LoCash

LoCash (sometimes stylized as LOCASH), formerly known as LoCash Cowboys, is an American country music duo consisting of vocalists Chris Lucas and Preston Brust, natives of Baltimore, Maryland and Kokomo, Indiana, respectively. They have released one album each for Average Joes Entertainment, Reviver Records, and Wheelhouse Records and have charted seven singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs or Country Airplay chart. Their highest-charting single is "I Know Somebody", which topped the Billboard Country Airplay chart in 2016. In addition to their own material, the members of LoCash co-wrote Keith Urban's number-one single "You Gonna Fly" and Tim McGraw's "Truck Yeah".

LoCash
Chris Lucas (left) and Preston Brust performing in January 2020
Background information
Also known as	LoCash Cowboys
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Country[1]
Years active	2004–present
Labels	R&J Average Joes Reviver Wheelhouse
Members	Preston Brust Chris Lucas

History

Originally known as The LoCash Cowboys, the duo first signed to R&J Records (formerly Stroudavarious Records), for which they released three singles. The first, "Here Comes Summer",[2] debuted at No. 60 on Hot Country Songs for the week ending May 8, 2010.[3] It was made into a music video which aired on CMT.[2] The duo's second single, "Keep in Mind", made top 40 in early 2011; and followup "You Got Me" reached No. 52.

LoCash on stage in 2017

In 2012, the LoCash Cowboys released the single "C.O.U.N.T.R.Y." through Average Joes Entertainment.[4] The song was originally intended to be the fourth single from their debut album, but was held back due to the closing of R&J Records. The video premiered July 31, 2012 on GAC. A dance remix of "C.O.U.N.T.R.Y." featuring Colt Ford was also released, and was included on the album Mud Digger, Vol. 3, also from Average Joes.[5]

Brust and Lucas co-wrote Keith Urban's 2011 single "You Gonna Fly"[6] and Tim McGraw's 2012 single "Truck Yeah".[7]

By 2015, the duo had dropped "Cowboys" and released a new single as LoCash: "I Love This Life", via Reviver Records.[8] It became their first Top 5 hit in late 2015. The EP album's second single, "I Know Somebody" released to country radio on February 22, 2016. It reached at number one on the Billboard charts in October 2016. The duo was nominated for the Academy of Country Music's New Duo or Group in 2017.[9] "Ring on Every Finger", released in December 2016, is the third single from The Fighters. Thomas Rhett wrote the song, and had planned to include it on his second album Tangled Up.[10]

In August 2018, LoCash signed a record deal with Broken Bow Records' Wheelhouse Records imprint. Their first release for the label is "Feels Like a Party", which the duo co-wrote with Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line. Wheelhouse released the corresponding album, Brothers, in March 2019.[11]

Albums

LoCash discography
Studio albums	4
Music videos	11
EPs	1
Singles	12
#1 Singles	1

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Sales
		US Country [12]	US [13]	US Indie [14]
LoCash Cowboys[15]	Release date: November 21, 2008 Label: Self-released	—	—	—
LoCash Cowboys	Release date: June 18, 2013[16] Label: Average Joes	25	97	22
The Fighters	Release date: June 17, 2016[17] Label: Reviver	14	131	—	US: 20,600[18]
Brothers	Release date: March 29, 2019[19] Label: Wheelhouse	34	—	—	US: 4,600[20]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Extended plays

Title	EP details	Peak positions	Sales
		US Country [12]
I Love This Life	Release date: October 30, 2015 Label: Reviver	38	US: 9,200[21]

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions					Certifications (sales threshold)	Album
		US [22]	US Country [23]	US Country Airplay [24]	CAN Country [25]	CAN [26]
2010	"Here Comes Summer"	—	41		—	—		This Is How We Do It (unreleased)
	"Keep in Mind"	—	34		—	—		LoCash Cowboys
2011	"You Got Me"	—	52		—	—		This Is How We Do It (unreleased)
2012	"C.O.U.N.T.R.Y."[27]	—	—	—	—	—		LoCash Cowboys
2013	"Chase a Little Love"	—	—	54	—	—
	"Best Seat in the House"	—	—	52	—	—
2015	"I Love This Life"	56	5	2	4	74	RIAA: Gold[28]	The Fighters
2016	"I Know Somebody"	52	4	1	7	94	RIAA: Gold[29]
	"Ring on Every Finger"	—[upper-alpha 1]	22	16	35	—
2018	"Don't Get Better Than That"	—	—	44	—	—		N/A
	"Feels Like a Party"	—	40	26	48	—		Brothers
2019	"One Big Country Song"	50	8	2	1	86	RIAA: Gold[31]
2020	"Beers to Catch Up On"[32]	—	—	49	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes

