Brantley Keith Gilbert was born on the 20th January 1985, in Jefferson, Georgia USA, and is a country rock artist whose studio albums “Halfway to Heaven” (2010) as well as “Just as I Am” (2014) made him not only rich but also famous. Brantley Gilbert has been accumulating his net worth being active in the entertainment industry since 2005.
How rich is the country rock musician and singer? It has been reported by authoritative sources that the outright size of Brantley Gilbert’s net worth is as much as $15 million. It is worth saying that his album “Halfway to Heaven” (2010) has been certified platinum, selling 1,081,000 copies in USA whereas “Just as I Am” (2014) – gold with sales of 954,800.
Brantley Gilbert Net Worth $15 Million
To start with, Brantley Gilbert grew up with country and rock music of the southern states. At 19, he had a serious car accident and was close to death, however, this event and its processing was the beginning of his music career, when he subsequently appeared as a soloist with own songs and then founded his own band. Then he went to Nashville, where he signed a song-writing contract with Warner Chappell Publishing. He wrote, among other artists, for Jason Aldean and Colt Ford. His first album entitled “A Modern Day Prodigal Son” released in 2009 by Colt Ford’s independent label Average Joe’s, had only modest success. However, his second album “Halfway to Heaven” (2010) topped the Billboard Top Top Heatseekers and was second on the Billboard Top Country Albums. Extended support was given by the song “Country Must Be Country Wide” which appeared to top the country charts. The song “You Do not Know Her Like I Do” also topped the official singles’ chart; the above mentioned two singles were million sellers, and to add more, the album has increased the total size of Brantley Gilbert net worth as it stayed in the hit parade for over three years. Of course his net worth benefited considerably.
At the ACM Awards, he was awarded the New Male Vocalist of the Year. Additionally, he won the CMA Triple Play Award at the CMA Awards in 2013. The third album by Brantley Gilbert, “Just as I Am”, produced by Dann Huff, was released in 2014 and immediately debuted at number one on the country charts. The single “Bottoms Up” topped the Billboard Top Country and Top Country Airplay charts. Lately, Gilbert has won the iHeartRadio Music Award in the category of Renegade Awards.
Furthermore, Gilbert has worked as a counsellor for special needs at the Friendship Elementary in Gainesville.
Finally, in the personal life of the country singer, he had been dating the actress and singer Jana Kramer, and they were engaged, however, the couple split up after several months. Later, Brantley married teacher Amber Cochran in 2015. Such well known songs like “More Than Miles” or “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do” have been inspired by the wife of the artist.
