The 25 year-old Illinois native’s new record hit No. 47 on the Billboard 200 dated April 11.

The news is just the latest in Grand’s internet-fueled success, who broke out in his 2013 self-financed “All-American Boy” video which racked up nearly four million YouTube views. While he didn’t yet have a publicist or manager, his initial success garnered attention on Good Morning America, CNN, Buzzfeed and other national media. The video was particularly captivating as it told his personal story of being a gay male country musician.

After the video, Grand took to Kickstarter — rather than a record label — to finance his his debut album. To say it worked well is an understatement: he received $327,000 from 4,905 backers in the crowd-funding service’s fourth-most funded music project ever, behind Amanda Palmer, Carman and TLC.

What a break through! Hopefully this new tool will open the doors for more incredibly talented artists to break through and share their music with us! Steve Grand is very talented and darn right adorable! Without Kickstarter the world would never get the chance to see him. “All-American Boy” is a song that most young men can relate to, and every girl would want to be the gal being chased. Great music is music that is easy to relate to, and that is exactly what Steve Grand has done!

We are dying to know, what do you think about Steve Grand? How about Kickstarter? Let us know your thoughts on this note-worthy change to the industry!

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