The track became a popular download, taking higher positions on iTunes than that of more established acts like Paramore. In 2017, Warner Music released McBryde's debut single titled ' A Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega'. 2017–2019: Breakthrough with Girl Going Nowhere Lacy was drawn to her music and signed McBryde to a recording contract with the label in September 2017. The project was heard by Cris Lacy, a senior vice president for Warner Music Nashville. Also around this time, McBryde recorded what would later comprise her debut studio album. She also signed a management deal with Q Publishing during this same period. The video of her performance went viral and she was soon finding regular concert work. 44' onstage with him during one night of his 'Holdin' My Own' tour. The EP was discovered by Eric Church, who invited McBryde to play her song 'Bible and a. 'We were trying to play the game,' she told The New York Times. For the disc, McBryde was told to straighten her hair and make other changes to her appearance. The project was issued on Road Life Records. In 2016, McBryde released the extended play (EP) Jalopies & Expensive Guitars. She often opened concerts for country artists like Willie Nelson, Chris Stapleton, and Chris Cagle. During this period, McBryde also toured frequently. In 2011, she self-released her second demo album titled Elsebound. McBryde's band also won Tennessee's state-wide 'Battle of the Bands' contest. In 20, she won the annual Country Showdown talent competition. She also worked a day job at Guitar Center and played open mic nights. This included biker bars and hangouts, and other eclectic venues in the Nashville area. She started performing with the band Deadhorse and performed at any gig she could get. In 2007, McBryde moved to Nashville to pursue a music career. In 2006, McBryde self-released an eponymous demo album. Career 2006–2016: Beginnings in Nashville In one class session, a college professor noticed her disinterest and suggested she drop out to pursue music full-time. At the same time she was performing regularly in clubs located in nearby Memphis, Tennessee. McBryde participated in the high school marching band before attending Arkansas State University where she studied French horn. She also traveled with her mother to bluegrass festivals which further inspired her music career. McBryde wrote her first song at age 12 and hoped to become a singer–songwriter. She often played around on her father's guitar, which prompted her family to buy McBryde her own guitar. According to AY Magazine, 'her mother read to her every night–a chapter from the Bible and a chapter from a Laura Ingalls Wilder book.' As a child she was drawn to the music she heard around her house, which included songs by The Carpenters and Kris Kristofferson. He raised us that way-as mean as that sounds, and as sweet as that sounds, too,' she told Billboard. 'when I was growing up, I don’t ever remember not seeing a gun or a Bible. Her father was a farmer, doctor, and preacher she grew up in a strict household. McBryde was born in Waldron, Arkansas and raised in Saddle, Arkansas. She earned one of country music's crowning achievements when she was invited to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry by Garth Brooks and was subsequently inducted by Terri Clark on December 10, 2022. McBryde has received one Grammy Award from six nominations, one Country Music Association Award, three Academy of Country Music Awards, and was nominated for a Daytime Emmy. Its lead single ' One Night Standards' reached the top 20 of the American country songs chart and topped the Canadian country survey. It was followed by 2019's Never Will, which was also met with critical acclaim. Both the album and the single received critical acclaim and led to recognition from several music associations. The song was followed by her corresponding studio release Girl Going Nowhere (2018). In 2017, the label released her debut single ' A Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega'. His support helped her gain a country music recording contract with Warner Music Nashville. Her 2016 extended play (EP) titled Jalopies & Expensive Guitars drew attention from country artist Eric Church. She also developed a passion for writing songs and later moved to Nashville to pursue a music career.īetween 20, McBryde released a pair of self-released albums.

She grew up in Arkansas and she was drawn to various types of music from a young age. Ashley McBryde (born July 29, 1983) is an American country music singer–songwriter.

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