Lanco (band)

Lanco, stylized as LANCO,[1] is an American country music band consisting of Brandon Lancaster (lead vocals), Chandler Baldwin (bass guitar), Jared Hampton (keyboards), Tripp Howell (drums), and Eric Steedly (guitar). The band is signed to Arista Nashville.[2] The band's name is short for Lancaster and Company.[3]

LANCO
Lanco on Cntrl+Alt+Delete in 2018
Background information
OriginNashville, Tennessee, US
GenresCountry
Years active2013–present
LabelsArista Nashville
Members
  • Brandon Lancaster
  • Chandler Baldwin
  • Jared Hampton
  • Tripp Howell
  • Eric Steedly

Music career
Lanco at DTE Energy Music Theatre, June 2018

The band was founded in 2015. After meeting record producer Jay Joyce at a Keith Urban concert, they signed to his publishing company, and then to Arista Nashville.[4] Through the label, they released their debut four-song EP, titled Extended Play on April 15, 2016.[5] They also released their first single from the album, "Long Live Tonight", and another one of their songs, "Greatest Love Story", appears in the Netflix series The Ranch as well as season 22 of ABC's The Bachelor.[6][7] "Greatest Love Story" reached No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts at the end of 2017.

In December 2017, Sony Nashville announced the band's third single, "Born to Love You". It and "Greatest Love Story" appear on their debut album Hallelujah Nights, which was released in January 2018.

Discography

Albums
Title Album details Peak chart
positions		 Sales
US
[8]		 US
Country
[9]
Hallelujah Nights
  • Release date: January 19, 2018
  • Label: Arista Nashville
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 20 1

Extended plays
Title Extended play details Peak chart
positions		 Sales
US
[8]		 US
Country
[9]
Extended Play
  • Release date: April 15, 2016
  • Label: Arista Nashville
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 200 25

Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions Sales Certification Album
US
[12]		 US Country
[13]		 US Country Airplay
[14]		 CAN
[15]		 CAN Country
[16]
2016 "Long Live Tonight" —4632—— Hallelujah Nights
2017 "Greatest Love Story" 4511572
  • US: 2× Platinum[18]
2018 "Born to Love You" —[upper-alpha 1]1918—26
2019 "Rival" ——56—— TBD
"What I See"[22] ——46——
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes

  1. "Born to Love You" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[19]

Music videos
Year Video Director
2016 "Long Live Tonight" Peter Zavadil[23]
2017 "Greatest Love Story" Justin Key[24]
2018 "Born to Love You" Roman White[25]
2019 "Rival" Peter Zavadil[26]
2020 "What I See" David Abbott

Awards and nominations
Year Association Category Nominated Work Result Ref.
2018 American Music Awards Favorite Duo or Group - Country Lanco Nominated [27]
2019 CMT Music Awards Group Video of the Year "Born to Love You" Nominated [28]

References
  1. "LANCO Signs with Sony Music Nashville". Sony Music Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  2. "10 New Country Artists You Need to Know: February 2016". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. "Lanco biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  4. Roland, Tom (March 10, 2016). "LANco's 'Long Live Tonight': Living In the Moment, Looking to the Future". Billboard. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  5. Laffer, Lauren (April 18, 2016). "LANco Releases Four-Song EP, 'Extended Play'". Sounds like Nashville.
  6. "LANco biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  7. "LANCO Opens Up About Performing On The Bachelor: 'It Was Really Natural'". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  8. "LANco Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  9. "LANco Album & Song Chart History – Top Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  10. Bjorke, Matt (January 7, 2019). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: January 14, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  11. Bjorke, Matt (October 17, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: October 17, 2017". Roughstock.
  12. "LANco Chart History – Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  13. "LANco Chart History – Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  14. "LANco Chart History – Country Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  15. "LANco Chart History – Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  16. "LANco Chart History – Canada Country". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  17. Bjorke, Matt (March 28, 2018). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles: March 28, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  18. "American certifications – Lanco – Greatest Love Story". Recording Industry Association of America.
  19. "Lanco Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  20. Bjorke, Matt (November 13, 2018). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: November 13, 2018". RoughStock. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  21. "American certifications – Lanco – Born to Love You". Recording Industry Association of America.
  22. "Lanco's 'What I See' Tells Another Timeless Story". Taste of Country. October 15, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  23. "LANco Debuts "Long Live Tonight" Video In Times Square". The Country Note. July 2, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  24. McKenna, Brittney (June 5, 2017). "See Country-Rock Band Lanco's Heartwarming 'Greatest Love Story' Video". Rolling Stone Country.
  25. "LANCO DROPS "BORN TO LOVE YOU" MUSIC VIDEO". Country Fancast. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  26. Alison Bonaguro (April 22, 2019). "FULL VIDEO: LANCO Knocks Down Literal Walls with "Rival"". CMT. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  27. "Here Are All the Winners From the 2018 AMAs". Billboard. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  28. Freeman, Jon (6 June 2019). "2019 CMT Music Awards: The Complete Winners List". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
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