{Cite web |last=West |first=Lacey |title=Dierks Bentley Is the Only Country Singer To Be Banned By The Grand Ole Opry Before Ever Performing There |url=https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2022/11/30/dierks-bentley-is-the-only-country-singer-to-be-banned-by-the-grand-ole-opry-before-ever-performing-there/ |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=Whiskey Riff |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2003, [[Capitol Records Nashville|Capitol Nashville]] released Bentley's self-titled debut album. The album's first single, "[[What Was I Thinkin']]", reached No. 1 on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs]] charts<ref name="Country Songs">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dierks bentley|chart=Country Songs}}|title=Dierks Bentley Album & Song Chart History – Country Songs|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=April 28, 2011}}</ref> later that year. The next two singles from the album – "[[My Last Name]]" and "[[How Am I Doin']]" – reached No. 17<ref name="Country Songs"/> and No. 4,<ref name="Country Songs"/> respectively. The album was certified [[Platinum album|Platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]. |
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Bentley's second album, ''[[Modern Day Drifter]]'', was released in 2005. It spawned two No. 1 singles in "[[Come a Little Closer (Dierks Bentley song)|Come a Little Closer]]"<ref name="Country Songs"/> and "[[Settle for a Slowdown]]",<ref name="Country Songs"/> as well as the No. 3 hit "[[Lot of Leavin' Left to Do]]".<ref name="Country Songs"/> The album was also certified Platinum. |
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===2003-2005:''Dierks Bentley'' and ''Modern Day Drifter''=== |
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Bentley worked at The Nashville Network (now [[Spike TV]]), researching old footage of country performances. In 2003, [[Capitol Records Nashville|Capitol Nashville]] released Bentley's self-titled debut album. The album's first single, "[[What Was I Thinkin']]," reached number one on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Country Songs]] charts<ref name="Country Songs">{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dierks bentley|chart=Country Songs}}|title=Dierks Bentley Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|accessdate=April 28, 2011}}</ref> later that year. The next two singles from that album, "[[My Last Name]]" and "[[How Am I Doin']]," reached No. 17<ref name="Country Songs"/> and No. 4,<ref name="Country Songs"/> respectively.The album was certified [[Platinum album|Platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]. |
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In 2005, Bentley won the [[Country Music Association|CMA Award]] for the Horizon Award (now Best New Artist) and was invited to be a member of the [[Grand Ole Opry]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Opry Member List PDF |url=http://www.opry.com/img/Opry%20Members%20List.pdf |date=April 23, 2012 |access-date=June 29, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607030858/http://www.opry.com/img/Opry%20Members%20List.pdf |archive-date=June 7, 2012 }}</ref> The induction took place on October 1, 2005. Bentley stands as the third-youngest member after [[Carrie Underwood]] and [[Josh Turner]]. |
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Bentley's second Capitol album, ''[[Modern Day Drifter]]'', was released in 2005. It spawned two number one singles, "[[Settle for a Slowdown]]"<ref name="Country Songs"/> and "[[Come a Little Closer (Dierks Bentley song)|Come a Little Closer]],"<ref name="Country Songs"/> and the top 5 hit, "[[Lot of Leavin' Left to Do]]."<ref name="Country Songs"/> The album was also certified platinum. |
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===2006–08: ''Long Trip Alone'' and ''Greatest Hits/Every Mile a Memory 2003–2008''=== |
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In 2005, Bentley won the [[Country Music Association|CMA Award]] for the Horizon Award (now Best New Artist) and was invited to be a member of the [[Grand Ole Opry]].<ref>{{cite web |
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[[File:Dierks 5.jpg|thumb|right|Dierks Bentley performing in [[Saginaw, Michigan]], March 31, 2007]] |
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On June 10, 2006, Bentley released his third album, ''[[Long Trip Alone]]''. The album produced two No. 1 hits in "[[Every Mile a Memory]]"<ref name="Country Songs"/> in 2006 and "[[Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)]]"<ref name="Country Songs"/> in 2007. The [[Long Trip Alone (song)|title track]] reached No. 10 on the country charts,<ref name="Country Songs"/> while the fourth single, "[[Trying to Stop Your Leaving]]", peaked at No. 5.<ref name="Country Songs"/> |
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| url = http://www.opry.com/img/Opry%20Members%20List.pdf |
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| accessdate = June 29, 2012}}</ref> The induction took place on October 1, 2005. Bentley stands as the third youngest member after [[Carrie Underwood]] and [[Josh Turner]]. |
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In 2007, Bentley released a live DVD titled ''Live and Loud at the Fillmore'', which was filmed in [[Denver|Denver, Colorado]]. |
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===2006-2008:''Long Trip Alone'' and ''Greatest Hits/Every Mile a Memory 2003–2008''=== |
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[[File:Dierks 5.jpg|thumb|right|Bentley performing in [[Saginaw, Michigan]], March 31, 2007]] |
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On June 10, 2006, Bentley released his third album, ''[[Long Trip Alone]]''. The album produced two No. 1 hits, "[[Every Mile a Memory]]"<ref name="Country Songs"/> in 2006 and "[[Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)]]"<ref name="Country Songs"/> in 2007. The [[Long Trip Alone (song)|title track]] reached No. 10 on the country charts.<ref name="Country Songs"/> The fourth single from the album, "[[Trying to Stop Your Leaving]]," peaked at No. 5.<ref name="Country Songs"/> |
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In a March 2008 interview, Bentley said he would let his fans be the executive producers of his first greatest hits album, ''[[Greatest Hits/Every Mile a Memory 2003–2008]]''. The album was released on May 6, 2008. An album cut, "Sweet & Wild", reached No. 51 on the [[Hot Country Songs]] chart.<ref name="Country Songs"/> The song was an uncredited duet with fellow country singer [[Sarah Buxton (singer)|Sarah Buxton]]. |
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In 2007, Bentley released a live DVD titled ''Live and Loud at the Fillmore'', which was filmed in [[Denver, Colorado]]. |
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===2009–10: ''Feel That Fire'' and ''Up on the Ridge''=== |
