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Casey Barnes is an Australian country rock singer-songwriter from the Gold Coast, Queensland who is best known as a contestant on the seventh season of Australian Idol in 2009. Barnes has played alongside Mariah Carey, Lady Antebellum and Bryan Adams.[1] Casey Barnes started his singing career in Tasmania before relocating to Queensland.

Casey Barnes
Born (1978-09-03) 3 September 1978 (age 44)
Tasmania, Australia
OriginTasmania, Australia
Genres
  • Country rock
  • acoustic
  • pop rock
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • drums
Years active2006–present
LabelsChugg Music
Websitewww.caseybarnes.com.au

Music career



2006–08: Casey Barnes


In April 2006, Barnes released "What The Hell Are You Waiting For?", the lead single from his debut studio album. Barnes did a five-week promotional tour in the Americas and Europe. Barnes' self-titled album, Casey Barnes, was released in August 2007.[2]

In November 2007, Barnes released a duet with Connor Maclean, titled "How Good It Would Be", through Sony BMG. The song was featured on Maclean's Christmas album with all proceeds of the single and album going towards Westmead's Children's Hospital.[3]

In 2008, Australian DJ-producer Marco Demark released a version of Elton John's "Tiny Dancer" featuring Barnes. The track peaked at number 66 in Australia.


2009: Australian Idol


In 2009, Barnes entered the seventh series of Australian Idol. He auditioned at the Brisbane auditions and made it to the semi-finals before being eliminated but received a wildcard into the top 12. In the live shows, he performed "(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind" and "I'm Not Over" but was eliminated after week two in September, placing eleventh.[4]


2010–2015: Red Lion Motel, Jet Trails and Flesh & Bone


In May 2010, Barnes released an EP titled Red Lion Motel.[5] and lead single "I Promise".[6]

In September 2012, Barnes released Jet Trails which he wrote in Nashville with Rick Price and promoted the album with shows in New York, Nashville and Los Angeles. He also performed around Australia, including the main stage of the Caloundra Music Festival.[1]

In June 2014, Barnes released a second EP titled Flesh & Bone which was produced by Price and mixed by Grammy Award winner Jason Leaning. The EP saw the release of four singles, "Valentine", "Flesh and Bone", "Waiting on the Day" and "Hard Times". The tracks received radio airplay nationwide.[1] In 2014, Barnes reached the finals of two prestigious US based competitions; International Songwriting Competition and Unsigned Only.[1]


2016–present: Live as One and The Good Life


In 2016 recorded his fourth studio album, Live as One in Nashville. The album's title track became the first single which had a powerful music video, featuring well-known Australians along with national and international sporting identities holding up #LiveAsOne signs. The album's second single "Just like Magic" was released in December 2016 peaked at No. 1 on the Top 40 Country Tracks Chart and the Australian Country Radio Charts.[1]

In June 2017, Barnes released "The Way We Ride" which became a radio favourite and peaked at No. 1 position on the Top 40 Country Tracks for 4 weeks. This song also saw Barnes nominated for his first Golden Guitar Award for Best New Talent. "Keep Me Coming Back" was released in August 2017 and also peaked at No. 1 on the Australian Top 40 Country Tracks. Barnes supported the track with the "Keep Me Coming Back Tour".[1] In February 2018, Barnes released "Ain't Coming Home", the third single from his fourth studio album The Good Life, which was released in March 2018.

In 2017, Barnes was a finalist for Australian Male Artist of the Year and won the Media Impact Award at the Planet Country Music for a New Generation Awards.[7]

In 2018, Barnes won Australian Male Artist of the Year at the Planet Country Music for a New Generation Awards.[8]


Discography


Casey Barnes discography
Studio albums5
EPs2
Singles18
Featured singles2

Studio albums


Title Details Peak positions
AUS
[9]
Casey Barnes
  • Released: 1 August 2007
  • Label: Indie
  • Format: Digital download
Jet Trails
  • Released: 21 September 2012
  • Label: Indie
  • Format: Digital download
Live as One
  • Released: 26 August 2016
  • Label: Social Family
  • Format: Digital download
97
The Good Life
  • Released: 9 March 2018[10]
  • Label: Casey Barnes
  • Format: Digital download
Town of a Million Dreams
  • Released: 17 April 2020[11]
  • Label: Casey Barnes
  • Format: Digital download, CD, streaming
16
Light It Up
  • Released: 25 February 2022[12]
  • Label: Casey Barnes Entertainment / Chugg Music
  • Format: Digital download, CD, streaming, LP
17
[13]

Extended plays


Title Details
Red Lion Motel
  • Released: 1 May 2010
  • Label: Indie
  • Format: digital download
Flesh & Bone
  • Released: June 2014
  • Label: Indie
  • Format: digital download

