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((Use mdy dates|date=October 2022))
((Short description|American musician and songwriter (born 1993)))
((Primary sources|date=July 2023))
((Infobox musical artist
| name              = Ricky Montgomery
| label             = [[Warner Records]]
| website           = ((URL|rickymontgomery.com))
| birth_name        = Richard Owen Holmes Montgomery
| birth_date        = ((Birth date and age|1993|4|3))
| birth_place       = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
| years_active      = 2014—present
| origin            = [[St. Louis]], Missouri, U.S.
| associated_acts   = ((Flatlist|
* The Honeysticks
* [[Chloe Moriondo]]
* [[mxmtoon]]
))
| genre             = ((Flatlist|
* [[Indie pop]]
* [[alternative pop]]
* [[bedroom pop]]
))
))

'''Richard Owen Holmes Montgomery''' (born April 3, 1993) is an American singer-songwriter. In 2020, his songs went viral on [[TikTok]], leading to being signed with [[Warner Records]] later that year.

== Early life ==
Richard Owen Holmes Montgomery<ref>((Cite tweet|number=459840230275973120|user=rohmontgomery|title=i know. my full name is Richard Owen Holmes Montgomery|first=Richard Owen Holmes|last=Montgomery|access-date=2023-07-18))</ref> was born in [[Los Angeles]]<ref name=":3">((Cite tweet|number=1348733278103113729|user=rohmontgomery|title=i am *from* LA, i lived in st. louis from ages 12-21|first=Richard Owen Holmes|last=Montgomery|access-date=2023-07-18))</ref> on April 3, 1993.<ref>((Cite tweet|number=1113501207266377728|user=rohmontgomery|title=it's official, baby!! I just turned 26 and no longer have health insurance 🥰😜 who wants to come over and kick my ass?|first=Richard Owen Holmes|last=Montgomery|access-date=2023-07-18))</ref> His mother was a teacher,<ref name=":0">((Cite web |last=Montgomery |first=Ricky |title=ricky montgomery |url=http://rickymontgomery.com/ |access-date=June 3, 2021))((Failed verification|date=July 2023))</ref>((Better source needed|reason=This reference cannot be verified ([[WP:VERIFY]]).|date=July 2023)) and his father was a [[Gaffer (filmmaking)|gaffer]].<ref>((Cite tweet|number=1678893571800457219|user=rohmontgomery|title=by "worked at warner bros" i mean he was a gaffer in a stage lighting union and most of his gigs were at the warner bros lot in burbank. so unofficial. and yet it still gives me the willies|first=Richard Owen Holmes|last=Montgomery|access-date=2023-07-18))</ref> When Montgomery was young, his parents got a divorce,<ref name=":7">((Cite news|last=Myszkowski|first=Max|date=December 3, 2019|title=The Honeysticks Sweeten Storke Plaza|work=[[Daily Nexus]]|department=Music|url=https://dailynexus.com/2019-12-03/the-honeysticks-sweeten-storke-plaza/|access-date=June 3, 2021))</ref> and in 2005, he and his mother moved to [[St. Louis]], Missouri, where he lived from ages 12–21,<ref name=":3" /> and where he also attended college.<ref>((Cite tweet|number=894347700438573056|user=rohmontgomery|title=my old college in st. louis did local plays and 17-75 year olds would do it. don't know if there are any local colleges doin that in CA tho|first=Richard Owen Holmes|last=Montgomery|access-date=2023-07-18))</ref> At the age of 14, he began to play in various bands.<ref name=":1" /> In 2014, he gained a following on [[Vine (service)|Vine]], a short-form video service, posting comical original songs.<ref name=":2">((Cite magazine|last=Ginsberg|first=Gab|date=February 5, 2021|title=Ricky Montgomery Signs With Warner Records, Debuts 'Line Without a Hook' With Mxmtoon: Exclusive|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9521289/ricky-montgomery-signs-warner-records-line-without-a-hook-mxmtoon/|access-date=June 3, 2021|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]))</ref> He found the site the day after the app had launched from a [[CNN]] news article. He saw the site as a potential "springboard for a possible music career."<ref name=":7" /> After finding success with Vine, Montgomery released his first [[Extended play|EP]], ''Caught on the Moon''.<ref name=":2" /> Soon after, he dropped out of college and returned to Los Angeles to pursue a musical career.<ref name=":1" />

He has a sister.<ref name=":7" /> His pronouns are he/[[Singular they|they]].<ref>((Cite tweet |title=because i get this question 10,000 times a day: pronouns are he/they. |number=1409633164968960010 |first=Ricky |last=Montgomery |user=rohmontgomery |access-date=May 13, 2022))</ref>

