Kip Moore Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a CMT Music Award for Breakthrough Video of the Year for "Beer Money" in 2013
• Was nominated for three American Country Music Awards in 2012: Single by a New Artist and Music Video by a New Artist for "Somethin' 'Bout a Truck" as well as New Artist of the Year
• Attended Wallace State University and graduated from Valdosta State University, which he attended on a golf scholarship
• His first performance was at a Mellow Mushroom restaurant in Valdosta, Georgia
• Before landing a record deal with MCA Nashville, he worked as a store manager for Abercrombie & Fitch
• Moved to Hawaii after graduation, where he lived in a hut with a friend for six months before deciding to pursue a career in songwriting in Nashville
• Quote: "I had a lot of dark moments along the way and spent late nights crafting these songs․ But it can also mean just the late nights on the road having a good time․ It means a variety of things․"
• Quote: "I learned about life and relationships with a truck․"
• Quote: "(On becoming a songwriter): "It has to be the only thing․ I don't think it can be a gray line․ Either you want it and there's nothing else or it's not going to happen․""
• Best known as a country music singer and songwriter whose hit singles include "Somethin' 'Bout a Truck" and "Beer Money․"
• His album "Up All Night" was the best-selling debut album by a male in 2012 and 2013
• Took up backpacking and surfing while living in Hawaii