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In 2010, Stapleton founded a [[Southern rock]] band called [[the Jompson Brothers]].<ref name="AmSongwriter-Jompson-2010"/> The band was made up of Stapleton on vocals, Greg McKee on guitar, J.T. Cure on bass, and Bard McNamee on drums. They toured regionally until 2013 and at one point, opened for the [[Zac Brown Band]].<ref name="AmSongwriter-JompsonBros-2010"/> The band independently released a self-titled album in November 2010.<ref name="Amazon.com"/>
In 2013, Stapleton signed to [[Universal Music Group Nashville|Mercury Nashville]], a division of Universal Music Group Nashville, as a solo artist.<ref name="CountryWeekly-Overview-2015" /><ref name="RStone-WonderfullyStrange-2015" /> His first single, "What Are You Listening To?", was released in October 2013, but did not perform as expected.<ref name="NYTimes-Traveller-Coming-2015"/> The single was part of a record that was recorded, but never released. Stapleton also cowrote the theme—"All-Nighter Comin'"—to the [[WSM-AM]] show
In 2013, Stapleton and his wife Morgane sang the [[Waylon Jennings]] song "[[Amanda (Don Williams song)|Amanda]]" live at the [[Grand Ole Opry]].<ref name="NYorker-CrackedCountryCode-2015"/> They also did an [[NPR]] Tiny Desk Concert in November 2015.<ref name="NPR-TinyDesk-2015"/>
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===Solo studio albums===
[[File:Stapleton ACL 20161002005.jpg|thumb|243x243px|Stapleton at the [[Austin City Limits Music Festival]] in 2016|alt=A picture of country music singer Chris Stapleton playing an electric guitar
Stapleton's debut solo album, ''[[Traveller (Chris Stapleton album)|Traveller]]'', was released on May 5, 2015.<ref name="AutoR8-6"/><ref name="Billboard-Traveller-Review-2015"/>
Stapleton said he composed the title track, "[[Traveller (Chris Stapleton song)|Traveller]]", as he and his wife were driving through New Mexico on their way back to Nashville in a 1979 Jeep that she bought for him after his father died in 2013, which they had flown to Phoenix, Arizona to take possession of.<ref name="Tennessean-Traveller-2015"/><ref name="Billboard-Traveller-RoadTrip-2015"/> His wife helped him to sift through 15 years worth of songs to pick nine songs to start recording with.<ref name="WashingtonPost-TravellerMorgane-2015"/>
Stapleton won three awards at the [[49th Annual Country Music Association Awards|2015 Country Music Association Awards]]: [[Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]], [[Country Music Association Award for Male Vocalist of the Year|Male Vocalist of the Year]], and New Artist of the Year.<ref name="WashingtonPost-CMANoms-2015"/> At the CMA Awards, he performed with [[Justin Timberlake]] his version of the song popularized as a [[David Allen Coe]] live-show staple, "[[Tennessee Whiskey (song)|Tennessee Whiskey]]", and Timberlake's "[[Drink You Away]]".<ref name="EW-CMAs-2015"/> Considered a career-defining moment by music publications,<ref name="AutoR8-7"/><ref name="RollingStone-CMAs-2015"/> the performance along with his wins that night lifted him to national prominence.<ref name="AutoR8-8"/> In December 2015, Stapleton received the 2015 [[CMT (U.S. TV channel)|CMT]] Artists of the Year [[Ellington Jordan|Breakout]] award during a live performance at the annual CMT Artists of the Year show.<ref name="CMT-ArtistofYear-2015"/><ref name="GQ-3CountryBadasses-2016"/><ref name="GQ-DarkHorse-2016"/> ''Traveller'' was nominated for the [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] and won the categories [[Grammy Award for Best Country Album|Best Country Album]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Country Solo Performance|Best Country Solo Performance]].<ref name="AutoR8-9"/> It also won the [[Academy of Country Music Awards|Academy of Country Music Award]] for Album of the Year.<ref name="Tennessean-CMAs-2015"/> The top selling country album of 2016,<ref name="us sales"/> it had sold a total of 2 million copies domestically {{as of|2017|July|lc=y}}.<ref name="AutoR8-10"/>
