Fortunately, Brantley Gilbert’s current single, “Small Town Throwdown,” is a fun, upbeat, party song, but he has some emotional songs like “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do” and “More Than Miles” that were based on personal experiences in his life. While most people might not want to relive those experiences, Brantley says, “If you write a song the right way, you relive it every time you sing it.”

He’s okay with that because it’s almost like therapy for him. Brantley says, “[It’s] like goin’ through that situation time and time again, so you know how to handle it better next time. Eventually you kinda figure it out.”

The good news is, Brantley has revealed that he recently got engaged to the woman who inspired those and many other emotion-filled songs in his catalog, so chances are they’ll be a little easier to sing every night. He says they’re planning to get married at the end of June 2015.

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Brantley Gilbert – reliving a song over and over :14
“You know, it’s all part of, these songs are songs that I’ve sang quite a few times and if you write a song the right way and you relive it every time you sing it, and it’d be like goin’ through that situation time and time again, so you know how to handle it better next time. Eventually you kinda figure it out.”

WHAT HE’S DOING THIS WEEK – NOVEMBER 3, 2014 – MONDAY 

Last Night (11/2), Brantley Gilbert played acoustically for industry friends in Nashville at a party hosted by Hell On Wheels TV actor Anson Mount.  Last week, Brantley was announced as the Kenny Chesney / Jason Aldean stadium tour opener for 2015. Gilbert’s next tour date is November 20 in Fresno, California.

2014 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS NOMINATION

FAVORITE ALBUM COUNTRY – BRANTLEY GILBERT’S JUST AS I AM

The American Music Awards will broadcast live from the NOKIA Theatre in Los Angeles live on November 23 on ABC.

BRANTLEY GILBERT – THE FACTS

BIRTH DATE: January 20, 1985 (He’s 29)

HOMETOWN: Jefferson, Georgia

PARENTS: Becky Gilbert

DEBUT SINGLE VALORY: “Kick It In The Sticks” – 2010

DEBUT ALBUM: Modern Day Prodigal Son – 2009

CURRENT ALBUM: Just As I Am –  RELEASED: May 19, 2014

CURRENT SINGLE:  With Thomas Rhett and Justin Moore “Small Town Throwdown” sits in the Top 16 on Mediabase this week.

GRAND OLE OPRY DEBUT: August 2012

CURRENT TOUR: His own “Let It Ride Tour”

LATEST MUSIC VIDEO – 2014 – With Thomas Rhett and Justin Moore “Small Town Throwdown”

RECENT TWEETS:

Brantley Gilbert @BrantleyGilbert  ·  October 30
how’s your aim #bgnation….?  http://www.brantleygilbert.com

Brantley Gilbert @BrantleyGilbert  ·  October 29
excited to be hittin’ the road with @kennychesney and @Jason_Aldean in 2015… these shows are gonna be MASSIVE…. http://tasteofcountry.com/kenny-chesney-jason-aldean-add-brantley-gilbert-to-stadium-tour/

BRANTLEY GILBERT – AWARD WINS

2012 – American Country Awards – Breakthrough Artist Single of the Year (“You Don’t Know Her Like I Do”)

2013 – CRS New Faces

2013 – Country Music Awards – CMA Triple Play Award – “Country Must Be Country Wide,” “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do” & “Dirt Road Anthem”

2013 – Academy Of Country Music Awards – Top New Male Artist