Legacy of Brantley Gilbert

Cory Gerald Joseph Marquardt is a Canadian country rock singer-songwriter better known by his stage name Cory Marks. He is signed to Better Noise Music. He has released four albums, This Man in 2015 under Big Star Recordings, then Who I Am in 2020, Sorry for Nothing in 2024, and Sorry for Nothing Vol. 2, all under Better Noise. Marks has accumulated over 450 million global streams with his debut single "Outlaws & Outsiders" being certified Platinum in Canada, Gold in the US and reaching top 10 at US rock radio and #3 in Germany, making Marks the first to ever do so as a Canadian country act. Marks' 2024 hit "(Make My) Country Rock" featuring Travis Tritt, Mick Mars formerly of Mötley Crüe and Sully Erna of Godsmack earned him his second top 20 single at US Rock radio.

Kenneth Mobley "Lee" Brice Jr. is a country music singer and songwriter, signed to Curb Records. Brice has released five albums with the label: Love Like Crazy, Hard to Love, I Don't Dance, Lee Brice, and Hey World. He has also released eighteen singles, of which eight have reached number one on Billboard Country Airplay: "A Woman Like You", "Hard to Love", "I Drive Your Truck", "I Don't Dance", "Rumor", "I Hope You're Happy Now", "One of Them Girls" and "Memory I Don't Mess With". He has also charted within the top 10 with "Love Like Crazy", "Parking Lot Party", "Drinking Class", and "That Don't Sound Like You". "Love Like Crazy" was the top country song of 2010 according to Billboard Year-End, and broke a 62-year-old record for the longest run on the country chart. He performed at Turning Point USA's All-American Halftime Show in 2026.