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Robert James "Bob" Ritchie, born January 17, 1971, known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist and rapper with five Grammy Awards nominations. Kid Rock released several studio albums that went mostly unnoticed before his 1998 record Devil Without a Cause, released with Atlantic Records, sold 11 million albums behind the hits "Bawitdaba", "Cowboy", "I Am the Bullgod" and "Only God Knows Why". In 2000, he released The History of Rock, a compilation of remixed and remastered versions of songs from previous albums as well as the hit single, "American Bad Ass".

Kid Rock released the follow-up in 2001, Cocky behind the single "Forever". After a slow start, his country-flavored hit "Picture" with Sheryl Crow resurrected the album a year later reaching number three on the Billboard 200 after debuting at number 8. The song went gold as a single and pushed the album's sales over 5 million. It was followed by 2003's self-titled release, which went platinum although it failed to chart a major hit. In 2006 he released Live Trucker a greatest hits live album that failed to go gold.

Making his comeback in 2007, Kid Rock released Rock n Roll Jesus, which produced hits in "So Hott", "Amen " and "All Summer Long". The latter was his first worldwide smash hit, charting No. 1 in eight countries across Europe and in Australia.[1][2] Rock N Roll Jesus sold 5 million albums worldwide and was certified triple platinum in the U.S. He released Born Free on November 16, 2010. Behind the singles "Born Free", "Collide" and "Care" the album would be certified platinum. "Born Free" was used for Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney's theme song for his campaign in 2011 and 2012.

This gives Kid Rock his sixth Platinum album certification and gives him a career tally of 23 million albums sold. His worldwide total is 27 million, with Devil Without A Cause selling 13 million copies. [1] He will release Rebel Soul on November 19, 2012. The lead single "Let's Ride" has been an instant hit at rock radio quickly climbing into the top 30.

His sales are not aided by iTunes, as he has boycotted sales of his music on the service. This also affects his singles' chart positions without digital downloads added in (for example, "All Summer Long" only peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100). The only Kid Rock album available on iTunes is "Grits Sandwiches For Breakfast" because Jive Records owns the rights to the album. Rebel Soul will be available for download on iTunes upon its release, however, no plans have been made to distribute Kid Rock's other releases through the service.

Contents
[hide] 1 Early life
2 Career 2.1 Early career
2.2 Devil Without a Cause to Cocky (1997–2002)
2.3 Kid Rock to Rock n Roll Jesus (2003–2009)
2.4 Born Free through Rebel Soul (2009–present)

3 Musical style and influences
4 Twisted Brown Trucker
5 Personal life 5.1 Marriage to Pamela Anderson
5.2 Legal troubles
5.3 Sex tape
5.4 Politics

6 Activism
7 Discography
8 Tours
9 Filmography
10 Awards and nominations
11 Other ventures and honors
12 References 12.1 Sources

13 External links

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