The Resume

(June 18, 1985- )
Born in Milton, Delaware
Recorded the singles 'Make Me Want To' 'Best Shot,' 'This Is Us' and 'Freedom Was A Highway'
Recorded the albums 'Mercury Lane,' 'Bettie James Gold Edition' and 'Tulip Drive'
ACM New Male Artist of the Year (2020)
CMA New Artist of the Year (2021)

Why he might be annoying:

He looks like Cowboy Troy.
He wears a durag under his cowboy hat.
He has tattoos on his arms.
He fathered a son out of wedlock.
Some country music purists feel is he is more pop than country.

Why he might not be annoying:

He is the first country music singer to hail from the state of Delaware.
He auditioned for 'American Idol,' where he befriended the season's eventual winner, Scotty McCreery.
His single 'Best Shot' made him the first African-American artist to record a #1 debut single on the country charts.
He is the first African-American male singer to earn the ACM New Male Artist of the Year Award.
He worked three jobs to support himself and lived out of his car upon moving to Nashville, in which he persevered to become a singer.

Credit: Ricky

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• ACM New Male Vocalist of the Year (Ranked: 2020)
• CMA Horizon Award (Ranked: 2021)
• Country Music Stars
• Dancing with the Stars [Complete] (Ranked: 30)
• Dancing With the Stars 30 [2021] (Ranked: 7)
• I Became a Dad in 2015
• I Became a Dad in 2020
• I Became a Dad in 2022
• I Covered '(I've Got) Friends in Low Places'
• I Fathered Children Out of Wedlock
• I Married in 2021
• I Married Outside My Race
• I Sing About a Highway
• I Sing About Being 18
• I Sing About My Parents
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Cowboy Hat
• Profiles 54251-54500 (Ranked: 54366)
• Ricky's Profiles [Series 38]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying