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James Edward Allen Biography
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James Edward Allen born on June 18, 1985
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Allen was born in Milton, Delaware, United States
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James Allen is an American country singer and songwriter.
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In 2021, he won the Country Music Association Award for New Artist of the Year
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James Allen only the second black artist to win the category following Darius Rucker's win in 2009.
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Allen signed a publishing deal with Wide Open Music
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His first official single, "Best Shot", was released in early 2018.
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His debut album, Mercury Lane, was issued in October 2018
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"Best Shot" was a Number One hit on the Billboard Country Airplay chart
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The album's second single, "Make Me Want To" released to country radio on February 1, 2019
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Allen also recorded a cover of Lady Gaga and
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Bradley Cooper's "Shallow" with Abby Anderson in May 2019
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Allen released "This Is Us", a duet with Noah Cyrus in 2020
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"Freedom Was a Highway," a duet with Brad Paisley, which was released in 2021
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Allen's third Number One hit and Paisley's twentieth on the Billboard Country Airplay
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Allen released his third studio album Down Down on March 8, 2022.