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In a March 2008 interview, Bentley said he would let his fans be the executive producers of his first greatest hits album, ''[[Greatest Hits/Every Mile a Memory 2003–2008]]''. The album was released on May 6, 2008.<ref>[http://video.ap.org/v/Default.aspx?partner=en-ap&g=5d8ecc65-3ecf-4b8f-bcbe-900be8b296ae&f=FLPET&mk=en-ap ]{{dead link|date=February 2014}}</ref> An album cut, "Sweet & Wild," reached No. 51 on the [[Hot Country Songs]] chart.<ref name="Country Songs"/> The song was an uncredited duet with fellow country singer [[Sarah Buxton (singer)|Sarah Buxton]]. |
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[[File:Dierks Bentley-14 Feb-2009.jpg|right|thumb|230px|alt=Dierks Bentley|Bentley opening for [[Brad Paisley]] at [[Scotiabank Place]] in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], February 14, 2009]] |
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Bentley's fourth studio album,<ref>{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|1030653514}} |last1=Caimmanica |first1=Jon |title=Critics' Choice: New CDs: Dierks Bentley |work=The New York Times |date=February 2, 2009 |page=C4 |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage-9C0DEFDA143CF931A35751C0A96F9C8B63.html }}</ref> ''[[Feel That Fire]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sessions.aol.ca/video/feel-that-fire/dierks-bentley/692/ |title=Dierks Bentley In Studio Performance at Sessions@AOL |publisher=[[Sessions@AOL]] |access-date=February 25, 2014 |archive-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714050857/http://sessions.aol.ca/video/feel-that-fire/dierks-bentley/692/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> was released in February 2009. Its [[Feel That Fire (song)|title track]], co-written by Brett Beavers and [[The Warren Brothers]], became Bentley's sixth No. 1 hit<ref name="Country Songs"/> in February 2009, and the album's second single, "[[Sideways (Dierks Bentley song)|Sideways]]", became his seventh<ref name="Country Songs"/> in summer 2009. The third and final single, "[[I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes]]", peaked at No. 2.<ref name="Country Songs"/> |
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Bentley released his fifth studio album, ''[[Up on the Ridge]]'', on June 8, 2010. The [[Up on the Ridge (song)|title track]] was released on iTunes on April 20, 2010. The song peaked at No. 21 on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs]] chart,<ref name="Country Songs"/> becoming Bentley's first single to miss the Top 10 since "My Last Name". The second single from the album, "[[Draw Me a Map]]", reached No. 33.<ref name="Country Songs"/> |
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===2009-2010:''Feel That Fire'' and ''Up on the Ridge''=== |
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Bentley's fourth [http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy1.library.arizona.edu/docview/1030653514/D7C95EA75A3541EAPQ/1?accountid=8360] studio album, ''[[Feel That Fire]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sessions.aol.ca/video/feel-that-fire/dierks-bentley/692/ |title=Dierks Bentley In Studio Performance at Sessions@AOL |publisher=[[Sessions@AOL]]|accessdate=2014-02-25}}</ref> was released in February 2009. Its [[Feel That Fire (song)|title track]], co-written by Brett Beavers and [[The Warren Brothers]], reached top 40 in October 2008 and became his sixth number one<ref name="Country Songs"/> in February 2009. The second single from the album, "[[Sideways (Dierks Bentley song)|Sideways]]," was released on March 2, 2009 and went on to become his seventh number one<ref name="Country Songs"/> in the summer of 2009. The album's third and final single, "[[I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes]]," was released on September 13, and peaked at No. 2.<ref name="Country Songs"/> |
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===2012–13: ''Home'' and ''Country & Cold Cans'' EP=== |
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Bentley released his sixth studio album, ''[[Up on the Ridge]]'', on June 8, 2010. The [[Up on the Ridge (song)|title track]] was released to iTunes on April 20, 2010. The song peaked at No. 21 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs]] chart<ref name="Country Songs"/> and became Bentley's first single to miss the top 10 since "My Last Name." The album's second single, "[[Draw Me a Map]]," was released to radio on August 23, 2010 and peaked at No. 33.<ref name="Country Songs"/> |
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[[File:Dierks Bentley meets with service members before his concert for the Players Championship at the Tournament Players Club Sawgrass during Military Appreciation Day in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., May 8, 2013 130508-N-TC587-036.jpg|right|thumb|230px|Bentley meeting with service members before a concert during [[Military Appreciation Day]] in [[Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida]], May 8, 2013]] |
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Bentley's sixth album, ''[[Home (Dierks Bentley album)|Home]]'', was released on February 7, 2012, led by the single, "[[Am I the Only One (Dierks Bentley song)|Am I the Only One]]", which reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Country Singles.<ref name="Country Songs"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/dierks-bentley-am-i-the-only-one-no-1/ |title=Dierks Bentley Goes No. 1 With 'Am I the Only One' |publisher=Tasteofcountry.com |date=August 22, 2011 |access-date=February 25, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=McDonnell |first=Brandy |url=http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2011/09/08/dierks-bentley-joe-walsh-jerrod-niemann-and-eli-young-band-to-play-okc-zoo-amphitheatres-family-jam-oct-14/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021055223/http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2011/09/08/dierks-bentley-joe-walsh-jerrod-niemann-and-eli-young-band-to-play-okc-zoo-amphitheatres-family-jam-oct-14/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 21, 2012 |title=Dierks Bentley, Joe Walsh, Jerrod Niemann and Eli Young Band to play OKC Zoo Amphitheatre's Family Jam Oct. 14 | News OK |publisher=Blog.newsok.com |date=September 8, 2011 |access-date=February 25, 2014 }}</ref> The second single off the album is "[[Home (Dierks Bentley song)|Home]]", which was co-written by Bentley, Brett Beavers and [[Dan Wilson (musician)|Dan Wilson]], and also reached No. 1<ref name="Country Songs"/> on March 24, 2012. A third single, "[[5-1-5-0]]", was released shortly after "Home" fell from No. 1 on the country chart.<ref name="Country Songs"/> Dierks has been quoted by ''[[American Songwriter]]'', explaining: "I wrote too many songs. I wrote 70. I wrote a lot. There's 64 that are never going to see the light of day. That's 64 days that I can't get back."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2012/02/great-quotations-dierks-bentley-2/ |title=Great Quotations: Dierks Bentley |magazine=American Songwriter |first=Evan |last=Schlansky |date=February 24, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014092956/http://www.americansongwriter.com/2012/02/great-quotations-dierks-bentley-2/ |archive-date=October 14, 2012 |access-date=June 6, 2012 }}</ref> |
