Jimmie Allen Net Worth (Updated 2024) – exposetimes.com

Jimmie Allen Net Worth: Jimmie Allen is an American country singer-songwriter, who has a net worth of $2 million US as of 2024. The singer rose to fame after releasing the breakthrough hit singles including the 2018 Best Shot and 2019 Make Me Want To, which made him famous all around the world. Jimmi is one of the most popular country singers in the music world who grabbed the attention of top labels and eventually signed a deal with Broken Bow Records imprint Stoney Creek.

He is a multi-platinum recording artist and songwriter who has been forging paths since the begging of his breakout career. He also found himself as the only 2nd black artist to win the CMA New Artist of the Year award, following Darius Rucker’s win in 2009. After getting a massive success in the music world, he toured with the legendary American country music singer-songwriter named Brad Paisley. Here is you will find the total net worth of Jimmie Allen his salary, income sources, career, biography, relationship, and a lot more.

Net Worth 2024:

Early Life:

James Edward Allen was born on the 18th of June 1985, in Milton, Delaware, United States, the United States. In 2007, he relocated with his family to Nashville, Tennessee. Jimmie grew up along with six siblings in a lower-class family and faced a lot of financial problems throughout his early life. In his early years in Nashville, he was poor and had only 21 dollars in his pocket, he used to live out of his car the majority of the time.

Allen was raised in a large family including his parents, four sisters, and two brothers. His father Big Jim Allen passed away at the age of 65 in 2019. He also honored his late father as 57th ACM Awards Co-Host where he discussed his career, hosting the show, and what being on that stage would mean to his late father. His mother’s name is Angela. In one of the interviews, Allen stated that he has a family record of heart attacks, particularly among men, as he had a heart attack at the age of 21.

That was the same time when his father and grandfather had a heart attack. Apart from that, before becoming a well-known country musician, Jimmie worked as a janitor and was homeless for several years. At the beginning of his career, he was also featured in the television commercial for Diet Coke alongside legendary artist Taylor Swift.

Personal Life:

On May 27, 2021, Jimmie Allen married Alexis Gale who is a registered nurse. Both grew up in Midleton, Delaware, but they didn’t meet until the spring of 2019. Allen’s cousin’s wife introduced them and shortly after dating for a few months, Allen pulled off the biggest surprise. He proposed to Alexis on June 15, 2019, at Disney World in front of the Magic Kingdom’s magnificent Castle surrounded by family and friends.

However, they tied the knot in secret, and they shared pictures of their perfect wedding on May 27, 2021. The couple later revealed that they had married earlier in a private ceremony on June 18, 2020. On the 1st March 2020, Allen and Alexis were blessed with their first child a daughter named Naomi Bettie Allen. Later they welcomed their second daughter named Zara James who was born in October 2021.

In addition to their two kids, Allen also has a son named Aadyn Allen from his previous relationship.

American Idol:

Jimmie Allen went on an audition for the 10th season of the American Idol back in 2011 but was eliminated before the live voting rounds. During one of the group rounds, Allen got a chance to perform with Colton Dixon and became good friends with Scotty McCreery who later won the competition in the same year. Following the release of Jimmie’s debut album, the two teamed up and went on tour jointly.

As of 2024, after 11 years, the country singer Allen served as a guest mentor on the 20th season of the reality show American Idol, which premiered on the 27th of February 2024.

Career:

Jimmie started his professional career working behind the scenes in Nashville’s country music industry before he began working as a songwriter, getting a few publishing deals. In 2016, Jimmie Allen got an opportunity to sign a publishing contract with Wide Open Music, which is a singer-songwriter Ash Bowers’ band. He then made a deal with Stoney Creek Records division in August of 2017 and dropped his self-titled debut extended play, for which he also worked as a producer.

As per the executive vice president of the record, the selection to sign Jimmie was one of the quickest labels ever made. The track from the EP titled Blue Jean Baby became successful, and was included in Spotify’s “United States Viral 50 ranking.”

In the following year, Allen burst onto the country music scene with his 2018 breakthrough single Best Shot. The song became the turning point of his career and it went all the way to the number 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart in the year 2018. Due to the success of the song, Allen came up as the very first black artist to have 2 consecutive number one hits off his 2018 debut album called Mercury Lane. 

Not to mention the New York Times named it one of 2018s strongest. His RIAA 2x Platinum debut track Best Shot held the #1 spot on Country Rdio for three weeks. On top of that, Allen’s debut album debuted as the number one hit on the Billboard Country Airplay list.

In May of 2019, Jimmie Allen teamed up with Abby Anderson to record the Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s hit single Shallow, which turned into a video as well. In the following year, Allen collaborated with Noah Cyrus to release the single This Is Us, which was from his upcoming new EP called Bettie James. The extended play was released on July 10, 2020, and it also included another popular single Freedom Was a Highway featuring Brad Paisley.

In February 2024, his second single Freedom Was a Highway which was written by Paisley, went viral and debated number one on Billboard Country Airplay, becoming Allen’s third number one and Paisley’s twentieth hit.

In 2021, Allen came up as the first black solo artist by winning the New Male Artist of the Year at the ACM Awards. That same year, he was named as one of the celebs contesting the 30th season of a reality show, Dancing with the Stars. Allen appeared alongside his partner Emma Slater and they were the ninth couple to be eliminated, placing 7th overall.

On the 8th of March 2024, dropped his third studio album entitled Down Home. Furthermore, he also worked as a featuring artist on Noah Shnacky’s single Don’t You Wanna Know for his album Thoughtfully Reckless, which was released in 2024.

Awards and Achievements:

Jimmie Allen has been working in the music industry for several years and he has earned various awards and accolades throughout his successful career. He got the 2021 Country Music Association Award in the category of New Artist of the Year. Moreover, he also won the Academy of Music Awards for the New Male Artist of the Year in 2021.

He also received nominations including, the CMT Music Award for Collaborative Video of the Year, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist, Grammy Award in the category of Best New Artist, and Academy of Country Music Award for New Male Artist of the Year, among others.

Biography:

Jimmie Allen Net Worth:

As of 2024, Jimmie Allen Net Worth is estimated to be around $2 Million US. Believed it or not, country music star Allen would experience poverty and often lived in his car during most of his first few years in Nashville. As of now, he has established himself as one of the most prominent singers in the music world and holds a net worth of 2 million dollars.

Thanks to his music career where he is making the majority of his income. He came to the limelight after his breakthrough 2018 single Best Shot has released. Jimmie has dropped his second album, Bettie James Gold Edition, and the other 4 singles, the country musician has amassed more than 1 billion on-demand streams. Allen also has a YouTube channel where he uploads his music videos.

Aside from that, the singer has ventured into several other activities, he has already launched his own production company called BBR Music Group. He has done endorsement work for brands such as Black Menswear, Zara, Diet Coke (With Taylor Swift), etc. Jimmie Allen’s annual salary is approximately $250,000.

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