Meghan Patrick

Meghan Patrick (born March 25, 1987) is a Canadian-American country singer-songwriter from Bowmanville, Ontario.^[1] She was previously signed to Warner Music Canada,^[2] and is currently signed to Riser House Entertainment.^[3] She released her debut album, Grace & Grit, on April 29, 2016.^[4] Patrick counts Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris and Aretha Franklin as her influences.^[5] She has one #1 Canada Country hit with "Walls Come Down".^[6]

Meghan Patrick
Patrick performing at the Boots and Hearts Music Festival in August 2022
Background information
Born	(1987-03-25) March 25, 1987 (age 37)
Origin	Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Country
Instruments	Vocals, Guitar, Banjo, Harmonica
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Riser House Anthem Iron Songbird Warner Music Canada
Spouse	Mitchell Tenpenny ​ (m. 2022)​
Website	www.meghanpatrickmusic.com

Career

Prior to setting out as a solo artist, Patrick was the lead singer of the Stone Sparrows^[7] who released an EP and a full-length album before the members parted ways amicably in 2013^[8] after playing their second Boots and Hearts Music Festival.

Since going solo, Patrick signed a recording contract with Warner Music Canada, and a publishing deal with Olé Nashville.^[9] Her debut album, Grace & Grit, was released on April 29. In making this album Patrick worked with producers Justin Niebank (Vince Gill, LeAnn Rimes), Vince Gill, Chad Kroeger, Chris Baseford (Nickelback, Avril Lavigne) and Carly McKillip.

Patrick is a published songwriter; she has collaborated with Rodney Clawson, Gord Bamford, Chantal Kreviazuk, Marty Dodson, Patricia Conroy, Bruce Wallace, Buddy Owen, Steve Smith, Anthony Anderson, Phil Barton, Phil O'Donnell and Andrew Allan. Patrick was nominated for Songwriter of the Year with co-writer Chad Kroeger at the 2016 Canadian Country Music Association Awards for her song "Bow Chicka Wow Wow".^[10]

In 2016 Patrick was part of the advertising campaign for a new line of Roots Canada clothing.^[11]

Patrick has shared the stage with Lady Antebellum,^[12] Dwight Yoakam,^[13] Jon Pardi^[14] Kip Moore,^[15] and Gord Bamford.

In 2017, she supported Tom Cochrane on his 25th anniversary tour for his album Mad Mad World. In 2018 she performed in Halifax, Nova Scotia at the Marquee Ballroom.^[16]

In June 2021, she released her third studio album, Heart on My Glass. It was her debut American release and included the singles "My First Car" and "Never Giving Up on You",^[17] as well as "Cool About It".^[18] Patrick made her Grand Ole Opry Debut on April 11, 2023.^[19]

Personal life

Patrick is married to fellow singer Mitchell Tenpenny.^[20] She is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States, and was born to a Canadian father and an American mother.^[1]

Discography

Albums

Title	Details	Peak positions
		CAN [21]
Grace & Grit	Release date: April 29, 2016 Label: Warner Music Canada	26
Country Music Made Me Do It	Release date: January 12, 2018[22] Label: Warner Music Canada	31
Heart on My Glass	Release date: June 25, 2021 Label: Warner Music Canada / Riser House	—
Golden Child	Release date: October 11, 2024 Label: Riser House	—

Extended plays

Title	Details
Wild as Me	Release date: September 6, 2019 Label: Warner Music Canada
Greatest Show on Dirt	Release date: May 5, 2023 Label: Riser House Entertainment

Singles

Year	Title	Peak positions	Certifications	Album
		CAN Country [6]
2016	"Bow Chicka Wow Wow"	17		Grace & Grit
	"Grace & Grit"	12
	"Still Loving You" (featuring Joe Nichols)	10
2017	"Be Country with Me"	11
	"Country Music Made Me Do It"	5	MC: Gold[23]	Country Music Made Me Do It
2018	"The Bad Guy"	12
	"Walls Come Down"	1
2019	"Wild as Me"	9	MC: Gold[24]	Wild as Me
2020	"Things I Shouldn't Say"	33
	"Girls Like Me"	20
	"My First Car"[A]	—		Heart on My Glass
2021	"Never Giving Up on You"	13
	"Cool About It"	10
2023	"Greatest Show on Dirt"	15		Greatest Show on Dirt
2024	"Golden Child"	34		Golden Child
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that territory

Promotional singles

Year	Title	Album
2022	"My Left Hand"	Non-album single
2023	"She's No Good for Me"	Greatest Show on Dirt
	"Ours"

Guest singles

Year	Title	Artist	Peak positions		Album
			CAN Country [6]	US Country Airplay [26]
2022	"You Ain't"	Aaron Goodvin	15	—	Non-album single
2023	"Spirits and Demons"[27]	Michael Ray	—	35	Dive Bars & Broken Hearts