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On August 21, 2012, Bentley released the ''Country & Cold Cans'' [[Extended play|EP]] on iTunes. It includes five songs, including a radio edit of the track "[[Tip It On Back]]" from his album ''[[Home (Dierks Bentley album)|Home]]''. Bentley paid for the studio time to record the EP himself.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/08/15/dierks-bentley-country-cold-cans-ep-back-porch/ | title=Dierks Bentley's 'Country & Cold Cans' EP: Hear 'Back Porch' here – EXCLUSIVE | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | date=August 15, 2012 | access-date=December 19, 2012}}</ref> On October 23, Bentley and [[Miranda Lambert]] announced the co-headlined 33-show Locked and Reloaded Tour, which began on January 17, 2013.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://tasteofcountry.com/miranda-lambert-dierks-bentley-2013-locked-reloaded-tour/ | title=Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley Announce 2013 Locked and Reloaded Tour | website=Taste of Country | date=October 23, 2012 | access-date=December 20, 2012}}</ref> |
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===2012-2013: ''Home'' and ''Country & Cold Cans'' EP=== |
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Bentley's seventh album, ''[[Home (Dierks Bentley album)|Home]]'', was released on February 7, 2012, led by the single, "[[Am I the Only One]]" which reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Country Singles.<ref name="Country Songs"/><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://tasteofcountry.com/dierks-bentley-am-i-the-only-one-no-1/ |title=Dierks Bentley Goes No. 1 With ‘Am I the Only One’ |publisher=Tasteofcountry.com |date=2011-08-22 |accessdate=2014-02-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=McDonnell |first=Brandy |url=http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2011/09/08/dierks-bentley-joe-walsh-jerrod-niemann-and-eli-young-band-to-play-okc-zoo-amphitheatres-family-jam-oct-14/ |title=Dierks Bentley, Joe Walsh, Jerrod Niemann and Eli Young Band to play OKC Zoo Amphitheatre's Family Jam Oct. 14 | News OK |publisher=Blog.newsok.com |date=2011-09-08 |accessdate=2014-02-25}}</ref> The second single off the album is "[[Home (Dierks Bentley song)|Home]]", which also reached No. 1<ref name="Country Songs"/> on March 24, 2012. A third single, "[[5-1-5-0]]", was released shortly after "Home" fell from number one on the country chart.<ref name="Country Songs"/> Dierks has been quoted by [[American Songwriter]] explaining “I wrote too many songs. I wrote 70. I wrote a lot. There’s 64 that are never going to see the light of day. That’s 64 days that I can’t get back.”<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2012/02/great-quotations-dierks-bentley-2/ |title=Great Quotations: Dierks Bentley |publisher=American Songwriter |author=Evan Schlansky |date=February 24, 2012 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/68EC13aKp |archivedate=2012-06-06|accessdate=June 6, 2012}}</ref> |
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===2014–2015: ''Riser''=== |
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On August 21, 2012, Bentley released the ''Country & Cold Cans'' [[Extended play|EP]] on iTunes. It includes five songs, including a radio edit of the track "[[Tip It On Back]]" from his album ''[[Home (Dierks Bentley album)|Home]]''. Bentley paid for the studio time to record the EP himself.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/08/15/dierks-bentley-country-cold-cans-ep-back-porch/ | title=Dierks Bentley's 'Country & Cold Cans' EP: Hear 'Back Porch' here -- EXCLUSIVE | publisher=Entertainment Weekly | date=August 15, 2012 | accessdate=December 19, 2012}}</ref> On October 23, Bentley and [[Miranda Lambert]] announced the co-headlined 33-show Locked and Reloaded Tour, that began on January 17, 2013.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://tasteofcountry.com/miranda-lambert-dierks-bentley-2013-locked-reloaded-tour/ | title=Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley Announce 2013 Locked and Reloaded Tour | publisher=Taste of Country | date=October 23, 2012 | accessdate=December 20, 2012}}</ref> |
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Bentley's seventh album, ''[[Riser (album)|Riser]]'', was released on February 25, 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last=Whitaker|first=Sterling|title=Dierks Bentley Sets Release Date for 'Riser'|url=http://theboot.com/dierks-bentley-riser-release-date/|access-date=January 6, 2014|newspaper=The Boot|date=January 6, 2014}}</ref> The album's first single, "[[Bourbon in Kentucky]]", was released to country radio on June 10, 2013. It peaked at No. 45 on the ''Billboard'' [[Country Airplay]] chart,<ref name="Country Airplay">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dierks bentley|chart=Country Airplay}}|title=Dierks Bentley Album & Song Chart History – Country Airplay|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 8, 2012}}</ref> becoming Bentley's lowest-charting single to date. The album's second single, "[[I Hold On]]", was released on August 26, 2013, and became his first No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart<ref name="Country Airplay"/> in April 2014 and his 11th overall to do so. The third single, "[[Drunk on a Plane]]", followed that same month and reached No. 1 on Country Airplay in August 2014 and was also a strong commercial hit, reaching No. 27 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name="Country Songs"/> The album's fourth single, "[[Say You Do (Dierks Bentley song)|Say You Do]]", was released on October 6, 2014; it reached No. 1 on Country Airplay in May 2015. The [[Riser (song)|title track]] became the album's fifth single in June 2015. |
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Bentley, along with [[Eric Paslay]], is featured on [[Charles Kelley]]'s debut solo single, "The Driver", which was released on September 28, 2015. The song received a Grammy nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance|Best Country Duo/Group Performance]] for the [[58th Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref name="Grammy nom">{{cite magazine|last1=Vain|first1=Madison|title=Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelly reacts to his Grammy nom for 'The Driver'|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/12/07/charles-kelley-grammy-nomination-reaction|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=December 7, 2015|access-date=December 9, 2015}}</ref> |
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===2014-present:''Riser'' and other projects=== |
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Bentley's eighth album, ''[[Riser (album)|Riser]]'', was released on February 25, 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last=Whitaker|first=Sterling|title=Dierks Bentley Sets Release Date for ‘Riser’|url=http://theboot.com/dierks-bentley-riser-release-date/|accessdate=January 6, 2014|newspaper=The Boot|date=January 6, 2014}}</ref> The album's first single, "[[Bourbon in Kentucky]]", was released to country radio on June 10, 2013. It peaked at number 45 on the ''Billboard'' [[Country Airplay]] chart,<ref name="Country Airplay">{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dierks bentley|chart=Country Airplay}}|title=Dierks Bentley Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|accessdate=November 8, 2012}}</ref> becoming Bentley's lowest charting single to date. The album's second single, "[[I Hold On]]", was released on August 26, 2013. It became his first number one on the Country Airplay chart<ref name="Country Airplay"/> in April 2014 and also his eleventh overall to do so. The third single, "[[Drunk on a Plane]]", followed that same month. It reached number one on Country Airplay in August 2014 and was also a strong commercial hit, reaching number 27 on the [[Hot 100]].<ref name="Country Songs"/> The album's fourth single, "[[Say You Do (Dierks Bentley song)|Say You Do]]", was released on October 6, 2014. It reached at number one on Country Airplay in May 2015. The [[Riser (song)|title track]] became the album's fifth single in June 2015. The album's first single, "Somewhere on a Beach" released to country radio on January 25, 2016. |
