Hailing from Lee County, Virginia, Taylor Ray Holbrook worked as a lumberjack before trying his hand as a country artist. Utilizing various social media platforms such as Twitter and Vine, Holbrook quickly built an online audience for his pop-oriented country style. His independently released debut single, "Steal My Kiss," went viral and vaulted him onto the Billboard country charts in 2015. Following a move to Nashville in 2016, he followed up with the acoustic single "Tie Me Down" and, later in the year, a collaborative single with country rapper Ryan Upchurch called "Southern Land." In April 2017, after a handful of singles, Holbrook dropped his first EP, a five-song set titled Backroads, which was once again released through his own TaylorRayMade label. ~ Timothy Monger, Rovi