Corey Kent White is an American country music singer from Frisco, Texas, who was signed to RCA Nashville.
Biography Corey Kent White was born in Bixby, Oklahoma. Kent grew up listening to country music, taking influence from artists such as fellow Oklahoma native Garth Brooks. Learning the road life early, Kent was just 11 when he joined a touring Western Swing group, traveling the country at the front of a “working class” band brothers for five years before they finally dissolved. Still in high school and unsure of what came next, he nearly quit entirely – but after a chance encounter of being pulled out of the audience and joining Willie Nelson on stage, he was inspired to start writing songs, a new path emerged. At age 17, he moved to Tennessee, hit the pavement and scored a publishing deal. Then, the bottom dropped out. Kent lost his publishing deal, and decided to move back to Texas prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As the world started opening up, Corey began touring in Texas and Oklahoma playing in night clubs and opening for bands like Randy Rogers, Parker McCollum, Kolby Cooper, and Cody Johnson. Corey then emerged on to the Billboard charts in 2022 with "Wild as Her". Due to popularity on streaming services, the song charted in late 2022. The song is a follow-up to Kent's second studio album, 21. Because of this song's initial charting success, Billboard reported that many Nashville labels were in a bidding war to sign Kent. RCA Records Nashville signed Kent in August 2022 and began promoting "Wild as Her" to country radio. "Wild as Her" amassed over 300 million streams in its first year, reached platinum status in March 2023 and reached the top spot at Country Radio in May of the same year.
Kent's major label debut and third studio album, Blacktop, was released on June 2, 2023, via RCA Nashville. "Something's Gonna Kill Me" was released on July 10, 2023, as the second single.
Discography Albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details Title Album details Peak chartpositionsUSUSCou.USHeat. Long Way Released: May 27, 2016 Label: Self-released — 42 19 '21 Released: December 28, 2021 Label: Self-released — — — Blacktop Released: June 2, 2023 Label: RCA Nashville 165 27 2 Black Bandana Released: September 6, 2024 Label: RCA Nashville — — 19 Heartland Rock and Roll Released: September 25, 2026 Label: RCA NashvilleTo be released
Singles +List of singles, with year released and selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album USPeaks on the Billboard Hot 100: "Wild as Her": "This Heart": "Rocky Mountain Low": "Empty Words": USCountryPeaks on the Hot Country Songs chart: "Something's Gonna Kill Me": "This Heart": "Rocky Mountain Low": "Empty Words": USCountryAirplayPeaks on the Country Airplay chart: "Wild as Her": "Something's Gonna Kill Me": "This Heart": "Rocky Mountain Low": "Empty Words": CAN CANCountry "This Heart": "Rocky Mountain Low": "Empty Words": NZHot Rocky Mountain Low: Empty Words: "Wild as Her" 2022 40 12 3 — 58 — RIAA: 3× Platinum MC: 2× Platinum RMNZ: GoldBlacktop "Something's Gonna Kill Me" 2023 — 31 40 — — — RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold "This Heart" 2024 82 27 1 — 11 — RIAA: Gold MC: Gold Black Bandana "Rocky Mountain Low" 2025 78 18 4 — 20 14Heartland Rock and Roll "Empty Words" 2026 43 13 24 72 50 28
Promotional singles +List of promotional singles, with the year released, selected chart positions, and the album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album USCountry "This Heart": "Now or Never": "Gold"2020— 21 "Feels a Lot Like This"2021— "What It Doesn't Do"— "Ain't My Day"— "Lightning Fast"— "Now"— "Hood of That Car"2022— Blacktop "How You Know You Made It"— "Man of the House"2023— "Better Now"— "Rust"2024 —Black Bandana "Never Ready" — "Now or Never" 50 "Girl I Never Met"2025—Poster Child "Measure"— "Wannabe"2026 —Heartland Rock and Roll "Cigarette Burns"— "Rather Be Here"—
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