About Thompson Square

Thompson Square is an American country music duo composed of husband and wife Keifer and Shawna Thompson, who alternate as vocalists. They signed to Stoney Creek Records, a sister label of Broken Bow Records, in 2010. The duo has released three albums, which have produced a combined ten chart singles on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts. Of these singles, two — "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not" and "If I Didn't Have You" — reached No. 1.

Keifer Thompson was born and raised in Miami, Oklahoma. His father is Darrion Thompson. He met Shawna, a native of Chatom, Alabama, at a singing competition in Nashville, Tennessee. The two worked as solo artists before deciding to form a duo. In 2007, they sang backing vocals on Ty Herndon's Right About Now.

Thompson Square signed to Stoney Creek Records, a division of Broken Bow Records, in January 2010. The duo released their debut single "Let's Fight" in mid-2010. Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the single four-and-a-half-stars out of five, with his review calling it "one of the catchiest, best-written singles of the 2010 summer season so far." The song debuted on the Hot Country Songs chart for the week ending June 5, 2010.

On July 12, 2010, Thompson Square released their second single, "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not," written by David Lee Murphy and Jim Collins. It became the duo's first number one single on the Hot Country Songs chart and has been certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. It was the most played song of the year on Country music radio. Thompson Square received two nominations at the 54th Grammy Awards for "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not" in Best Country Duo/Group Performance and Best Country Song categories.

Their self-titled debut album was released on February 8, 2011. It was produced by New Voice Entertainment, a production team which includes members of labelmate Jason Aldean's road band. A third single, "I Got You," was released May 9, 2011, and reached a peak of number 8 on the country charts. Thompson Square wrote "I Got You" with Jason Sellers and Paul Jenkins. Their fourth single, "Glass", written by Ross Copperman and Jon Nite, was released on January 30, 2012. It peaked at number 15.

On April 1, 2012, Thompson Square received "Vocal Duo of the Year" award at the Academy of Country Music Awards.

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