1. "Ring on Every Finger" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 12 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[30]

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2010	"Here Comes Summer"	Brian Lazzaro
2012	"C.O.U.N.T.R.Y."	Potsy Ponciroli
	"What Time Is It?"	Sunny Mabrey
2013	"Chase a Little Love"[33]	Travis Nicholson
	"Best Seat in the House"[34]	Daniel Henry
2015	"I Love This Life"[35]	Stokes Nielson
2016	"I Know Somebody"[36]	Ry & Drew Cox
2017	"Ring on Every Finger"	TK McKamy
2018	"Don't Get Better Than That"
	"Feels Like a Party"	Brent Hedgecock
2019	"One Big Country Song"	TK McKamy[37]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient/Work	Result	Ref
2017	ACM Awards	New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year	LoCash	Nominated	[9]
	CMT Music Awards	Duo Video of the Year	"I Know Somebody"	Nominated	[38]
	Country Music Association Awards	Vocal Duo of the Year	LoCash	Nominated	[39]
2019	CMT Music Awards	Duo Video of the Year	"Feels Like A Party"	Nominated	[40]

References

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3. "Chart highlights". Billboard. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
4. "LoCash Cowboys Sign to Average Joes Entertainment". Roughstock. December 7, 2012. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
5. "Mud Digger, Vol. 3". Average Joes Entertainment. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
6. Harr, Dan (7 April 2011). "LoCash Cowboys – They're Gonna Fly". Music News Nashville. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
7. "Tim McGraw Will Release "Truck Yeah" on July 3". Country Music Television. June 26, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
8. Bjorke, Matt (5 January 2015). "LOCASH Release "I Love This Life" To Radio". Roughstock. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
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11. Angela Stefano (February 1, 2019). "LoCash's new 'Brothers' album was co-produced by Tyler Hubbard". Taste of Country. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
12. "Top Country Albums results for LoCash". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
13. "Billboard 200 results for LoCash". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
14. "Independent Albums results for LoCash". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
15. "LoCash Cowboys". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
16. Conaway, Alanna (April 11, 2013). "LoCash Cowboys Set To Release Self-Titled Debut Album on June 18". Roughstock. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
17. Reuter, Annie (May 3, 2016). "LoCash to Release Debut Album 'The Fighters' in June". Taste of Country. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
18. Bjorke, Matt (October 30, 2016). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: October 31, 2016". Roughstock.
19. Liptak, Carena (February 1, 2019). "LoCash Keep the Feel-Good Music Going With New Album, 'Brothers'". The Boot. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
20. Bjorke, Matt (April 15, 2019). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: April 15, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
21. Bjorke, Matt (March 28, 2016). "Country Album Chart: March 29, 2016". Roughstock.
22. "Hot 100 results for LoCash". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
23. "Hot Country Songs results for LoCash". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
24. "Country Airplay results for LoCash". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
25. "Canada Country results for LoCash". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
26. "Canadian Hot 100 results for LoCash". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
27. "Going for Adds" (PDF). Billboard Country Update. April 16, 2012. p. 12. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
28. "American single certifications – LoCash – I Love This Life". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 9, 2017. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
29. "American single certifications – LoCash – I Know Somebody". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 11, 2017. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
30. "Locash – Chart history (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
31. "American single certifications – LoCash – One Big Country Song". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 5, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
32. https://www.allaccess.com/country/future-releases
33. "CMT : Videos : LoCash Cowboys : Chase a Little Love". Country Music Television. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
34. "CMT : Videos : LoCash Cowboys : Best Seat In the House". Country Music Television. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
35. "CMT : Videos : LOCASH : I Love This Life". Country Music Television. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
36. "CMT : Videos : LOCASH : I Know Somebody". Country Music Television. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
37. Alison Bonaguro (September 24, 2019). "LoCash Thinks the Whole Wide World Needs to Turn It Up". CMT. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
38. "CMT Music Awards 2017 Nominees Announced". Us Weekly. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
39. "CMA Awards 2017: Miranda Lambert Tops List of Nominees". PEOPLE.com. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
40. Freeman, Jon (6 June 2019). "2019 CMT Music Awards: The Complete Winners List". Rolling Stone.

External links

• Official website