Gabby Barrett is an American country music singer. She finished third on season 16 of American Idol broadcast on ABC. Her debut single “I Hope” was the first top 10 Hot Country Songs debut by an unaccompanied woman since October 2017. It has since become a top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and has been certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA. Her debut album Goldmine was released on June 19, 2020.
In 2019, Barrett released a single independently titled “I Hope”, which was co-written by Jon Nite and Zachary Kale and co-produced by Zachary Kale and Ross Copperman. She performed the song in an appearance on the 17th season of American Idol in May 2019. It attracted the attention of music labels, and in June 2019, Barrett signed with Warner Music Nashville. “I Hope” was then officially released as a single by the label on June 27, 2019. This debut single topped Billboard’s Country Streaming Songs chart as well as the Country Airplay chart in April 2020.
It was then announced the single had made its way atop of the Billboard Hot Country Charts knocking Marren Morris single The Bones down from the top spot after it had spent 19 weeks in its place.
Her debut album Goldmine was released on June 19, 2020. The album earned 15.98 million on-demand streams in its opening week, breaking the record for the largest streaming week ever for a debut country album by a woman.
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