Kid Rock

Kid Rock is an American singer-songwriter, musician and rapper with five Grammy Awards nominations. Kid Rock released several studio albums before his 1998 record Devil Without a Cause which sold 11 million albums with the hits, "Bawitdaba", "Cowboy", and "Only God Knows Why". Rock was nominated as Best New Artist at the 2000 Grammy Awards and nominated for "Bawitdaba" was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance.

In 2000, he released The History of Rock, a compilation of remixed and remastered versions of songs from previous albums as well as the hit single, "American Bad Ass" and the previously unreleased "Abortion". "American Bad Ass" was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 2001 Grammy Awards.

Kid Rock released the follow-up in 2001, Cocky. His country-flavored hit "Picture" with Sheryl Crow went gold as a single and pushed the album's sales over 5 million. The song would chart at No 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No 17 on Country radio. The song remains his most successful pop song in the U.S. to date.

It was followed by 2003's self-titled release and the lead single was a cover of Bad Company's "Feel Like Makin' Love". He would release "Cold and Empty", "Jackson, Mississippi" and "I Am". The album would go on to go platinum. In February 2006, he released Live Trucker, a greatest hits live album.

Kid Rock released Rock n Roll Jesus, which produced a hit in "All Summer Long". It was his first worldwide smash hit, charting #1 in eight countries across Europe and in Australia. Rock N Roll Jesus sold 5 million albums worldwide and was certified triple platinum in the U.S. He was nominated for best rock album and best male pop/rock performance for "All Summer Long" at the 2009 Grammys. He won his first country award for Best Wide Open Country Video for "All Summer Long" at the 2009 CMT Awards. Rock N Roll Jesus was certified triple platinum by the RIAA.

He released Born Free in November 2010 and the lead single is the patriotic "Born Free" which peaked at No 14 on the mainstream rock charts. The follow up single was the southern working man's anthem "God Bless Saturday", which peaked at 37 on the mainstream rock tracks.

In November 2011, Kid Rock released "Care" a protest song about current politics in D.C. There were multiple versions released for the single. Kid Rock is currently writing songs for his successor to Born Free.