He has also performed on Today, Pickler & Ben, the 2017 Stanley Cup Finals (game 6), and Bachelor in Paradise. He made his Live with Kelly and Ryan debut on July 12, 2016, and appeared live on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC on November 24, 2016. On April 12, 2016, he performed " Brand New" live on Conan. Rector made his television debut performing "Beautiful" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on October 14, 2013. In 2020, Rector will headline The Old Friends Acoustic Tour, performing acoustic versions of his songs, featuring opener Cody Fry. Ī live album, MAGIC: Live From the USA, was recorded during Magic: The Tour in various locations and was released on June 21, 2019. In 2019, Rector was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Best Performance for his appearance on Pickler and Ben in 2018. In September 2018, Rector embarked on his nationwide tour, Magic: The Tour, that continued into early 2019. 2 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart and No. 1 on Billboard 's Americana/Folk Albums chart, and peaked at No. On June 22, 2018, Rector released his seventh studio album, Magic, his first with OK Kid Recordings, which was led by its first single, "Drive". "Brand New" was his first single to enter the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. In January 2016, he was picked as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month and was featured on NBC's Today show where he live performed his single " Brand New", which initially received airplay on Sirius XM's The Pulse in September 2015. 1 on the Billboard Top Folk Albums chart. 3 on the Billboard Top Current Digital Album Sales chart, and No. 6 on the Billboard Album Sales chart, No.
2 on the Billboard Album Core Genre Rock chart, No.
2 on the Billboard Top Current Rock Albums chart, No. 9 on the Billboard 200 chart, marking his first Top 10 album. Rector released his sixth studio album, Brand New, on August 28, 2015, via Aptly Named Recordings. He co-headlined The Rock Boat in 2017, and supported Tim McGraw and Faith Hill on their 2017 Soul2Soul Tour. Rector toured with Needtobreathe, Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors, and Colony House for the first leg of the "Tour De Compadres" tour in early 2015. In 2014, Rector briefly took a break from songwriting to front the Huey Lewis and the News cover band Newy Lewis and the Hues. The album debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 chart. Produced by Rector, Jamie Kenney and Charlie Peacock, it was the first release on Rector's own Aptly Named Recordings label. The Walking in Between was released on August 20, 2013. Rector supported Needtobreathe during their The Reckoning tour in early 2012, which continued until May 2013. Following the release of Something Like This Rector headlined the Good Time Tour which spanned 25 cities with Andrew Belle and Graham Colton as support. In mid-2011, Rector co-produced Steve Moakler's Watching Time Run. Rector's fourth studio album Something Like This was released on September 13, 2011, reaching No. In early 2011 Rector headlined a tour in the Midwest, supported fellow Nashville artist Matt Wertz's Weights & Wings national release tour, and performed on the VH1 Best Cruise Ever with artists including Train, The Script, Colbie Caillat and Lifehouse. The rest of 2010 brought support slots with Dave Barnes and Five for Fighting, The Beat Lives Forever co-headline tour with Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors, and the Feels Like Home tour in Germany, organized by Johannes Strate of the German band Revolverheld. Following the release, he co-headlined the Three Amigos Tour with fellow Nashvillians Steve Moakler and Andrew Ripp. Rector's third studio album, Into the Morning, was released on February 16, 2010, and reached No. 11 on Billboard 's Top Heatseekers chart. Later that year, he moved to Nashville to pursue songwriting and to continue his career as an artist. In April 2009 he was given the Northwest Arkansas Music Award (NAMA) for best male singer-songwriter in Northwest Arkansas. Rector released his first full-length album Twenty Tomorrow in 2007 and its follow-up Songs That Duke Wrote in 2008. The EP grew popular in surrounding states, and Rector began touring frequently on weekends and during breaks in the school year. He is the youngest person ever to win the award for the pop category. Music career ĭuring his first year at the University of Arkansas, Rector released a self-titled EP that featured the song "Conversation", which went on to win the Grand Prize in the Pop category of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest in 2006.
He graduated from Tulsa's Metro Christian Academy in 2005 and from the University of Arkansas in 2009 with a degree in business and marketing. He took piano lessons as a child, but he did not pursue music until he picked up guitar in high school, which later led him to begin songwriting.
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