Brad Douglas Paisley (born October 28, 1972) is a Grammy Award-winning American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist. Starting with the release of his 1999 album Who Needs Pictures, Paisley has recorded five studio albums and a Christmas compilation on the Arista Nashville label, with all of his albums certified gold or higher by the RIAA. In addition, he has charted twenty-two singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, twelve of which have reached Number One. His style crosses between traditional country and pop-rock, and his songs are frequently laced with humor and pop culture references.

Paisley has stated that his love of country music stems from his maternal grandfather, Warren Jarvis, who gave Paisley his first guitar at eight years old and taught him how to play. At age twelve Paisley wrote his first song, and by age thirteen, he was an opening act for country singers such as The Judds, Ricky Skaggs, and George Jones at the Capital Music Hall in Wheeling, West Virginia.

Brad Paisley has won the following awards:

• Academy of Country Music
  • 1999 - Top New Male Vocalist of the Year
  • 2004 - Vocal Event of the Year ("Whiskey Lullaby")
  • 2004 - Video of the Year ("Whiskey Lullaby")
  • 2005 - Album of the Year ("Time Well Wasted")
  • 2005 - Vocal Event of the Year ("When I Get Where I'm Going")
  • 2005 - Video of the Year ("When I Get Where I'm Going")
  • 2007 - Top Male Vocalist of the Year
  • 2008 - Top Male Vocalist of the Year

• Country Music Association Awards
  • 2000 - Horizon Award
  • 2001 - Vocal Event of the Year ("Too Country")
  • 2002 - Music Video of the Year ("I'm Gonna Miss Her")
  • 2004 - Musical Event of the Year ("Whiskey Lullaby")
  • 2004 - Music Video of the Year ("Whiskey Lullaby")
  • 2006 - Album of the Year (Time Well Wasted)
  • 2006 - Musical Event of the Year ("When I Get Where I'm Going")
  • 2007 - Music Video of the Year ("Online" - director Jason Alexander)
  • 2007 - Male Vocalist of the Year
  • 2008 - Music Video of the Year ("Waitin' on a Woman")
  • 2008 - Male Vocalist of the Year

• Grammy Awards
  • 2008 - Best Country Instrumental Performance ("Throttleneck")

• Country Weekly Presents the TNN Music Awards
  • 2000 - The Discovery Award
  • 2000 - Song of the Year ("He Didn't Have to Be")
  • 2000 - CMT Music Video of the Year ("He Didn't Have to Be")

• Flameworthy Awards/CMT Music Awards
  • 2002 - Concept Video of the Year ("I'm Gonna Miss Her")
  • 2005 - Collaborative Video of the Year ("Whiskey Lullaby")
  • 2006 - Most Inspiring Video of the Year ("When I Get Where I'm Going")
  • 2008 - Comedy Video of the Year ("Online")

• American Music Awards
  • 2008 - Favorite Country Male Artist