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===2016–2017: ''Black''=== |
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Bentlely along with [[Eric Paslay]] are featured on [[Charles Kelley]]'s debut solo single, "The Driver" which was released on September 28, 2015. The song received a Grammy nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance|Best Country Duo/Group Performance]] for the [[58th Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref name="Grammy nom">{{cite web|last1=Vain|first1=Madison|title=Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelly reacts to his Grammy nom for 'The Driver'|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/12/07/charles-kelley-grammy-nomination-reaction|website=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Entertainment Weekly Inc.|date=December 7, 2015|accessdate=December 9, 2015}}</ref> |
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Bentley released his eighth album, ''[[Black (Dierks Bentley album)|Black]]'', on May 27, 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Nicholson|first1=Jessica|title=Dierks Bentley Prepping Eighth Studio Album, 'Black'|url=http://www.musicrow.com/2016/01/dierks-bentley-prepping-eighth-studio-album-black/|access-date=January 11, 2016|work=[[MusicRow]]|date=January 11, 2016}}</ref> The album's first single, "[[Somewhere on a Beach]]", was released on January 25, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Single Releases |url=http://www.musicrow.com/calendars-2/single-releases/ |website=[[MusicRow]] |access-date=January 8, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140212165034/http://www.musicrow.com/calendars-2/single-releases/ |archive-date=February 12, 2014 }}</ref> |
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Bentley co-hosted the [[51st Academy of Country Music Awards]] on April 3, 2016, where he was also nominated for the Male Vocalist of the Year and Video of the Year awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dierks.com/news?n_id=1550|title=Dierks Bentley Unveils Black Short Film Series|publisher=Dierks.com|date=April 1, 2016|access-date=April 22, 2016}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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Bentley married Cassidy Black on December 17, 2005, in [[Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1519097/dierks-bentley-elopes-to-mexico.jhtml |title=News : Dierks Bentley Elopes to Mexico |publisher=CMT |date=2005-12-21 |accessdate=2014-02-25}}</ref> They live in [[Nashville]], with their dogs Jake (who has appeared in a few of Dierks' videos) and George.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20264181,00.html |title=Dierks Bentley: Baby Bliss |accessdate=2008-10-05 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> The couple welcomed their first child, Evelyn Day Bentley (nicknamed "Evie"), on October 4, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20231232,00.html |title=Country Star Dierks Bentley Welcomes Daughter |accessdate=2008-10-05 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> Evie makes a vocal appearance on the song "Thinking of You." <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INkvQpjfrHY |title=Dierks Bentley "I'm Thinking of You" with daughter Evie at Ryman 'Home' Show |publisher=YouTube |date=2012-02-03 |accessdate=2014-08-11}}</ref> Their second daughter, Jordan Catherine Bentley, was born December 25, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2010/12/26/dierks-bentley-welcomes-daughter-jordan-catherine/|title=Dierks Bentley Welcomes Daughter Jordan Catherine|accessdate=2010-12-26|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> Their son Knox was born on October 9, 2013. |
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Bentley released a series of four short films for songs from ''Black'', with episode 1 being the song "I'll Be the Moon" featuring [[Maren Morris]]. The following episode serves as the video for "What the Hell Did I Say".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/dierks-bentley-ill-be-the-moon-video-20160401|title=See Dierks Bentley's Provocative 'I'll Be the Moon' Video|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|author=Dunkerley, Beville|date=April 1, 2016|access-date=April 22, 2016}}</ref> The album's second single, "[[Different for Girls (Dierks Bentley song)|Different for Girls]]" featuring [[Elle King]], was released to country radio on June 6, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Future Releases for Country Radio Stations|url=http://www.allaccess.com/country/future-releases|website=All Access|access-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref> It reached No. 1 on Country Airplay in October 2016. The album's [[Black (Dierks Bentley song)|title track]] was released to country radio as the third single on November 14, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/country/future-releases |title=FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Nielsen Ratings, Music News and more! |work=[[FMQB]] |access-date=November 28, 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111135304/http://www.allaccess.com/country/future-releases |archive-date=November 11, 2016 }}</ref> |
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On June 2, 2012, Bentley announced his father had died the previous day. |
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He was also selected as one of 30 artists to perform on "Forever Country", a [[Mashup (music)|mashup track]] of "[[Take Me Home, Country Roads]]", "[[On the Road Again (Willie Nelson song)|On the Road Again]]" and "[[I Will Always Love You]]", which celebrates 50 years of the [[CMA Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/scenes-cmas-historic-music-video-featuring-30-country/story?id=42129062|title=30 Country Music Stars Join Forces for Historic CMA Music Video|work=ABC News|date=September 22, 2016|access-date=June 22, 2017}}</ref> |
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===2018–2021: ''The Mountain'' and ''Hot Country Knights''=== |
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On June 8, 2018, Bentley released ''[[The Mountain (Dierks Bentley album)|The Mountain]]'', his ninth studio album, via Capitol Records Nashville. All three singles from the album – "Women, Amen", "Burning Man" and "Living" – reached No. 1 (the second of which, however, only being recognized by [[Mediabase]]). |
