UBS Unplugged About Ben Rector
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UBS Unplugged About Ben Rector Recent and Upcoming Appearances – A Ben Rector Christmas, album release November 2020 – Live with Kelly and Ryan, 2018 and January 2020 – Featured in Golf Digest, 2020 – Nominated for Daytime Emmy award for Best Performance on Pickler & Ben, 2019 – Subject of documentary Magic: The Tour, 2019 – Featured artist of ABC Music Lounge, 2018 – Opening act for Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Soul2Soul Tour, 2017 – Elvis Duran’s Artist of the Month, 2016 – Conan, 2016 – Jimmy Kimmel Live!, 2013 Accolades and Chart-topping hits – Brand New, Walking in Between and Something Like this albums made Billboard Top 200 – Debuted #1 on Billboard Americana/Folk Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Albums chart, Brand New – Hot 100 & Adult Top 40, Brand New Growing up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Rector never expected to find himself immersed in the music scene. Though he spent his childhood learning piano and eventually – Top 5 radio hit, Brand New picking up guitar in his teen years as he made the transition to singing and – Won Grand Prize, John Lennon Songwriting songwriting, Rector was not truly serious about his music until he studied at Contest the University of Arkansas. It was there that Rector released his first self-titled – Won NAMA award for best male EP, launching his music career as he began playing live shows. By the time he singer-songwriter in Northwest Arkansas graduated, Rector had released two full-length albums and was ready to make the move to Nashville in order to dive head-first into the music industry. Now, Rector has made a name for himself as both an artist and songwriter. He released seven studio albums, including Brand New (2015) which peaked in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200 and Magic (2018) which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Americana/Folk Albums chart. Rector’s music has been used in over 100 television and film placements including American Idol, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and Pretty Little Liars, among others, and his sold out amphitheaters have landed him television performances on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Conan, The Today Show and Live! with Kelly and Ryan. When the pandemic hit, Rector took time to pour into his music as much as possible. His newest album, A Ben Rector Christmas, is set to release November 13. © UBS 2020. All rights reserved. The key symbol and UBS are among the registered and unregistered trademarks of UBS. UBS Financial Services Inc. is a subsidiary of UBS AG. Member FINRA/SIPC. .