Ricky Montgomery

Richard Owen Holmes Montgomery (born April 3, 1993) is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known for his breakout hits "Mr. Loverman" and "Line Without a Hook," which went viral on TikTok in 2020.

Early life Richard Owen Holmes Montgomery was born in Los Angeles on April 3, 1993. His father was a gaffer, and he has described his mother as "changing careers a lot". When Montgomery was young, his parents got a divorce, and in 2005, he and his mother moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where he lived from ages 12–21, At the age of 14, he began to play in various bands. He found the site the day after the app had launched from a CNN news article. He saw the site as a potential "springboard for a possible music career." In regard to this experience, Montgomery said he initially "didn't talk about it a lot", but in 2023, he released the song "Black Fins", about his father's death.

He has a sister. and uses he/they pronouns.

Montgomery proposed to his then-girlfriend, writer, journalist, and critic Jess Joho, in late May 2024. In January 2025, the pair announced they were officially engaged as of January 5. They were legally married in December 2025.

Career In LA, he released his first studio album Montgomery Ricky on April 1, 2016. Montgomery founded indie band The Honeysticks with a childhood friend of his to experiment musically, and in 2017, they released their first single: "Out Like a Light". By 2020, he considered quitting making music entirely.

I think because we had a really traumatizing year, these songs kind of found a moment, because they're all, in their own way, about traumas in my life. — Ricky Montgomery

On going viral leading to a record deal, he told Vox that despite virality in songs or a record deal, artists get stuck on a perpetual treadmill of self-promotion: "Next thing you know, it’s been three years and you’ve spent almost no time on your art. You’re getting worse at it, but you’re becoming a great marketer for a product which is less and less good."

On October 8, 2024, Montgomery announced the single, "Superfan", and confirmed that he had been dropped as an artist by Warner Records.

Discography Albums Montgomery Ricky (2016) Rick (2023) Rick(y) (2024)

EPs Caught on the Moon (2014) It's 2016 Somewhere (2022) Montgomery Ricky (Plus 3) (2026)

Singles

"Out Like a Light" (2017) "Out Like a Light 2" (2019) "Cars" (2020) "Line Without a Hook" (2021), ARIA: Platinum, BPI: Silver, RIAA: Platinum, MC: Platinum "Mr. Loverman" (2021), "Sorry for Me" (2021) "Eraser" (2023) "Don't Say That" (2023) "Nobody Loves Me" (2023) "Black Fins" (2023) "It's OK to Cry" (2024) "Unknown Phantom" (2024) "Superfan" (2024) "Oh My My" (2026)