Eric Church Named 2011 iTunes Breakthrough Country Artist

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Eric Church Named 2011 iTunes Breakthrough Country Artist

Another week, annother accolade in the fast-growing career of EMI Records Nashville's Eric Church. The "Drink In My Hand" singer's career has went into overdrive in 2011 with the release of CHIEF. Read on to find out what other accolades Eric Church scored this w

Read our review of Eric Church's CHIEF here

While Church's current Top 10 single "Drink In My Hand" climbs the Country Billboard chart, his song "Springsteen," from CHIEF was named No. 30 on Rolling Stone Magazine's 50 Best Singles of 2011.

Watch the "Drink In My Hand" video here

These latest acknowledgements cap off a year full of impressive accomplishments for Church including his first GRAMMY nomination in the Best Country Album category for his third studio album and chart-topping release, CHIEF.  The album hit stores on July 26, 2011 and held the No. 1 position on both the Billboard Top 200 and the Country Albums Chart, selling over 145,000 in its first week and reaching RIAA Gold-certification in merely 10 weeks.

Church’s most recent accolades are in addition to the 2011 ACM Award for New Solo Vocalist of the Year and combined, have laid the groundwork for his recently announced headlining tour, The Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour, which is scheduled to hit 50 markets in 2012 beginning with Fort Smith, Arkansas on January 19.

“I am so grateful for the many ways CHIEF has changed my life,” shares Church.  “There is no cooler thing as a recording artist than when people tell you that your music matters to them.  Every single day the momentum for this record gets bigger and stronger, and I can’t wait for next year to share this music with the people who truly made this happen.  It’s gonna be one hell of a tour!”

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