Brice Receives Two RIAA Certifications and Career Highlight Plaque
Curb Records recording artist and captivating storyteller, Lee Brice, took his intimate acoustic tour, You, Me & My Guitar Tour, to the famed Ryman Auditorium on Tuesday night. The tour, which kicked off on January 31st, is an unforgettable journey through Brice’s life in song as told through his impactful narration and the various instruments adorning the stage. The unforgettable evening had the packed house singing along with all of Lee’s hits, laughing uncontrollably listening to his stories, and two fans left that evening engaged.
His longtime friend and collaborator, Edwin McCain opened the evening and rejoined Brice later in the show to perform his massive hit, “I’ll Be,” with the audience singing every word. Also making a special appearance was critically acclaimed singer-songwriter, Rebecca Lynn Howard, who tackled a soulful rendition of “I Will Always Love You.”
Brice was presented with two new RIAA certifications by RIAA’s Jackie Jones – “Rumor” 6x Platinum and “Boy” 2x Platinum. Jones was joined on-stage by veteran radio and broadcast host, Storme Warren, who presented Brice with a career plaque commemorating combined RIAA certifications. This recognition of Lee’s incredible career to this point include: 12 billion global streams, nine #1 radio singles, 18 billion airplay audience, CMA and 7x ACM Award winner, Grammy, Emmy and Billboard music award nominee, SESAC, ASCAP and BMI 2021 Song of the Year “One of Them Girls,” $1.5 million to Folds of Honor impacting over 200 families and a listing of Country hitmakers who have recorded his songs.
Making the evening even more special, Brice was offered a unique opportunity to illustrate his own show poster. The hand-drawn poster was printed by the historic Hatch Show Print company.
Recently, Brice released his latest single, “Cry,” which is out now.
For additional information on Lee Brice, including upcoming show dates and tickets, please visit LeeBrice.com.
About Lee Brice:
When Curb Records recording artist, Lee Brice, isn’t selling out arenas, writing and recording songs or building new brands like Dulce Vida Tequila and Loud Lemon, you’ll find the family man with his wife Sara, two young boys, and daughter. Meanwhile, with 12 billion career streams, Brice continues to enjoy massive success at country radio, digital streaming services, and on the road. He has reached the #1 spot at Country Radio with Platinum-selling “Memory I Don’t Mess With,” which consecutively follows three prior #1s: ASCAP’s 2021 Country Song of the Year and 3x Platinum track “One of Them Girls,” “I Hope You’re Happy Now” with Carly Pearce, and the 6x Platinum hit “Rumor,” which was nominated in the category Single of The Year at the 55th Annual ACM Awards. One of the most played country artists of all time on Pandora, he was the second country artist behind Keith Urban to receive the Pandora Billionaire plaque. Lee is also a GRAMMY nominee, a CMA and ACM award winner, and he’s taken nine radio singles to Number One: “A Woman Like You,” “Hard to Love,” “I Drive Your Truck,” “I Don’t Dance,” “Drinking Class,” “Rumor,” “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” “One of Them Girls,” and “Memory I Don’t Mess With.” Garth Brooks, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney and others have recorded his songs, and he’s performed on numerous TV shows, including NBC’s Today, ABC’s The Bachelor, NBC’s The Voice and FOX’s Miss USA 2018. Lee performed as part of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song honoring Garth Brooks, aired on PBS March of 2020. At the 54th Annual CMA Awards, Lee took home the prize for Musical Event of the Year for his song with Carly Pearce, “I Hope You’re Happy Now.” At the 56th ACM Awards, “I Hope You’re Happy Now” won Single of the Year and Music Event of the Year, and Lee and Carly Pearce performed the song live. Lee’s album, Hey World, has been certified as Platinum and features several multi-Platinum selling hits. Lee kicked off 2024 with an intimate acoustic tour, the Me & My Guitar Tour, and released his single,”Drinkin’ Buddies” with Nate Smith and Hailey Whitters. The single was followed by the nostalgic summertime track, “Summer of Us.” In 2025, Brice announced the return of his acoustic tour, the You, Me & My Guitar Tour and released his latest single, “Cry,” available now.
Top Photo: (L-R: Front Row – Ciara Shortridge, Curb Records; Enzo DeVincenzo, Red Light Management; Lee Brice; Back Row – Rebekah Liles-Jackson, Curb Records; RJ Mecham, Curb Records; Storme Warren; Anthony DeVincenzo, Red Light Management; Jackie Jones, RIAA; Jeff Tuerff, Curb Records; Benson Curb, Curb Records; John Clore, Curb Records; Photo Credit: Chase Lauer; Download Hi-Res Image Here)
