Monday night (5/2), rising Country star Tyler Braden secured his spot in the finale of NBC’s newest competition show American Song Contest. Representing Tennessee in the inaugural season of the show, Braden brought his “arena-worthy vocal” (AL.com) LIVE to the studio audience, winning America’s vote as well as the judges’.  Performing his original “Seventeen (From 'American Song Contest')," the song is available here now. 

With the “sweet and soulful,” (American Songwriter) track, the judges’ panel immediately picked Braden as the best performance of the evening from his first episode. The season premiered on March 21 and airs for eight weeks with solo artists, duos, groups, and bands representing each state and performing a new original track to win the country’s vote for the best hit song. The live competition consists of three rounds as the acts compete in a series of qualifying rounds, followed by the Semi-Finals and Finals. Braden will be participating in the Grand Finale on Monday, May 9 where a winner will be named. Braden is now available for interviews on behalf of the show.

The thrilling news of advancing to the finals comes swiftly on the heels of another monumental moment in Braden’s life. Announced with a PEOPLE exclusive last week, Braden married his longtime girlfriend Marisa Taylor in an intimate wedding with family and friends in Joshua Tree National Park on Saturday, April 23. Check out their story here.

With more than 100 MILLION streams to his name and a growing list of major tour credits, Braden will hit stages from coast to coast before opening for the legendary Brooks & Dunn on select dates of their REBOOT 2022 TOUR in June. He'll also be performing at 2022 CMA Fest on Saturday, June 11 at Ascend Amphitheater. Check out all his tour stops here.

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ABOUT TYLER BRADEN 
If ever there was a Country artist ready to set the world on fire, it would have to be Tyler Braden. He has the gritty powerhouse vocal, the expressive pen and the ability to deliver a lyric with complete conviction worthy of a headliner. Braden grew up in Slapout, AL, with parents who fostered an early appreciation for Country music, guitar-playing songwriters filling the airwaves, and a group of rock-loving friends. He spent much of his life blending these early influences to craft a sound all his own. His early twenties saw him playing local shows and touring the Southeast while serving as a first responder in Montgomery, AL. A gig in Music City inspired his move north, and Braden continued firefighting in the suburbs of Nashville while preparing to take his music career to the next level. His first date at the homegrown Whiskey Jam concert series in January 2017 paved his path to today. With over 100 MILLION streams to his name and a growing list of major tour credits such as Brantley Gilbert and Brooke & Dunn this summer, he introduced himself to the world as a major label recording artist with his take on NEEDTOBREATHE’s hit “Brother.” Praised for his “commanding delivery” (MusicRow), Braden offered the song as a tribute to his first responder family and all those fighting on the frontlines during the pandemic. He has since earned massive fan response from original releases including “Love Is A Dead End Road,” “Secret," “What Do They Know,” and most recently "Ways To Miss You." Braden’s Warner Music Nashville debut EP WHAT DO THEY KNOW (WDTK) is out now. Listen here.