== Career ==
In LA, he released his first studio album ''Montgomery Ricky'' on April 1, 2016.<ref name=":1" /><ref>((Cite web|last=Caulfield|first=AJ|date=April 2, 2016|title=Album Review: Ricky Montgomery – "Montgomery Ricky"|url=https://www.theyoungfolks.com/review/76086/album-review-ricky-montgomery-montgomery-ricky/|access-date=June 3, 2021|website=The Young Folks))</ref> Montgomery founded indie band The Honeysticks with a childhood friend of his<ref name=":4">((Cite magazine|last=Crowley|first=Erin|date=February 5, 2021|title=Ricky Montgomery & mxmtoon Team up for New Version of 'Line Without a Hook'|url=https://www.melodicmag.com/2021/02/05/ricky-montgomery-mxmtoon-team-up-for-new-version-of-line-without-a-hook/|magazine=Melodic Magazine|access-date=June 3, 2021))</ref> to experiment musically.((When|date=June 2021))<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> The band name was derived from a snack Montgomery ate every Saturday morning when he was a kid, made of sticks of [[honey]].<ref name=":7" /> In 2018, he took the year off from making music.<ref name=":1" /> He has started [[social media marketing]] companies to earn more money.<ref>((Cite web |last=Montgomery |first=Richard Owen Holmes [u/montgomeryricky] |date=2021-02-18 |title=Hello! I am singer-songwriter Ricky Montgomery. I wrote Mr Loverman and Line Without a Hook, two of the biggest TikTok songs of the last year. I also do music as a job. AMA! |url=http://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/lmrupe/hello_i_am_singersongwriter_ricky_montgomery_i/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=r/Music))</ref> By 2020, he considered quitting making music entirely.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> However, in mid-2020, during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], his two [[Single (music)|singles]]—"Mr Loverman" and "Line Without A Hook"—went viral on [[TikTok]].<ref name=":1" /> With his explosion in popularity, he was contacted by "virtually every single major label [[Artists and repertoire|A&R]] in a matter of months."<ref name=":2" /> In December 2020,<ref name=":2" /> after a large bidding war, Montgomery signed with Warner Records.<ref name=":1">((Cite web|title=Ricky Montgomery - Paradigm Talent Agency|url=https://www.paradigmagency.com/music/ricky-montgomery/|access-date=June 3, 2021|website=Paradigm Talent Agency|archive-date=June 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604021719/https://www.paradigmagency.com/music/ricky-montgomery/|url-status=dead))</ref><ref>((Cite magazine|title=Ricky Montgomery Signs With Warner Records, Debuts 'Line Without a Hook' With Mxmtoon: Exclusive|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9521289/ricky-montgomery-signs-warner-records-line-without-a-hook-mxmtoon|access-date=November 12, 2021|magazine=Billboard|language=en))</ref>

((Blockquote|text=I think because we had a really traumatizing year, these songs kind of found a moment, because they're all, in their own way, about traumas in my life.|author=Ricky Montgomery<ref name=":4" />|source=))
Since then, he has remixed two songs in 2021 from his debut album with fellow artists [[Chloe Moriondo]] and [[mxmtoon]] respectively.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4" /> Montgomery came in contact with mxmtoon after finding her perform one of his songs on the streaming platform [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]], learning that she had been a fan of his Vine content before it shut down.<ref name=":2" /> He found Moriondo from a song [[Cover version|cover]] of "Out Like A Light".<ref name=":5">((Cite magazine|last=March|first=Kim|date=March 5, 2021|title=Ricky Montgomery and chloe moriondo Team Up on a Wistful Remake of "Mr. Loverman"|url=https://floodmagazine.com/85454/listen-ricky-montgomery-chloe-moriondo-mr-loverman/|magazine=Flood Magazine|access-date=June 3, 2021))</ref>

On going viral leading to a record deal, he told ''[[Vox (website)|Vox]]'' that despite virality in songs or a record deal, artists get stuck on a perpetual treadmill of [[self-promotion]]: "Next thing you know, it’s been three years and you’ve spent almost no time on your art. You’re getting worse at it, but you’re becoming a great marketer for a product which is less and less good."<ref>((Cite news |last=Jennings |first=Rebecca |date=February 1, 2024 |title=Everyone's a sellout now |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2024/2/1/24056883/tiktok-self-promotion-artist-career-how-to-build-following |access-date=February 2, 2024 |work=[[Vox (website)|Vox]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]]))</ref>

== Discography ==
=== Albums === 
* ''Montgomery Ricky'' (2016)
* ''Rick'' (2023)

=== EPs ===
* ''Caught on the Moon'' (2014)<ref name=":2" />
* ''The Honeysticks'' (2018)<ref>((Cite web |title=The Honeysticks EP, by The Honeysticks |url=https://thehoneysticks.bandcamp.com/album/the-honeysticks-ep |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=[[Bandcamp]] |language=en))</ref>
* ''It's 2016 Somewhere'' (2022)<ref>((Cite web |last=Krueger |first=Jonah |date=2022-04-15 |title=Ricky Montgomery Shares Origins of It's 2016 Somewhere EP: Exclusive |url=https://consequence.net/2022/04/ricky-montgomery-its-2016-somewhere-ep-origins/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=Consequence |language=en-US))</ref>

