Chris Stapleton (born April 15, 1978) is a country, bluegrass, and southern rock artist from Lexington, Kentucky. Before his critically acclaimed album “Traveller”, Stapleton wrote songs for the likes of George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Darius Rucker, Adele, Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, and Tim McGraw. Stapleton also found success with his band The SteelDrivers, releasing two albums with the band in 2008 and 2010, where he eventually left later in 2010.

Awards/Honors:
Country Music Association Awards:
2015 Male Vocalist of the Year
2015 New Artist of the Year
2015 Album of the Year Traveller
2016 Male Vocalist of the Year
2016 Music Video of the Year Fire Away
2017 Album of the Year From A Room: Volume 1
2017 Male Vocalist of the Year

Academy of Country Music Awards:
2016 Album of the Year Traveller
2016 Male Vocalist of the Year
2016 Song of the Year “Nobody to Blame”
2016 New Male Vocalist of the Year
2016 Songwriter of the Year
2018 Album of the Year From A Room: Volume 1
2018 Male Vocalist of the Year

CMT Music Awards
2016 Breakthrough Video of the Year “Fire Away”

Stapleton has also been awarded with 5 Grammy awards (in 10 nominations), 5 Billboard awards, and 2 iHeartRadio awards, among others. As a composer, Stapleton has received 9 American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) awards, including the Vanguard Award.