Jay DeMarcus Net Worth

What Is Jay DeMarcus' Net Worth?

Jay DeMarcus is an American musician, record producer, and songwriter who has a net worth of $60 million. Jay DeMarcus is best known for being a member of the country group Rascal Flatts. He attended Lee College and traveled and performed with the Christian group New Harvest as a keyboard player. DeMarcus helped start the contemporary Christian group East to West in 1993 and moved to Nashville. He produced and engineered the 1998 album "Gospel" for Michael English, and Jay, and his second cousin, Gary LeVox became English's backup band. DeMarcus has also produced albums for Chicago, James Otto, Jo Dee Messina, and Austins Bridge, and he has been a bandleader for Chely Wright.

Jay plays keyboards and provides backing vocals for Rascal Flatts, which formed in 1999. The band has released 11 studio albums, including "Melt" (2002), "Feels Like Today" (2004), "Me and My Gang" (2006), "Unstoppable" (2009), "Changed" (2012), "Back to Us" (2017), and "Life Is a Highway: Refueled Duets" (2025). Seven of their albums have been certified Platinum or higher in the U.S., and four of them have reached #1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The group has had #1 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with "These Days," "Mayberry," "Bless the Broken Road," "Fast Cars and Freedom," "What Hurts the Most," "My Wish," "Stand," "Take Me There," "Here," and "Here Comes Goodbye." DeMarcus played a fictionalized version of himself in a 2010 episode of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" in which he was electroshocked by his own bass guitar and subsequently suffered from amnesia. He has also appeared in "Hannah Montana: The Movie" (2009) and "Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens" (2016) as well as episodes of "Yes, Dear" (2006), "Nashville" (2014), and "Drop Dead Diva" (2014). In 2012, Rascal Flatts received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and in 2019, Jay won a Grammy for Best Roots Gospel Album for his work as a producer on the Jason Crabb album "Unexpected."

Early Life

Jay DeMarcus was born Stanley Wayne DeMarcus Jr. on April 26, 1971, in Columbus, Ohio. He lived with his mother and sister during his youth, and he has a half-sister through his father. DeMarcus attended the Tree of Life Christian Schools and the Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center before enrolling at Lee College in Cleveland, Tennessee, in 1990. During his college years, Jay toured with the Christian band New Harvest as a keyboard player.

Career

In 1993, DeMarcus formed the Christian band East to West and moved to Nashville, Tennessee. After the group split up, Jay and his second cousin, Gary LeVox, worked on the 1998 Michael English album "Gospel," which earned a Dove Award nomination, and they became English's backup band. The cousins were also members of singer Chely Wright's band, and when Wright's regular guitarist wasn't available, Joe Don Rooney started playing with the band. DeMarcus and LeVox immediately felt chemistry with Rooney, and they formed Rascal Flatts in 1999. In June 2000, they released their debut self-titled album, which reached #43 on the Billboard 200 chart and #3 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The 2× Platinum album featured four top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart: "Prayin' for Daylight" (#3), "This Everyday Love" (#9), "While You Loved Me" (#7), and "I'm Movin' On" (#4). They followed their successful debut with 2002's "Melt," which reached #5 on the Billboard 200 chart and #1 on the Top Country Albums chart and was certified 3× Platinum in the U.S. and Gold in Canada. Rascal Flatts had their first #1 single on the Hot Country Songs chart with "These Days," and another single from the album, "Mayberry," also topped that chart. In 2004, the group released the album "Feels Like Today," and it reached #1 on both the Billboard 200 chart and the Top Country Albums chart and went 5× Platinum in the U.S. and Platinum in Canada. The singles "Bless the Broken Road" and "Fast Cars and Freedom" reached #1 on the Hot Country Songs chart, and "Bless the Broken Road" was certified Platinum in the U.S.

The next three Rascal Flatts albums, "Me and My Gang" (2006), "Still Feels Good" (2007), and "Unstoppable"(2009), reached #1 on the Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums charts, and they were certified 4× Platinum, 2× Platinum, and Platinum, respectively. Those three albums included six #1 singles on the Hot Country Songs chart: "What Hurts the Most," "My Wish," "Stand," "Take Me There," "Here," and "Here Comes Goodbye." Next, the band released three more albums that reached #1 on the Top Country Albums chart: "Nothing Like This" (2010), "Changed" (2012), and "Rewind" (2014). "Nothing Like This" peaked at #6 on the Billboard 200 chart, "Changed" reached #3, and "Rewind" came in at #5. "Why Wait" from "Nothing Like This" and "Banjo" from "Changed" topped the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts. In 2017, the group released the album "Back to Us," and it reached #11 on the Billboard 200 chart and #2 on the Top Country Album chart. The single "Yours If You Want It" topped the Country Airplay chart and was certified Gold. In 2021, Rascal Flatts disbanded. They reunited in 2024, and the following year, they released their 11th studio album, "Life Is a Highway: Refueled Duets," which featured collaborations with artists such as Kelly Clarkson, the Jonas Brothers, the Backstreet Boys, Jason Aldean, and Blake Shelton. In 2018, DeMarcus founded the independent Christian music label Red Street Records.

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Personal Life

Jay married Allison Alderson on May 15, 2004, and they have welcomed daughter Madeline (born 2010) and son Dylan (born 2012) together. Alderson is a former beauty queen who was crowned  Miss Tennessee in 1999 and Miss Tennessee USA in 2002. Before marrying Alderson, DeMarcus had a daughter with a previous girlfriend, but they gave the baby up for adoption because they weren't ready to be parents.

Awards and Nominations

With Rascal Flatts, DeMarcus has earned four Grammy nominations for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, for "Bless the Broken Road" (2006), "What Hurts the Most" (2007), "Every Day" (2009), and "Here Comes Goodbye" (2010). In 2019, he won a Grammy for Best Roots Gospel Album as a producer on the Jason Crabb album "Unexpected." The band has received more than two dozen Academy of Country Music Award nominations, winning 11 of them, including Top Vocal Group (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2009), The Home Depot Humanitarian Award (2008), the Jim Reeves International Award (2014), and the Cliffie Stone Icon Award (2021). They have won seven CMA Awards: six for Vocal Group of the Year and the 2002 Horizon Award. Rascal Flatts won American Music Awards for Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, and Artist of the Year in 2006. In 2011, they received a Star Guitar on the Music City Walk of Fame and were inducted into the Grand Ole Opry.

Real Estate

In 2013, DeMarcus paid $1.5 million for a home in Nashville that measures more than 8,000 square feet. The home includes five bedrooms, six bathrooms, and a swimming pool. Jay previously bought a 7,379-square-foot home in the area for $1.95 million, and it featured six bedrooms, eight bathrooms, and a recording studio.

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