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Bentley's side project, a '90s country parody band called [[Hot Country Knights]], signed on with Bentley's label Universal Music Group Nashville as a separate recording act in 2020. The act consists of Bentley and his road band, all of whom operate under stage names; Bentley uses the name Douglas "Doug" Douglason.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/dierks-bentley-band-hot-country-knights-record-deal-933070/|title=Dierks Bentley's Faux Band Hot Country Knights Signs Real Record Deal|first=Jon|last=Freeman|date=January 2, 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=January 23, 2020}}</ref> They released their debut single, "Pick Her Up" – which was co-written by Bentley with [[Jim Beavers]] and [[Brett Beavers]], and features guest vocals from [[Travis Tritt]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/dierks-bentley-hot-country-knights-pick-her-up-travis-tritt-941853/|title=Dierks Bentley's Hot Country Knights Sing With Travis Tritt in New Song 'Pick Her Up'|first=Jon|last=Freeman|date=January 23, 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=January 23, 2020}}</ref> – on January 23, 2020. |
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Bentley released a new single, "[[Gone (Dierks Bentley song)|Gone]]", on October 22, 2020.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/dierks-bentley-new-song-gone-1079622/|title = Dierks Bentley Ghosts Friends and Family in His New Song 'Gone'|magazine = [[Rolling Stone]]|date = October 22, 2020}}</ref> The song was his highest-charting single on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] since his 2003 debut, "What Was I Thinkin'". On July 29, 2021, he released "[[Beers on Me]]" featuring [[Hardy (singer)|Hardy]] and [[Breland (musician)|Breland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/dierks-bentley-breland-hardy-beers-on-me/|title=Dierks Bentley Enlists Breland + Hardy for 'Beers on Me' [Listen]|work=[[Taste of Country]]|last=Whitaker|first=Sterling|date=July 29, 2021|access-date=August 22, 2021}}</ref> He also joined [[James Barker Band]] on the single "[[New Old Trucks]]" in October 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecountrynote.com/in-the-news/james-barker-band-teams-up-with-dierks-bentley-for-new-old-trucks/|title=James Barker Band Teams Up With Dierks Bentley for "New Old Trucks"|date=October 8, 2021|access-date=October 12, 2021|work=The Country Note}}</ref> |
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===2022–present: ''Gravel & Gold''=== |
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On July 29, 2022, Bentley released the lead single, "[[Gold (Dierks Bentley song)|Gold]]", from his tenth studio album, ''[[Gravel & Gold]]'', which was released on February 24, 2023.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://tasteofcountry.com/dierks-bentley-gravel-and-gold-album/ | title=Dierks Bentley Rolls Out Plans for His 10th Studio Album, 'Gravel & Gold' | last=Liptak | first=Carena | date=January 12, 2023 | access-date=January 12, 2023 | work=Taste of Country}}</ref> On November 19, he released "High Note", a bluegrass track featuring [[Billy Strings]].<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/dierks-bentley-billy-strings-high-note-1234632469/ Dierks Bentley and Billy Strings Get Baked for the Apocalypse in 'High Note'] ''Rolling Stone''.</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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Bentley married Cassidy Black on December 17, 2005, in [[Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1519097/dierks-bentley-elopes-to-mexico.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125201304/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1519097/dierks-bentley-elopes-to-mexico.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 25, 2013 |title=News : Dierks Bentley Elopes to Mexico |publisher=CMT |date=December 21, 2005 |access-date=February 25, 2014}}</ref> The couple have two daughters<ref>{{cite web |url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2008/10/05/dierks-bentley/ |title=Dierks Bentley Welcomes Daughter Evalyn Day |date=October 5, 2008 |access-date=April 23, 2018 |archive-date=April 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423232432/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2008/10/05/dierks-bentley/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://theboot.com/dierks-bentley-wife-cassidy-baby-christmas/ |title= Dierks Bentley and Wife Cassidy Welcome Daughter No. 2 |website= The Boot |date=December 25, 2010 |access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref> and a son.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://celebritybabies.people.com/2013/10/10/dierks-bentley-welcomes-son-knox/ |title=Dierks Bentley Welcomes Son Knox |date=October 10, 2013 |access-date=April 23, 2018 |archive-date=April 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424071710/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2013/10/10/dierks-bentley-welcomes-son-knox/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> One daughter makes a vocal appearance on the song "Thinking of You" from Bentley's 2012 album, ''Home'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INkvQpjfrHY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/INkvQpjfrHY |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Dierks Bentley "I'm Thinking of You" with daughter Evie at Ryman 'Home' Show|via=YouTube|date=February 3, 2012 |access-date=August 11, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and their son appears in the music video for Bentley's 2019 single, "[[Living (song)|Living]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theboot.com/dierks-bentley-living-music-video-son-knox/ |title=After 'Living', Dierks Bentley Might Have to Make a Music Video With Each of His Kids|date=April 18, 2019|work =The Boot |first=Carena|last= Liptak }}</ref> |
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Bentley holds a private pilot license. He owns a [[Cirrus SR22|Cirrus SR22T]]<ref>{{cite web|first=Stephen |last=Betts |url=http://theboot.com/dierks-bentley-airplane/ |title=Dierks Bentley Finds a New Way To Fly |publisher=The Boot |date=October 3, 2012 |access-date=February 26, 2019}}</ref> and flies a [[Cessna CitationJet/M2|Cessna Citation CJ4]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nbaa.org/professional-development/on-demand-education/nbaa-go/2020-vbace/vbace-newsroom/bentley-reaffirms-ill-always-take-that-call-as-a-business-aviation-advocate/ |title=News : Bentley Reaffirms 'I'll Always Take That Call' As A Business Aviation Advocate' |publisher=NBAA |date=December 2, 2020 |access-date=December 3, 2020 |archive-date=December 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203012407/https://nbaa.org/professional-development/on-demand-education/nbaa-go/2020-vbace/vbace-newsroom/bentley-reaffirms-ill-always-take-that-call-as-a-business-aviation-advocate/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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Bentley holds a private pilot license and owns a [[Cirrus SR22]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Tammy Ragusa |url=http://www.countryweekly.com/news/dierks-bentley-gets-his-wings |title=Dierks Bentley Gets His Wings |publisher=Country Weekly |date=2012-10-03 |accessdate=2014-08-11}}</ref> |