Other charted songs

Year	Title	Peak positions	Album
		CAN AC [28]
2020	"I'll Be Home for Christmas"	37	Non-album song

Music videos

Year	Title	Director
2016	"Bow Chicka Wow Wow"	Emma Higgins
	"Grace & Grit"
	"Still Loving You"
2017	"Be Country with Me"	The Edde Brothers
	"Country Music Made Me Do It"	Shaun Silva
2018	"The Bad Guy"	Stephano Barberis
	"Walls Come Down"
2019	"Wild as Me"	Sean Hagwell
2020	"Girls Like Me"
2021	"My First Car"
	"Never Giving Up on You"
	"Cool About It"
2023	"She's No Good for Me"	Ford Fairchild
	"Ours"
	"Greatest Show on Dirt"
	"Red Roses & Red Flags"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee/work	Result	Ref
2016	CCMA Awards	Songwriter of the Year	"Bow Chicka Wow Wow" (with Chad Kroeger)	Nominated	[29]
2017	CMAO Awards	Single of the Year	"Still Loving You"	Nominated	[30] [31]
		Album of the Year	Grace and Grit	Won
		Songwriter of the Year	"Grace and Grit" (with Patricia Conroy and Philip Barton)	Nominated
		Female Artist of the Year	Meghan Patrick	Won
		Rising Star Award		Won
		Fan's Choice Award		Nominated
		Music Video of the Year	"Bow Chicka Wow Wow"	Won
	CCMA Awards	Album of the Year	Grace & Grit	Nominated	[32]
		Female Artist of the Year	Meghan Patrick	Won
		Rising Star Award		Won
2018	CMAO Awards	Single of the Year	"Country Music Made Me Do It"	Won	[33]
		Songwriter of the Year		Nominated
		Female Artist of the Year	Meghan Patrick	Won
		Music Video of the Year	"Country Music Made Me Do It"	Won
		Fans Choice Award	Meghan Patrick	Won
	CCMA Awards	Album of the Year	Country Music Made Me Do It	Nominated	[34] [35]
		Female Artist of the Year	Meghan Patrick	Won
		Single of the Year	"Country Music Made Me Do It"	Nominated
		Video of the Year		Nominated
		Songwriter of the Year		Nominated
2019	Juno Awards	Canadian Country Album of the Year	Country Music Made Me Do It	Nominated	[36]
		Breakthrough Artist of the Year	Meghan Patrick	Nominated
	CMAO Awards	Fan's Choice Award	Meghan Patrick	Won	[37]
		Female Artist of the Year		Won
		Songwriter of the Year		Won
		Album of the Year	Country Music Made Me Do It	Won
		Music Video of the Year	"Walls Come Down"	Won
		Single of the Year		Nominated
	CCMA Awards	Female Artist of the Year	Meghan Patrick	Nominated	[38]
		Single of the Year	"Walls Come Down"	Nominated
		Video of the Year		Nominated
2020	Juno Awards	Canadian Country Album of the Year	Wild As Me	Won	[39]
	CCMA Awards	Female Artist of the Year	Meghan Patrick	Nominated	[40]
2021	CMAO Awards	Fans' Choice	Meghan Patrick	Won	[41]
		Female Artist of the Year	Meghan Patrick	Won
		Music Video of the Year	"Girls Like Me"	Won
		Single of the Year		Nominated
		Songwriter(s) of the Year	"Girls Like Me" (with Jobe Fortner, Ryan Nelson)	Nominated
2021	CMAO Awards	Album of the Year	Heart on My Glass	Won	[42] [43]
		Compass Award	Meghan Patrick	Won
		Fans' Choice	Meghan Patrick	Nominated
		Female Artist of the Year	Meghan Patrick	Won
		Music Video of the Year	"Cool About It"	Nominated
		Single of the Year	"Cool About It"	Nominated
		Songwriter(s) of the Year	"Cool About It" (with Cary Barlowe, Corey Crowder)	Nominated
2022	CCMA Awards	Album of the Year	Heart on My Glass	Nominated	[44] [45]
		Female Artist of the Year	Meghan Patrick	Nominated
2023	CMAO Awards	Fans' Choice	Meghan Patrick	Nominated	[46] [47]
	Canadian Country Music Association	Songwriter(s) of the Year	"Greatest Show on Dirt" (with Trannie Anderson, Matt McGinn, Jake Mitchell)	Nominated	[48]

Notes

1. "My First Car" was only released as a single to country radio in the United States.^[25]

References

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External links

• "Alumni - Boots & Hearts". Boots & Hearts. Archived from the original on July 3, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2016.