John Michael Montgomery
Montgomery performing in 2003
Born	(1965-01-20) January 20, 1965 (age 60) Danville, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1992–present
Spouse	Crystal White ​ (m. 1996)​
Children	2
Relatives	Eddie Montgomery (brother) Dillon Carmichael (nephew) Travis Denning (son-in-law)
Musical career
Genres	Country
Instruments	Vocals Guitar
Works	John Michael Montgomery discography
Labels	Atlantic Nashville Warner Nashville Stringtown
Formerly of	Early Tymz
Musical artist

John Michael Montgomery (born January 20, 1965) is an American country music singer. He has had more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. This total includes seven number-one singles: "I Love the Way You Love Me", "I Swear", "Be My Baby Tonight", "If You've Got Love", "I Can Love You Like That", "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)", and "The Little Girl". "I Swear" and "Sold" were ranked as the number-one songs on the Billboard Year-End charts for country music in 1994 and 1995, respectively. Several of Montgomery's singles crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100, his highest peak there having been achieved by "Letters from Home" in 2004. Montgomery has released ten studio albums: seven through Atlantic Records Nashville, two via parent company Warner Records Nashville, and one on his own Stringtown label. His first three albums, Life's a Dance (1992), Kickin' It Up (1994), and John Michael Montgomery (1995) are all certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); 1996's What I Do the Best is certified platinum; while Leave a Mark (1998) and Brand New Me (2000) are certified gold. Montgomery has won four Academy of Country Music awards and two Country Music Association awards.

Montgomery's musical style includes a mix of ballads and up-tempo country rock material, and he has seen mixed to positive critical reception. Many critics have compared his musical image and singing voice to those of Garth Brooks. "I Swear" and "I Can Love You Like That" were both covered by All-4-One, while "I Love the Way You Love Me" was covered by Boyzone. His brother Eddie founded the duo Montgomery Gentry in the late 1990s; his nephew Dillon Carmichael and son-in-law Travis Denning are also country music singers.