# Mitchell Tenpenny

James Mitchell Tenpenny III (born August 17, 1989) is an American country pop singer and songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released three studio albums and five extended plays through Riser House Records, with the first being Telling All My Secrets released in December 2018. He charted in 2018 with the single "Drunk Me", released on Columbia Records Nashville. He also co wrote "If the Boot Fits" with Granger Smith and the song made it to the top 10 on country airplay.

## Early life

Tenpenny was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. His grandmother was music publishing executive Donna Hilley. According to Tenpenny, when he was 11, his grandmother introduced to him songwriters Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman and he became interested in songwriting. He grew up listening to country, rock, and R&B, and cited Vince Gill, John Mayer, and Michael Jackson among his musical influences. He attended Lipscomb Academy in Nashville where he played football. He then enrolled at Middle Tennessee State University where he originally intended to play college football, but became more interested being in a band. He graduated with a music business degree.

## Music career

Tenpenny released his debut album, titled Black Crow, in 2015. A track, "Canes Creek", featured the bluegrass band The SteelDrivers. His debut single was the title track of the album, "Black Crow". In his early songwriting career, he wrote a number of songs with artists such as Nick Fradiani; an early success is the Top 10 song he co-wrote "If the Boot Fits", recorded by Granger Smith. He signed a publishing deal with Sony ATV Music Publishing Nashville, and was involved in the documentary film The Voyage in 2014. He was signed to a newly formed Riser Records in 2016.
In July 2017, Tenpenny released an EP, Linden Ave, named after the street where his grandmother Donna Hilley used to live. The EP charted at No. 10 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart, No. 6 in Heatseekers Albums, and No. 12 in Country Album Sales, with 2,100 copies sold in its first week.
In January 2018, Tenpenny entered into a joint venture with Riser House/Columbia Nashville and released a self-titled EP on February 23, featuring a new single "Drunk Me".
He released his second album and full-length major label debut album titled Telling All My Secrets on December 14, 2018. It debuted at No. 5 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, and No. 53 on Billboard 200, after accruing 20,000 album equivalent units in its first week.

## Personal life

Tenpenny has been in a long-term relationship with fellow country singer Meghan Patrick. On November 24, 2021, the two got engaged in the bar where they first met. Tenpenny and Patrick married on October 23, 2022.

## Discography
### Albums

List of albums, with selected details, peak chart positions, sales and certifications shown :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | US Country | Sales | Certifications |
| Black Crow | Release date: April 28, 2015 Label: Creation Lab Formats: CD, digital download | — | — | | |
| Telling All My Secrets | Release date: December 14, 2018 Label: Riser House, Columbia Nashville Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming | 53 | 5 | US: 31,000 | RIAA: Gold |
| Naughty List | Release date: October 29, 2021 Label: Riser House, Columbia Nashville Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | — | — | | |
| This Is the Heavy | Released: September 16, 2022 Label: Riser House, Columbia Nashville Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 123 | 14 | | |
| The 3rd | Released: September 20, 2024 Label: Riser House, Columbia Nashville Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | — | — | | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||||

### Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details, peak chart positions and sales shown :
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | EP details | US Country | US Heat | US Indie | Sales |
| Linden Ave | Release date: July 14, 2017 Label: Riser House Records Formats: Digital download | — | 6 | 10 | US: 2,100 |
| Mitchell Tenpenny | Release date: February 23, 2018 Label: Riser House Records Formats: Digital download | 35 | — | — | US: 4,700 |
| Neon Christmas | Release date: October 23, 2020 Label: Riser House Entertainment Formats: Digital download | — | — | — | |
| Midtown Diaries | Release date: September 10, 2021 Label: Riser House, Columbia Nashville Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 23 | — | — | |
| The Low Light Sessions | Release date: April 15, 2022 Label: Riser House, Columbia Nashville Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||||

### Singles
#### As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected peak chart positions, sales and certifications shown :
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | Album |
| Year | Title | US | US Country | US Country Airplay | CAN | CAN Country | Sales | Certifications | Album |
| 2015 | "Black Crow" | — | ― | ― | ― | ― | | | Black Crow |
| 2015 | "Love & Rock N' Roll" | — | ― | ― | ― | ― | | | Black Crow |
| 2018 | "Drunk Me" | 39 | 6 | 2 | 60 | 2 | US: 210,000 | RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: Gold MC: 2× Platinum | Telling All My Secrets |
| 2019 | "Alcohol You Later" | — | 41 | 43 | ― | ― | | RIAA: Gold | Telling All My Secrets |
| 2019 | "Anything She Says" (featuring Seaforth) | — | 45 | 58 | ― | ― | | RIAA: Gold | Non-album singles |
| 2020 | "Broken Up" | — | — | 58 | — | — | | | Non-album singles |
| 2021 | "Truth About You" | 54 | 11 | 2 | ― | 23 | | RIAA: Platinum MC: Platinum | This Is the Heavy |
| 2022 | "We Got History" | — | 28 | 12 | ― | 21 | | RIAA: Gold MC: Gold | This Is the Heavy |
| 2024 | "Not Today" | — | — | 60 | ― | ― | | | The 3rd |
| 2025 | "Same Moon" | — | ― | ― | ― | ― | | | The 3rd |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||||||||

#### As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected peak chart positions and certifications shown :
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Year | Title | US | US Country | US Country Airplay | Certifications | Album |
| 2019 | "Slow Ride" (Colt Ford featuring Mitchell Tenpenny) | — | — | — | | We the People, Volume 1 |
| 2021 | "At the End of a Bar" (Chris Young featuring Mitchell Tenpenny) | 75 | 16 | 1 | RIAA: Gold | Famous Friends |
| 2021 | "Get That All the Time" (RaeLynn featuring Mitchell Tenpenny) | — | — | — | | Baytown |
| 2022 | "Act Like That" (State Champs featuring Mitchell Tenpenny) | — | — | — | | Kings of the New Age |
| 2023 | "All Gas" (Bilmuri featuring Mitchell Tenpenny) | — | — | — | | All Gas |

#### Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions :
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Year | Title | US Country | CAN Digital | Certifications | Album |
| 2020 | "Can't Go to Church" | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| 2020 | "Here" | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| 2021 | "Bucket List" | 45 | 15 | RIAA: Gold | Midtown Diaries |
| 2021 | "To Us It Did" | — | — | | Midtown Diaries |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||||

#### Other certified songs

| Year | Title | Certifications | Album |
| 2018 | "Bitches" | RIAA: Gold | Telling All My Secrets |

### Music videos

List of music videos, with year of release and director name shown :
| Year | Title | Director |
| 2015 | "Black Crow" | Victor Teran |
| 2015 | "Cane's Creek" | Michael Everett |
| 2015 | "Love & Rock N' Roll" | — |
| 2017 | "Bitches" | TK McKamy |
| 2018 | "Drunk Me" | Justin Key |
| 2019 | "Slow Ride" (with Colt Ford) | Michael Salomon |
| 2020 | "Anything She Says" (with Seaforth) | Roman White |
| 2020 | "Neon Christmas" | Unlisted |
| 2023 | "I Hope It Snows" (with Meghan Patrick) | Jay Curtis Miller |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Association | Category | Nominee / Work | Result |
| 2019 | CMT Music Awards | Breakthrough Video of the Year | "Drunk Me" | Nominated |
| 2019 | ACM Awards | New Male Artist of the Year | Himself | Nominated |
| 2024 | CMA Awards | New Artist of the Year | Himself | Pending |