Brad Douglas Paisley is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His style crosses between traditional country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 and Southern rock

Southern rock

Southern rock is a subgenre of rock music, and genre of Americana. It developed in the Southern United States from rock and roll, country music, and blues, and is focused generally on electric guitar and vocals...

, and his songs are frequently laced with humor and pop culture references.

Paisley was the 2008 CMA and ACM Male Vocalist of the Year winner. Starting with the release of his 1999 album Who Needs Pictures

Who Needs Pictures

-Personnel:*Eddie Bayers - drums on tracks 1-3, 5, 9*Earl Clark - steel guitar on "Cloud of Dust"*Glen Duncan - fiddle and mandolin*James Gregory - bass guitar*Bernie Herms - piano, Hammond B-3 organ, Rhodes piano, strings*Wes Hightower - background vocals...

, Paisley has recorded seven studio albums and a Christmas compilation on the Arista Nashville

Arista Nashville

Arista Nashville is an American record label that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment, operated under the Sony Music Nashville division. Founded in 1989, the label specializes in country music artists, including Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood...

 label, with all of his albums certified gold or higher by the RIAA.