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ERNEST

Country rock

Country music

Pop rock

Ernest is the mononymous stage name of American country singer Ernest Keith Smith, who was born in Nashville, TN, on January 11, 1992. A baseball player in college, he returned to his hometown and began writing songs that combined rap and country music. One of his earliest compositions was Florida Georgia Line's "Dig Your Roots," which became the title track of the duo's platinum-selling third album in 2016. One year later, Ernest made his debut as a solo artist with "Doperman" and "Bad Boy." Although neither song charted, his success as a songwriter landed him a record deal with...