What is Luke Bryan's net worth? Inside country singer's whopping fortune which includes deer hunting gear brand
Luke Bryan, is not only a country singer but also a songwriter and guitarist who has built his loyal fan base through his many singles, albums and song-writing. Born in Leesburg, Georgia, on July 17, 1976, Bryan came from humble beginnings. At the age of 19, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, but later moved to Statesboro, Georgia, after the death of his brother Chris because of a car accident. Bryan, who graduated from Georgia Southern University in 1999 has a bachelor's degree in business administration.
Two years after college, Bryan moved back to Nashville. It was here that the now-famous singer joined a publishing house that saw him writing music for Travis Tritt and Billy Currington. Bryan, according to reports, was offered a contract with Capitol Records Nashville by an A&R representative as he was performing in a club – the rest is happy history. His artistry has developed over the years, with his last ten albums sporting 23 number one hit songs.
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Of course, the singer is also now a judge of the hit show 'American Idol' - he's been one since the year 2018. Since the start of his career, Byran has only built on a solid fortune, leading him of course to a massive fortune for himself - read on to find out how much the singer's net worth is.
What is Luke Bryan's net worth?
Bryan, who has earned his net worth through his many music videos, EP's, singles, albums, songwriting, and through co-producing as well. Reports also indicate that he is "one of the highest-paid" artists in the world. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Bryan's net worth totals a whopping $160 million with the singer earning $50 million between June 2017 to June 2018.
He then went on to earn $43 million from June 2018 to June 2019 and $45 million from June 2019 to June 2020. The publication also reported that the singer earns $1 million per show and $12 million per year with his role as a judge on 'American Idol'.
The singer's movie career started off on a high beat with 'All My Friends Say', his debut single, topping the charts at number 5 on the Hot Country Songs chart - he had written this song with Jeff Stevens. His singles 'We Rode In Trucks' and 'Country Man' from the August 2007 album 'I'll Stay Me' also made it to the charts at number 33 and number 10, respectively. His other two singles 'Rain Is a Good Thing' and 'Someone Else Calling You Baby' from the October 2009 album 'Doin' My Thing' made it to number 1 on the charts as well.
Since then he's had many other toppers such as 'Country Girl' making to number 4 on country music charts and making number 22 on Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song is from the August 2011 album 'Tailgates & Tanlines' which made it to number 1 on the Top Country Albums chart, and No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart.
The singer's album 'Spring Break' made its debut in March 2013 and sat at number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart - not to mention it was Bryan's first album to top the all-genre album chart. There's more of course! Bryan's 5th studio album titled 'Kill the Light' not only debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart but all 6 singles from that album reached number one of the Billboard Country Airplay chart.
This made Bryan the first artist on the charts ever to have 6 numbers one single from a single album. The list most definitely goes on, and Bryan has been the recipient of two Academy of Country Music Awards, nine American Country Awards, and one CMT Music Award.
Besides music, the singer dabbles in several other projects as well. Apart from being part of 'Celebrity Apprentice' in 2010 and losing, he and country singer Emily West had donated a months worth of sales of their songs titled 'Rain Is A Good Thing' (Byran) and 'Blue Sky' (West) to The Stonewall Community Foundation, Cyndi Lauper's charity. Reports revealed that the duo was able to raise $25,000!
While we know that the singer has been part of Seasons 16-18 of 'American Idol', he is also the co-owner of Duck Commander's sister company Buck Commander – which sells gear and equipment for deer hunting. On an interesting note, the company had created a TV show for hunting enthusiasts by partnering up with the Outdoor channel. Bryan is part of that show along with big names such as Grant Taylor, Willie Robertson, Tombo Martin and Jason Aldean – among others.
The singer has been married to Caroline Boyer since December 8, 2006, and the couple has two children together, Bo and Tate. While Bryan lost his brother Chris to a car accident, he also lost his older sister named Jelly in 2007 due to unknown causes.
Unfortunately, Bryan also lost his brother-in-law, Kelly's husband, Ben in the year 2014 which led to Bryan and Boyer raising their nephew and nieces. The singer has a career that seems to be growing bigger by the year and rightly so – only bright things ahead in the industry for talent like Luke Bryan.