Matt Jenkins
BornFort Worth, Texas
OriginAledo, Texas, United States
GenresCountry
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2005–present
LabelsUniversal South

Matt Jenkins (born in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American country music artist. Signed to Universal South Records in 2003,[1] he released two singles in 2005, including "King of the Castle", which reached number 51 on the Hot Country Songs charts, but did not release an album. He also appeared on the Fox Networks reality show Nashville,[2] which was canceled after two episodes. An eight-song digital EP, Quarter of a Century, was released in late 2008.[3]

Jenkins is the brother of fellow songwriter Josh Jenkins.[4]

Jenkins co-wrote Steve Holy's 2011 single "Until the Rain Stops", Love and Theft's 2012 single "Runnin' Out of Air", Keith Urban's 2014 single "Cop Car", Dustin Lynch's 2014 single "Where It's At", and Jordan Davis's 2021 single "Buy Dirt", which won the Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year.

Discography

Extended plays

Title Album details
Quarter of a Century

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
US Country
2005 "King of the Castle" 51 I'm Just a Man (unreleased)
2006 "Bad as I Want To" —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. ^ "Next stop, Nashville Nineteen-year-old Aledo country singer/songwriter Matt Jenkins is hard at work in the family living room – crafting his first CD and creating buzz in Music City". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 2, 2003. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  2. ^ "Matt Jenkins Has "Mixed Feelings" About 'Nashville' Experience". Buddy TV. October 1, 2007. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  3. ^ Bjorke, Matt. "Quarter of a Century review". Roughstock. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  4. ^ Kawashima, Dale (February 25, 2022). "Rising Songwriter & Artist Josh Jenkins Co-Writes Two Of Country Music's Big Hits: 'Fancy Like' and 'Buy Dirt'". Songwriteruniverse.com. Retrieved October 14, 2022.


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