In 2016, Stapleton—along with his wife Morgane—contributed the track, "[[You Are My Sunshine]]", to producer [[Dave Cobb]]'s compilation record project, ''Southern Family''.<ref name="NPRMusic-SouthernFam-Sunshine-2016"/><ref name="NPRMusic-NashvilleOutsider-2015"/> He collaborated with [[Jake Owen]] on the song "[[If He Ain't Gonna Love You]]" on Owen's album ''[[American Love]]''.<ref name="toc"/> Stapleton performed on the main stage at the 2016 [[C2C: Country to Country|Country to Country festival]] in Europe along with [[Andrew Combs (musician)|Andrew Combs]], [[Kacey Musgraves]] and headliner [[Eric Church]]. Stapleton was the musical guest on the ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' episode which [[Saturday Night Live (season 41)|aired January 16, 2016]], alongside host [[Adam Driver]]. He performed "[[Parachute (Chris Stapleton song)|Parachute]]" and "[[Nobody to Blame]]" from ''Traveller''.<ref name="Billboard-SNL-2015"/>
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On July 5, 2019, Stapleton together with [[Bruno Mars]] and [[Ed Sheeran]] released [[Blow (Ed Sheeran, Chris Stapleton and Bruno Mars song)|Blow]], on which Stapleton contributed in songwriting and vocals. [[Bruno Mars]] played all instruments on the track except for the bass guitar.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Ed Sheeran reveals that Bruno Mars played every instrument on their collaboration |url=https://www.news24.com/life/ed-sheeran-reveals-that-bruno-mars-played-every-instrument-on-their-collaboration-20190715 |access-date=2023-03-30 |magazine=Life |language=en-US}}</ref> The song was written in a basement in Nashville.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krol |first=Jacklyn|title=LISTEN: Chris Stapleton's New Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars Collaboration ROCKS! |url=https://tasteofcountry.com/ed-sheeran-chris-stapleton-bruno-mars-blow/ |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Taste of Country |date=July 5, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
Over the course of 2019 and 2020, Stapleton recorded and wrote songs with [[Mike Campbell (musician)|Mike Campbell]], formerly the guitarist of [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]], who is now working with his solo project the Dirty Knobs. In addition to Campbell and fellow Heartbreaker [[Benmont Tench]] having played on Stapleton's album ''Starting Over'', Stapleton also featured on the Dirty Knobs' album
On August 5, 2021, Stapleton was announced to appear as a featured artist on [[Taylor Swift]]'s second re-recorded album, ''[[Red (Taylor's Version)]]'' on the track "[[I Bet You Think About Me]]".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=August 5, 2021|title=Taylor Swift Teases Phoebe Bridgers, Chris Stapleton Collaborations for 'Red' Album in Word Puzzle|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/taylor-swift-phoebe-bridgers-red-remake-word-puzzle-1235035385/|access-date=August 5, 2021|website=Variety}}</ref> Stapleton contributed a cover of the Metallica song "[[Nothing Else Matters]]" to the charity tribute album ''[[The Metallica Blacklist]]'', released in September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=He|first=Richard S.|date=September 10, 2021|title=Every Metallica Blacklist cover ranked from worst to best|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/every-metallica-blacklist-cover-ranked-from-worst-to-best|access-date=October 24, 2021|website=loudersound|language=en}}</ref> He also appears as a credit vocalist on [[Adele]] album ''30'', appearing on an alternate version of "[[Easy on Me]]".
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On February 12, 2023, at [[Super Bowl LVII#Pregame|Super Bowl LVII]], Stapleton sang the [[The Star-Spangled Banner|United States' national anthem]] at [[State Farm Stadium]] in [[Glendale, Arizona]], while the lyrics were [[manual communication|signed]] in [[American Sign Language]] by [[Academy Awards|Oscar]]-winning actor [[Troy Kotsur]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Chris Stapleton performs national anthem before Super Bowl LVII|url=https://www.nfl.com/videos/chris-stapleton-performs-national-anthem-before-super-bowl-lvii|website=NFL|date=February 12, 2023|access-date=February 13, 2023}}</ref>
Stapleton was joined by [[Cindy Blackman Santana]] and [[Snoop Dogg]] in recording the 2023 opening theme song for ''[[Monday Night Football]]'', a cover of [[Phil Collins]]' "[[In
== Artistry ==
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== Awards ==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Chris Stapleton}}
Stapleton has received numerous awards and nominations. He is the recipient of
== Discography ==
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