Mother’s Day is this Sunday, and when Brantley Gilbert thinks of the influence his mom has had on him and the values she instilled in him he says, “More than anything, faith, I think, is [what] my mother…really instilled in me.”
Brantley believes he is truly blessed to have the mom he has because he says, “Her faith in God is really something amazing. I do believe from the bottom of my heart that she’s an angel. I do believe the good Lord sent an angel to take care of me, and she did a really good job. She is my rock. She’s my heart.”
Perhaps the story of his mother’s impact on his life would make a great third verse to Brantley’s current single, “One Hell of an Amen.”
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Brantley Gilbert – Mother :20
“More than anything, faith, I think, is [what] my mother…really instilled in me. Her faith in God is really something amazing. I do believe from the bottom of my heart that she’s an angel. I do believe the good Lord sent an angel to take care of me, and she did a really good job. She is my rock. She’s my heart.”
WHAT HE’S DOING THIS WEEK – MAY 4, 2015 – MONDAY
Brantley Gilbert performed at the iHeartRadio Country Festival in Austin, Texas over the weekend and revealed that his upcoming wedding song will be Brad Paisley’s “Then,” a song Paisley wrote a few years ago for his wife Kimberly.
Brantley plays on Kenny Chesney’s “The Big Revival” stadium tour at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday (5/9) in Indianapolis.
2015 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS
Top Country Artist – Brantley Gilbert
Top Country Album – Brantley Gilbert, Just As I Am
The 2015 Billboard Music Awards will be handed out live on ABC MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, May 17.
BRANTLEY GILBERT – THE FACTS
BIRTH DATE: January 20, 1985 (He’s 30)
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: “One Hell Of An Amen” sits at number 20 on Mediabase this week.
GRAND OLE OPRY DEBUT: August 2012
CURRENT TOUR: His own “Let It Ride Tour”
LATEST MUSIC VIDEO – 2014 – “One Hell Of An Amen”
RECENT TWEETS:
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Brantley Gilbert @BrantleyGilbert · April 15
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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” and “Dirt Road Anthem”
2013 – Academy Of Country Music Awards – Top New Male Artist
2014 – American Music Awards – Favorite Country Album – Brantley Gilbert – Just As I Am
2015 – iHeart Radio Awards – Renegade Award