Lee Brice Scores Daytime Emmy Awards Nomination For Best Original Song 'Pocket Change'

Multi-Platinum selling artist, Lee Brice, has scored his first-ever Daytime Emmy Award nomination.

The award-winning singer-songwriter appeared on the PBS Primetime series, American Anthems, which honours everyday heroes who have overcome adversity and go on to make lasting positive impacts in their communities. His original song, Pocket Change, written alongside Billy Montana and Adam Wood, mirrors the inspiring story of Ashley Ruiz - a “hope dealer” that pays for laundry services in low-income communities.

“What can I say? I’m completely stunned,” says Brice, “I never once thought I’d be an Emmy nominee! I had a great time working with American Anthems and meeting such an inspiring person like Ashley really puts life and everything we take for granted into perspective. On behalf of myself, Billy and Adam, I just want to say thank you so much for this incredible recognition.”

The Daytime Emmy Awards have recognized outstanding achievement in television programming and crafts since 1974, honouring work in a variety of categories, including daytime dramas, talk shows, instructional programming, hosting, and legal-courtroom programs.

The 2023 Daytime Emmy Awards will be held June 16.

The full list of nominations is available via theemmys.tv.

When Brice, isn't selling out arenas, writing and recording songs, or building new brands like American Born whiskey, you'll find the family man with his wife Sara, two young boys, and daughter. Meanwhile, with over 3 billion on-demand streams, and over 3.6 billion spins on Pandora, Brice continues to enjoy massive success at country radio, digital streaming services, and on the road.

He recently reached #1 at Country Radio with Memory I Don’t Mess With, which consecutively follows three prior #1s: ASCAP’s 2021 ‘Country Song of the Year’ One of Them Girls, I Hope You’re Happy Now with Carly Pearce, and Rumor, which was nominated in the category ‘Single of The Year’ at the 55th Annual ACM Awards.

One of the most-played country artists of all time on Pandora, he was the second country artist behind Keith Urban to receive the Pandora Billionaire plaque. Brice is also a GRAMMY nominee, a CMA and ACM award winner, and he's taken nine radio singles to Number One: A Woman Like You, Hard to Love, I Drive Your Truck, I Don’t Dance, Drinking Class, Rumor, I Hope You’re Happy Now, One of Them Girls, and Memory I Don’t Mess With. 

Garth Brooks, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney and others have recorded his songs, and he's performed on numerous TV shows. At the 54th Annual CMA Awards, Brice took home the prize for ‘Musical Event of the Year’ for his song with Carly Pearce, I Hope You're Happy Now. At the 56th ACM Awards, I Hope You’re Happy Now won ‘Single of the Year’ and ‘Music Event of the Year’, and Brice and Pearce performed the song live. Brice’s latest album, Hey World, features current radio single Soul and received a 2022 Billboard Music Award nomination for ‘Top Country Album.’

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