=== Singles ===

* "Out Like A Light" (2017)<ref>((Cite web |last=Caulfield |first=AJ |date=2017-06-16 |title=Song Review: Ricky Montgomery & The Honeysticks – "Out Like a Light" |url=https://www.theyoungfolks.com/music/104845/song-review-ricky-montgomery-the-honeysticks-out-like-a-light/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |language=en-US))</ref>
* "Out Like A Light 2" (2019)<ref>((Cite web |last=Schaut |first=Shu Lan |date=2022-09-23 |title=Ricky Montgomery lives to be live |url=https://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2022/09/ricky-montgomery-lives-to-be-live |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=The Daily Cardinal |language=en))</ref>
* "Cars" (2020)<ref>((Cite web |last=Estrada |first=Sienna |date=2020-07-10 |title=The Honeysticks get experimental on new track "Cars" |url=https://earmilk.com/2020/07/10/the-honeysticks-get-experimental-on-new-track-cars/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=EARMILK |language=en-US))</ref>
* "Line Without A Hook" (2021),((Efn|This is a remake of the song with the same title in the album "Montgomery Ricky" with singer [[mxmtoon]]))[[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Silver,<ref name=BPI>((cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Ricky Montgomery|access-date=March 26, 2023))</ref> [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]: Platinum,<ref name=RIAA>((cite certification|region=United States|artist=Ricky Montgomery|access-date=December 20, 2022))</ref> [[Music Canada|MC]]: Platinum<ref name=MC>((cite certification|region=Canada|artist=Ricky Montgomery|access-date=December 20, 2022))</ref>
* "Mr Loverman" (2021),((Efn|This song is a remake of the same song in his album "Montgomery Ricky" with musician Chloe Moriondo))<ref name=":5" /> BPI: Silver,<ref name=BPI/> RIAA: Platinum,<ref name=RIAA/> MC: Platinum<ref name=MC/>
* "Talk To You" (2021)<ref>((Cite web |last=Battoclette |first=Augusta |date=2021-06-25 |title=Ricky Montgomery shares first solo music in five years with "Talk To You" |url=https://www.altpress.com/ricky-montgomery-talk-to-you-music-video/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=Alt Press |language=en-US))</ref>
* "Sorry for Me" (2021)<ref>((Cite web |last=Thornton |first=Sierra |title=Ricky Montgomery makes a poetic return with 'Sorry for Me' |url=https://dailycollegian.com/2021/10/ricky-montgomery-makes-a-poetic-return-with-sorry-for-me/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=Massachusetts Daily Collegian))</ref>
* "Eraser" (2023)<ref>((Cite web |last=Koh |first=Vanessa |date=April 8, 2023 |title=Ricky Montgomery Returns with New Single "Eraser" |url=https://popnerdlounge.com/read/ricky-montgomery-returns-with-new-single-eraser |access-date=April 27, 2023 |website=Pop Nerd Lounge))</ref>
* "Don't Say That" (2023)<ref>((Cite web |last=Vigil |first=Dom |date=2023-05-19 |title=Ricky Montgomery Don't Say That |url=https://preludepress.com/news/2023/05/19/ricky-montgomery-dont-say-that/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=Prelude Press |language=en-US))</ref>
* "Nobody Loves Me" (2023)<ref>((Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Sam |date=2023-06-30 |title=mxmtoon, Cavetown and Ricky Montgomery have teamed up for a new single, 'Nobody Loves Me' |url=https://readdork.com/news/mxmtoon-cavetown-ricky-montgomery-single-nobody-loves-me/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=Dork |language=en-US))</ref>
* "Black Fins" (2023)<ref>((Cite web |last=Vigil |first=Dom |date=2023-07-14 |title=Ricky Montgomery Black Fins |url=https://preludepress.com/news/2023/07/14/ricky-montgomery-black-fins/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=Prelude Press |language=en-US))</ref>
* "Boy Toy" (2023)<ref>((Cite web |last=Vigil |first=Dom |date=2023-08-18 |title=Ricky Montgomery Releases New Single, "Boy Toy" |url=https://preludepress.com/news/2023/08/18/ricky-montgomery-boy-toy/ |access-date=2023-08-19 |language=en-US))</ref>
* “It’s Ok to Cry” (2024)

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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[[Category:Singers from Los Angeles]]
[[Category:1993 births]]
[[Category:American TikTokers]]
[[Category:Warner Records artists]]
[[Category:Bedroom pop musicians]]
[[Category:American indie pop musicians]]
[[Category:American Vine (service) celebrities]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American male musicians]]
[[Category:21st-century American male musicians]]
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