Chris Young, Scotty McCreery & Payton Smith at Jiffy Lube Live

Chris Young began his career as the house singer of Cowboys Dance Hall in Arlington, Texas, but had his big break in 2006 when he successfully auditioned for the fourth season of the USA Network relaity television singing competition Nashville Star, going on to win the competition. Young won a contract with RCA Nashville, with whom he released his self-titled debut album album latet that year. The album was a moderate success, but it was The Man I Want To Be, his 2009 follow-up, that brought him acclaim, launching three number-one singles and earning him both a Grammy Award and an ACM Award nomination. Young has charted nine number-one singles on the Billboard Country Airplay Chart of 15 top five singles, and all six of his studio albums have hit the top 10 on the US Country Albums Chart, with four of them hitting the top five on the Billboard 200. In 2017, Young had the honor of being invited by country legend Vince Gill to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry, and was officially inducted by Brad Paisley that year. His seventh studio album, Raised On Country, is due for a 2020 release.