Lee Brice

Did You Know?

• "Love Like Crazy" spent 56 weeks on the chart, breaking a 62-year-old record set by Eddy Arnold's "Bouquet of Roses" (54 weeks).
• In 2026, Brice performed at Turning Point USA's All-American Halftime Show, where his song "Country Nowadays" became an internet meme due to a lyric misinterpretation.

Early life

Brice was born in Sumter, South Carolina, to Kenneth Sr. and Carleen Brice. His younger brother Lewis was a contestant on Season 1 of CMT's Can You Duet. As a child he played piano and guitar, sang in church, and wrote his own songs. He won three different talent contests in high school. He attended Clemson University on a football scholarship, playing special teams as the long snapper until an arm injury led him to focus on a country music career.

Musical career

By 2007 Brice was working as a songwriter, with cuts by Jason Aldean, Keith Gattis, and Cowboy Crush among others. With Billy Montana and Kyle Jacobs he co-wrote Garth Brooks's 2007 single "More Than a Memory," the first song ever to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Later that year he signed to Curb Records and released his debut single "She Ain't Right," which peaked at number 29. Two further singles, "Happy Endings" and "Upper Middle Class White Trash," charted at numbers 32 and 44; all three were intended for an unreleased album titled Picture of Me.

He continued writing for others, including Canadian singer Adam Gregory's singles "Crazy Days" and "What It Takes," and sang duet vocals on Cledus T. Judd's 2007 album. In August 2009 he charted with "Love Like Crazy," which reached number 3 and set a record for the longest-charting song in the chart's history, breaking a 62-year-old mark set by Eddy Arnold's "Bouquet of Roses." The album Love Like Crazy followed. His sixth single "A Woman Like You" became his first number one on Country Airplay in 2012.

Subsequent number ones included "Hard to Love," "I Drive Your Truck," and "I Don't Dance." Later singles "Rumor," "I Hope You're Happy Now," "One of Them Girls," and "Memory I Don't Mess With" also reached number one. He co-wrote the Eli Young Band's "Crazy Girl," the Billboard Year-End top country song of 2011. In 2026, he performed at Turning Point USA's All-American Halftime Show alongside Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, and Gabby Barrett.

Personal life

Brice married his longtime girlfriend Sara Nanette Reeveley in April 2013. The couple have three children: sons Takoda Brice (born in 2008) and Ryker Mobley Brice (born in 2013), and daughter Trulee Nanette Brice (born in 2017). Brice's cousin and often music inspiration, Michael Cericola, serves as the children's godfather. Reeveley is featured on the track "See About a Girl" on Hard to Love. On November 8, 2020, Brice announced he tested positive for COVID-19 but was asymptomatic. As a result, he was unable to perform with Carly Pearce on their single "I Hope You're Happy Now" at the 54th CMA Awards, and Charles Kelley of Lady A performed with Pearce instead.