Lanco (sometimes stylized in all caps) is an American country music band from Nashville. The band consists of Brandon Lancaster (lead vocals), Chandler Baldwin (bass guitar), Jared Hampton (keyboards, banjo), Tim Aven (guitar), and Tripp Howell (drums). The band is signed to Riser House Records. The band's name is short for Lancaster and Company.
Music career
The band was founded in 2015. After meeting record producer Jay Joyce at a Keith Urban concert, they signed to his publishing company and then to Arista Nashville. Through the label, they released their debut four-song EP, titled Extended Play on April 15, 2016. They also released their first single from the album, "Long Live Tonight", and another song of theirs, "Greatest Love Story", appears in the Netflix series The Ranch as well as season 22 of ABC's The Bachelor. "Greatest Love Story" reached No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts at the end of 2017.
In December 2017, Sony Nashville announced the band's third single, "Born to Love You". It and "Greatest Love Story" appear on their debut album Hallelujah Nights, which was released in January 2018. The album debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums, with 13,000 copies (19,000 album equivalent units total) sold in the first week.
After a string of non-album singles, the band self-released an EP, titled Honky-Tonk Hippies, on July 2, 2021. They followed the EP and 30 date tour with their single “Low Class Lovers” in April 2022. LANCO has toured with Miranda Lambert, Luke Combs, Dierks Bentley, and Kane Brown. In 2023, the band signed with Riser House Records. They released their debut EP with the label, titled Run, Run, Baby, on October 5 and headlined an accompanying Fall tour.
Personal life
Lancaster and Tiffany, his wife, married in September 2017; they have two children, Elora and Ezra. Baldwin wed his wife Natalie on Christmas Eve 2016 and welcomed a daughter in 2021. Hampton married his wife Autumn in November 2017. Howell is married to his high school sweetheart and they had a son in 2021.
Discography
Albums Title Album details Peak chartpositions SalesCertifications US USCountry Hallelujah Nights Release date: January 19, 2018 Label: Arista Nashville Formats: CD, digital download 20 1US: 47,900 RIAA: Gold We're Gonna Make It Release date: January 17, 2025 Label: Riser House Formats: CD, digital download——
Extended plays Title Extended play details Peak chartpositions Sales US USCountry Extended Play Release date: April 15, 2016 Label: Arista Nashville Formats: CD, digital download 200 25US: 10,500 Lessons Learned Release date: October 11, 2019 Label: Arista Nashville Formats: Digital download — — Honky-Tonk Hippies Release date: July 2, 2021 Label: LANCO Formats: Digital download — — Run, Run, Baby Release date: October 5, 2023 Label: Riser House Records Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download — —
Singles Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US US Country US Country Airplay CAN CAN Country "Long Live Tonight" 2016 — 46 32 — —Hallelujah Nights "Greatest Love Story" 2017 45 1 1 57 2 RIAA: 5× Platinum MC: 2× Platinum "Born to Love You" 2018 — 19 18 — 26 RIAA: Platinum MC: Platinum "Rival" 2019 — — 56 — — rowspan="6" "What I See" — — 39 — — "Save Me" 2020 — — — — — "Near Mrs" 2021 — — — — — "First Beer" — — — — — "Low Class Lovers" 2022 — — — — — "Sound of a Saturday Night"2023 — — — — — We're Gonna Make It "Lasso" — — — — — "Honey, I Lost My Job Today" — — — — — "Wild Again"2024 — — — — — "We Grew Up Together"(featuring Cory Asbury)2025————— "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Notes
Music videos Year Video Director 2016 "Long Live Tonight" Peter Zavadil 2017 "Greatest Love Story" Justin Key 2018 "Born to Love You" Roman White 2019 "Rival" Peter Zavadil 2020 "What I See" David Abbott 2022 "Low Class Lovers" Brandon Lancaster, Devon Lancaster
Awards and nominations Year Ceremony Nominated work Category Result rowspan="3" Academy of Country Music Awards LANCO New Duo or Group of the Year American Music Awards LANCO Favorite Duo or Group - Country Country Music Association Awards LANCO Vocal Group of the Year rowspan="4" Academy of Country Music Awards LANCO New Duo or Group of the Year LANCO Group of the Year CMT Music Awards LANCO -"Born to Love You" Group Video of the Year iHeartRadio Music Awards LANCO Best Country Artist
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