Justin Moore (singer)

Justin Moore
Justin Moore at the 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards
Background information
Birth name	Justin Cole Moore
Born	(1984-03-30) March 30, 1984 (age 33) Poyen, Arkansas, U.S.
Genres	Country
Occupation(s)	Singer/songwriter
Instruments	Vocals electric guitar acoustic guitar
Years active	2008-present
Labels	Valory Music Group
Associated acts	Jeremy Stover

Justin Cole Moore (born March 30, 1984) is an American country music singer and songwriter, signed to Big Machine Records imprint Valory Music Group. For that label, he has released four studio albums—his self titled debut album in 2009, Outlaws Like Me in 2011, Off the Beaten Path in 2013. and Kinda Don't Care in 2016. He has also charted eleven times on the Hot Country Songs, including the number one singles "Small Town USA", "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away", "Til My Last Day", "Lettin' the Night Roll", and "You Look Like I Need a Drink"; and the top 10 hits "Backwoods" and "Point at You".

Moore began performing during his junior year of high school. After graduating, he joined his uncle's Southern rock band and moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in 2002. He met a young producer in Nashville, Jeremy Stover, who introduced him to Scott Borchetta, an industry executive who was planning to launch The Valory Music Co. Borchetta promised to give him a record deal if he would be patient.

In mid-2008, Moore signed to the Valory Music Group, an imprint of the independent record label Big Machine Records. The label then released the digital single "I Could Kick Your Ass". His first radio single, "Back That Thing Up", was co-written by Randy Houser and Moore's producer, Jeremy Stover. It reached number 38 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. He continued working on his debut album, which was part of a special promotion called "So You Want to Be a Record Label Executive". This promotion placed his music on social networking sites such as MySpace and iLike, where fans were allowed to create playlists comprising ten of his songs; the Top 10 songs picked were then included on the final album. His next single, "Small Town USA", entered the charts in February 2009, followed by a digital EP entitled The "You Asked for It" EP.