Happy 2nd Anniversary, Goldmine!
On this day, two years ago (June 19, 2020), Gabby Barrett released her debut album, Goldmine. The album features 13 tracks including singles “I Hope,” “The Good Ones,” “I Hope” (featuring Charlie Puth), and “Footprints on the Moon.”
On April 22, 2022, The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) awarded Goldmine certified Platinum making it Gabby Barrett’s first platinum album.
The Album
Goldmine is the debut album from American country music singer Gabby Barrett. It was released on June 19, 2020, through Warner Music Nashville. Goldmine debuted at number four on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, earning 20,000 equivalent album units. The album garnered 15.98 million on-demand streams in its opening week, breaking the record for the largest streaming week ever for a debut country album by a woman. Upon its release, global first day streams of the album on Amazon Music surpassed those for any previous debut country album on the platform.
Gabby had begun writing songs for the album in 2018 and 2019, with the lead single “I Hope” having been written in late 2018. Pop singer Charlie Puth, after hearing the song, contacted Barrett on Instagram and offered to remix it with his own vocals. “I Hope” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated April 25, 2020, and also topped the Billboard Country Streaming Songs chart, which made Barrett the first woman to score a No. 1 on that chart with her debut single. The song became a crossover hit after reaching the summit of the Billboard Country Airplay, Adult Pop Songs, and all-format Radio Songs charts.
Ross Copperman and Zach Kale produced the entire album, with assistance on some tracks from Jimmy Robbins, Sam Martin, and Bryan Fowler. Gabby had a hand in writing all but one of the tracks, with assistance from Zach Kale, Jon Nite, Ross Copperman, Emily Landis, Nicolle Galyon, Jimmy Robbins, Josh Osborne, Josh Kear, Liz Rose, Caitlyn Smith, Jim McCormick, Marti Dodson, Cliff Downs, Trannie Anderson, Adam Doleac, Shane Barnard, Cade Foehner, Bryan Fowler, Joe Clemmons, and Emily Weisband.
The Singles
“I Hope” is a song co-written and recorded by Gabby Barrett. She released the single independently following her third-place finish on season 16 of American Idol. It led to her signing a deal with Warner Music Nashville, and it was released in July 2019 as her debut single and the first from her debut studio album Goldmine. A remix featuring Charlie Puth was released on April 17, 2020. The single received critical acclaim with critics calling it a breakup anthem. It received a Country Music Association Award for Single of the Year nomination at the 54th Annual CMA Awards. The song is certified 6× Platinum in The United States and 5× Platinum in Canada, and has been hailed as a crossover hit, topping the Billboard Country Airplay, Adult Pop Songs, and all-format Radio Songs charts and becoming the best-selling country song of 2020 in the US.
“The Good Ones” is a song recorded by American country music singer Gabby Barrett for her debut studio album, Goldmine (2020). Barrett co-wrote the song with Zach Kale, Emily Landis, and Jim McCormick, while Kale produced the track with Ross Copperman. “The Good Ones” was released to digital retailers and streaming services on July 12, 2019, as a promotional single and was serviced to American country radio on June 8, 2020, as the album’s second official single. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and is certified 2× Platinum in The United States and certified Gold in Canada.
“Footprints on the Moon” was released as the album’s third single on June 28, 2021. It reached a peak of number 48 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart.
The Videos
Awards and Nominations
- 2020 CMT Music Awards – Breakthrough Video of the Year “I Hope” (Won)
- 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards – New Female Artist of the Year (Nominated)
- 2020 Country Music Association Awards – New Artist of the Year (Nominated)
- 2020 Country Music Association Awards – Single of the Year “I Hope” (Nominated)
- 2020 American Music Awards – Favorite Female Artist – Country (Nominated)
- 2020 iHeartRadio Titanium Awards – One Billion Total Audience Spins “I Hope” (with Charlie Puth) (Won)
- 2021 Academy of Country Music Awards – New Female Artist of the Year (Won)
- 2021 Academy of Country Music Awards – Single of the Year “I Hope” (Nominated)
- 2021 Billboard Music Awards – Top New Artist (Nominated)
- 2021 Billboard Music Awards – Top Country Artist (Nominated)
- 2021 Billboard Music Awards – Top Female Country Artist (Won)
- 2021 Billboard Music Awards – Top Hot 100 Song “I Hope” (with Charlie Puth) (Nominated)
- 2021 Billboard Music Awards – Top Radio Song “I Hope” (with Charlie Puth) (Nominated)
- 2021 Billboard Music Awards – Top Selling Song “I Hope” (with Charlie Puth) (Nominated)
- 2021 Billboard Music Awards – Top Collaboration “I Hope” (with Charlie Puth) (Won)
- 2021 Billboard Music Awards – Top Country Song for “I Hope” (Won)
- 2021 Billboard Music Awards – Top Country Album for Goldmine (Nominated)
- 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards – Best New Country Artist (Won)
- 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards – Country Song of the Year “I Hope” (Nominated)
- 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards – Best Collaboration “I Hope” (with Charlie Puth) (Nominated)
- 2021 CMT Music Awards – Female Video of the Year “The Good Ones” (Won)
- 2021 CMT Artists of the Year (Won)
- 2021 Country Music Association Awards – New Artist of the Year (Nominated)
- 2021 Country Music Association Awards – Female Vocalist of the Year (Nominated)
- 2021 Country Music Association Awards – Single of the Year “The Good Ones” (Nominated)
- 2021 Country Music Association Awards – Song of the Year “The Good Ones” (Nominated)
- 2021 American Music Awards – Favorite Female Country Artist (Nominated)
- 2021 American Music Awards – Favorite Country Album for Goldmine (Won)
- 2021 American Music Awards – Favorite Country Song “The Good Ones” (Won)
- 2021 Country Now Awards – Favorite Female Artist (Nominated)
- 2021 Country Now Awards – Favorite Sentimental Song (Nominated)
- 2021 Country Now Awards – Favorite Female Empowerment Anthem “Footprints on the Moon” (Won)
- 2022 Billboard Women in Music Awards – Rising Star Award presented by Honda (Won)
- 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards – Female Artist of the Year (Nominated)
- 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards – Country Song of the Year “The Good Ones” (Nominated)
- 2022 CMT Music Awards – Female Video of the Year “Footprints On The Moon” (Nominated)