Singles



2000s–2010s

Year Single Peak positions Album
AUS
[9]
2006 "What the Hell Are You Waiting For?" Casey Barnes
2007 "How Good it Would Be" (Connor Maclean with Casey Barnes)
2010 "I Promise" Red Lion Motel
"Coming Back to You" Casey Barnes
2011 "Never Break You" 47 Non-album single
2013 "Running to You"[14]
(Casey Barnes and Mark Shine)
"Livin' Like a Love Song"[15]
(Casey Barnes and Mark Shine)
2014 "Us Against the World"[16]
"Valentine" Flesh & Bone
"Flesh & Bone"
"Waiting on the Day"
2015 "Hard Times"[17]
2016 "Live as One" Live as One
"Just like Magic"[18]
"Live as One"[19]
2017 "The Way We Ride"[20] The Good Life
"Keep Me Coming Back"[21]
2018 "Ain't Coming Home"
"Be Mine"[22]
2019 "A Little More" Town of a Million Dreams
"No Other You"

2020s

Year Single Peak chart
position
AUS
Country
[23]
Album
2020 "Sparks Fly" 1 Town of a Million Dreams
"We're Good Together" 1
"Bright Lights" 2
2021 "Come Turn Me On" 1 Light It Up
"God Took His Time On You" 1
2022 "Kiss Me Like You Mean It" 2


Year Single Chart positions
AUS[24]
2008 "Tiny Dancer"
(Marco Demark featuring Casey Barnes)
66

Awards and nominations



AIR Awards


The Australian Independent Record Awards (known colloquially as the AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2021 Town of a Million Dreams Best Independent Country Album or EP Nominated [25][26]
2022 "God Took His Time On You" Independent Song of the Year Nominated [27][28]

APRA Awards


The APRA Awards are several award ceremonies run in Australia by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) to recognise composing and song writing skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2021"A Little More"Most Performed Country WorkNominated[29]
2022 "Come Turn Me On" Most Performed Country Work of the Year Pending [30]

ARIA Music Awards


The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.[31][32]

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2020 Town of a Million Dreams Best Country Album Nominated [31]
2022Light It UpARIA Award for Best Country AlbumNominated[33]

Gold Coast Music Awards


The Gold Coast Music Awards are an annual awards ceremony that recognises musicians from the Gold Coast area.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2015 People's Choice Won [34]
2020 Artist of the year Won [35]
2021 Artist of the year Won [36]

Queensland Music Awards


The Queensland Music Awards (previously known as Q Song Awards) are annual awards celebrating Queensland, Australia's brightest emerging artists and established legends. They commenced in 2006.

Year Nominee / work Award Result (wins only) Ref.
2022 "God Took His Time On You" Country Song of the Year Won [37]

References


  1. "Bio". Casey Barnes. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  2. "Casey Barnes". iTunes Australia. 8 November 2012.
  3. "Casey Barnes News 7 November Update & December '07". Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  4. "Australian Idol: Farewell Casey Barnes". yahoo. September 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  5. "Red Lion Motel – EP by Casey Barnes". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  6. "I Promise – Single by Casey Barnes". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  7. "Planet Country Radio Show". Planet Country Radio Show. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  8. "Planet Country Radio Show". Planet Country Radio Show. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  9. Peaks in Australia:
  10. "The Good Lifeon on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  11. "Town of a Million Dreams on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  12. "Casey Barnes Light It Up". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  13. "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  14. "Running to You - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  15. "Livin' Like a Love Song - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  16. "Us Against the World - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  17. "Hard Times - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  18. "Just like Magic - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  19. "Live as One - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  20. "The Way We Ride - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  21. "Keep Me Coming Back - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  22. "Be Mine - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  23. References for TMN Australia Country Hot 50:
  24. The ARIA Report issue 1091
  25. "Details confirmed for 2021 AIR Awards as nominees announced". The Music. 2 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  26. "2021 AIR Awards Winners". Scenstr.com.au. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  27. "Nominees Announced For AIR Independent Music Awards 2022". musicfeeds. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  28. Tyler Jenke (5 August 2022). "Genesis Owusu Wins Big At The 2022 AIR Awards". MusicFeeds. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  29. "Nominees announced for the 2021 APRA Music Awards". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  30. "Nominees Revealed for 2022 APRA Music Awards". The Industry Observer. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  31. "ARIA Awards 2020 Nominees". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  32. "And the 2020 ARIA Awards Go To…". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  33. Lars Brandle (12 October 2022). "Rüfüs Du Sol Leads 2022 ARIA Awards Nominees (Full List)". The Music Network. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  34. "Karl S Williams, Hanlon Brothers Among Gold Coast Music Awards Winners". The Music. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  35. "2020 Gold Coast Coast Music Awards Winners". Scenestr. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  36. "Gold Coast Music Awards 2021 Winners". Scenestr. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  37. "2022 Queensland Music Awards Winners". Scenestr. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.





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