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==Tours== |
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*2007: '''Free and Easy Summer Tour''' |
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*2008: '''Throttle Wide Open Tour''' |
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*2011: '''Jägermeister Tour''' |
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*Up on the Ridge Tour (2010) |
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*2011: '''Country and Cold Cans''' |
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*2012: '''Country and Cold Cans''' {{small|(Festivals)}} |
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*Country and Cold Cans (2011) |
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*2014: '''[[Riser Tour]]''' |
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*Country and Cold Cans {{small|(Festivals)}} (2021) |
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*2015: '''[[Sounds of Summer Tour 2015|Sounds of Summer Tour]] |
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*[[Riser Tour]] (2014) |
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*[[Sounds of Summer Tour 2015|Sounds of Summer Tour]] (2015) |
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*[[Somewhere on a Beach Tour]] (2016) |
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*What the Hell World Tour (2017) |
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*Mountain High Tour (2018) |
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*Burning Man Tour (2019) |
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*Beers on Me Tour (2021) |
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*Gravel & Gold Tour (2023) |
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==Discography== |
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{{Main|Dierks Bentley discography}} |
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'''Studio albums''' |
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===Albums=== |
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* ''Don't Leave Me in Love'' (2001) |
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* ''[[Modern Day Drifter]]'' (2005) |
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* ''[[Greatest Hits/Every Mile a Memory 2003–2008]]'' (2008) |
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* ''[[Feel That Fire]]'' (2009) |
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* ''[[Up on the Ridge]]'' (2010) |
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* ''[[Home (Dierks Bentley album)|Home]]'' (2012) |
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* ''[[Riser (album)|Riser]]'' (2014) |
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* ''[[Riser (album)|Riser]]'' (2014)<ref>{{cite news|last=Nicholson|first=Jessica|title=Dierks Bentley Readies New Album|url=http://www.musicrow.com/2013/05/dierks-bentley-readies-new-album/|accessdate=May 13, 2013|newspaper=[[MusicRow]]|date=May 13, 2013}}</ref> |
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* ''[[Black (Dierks Bentley album)|Black]]'' (2016) |
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* ''[[The Mountain (Dierks Bentley album)|The Mountain]]'' (2018) |
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* ''[[Gravel & Gold]]'' (2023) |
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|{{Won}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://tasteofcountry.com/dierks-bentley-keith-urban-miranda-lambert-early-2014-cma-awards-winners/ | title=Dierks Bentley, Keith Urban + Miranda Lambert Are Early 2014 CMA Awards Winners | publisher=Taste of Country | date=November 5, 2014 | access-date=November 5, 2014}}</ref> |
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Dierks Bentley | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Frederick Dierks Bentley[1] |
| Also known as | Douglas "Doug" Douglason |
| Born | November 20, 1975[2] Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, record producer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, banjo, tuba |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Dangling Rope, Capitol Nashville |
| Member of | Hot Country Knights |
| Website | dierks |
Frederick Dierks Bentley (/ˈdɜːrks/; born November 20, 1975)[2] is an American country music singer and songwriter. In 2003, he signed to Capitol Nashville and released his eponymous debut album. Both it and its follow-up, 2005's Modern Day Drifter, are certified Platinum in the United States, and his third album, 2006's Long Trip Alone, is certified Gold. It was followed in mid-2008 by a greatest hits package. His fourth album, Feel That Fire, was released in February 2009, and a bluegrass album, Up on the Ridge, was released on June 8, 2010. His sixth album, Home, followed in February 2012, as did a seventh one, Riser, in 2014. Bentley's eighth album, titled Black, was released in May 2016,[3] and his ninth, The Mountain, was released in June 2018. His tenth studio album, Gravel & Gold, was released in February 2023.[4]
Bentley's studio albums have accounted for 27 singles on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, of which 18 have reached No. 1: his debut single, "What Was I Thinkin'", "Come a Little Closer", "Settle for a Slowdown", "Every Mile a Memory", "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)", "Feel That Fire", "Sideways", "Am I the Only One", "Home", "5-1-5-0", "I Hold On", "Drunk on a Plane", "Say You Do", "Somewhere on a Beach", "Different for Girls", "Woman, Amen", "Living" and "Beers on Me". Eight more of his singles have reached the top 5, and he has an additional No. 1 as a part of "Forever Country", and one on the Canada Country chart as a featured artist on "New Old Trucks".
Early life
[edit]Bentley was born on November 20, 1975,[2] in Phoenix, Arizona, as the son of Leon Fife Bentley (August 16, 1923 – June 1, 2012), a bank vice president, and Catherine Childs. His father was born in Glasgow, Missouri, to Richard Thomas Bentley Jr. and Mary Cecile (née Fife) Bentley, and was a First Lieutenant in World War II. His middle name, Dierks (which he now uses as his first name publicly), is also his maternal great-grandmother's surname. He attended Culver Summer Schools and Camps in Indiana[5] and graduated from The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey in 1993.[6] Afterward, he spent a year at the University of Vermont (UVM) before transferring to Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, where he graduated in 1997.[7][8]
Music career
[edit]2003–05: Dierks Bentley and Modern Day Drifter
[edit]Bentley worked at The Nashville Network (now Paramount Network), researching old footage of country performances. During this time, Bentley was banned from the Grand Ole Opry for trespassing on the grounds of the Opry House for research purposes, a ban that would be lifted when Bentley's first album was released.[9] In 2003, Capitol Nashville released Bentley's self-titled debut album. The album's first single, "What Was I Thinkin'", reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs charts[10] later that year. The next two singles from the album – "My Last Name" and "How Am I Doin'" – reached No. 17[10] and No. 4,[10] respectively. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA.
