Tanner Adell Explained

Background:person
Tanner Adell
Birth Date:June 27, 1996
Birth Place:Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Origin:Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genre:Country
Years Active:2021–present

Tanner Adell is an American country music singer and songwriter. Her debut album, Buckle Bunny, was released in 2023.

Early life

Half black and half white, Adell was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and was adopted and raised in Manhattan Beach, California. She spent summers growing up in Star Valley, Wyoming.[1] She learned to play piano and taught herself guitar, then studied commercial music at Utah Valley University.[1] She was raised in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and completed two years of missionary service in Stockholm.[2]

Career

Adell moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in 2021 to enter the country music business.[1] She gained a following on social media and signed with Columbia Records.[1]

Following a string of singles and an EP, Adell released her debut studio album, Buckle Bunny, on July 21, 2023.[1] The term refers to female groupies of rodeo cowboys.[1] The title track was her biggest viral hit to that point, and she had 360,000 followers on Instagram by the next month.[1] It was named one of the best songs of the year by NPR.[3]

In 2024, Adell featured on Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter album, the second album of her trilogy project.[4] Adell appears on the track "Blackbird", a cover of The Beatles' song of the same name, and provides background vocals on "Ameriican Requiem".[5]

After parting ways with Columbia, it was announced in June 2024 that Adell had signed with Love Renaissance.[6]

Discography

Studio albums
EPs
Singles

Notes and References

  1. News: Meet Tanner Adell, The New Queen of Glam Country. Garrett. Ural. 2023-08-28. BET. 2024-03-20.
  2. News: Tanner Adell on her unprecedented Western culture-meets-R&B blend. Dowling. Marcus K.. 2023-06-13. The Tennessean. 2024-03-20.
  3. News: The 123 Best Songs of 2023. NPR. 2024-03-20.
  4. Kreps . Daniel . 2024-03-28 . Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' Features a Beatles Cover, Miley Cyrus, and Post Malone . 2024-03-28 . Rolling Stone . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2024-03-28 . Who Is Tanner Adell? Get To Know The Singer On Beyoncé's 'Blackbiird' . 2024-03-28 . UPROXX . en-US.
  6. Web site: Tanner Adell Signs With Love Renaissance (LVRN). Jessica Nicholson. June 20, 2024. Billboard. July 19, 2024.