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Lee Brice Hits 1 Billion Streams on Apple Music Worldwide

Lee has had 17 songs hit the Apple Music Daily Top 100 Chart in 22 countries worldwide.

By: Aug. 02, 2022
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Curb Records recording artist and one of Nashville's biggest names, Lee Brice, has recently reached a feat few others have been able to accomplish in Country music - amassing 1 Billion streams on Apple Music worldwide.

Brice, known for his authentic songwriting and captivating voice, is one of the most digitally consumed Country music artists to date. In the past three years, his Apple Music streams have more than tripled (+219%), helping to push his monumental climb to 1 Billion streams. This incredible milestone, combined with all other platform streams, places Lee's total digital streaming imprint at over 5 Billion.

"What can I say? This is absolutely incredible!" says Lee. "I am so honored and humbled that folks connect with my music. I never would've dreamed that my songs would be listened to by so many and I want to thank everyone who has supported me along the way."

Lee has had 17 songs hit the Apple Music Daily Top 100 Chart in 22 countries worldwide. His massive hit, "One of Them Girls," reached the top five in multiple countries and became his first song to reach the Global Daily Top 100.

Lee's current album, Hey World, has been one of his most successful projects of his career so far. The album has produced three #1 hits including "Memory I Don't Mess With," ASCAP's 2021 Country Song of the Year, "One of Them Girls," and "I Hope You're Happy Now" with Carly Pearce, which scored a trophy for Musical Event of the Year at the 54th Annual CMA Awards and won both Single of the Year and Music Event of the Year at the 56th ACM Awards.

The Grammy nominee has taken nine singles to #1 over his career, proving that the fans have an unwavering connection with Lee and his music. Lee's most recent single off Hey World, "Soul," is currently climbing both the Billboard and Mediabase Country Charts.

Currently, Lee is out on his headlining Label Me Proud Tour. The 23-market tour, which kicked-off last month, with support from Country acts Michael Ray and Jackson Dean. For select shows, Tyler Farr and Tim Montana will be making appearances during the tour.

When Curb Records recording artist, Lee Brice, isn't selling out arenas, writing and recording songs, or building new brands like American Born whiskey, you'll find the family man with his wife Sara, two young boys, and daughter. Meanwhile, with over 3.7 billion on-demand streams, and over 3.6 billion spins on Pandora, Brice continues to enjoy massive success at country radio, digital streaming services, and on the road.

He recently reached #1 at Country Radio with "Memory I Don't Mess With," which consecutively follows three prior #1s: ASCAP's 2021 Country Song of the Year "One of Them Girls," "I Hope You're Happy Now" with Carly Pearce, and "Rumor," which was nominated in the category Single of The Year at the 55th Annual ACM Awards.

One of the most-played country artists of all time on Pandora, he was the second country artist behind Keith Urban to receive the Pandora Billionaire plaque. Lee is also a GRAMMY nominee, a CMA and ACM award winner, and he's taken nine radio singles to Number One: "A Woman Like You," "Hard to Love," "I Drive Your Truck," "I Don't Dance," "Drinking Class," "Rumor," "I Hope You're Happy Now," "One of Them Girls," and "Memory I Don't Mess With."

Garth Brooks, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney and others have recorded his songs, and he's performed on numerous TV shows, including NBC's Today, ABC's The Bachelor, NBC's The Voice and FOX's Miss USA 2018.

Lee performed as part of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song honoring Garth Brooks, aired on PBS March of 2020. At the 54th Annual CMA Awards, Lee took home the prize for Musical Event of the Year for his song with Carly Pearce, "I Hope You're Happy Now." At the 56th ACM Awards, "I Hope You're Happy Now" won Single of the Year and Music Event of the Year, and Lee and Carly Pearce performed the song live. Lee's latest album, Hey World, features current radio single "Soul."



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