Bentley's second album, Modern Day Drifter, was released in 2005. It spawned two No. 1 singles in "Come a Little Closer"[10] and "Settle for a Slowdown",[10] as well as the No. 3 hit "Lot of Leavin' Left to Do".[10] The album was also certified Platinum.
In 2005, Bentley won the CMA Award for the Horizon Award (now Best New Artist) and was invited to be a member of the Grand Ole Opry.[11] The induction took place on October 1, 2005. Bentley stands as the third-youngest member after Carrie Underwood and Josh Turner.
2006–08: Long Trip Alone and Greatest Hits/Every Mile a Memory 2003–2008
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On June 10, 2006, Bentley released his third album, Long Trip Alone. The album produced two No. 1 hits in "Every Mile a Memory"[10] in 2006 and "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)"[10] in 2007. The title track reached No. 10 on the country charts,[10] while the fourth single, "Trying to Stop Your Leaving", peaked at No. 5.[10]
In 2007, Bentley released a live DVD titled Live and Loud at the Fillmore, which was filmed in Denver, Colorado.
In a March 2008 interview, Bentley said he would let his fans be the executive producers of his first greatest hits album, Greatest Hits/Every Mile a Memory 2003–2008. The album was released on May 6, 2008. An album cut, "Sweet & Wild", reached No. 51 on the Hot Country Songs chart.[10] The song was an uncredited duet with fellow country singer Sarah Buxton.
2009–10: Feel That Fire and Up on the Ridge
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Bentley's fourth studio album,[12] Feel That Fire,[13] was released in February 2009. Its title track, co-written by Brett Beavers and The Warren Brothers, became Bentley's sixth No. 1 hit[10] in February 2009, and the album's second single, "Sideways", became his seventh[10] in summer 2009. The third and final single, "I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes", peaked at No. 2.[10]
Bentley released his fifth studio album, Up on the Ridge, on June 8, 2010. The title track was released on iTunes on April 20, 2010. The song peaked at No. 21 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart,[10] becoming Bentley's first single to miss the Top 10 since "My Last Name". The second single from the album, "Draw Me a Map", reached No. 33.[10]
2012–13: Home and Country & Cold Cans EP
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Bentley's sixth album, Home, was released on February 7, 2012, led by the single, "Am I the Only One", which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country Singles.[10][14][15] The second single off the album is "Home", which was co-written by Bentley, Brett Beavers and Dan Wilson, and also reached No. 1[10] on March 24, 2012. A third single, "5-1-5-0", was released shortly after "Home" fell from No. 1 on the country chart.[10] Dierks has been quoted by American Songwriter, explaining: "I wrote too many songs. I wrote 70. I wrote a lot. There's 64 that are never going to see the light of day. That's 64 days that I can't get back."[16]
On August 21, 2012, Bentley released the Country & Cold Cans EP on iTunes. It includes five songs, including a radio edit of the track "Tip It On Back" from his album Home. Bentley paid for the studio time to record the EP himself.[17] On October 23, Bentley and Miranda Lambert announced the co-headlined 33-show Locked and Reloaded Tour, which began on January 17, 2013.[18]
2014–2015: Riser
[edit]Bentley's seventh album, Riser, was released on February 25, 2014.[19] The album's first single, "Bourbon in Kentucky", was released to country radio on June 10, 2013. It peaked at No. 45 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart,[20] becoming Bentley's lowest-charting single to date. The album's second single, "I Hold On", was released on August 26, 2013, and became his first No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart[20] in April 2014 and his 11th overall to do so. The third single, "Drunk on a Plane", followed that same month and reached No. 1 on Country Airplay in August 2014 and was also a strong commercial hit, reaching No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100.[10] The album's fourth single, "Say You Do", was released on October 6, 2014; it reached No. 1 on Country Airplay in May 2015. The title track became the album's fifth single in June 2015.
Bentley, along with Eric Paslay, is featured on Charles Kelley's debut solo single, "The Driver", which was released on September 28, 2015. The song received a Grammy nomination for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.[21]
2016–2017: Black
[edit]Bentley released his eighth album, Black, on May 27, 2016.[22] The album's first single, "Somewhere on a Beach", was released on January 25, 2016.[23]
Bentley co-hosted the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards on April 3, 2016, where he was also nominated for the Male Vocalist of the Year and Video of the Year awards.[24]
Bentley released a series of four short films for songs from Black, with episode 1 being the song "I'll Be the Moon" featuring Maren Morris. The following episode serves as the video for "What the Hell Did I Say".[25] The album's second single, "Different for Girls" featuring Elle King, was released to country radio on June 6, 2016.[26] It reached No. 1 on Country Airplay in October 2016. The album's title track was released to country radio as the third single on November 14, 2016.[27]
He was also selected as one of 30 artists to perform on "Forever Country", a mashup track of "Take Me Home, Country Roads", "On the Road Again" and "I Will Always Love You", which celebrates 50 years of the CMA Awards.[28]
2018–2021: The Mountain and Hot Country Knights
[edit]On June 8, 2018, Bentley released The Mountain, his ninth studio album, via Capitol Records Nashville. All three singles from the album – "Women, Amen", "Burning Man" and "Living" – reached No. 1 (the second of which, however, only being recognized by Mediabase).
Bentley's side project, a '90s country parody band called Hot Country Knights, signed on with Bentley's label Universal Music Group Nashville as a separate recording act in 2020. The act consists of Bentley and his road band, all of whom operate under stage names; Bentley uses the name Douglas "Doug" Douglason.[29] They released their debut single, "Pick Her Up" – which was co-written by Bentley with Jim Beavers and Brett Beavers, and features guest vocals from Travis Tritt[30] – on January 23, 2020.
