James Mitchell Tenpenny III (born August 17, 1989) is an American country pop singer and songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee.

He also co wrote "If the Boot Fits" with Granger Smith and the song made it to the top 10 on country airplay.

[2] He grew up listening to country, rock, and R&B, and cited Vince Gill, John Mayer, and Michael Jackson among his musical influences.

He then enrolled at Middle Tennessee State University where he originally intended to play college football, but became more interested being in a band.

[10] In July 2017, Tenpenny released an EP, Linden Ave, named after the street where his grandmother Donna Hilley used to live.

[12][13] In January 2018, Tenpenny entered into a joint venture with Riser House/Columbia Nashville and released a self-titled EP on February 23, featuring a new single "Drunk Me".