Brett Young
Young in 2023
Background information
Born	Brett Charles Young (1981-03-23)March 23, 1981 (age 44)[1] Anaheim, California
Origin	Huntington Beach, California[2]
Genres	Country pop
Occupations	Singer songwriter guitarist
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Years active	2007–present
Labels	BMLG
Spouse	Taylor Mills ​ (m. 2018)​
Website	brettyoungmusic.com

Brett Charles Young (born March 23, 1981) is an Americancountry pop singer, songwriter and guitarist from Anaheim, California.^[3] He was a collegebaseballpitcher but took up songwriting after an elbow injury.^[4] Hisself-titled debut EP, produced byDann Huff, was released byRepublic Nashville on February 12, 2016.^[5][6] The lead single, "Sleep Without You", was released on April 11 of that year and he had a major success with a follow-up single, "In Case You Didn't Know". He released his second major label albumTicket to L.A. in 2018, and the third,Weekends Look a Little Different These Days, in 2021.

Young was born inAnaheim, Orange County.^[1] He attended Calvary Chapel High School inCosta Mesa, California and then went to theUniversity of Mississippi (Ole Miss),Irvine Valley College, andCalifornia State University, Fresno (Fresno State).^[7][8] He began singing in the late 1990s when he stepped in to replace a leader of a band who did not show up during aChristian worship meeting at high school.^[8]

Young was a pitcher on his high school baseball team and led the squad to aCIF championship. He went to Ole Miss on a baseball scholarship in 1999 after turning down pre-draft selection by bothTampa Bay Devil Rays andMinnesota Twins.^[9][10] In his one-season on the Rebel baseball team in 2000, he earned a varsity letter posting two wins and two saves. He thenlettered for one season at Irvine Valley before moving to Fresno State.^[11] However, his pursuit of a professional baseball career was cut short by an elbow injury while at college in Fresno in 2003.^[12][13]

According to Young, he was inspired byGavin DeGraw after he heard DeGraw's albumChariot as well as by singer-songwriter Jeremy Steele. Young decided to return to music.^[8] He independently released a self-titled four-song EP in 2007,^[14]Make Believe in 2011,^[15] followed by the albumsBrett Young,^[16]On Fire,^[17] andBroken Down in 2012–13.^[18]

After being based for eight years inLos Angeles, Young moved toNashville.^[19] He was soon signed by theBig Machine Label Group in August 2015.^[20]

In February 2016, Young released a six-songself-titled EP.^[12] "Sleep Without You" was released as the first single from the EP in April 2016. He wrote the song with Justin Ebach and Kelly Archer.^[21] The second single to be released from the album "In Case You Didn't Know", was released on January 9, 2017 becoming Young's signature song. The song was his first to reach number one on theCountry Airplay chart^[22] and it was certified Diamond by RIAA.^[23] The album's third single, "Like I Loved You" released to country radio on July 17, 2017.

On February 10, 2017, Young released his self-titled debut studio albumBrett Young. The album was produced by Dann Huff, and released through Big Machine Label Group. It debuted at number two on theTop Country Albums chart. Young tours with his band which includes lead guitarist Keaton Simons, drummer Billy Hawn, keys/guitarist Matt Ferranti, and bass guitarist Noah Needleman.

In December 2018, Young released his sophomore albumTicket to L.A..^[24] The lead single for the album, "Here Tonight", which he co-wrote with Ben Caver, Justin Ebach, andCharles Kelley fromLady A was released in September 2018.^[25] It was number one on the Country Airplay in April 2019. The album's second single, "Catch" released to country radio on June 3, 2019.

In April 2020, Young released the single "Lady", which he wrote about his wife and daughter.^[26] It is the lead-off single to his third studio albumWeekends Look a Little Different These Days, which was released on June 4, 2021.^[27] "Lady" reached number one on the Country Airplay chart in April 2021. The album's second single "Not Yet" was released in the same month. However, it was less successful, only peaking at number 37 on the Country Airplay chart. It was Young's first single to miss the Top 10, as well as his lowest-charting single to date and the first to miss number one since his 2016 debut single “Sleep Without You”. A third single "You Didn't" was released in November 2021. In October 2021, he released a Christmas albumBrett Young & Friends Sing the Christmas Classics.^[28]

In February 2018, Young and his girlfriend Taylor Mills were engaged.^[29] They wed inPalm Desert, California on November 3, 2018. On April 6, 2019, they announced that they were expecting their first child in the fall of 2019.^[30][31] Their daughter Presley was born on October 21, 2019.^[32] On January 27, 2021, they announced that they were expecting their second child in summer 2021.^[33] Their second daughter Rowan was born on July 21, 2021.

• Brett Young (2017)
• Ticket to L.A. (2018)
• Weekends Look a Little Different These Days (2021)
• Across the Sheets (2023)
• 2.0 (2025)^[34]

• Official website

• 1981 births
• Living people
• American country singer-songwriters
• American male singer-songwriters
• Country musicians from California
• Musicians from Orange County, California
• Republic Records artists
• Singer-songwriters from California
• 21st-century American singer-songwriters
• 21st-century American male singers
• Musicians from Huntington Beach, California

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