Bentley released a new single, "Gone", on October 22, 2020.[31] The song was his highest-charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 since his 2003 debut, "What Was I Thinkin'". On July 29, 2021, he released "Beers on Me" featuring Hardy and Breland.[32] He also joined James Barker Band on the single "New Old Trucks" in October 2021.[33]
2022–present: Gravel & Gold
[edit]On July 29, 2022, Bentley released the lead single, "Gold", from his tenth studio album, Gravel & Gold, which was released on February 24, 2023.[4][34] On November 19, he released "High Note", a bluegrass track featuring Billy Strings.[35]
Personal life
[edit]Bentley married Cassidy Black on December 17, 2005, in Mexico.[36] The couple have two daughters[37][38] and a son.[39] One daughter makes a vocal appearance on the song "Thinking of You" from Bentley's 2012 album, Home,[40] and their son appears in the music video for Bentley's 2019 single, "Living".[41]
Bentley holds a private pilot license. He owns a Cirrus SR22T[42] and flies a Cessna Citation CJ4.[43]
Tours
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Discography
[edit]Studio albums
- Dierks Bentley (2003)
- Modern Day Drifter (2005)
- Long Trip Alone (2006)
- Feel That Fire (2009)
- Up on the Ridge (2010)
- Home (2012)
- Riser (2014)
- Black (2016)
- The Mountain (2018)
- Gravel & Gold (2023)
As Part of Hot Country Knights
- The K Is Silent (2020)
Awards and nominations
[edit]Grammy Awards
[edit]| Year | Recipient/Nominee | Award | Result |
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| 2007 | "Every Mile a Memory" | Best Male Country Vocal Performance | Nominated |
| Best Country Song | Nominated | ||
| 2008 | "Long Trip Alone" | Best Male Country Vocal Performance | Nominated |
| Best Country Song | Nominated | ||
| Long Trip Alone | Best Country Album | Nominated | |
| Live & Loud At The Fillmore | Best Long Form Music Video | Nominated | |
| 2010 | "Beautiful World" (featuring Patty Griffin) | Best Country Collaboration with Vocals | Nominated |
| 2011 | Up on the Ridge | Best Country Album | Nominated |
| "Bad Angel" (with Miranda Lambert and Jamey Johnson) | Best Country Collaboration with Vocals | Nominated | |
| "Pride (In the Name of Love)" (with Punch Brothers & Del McCoury) | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | "Home" | Best Country Solo Performance | Nominated |
| 2015 | Riser | Best Country Album | Nominated |
| 2016 | "The Driver" (with Charles Kelley and Eric Paslay)[21] | Best Country Duo/Group Performance | Nominated |
| 2017 | "Different for Girls" (with Elle King) | Nominated |
Country Music Association Awards
[edit]| Year | Recipient/Nominee | Award | Result |
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| 2004 | Dierks Bentley | Horizon Award | Nominated |
| 2005 | Won | ||
| 2006 | Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2007 | Long Trip Alone | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| 2010 | Dierks Bentley | Male Vocalist | Nominated |
| Up on the Ridge | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
| "Bad Angel" (with Miranda Lambert and Jamey Johnson) | Musical Event | Nominated | |
| 2012 | "Home" | Song of the Year | Nominated |
| Single of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Home | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Dierks Bentley | Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated |
| Riser | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
| "I Hold On" | Song of the Year | Nominated | |
| "Drunk on a Plane" | Single of the Year | Nominated | |
| Music Video of the Year | Won[44] | ||
| 2015 | Dierks Bentley | Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated |
| 2016 | Nominated | ||
| Black | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
| "Different for Girls" (with Elle King) | Musical Event of the Year | Won | |
| "Somewhere on a Beach" | Music Video of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Dierks Bentley | Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated |
| 2018 | Nominated | ||
| The Mountain | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
| "Burning Man" feat. Brothers Osborne | Musical Event of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Single of the Year | Nominated | |
| Music Video of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Dierks Bentley | Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated |
Other awards
[edit]| Year | Organization | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | CMT Music Awards | Breakthrough Video of the Year – "What Was I Thinkin'" | Won |
| Academy of Country Music Awards | Top New Artist | Won | |
| 2006 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Top Male Vocalist | Nominated |
| 2009 | CMT Music Awards | CMT Performance of the Year – "Country Boy" with Alan Jackson, George Strait and Brad Paisley | Won |
| 2011 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Album of the Year – Up on the Ridge | Nominated |
| 2012 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Song of the Year – "Home" | Nominated |
| American Country Awards | Album of the Year – Home | Nominated | |
| 2015 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Video of the Year – "Drunk on a Plane" | Won |
| Album of the Year – Riser | Nominated | ||
| Single Record of the Year – "Drunk on a Plane" | Nominated | ||
| Song of the Year – "I Hold On" | Nominated | ||
| Vocal Event of the Year – "The South" | Nominated | ||
| Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Video of the Year – "Riser" | Nominated |
| Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated | ||
| People's Choice Awards | Favorite Male Country Artist | Nominated | |
| 2017 | iHeartRadio Music Awards | Country Song of the Year – "Somewhere on a Beach" | Won |
| Billboard Music Awards | Top Country Collaboration — "Different For Girls" with Elle King | Nominated | |
| Academy of Country Music Awards | Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated | |
| Album of the Year – Black | Nominated | ||
| Vocal Event of the Year – "Different For Girls" with Elle King | Nominated | ||
| CMT Music Awards | Video of the Year – "Different For Girls" with Elle King | Nominated | |
| Collaborative Video of the Year – "Different For Girls" with Elle King | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Merle Haggard Spirit Award | Won |
| Video of the Year – "Black" | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Music Event of the Year – "Burning Man" feat. Brothers Osborne | Won |
| Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Album of the Year – The Mountain | Nominated | ||
| Video of the Year – "Burning Man" feat. Brothers Osborne | Nominated | ||
| 2020 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| 2021 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Nominated | |
| Video of the Year – "Gone" | Nominated |
Film and television
[edit]| Year | Series | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Rise of Kahne | Himself | A biography of NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne; Bentley is featured in the DVD during an event benefiting the Kasey Kahne Foundation[45] |
| 2010 | Live From the Artists Den | Himself | Live performance at the Ravenswood Billboard Factory in Chicago |
| 2012 | Weeds | Himself | Sang the theme song for Season 8, Episode 9; aired on Showtime (TV network) |
| 2014 | CMT Crossroads | Himself | OneRepublic aired on March 14 |
| 2016–2017 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Himself/co-host | With Luke Bryan; replaced Blake Shelton |
| 2018 | The Voice | Himself | Season 15 finale results |
| 2021 | The Voice | Himself | Advisor to Team Blake |
References
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