Madeline Merlo

Maple Ridge raised, Madeline Merlo, has been doing well in the Country music scene. Merlo has a few hits under her belt already with songs like Whatcha Wanna Do About It, War Paint, Motel Falmmingo, Dear Me and Neon Love which just became her first certified GOLD record. Merlo made the move to Nashville to pursue her career a little further. Since then, the singer has put out a trio of singles back in April. Madeline also appeared on NBC’s Songland where her song “Champagne Night” was chosen by Lady A to be their latest single. The catchy hit has done very well on the charts and was once of my favourites of the summer. Take a listen to Madeline performing it on Songland below:

Kristin Carter

Kristin Carter, was born and raised in White Rock, BC and began her signing career in a choir at five years old. Her vocals and stage presence is able to rial up a crowd anytime she is performing. She began writing her own music and turned to YouTube to start a full creative career in music and she has taken off. “Mind blowing vocal range. You cannot teach what Kristen has. Huge talent ready to make an immediate impact,” is how Dallas Smith describes her music. Her single, KARMA, shows her unique vocals and incredible songwriting capability. Check out the video below:

Emily Reid

Emily Reid, originally from Victoria, BC, took a leap of faith and moved to Nashville to start up a career in music. She has been writing songs since she was eight years old and realized music was the path she needed to go. A few years of writing, playing and putting out her first EP later, Reid landed herself a record deal with Universal in 2018. Her latest song, Wine, from her EP, Wine, is out right now. My favourite part of the song, “I’ll call up a couple of my very best friends / Their names are cabernet, chardonnay, rosé and merlot.”

Take a listen to the song below:

Raquel Cole

BC’s, Raquel Cole, has been playing music ever since she can remember. Instead of going to Capilano University to study jazz guitar, she packed up her things and moved to Nashville to pressure her music career. Her career has taken off as she has opened for Carrie Underwood, Jonny Lang, Brothers Osborne, Scotty McCreery and Josh Turner. She’s been on many lists of artists to watch out for and has received a CCMA Award. I had the pleasure of seeing Cole at JRfm’s Basics For Babies event in 2016 and thought she put on a great show. “A dynamite vocalist, songwriter and guitar slinger to boot!” is how American Songwriter Magazine describes her. Check out her new EP, The Essence of Me on Apple Music or Spotify.