# Meghan Patrick

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

## Career

Prior to setting out as a solo artist, Patrick was the lead singer of the Stone Sparrows who released an EP and a full-length album before the members parted ways amicably in 2013 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. 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".
In 2016 Patrick was part of the advertising campaign for a new line of Roots Canada clothing.
Patrick has shared the stage with Lady Antebellum, Dwight Yoakam, Jon Pardi Kip Moore, 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.
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", as well as "Cool About It". Patrick made her Grand Ole Opry Debut on April 11, 2023.
In 2024, Patrick released the single "Golden Child", which became her first charting entry in the United States. The song served as the title track to her fourth full-length studio album Golden Child, released via Riser House Records on October 11, 2024.

## Personal life

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

## Discography
### Albums

| Title | Details | Peak positions |
| Title | Details | CAN |
| Grace & Grit | Release date: April 29, 2016 Label: Warner Music Canada | 26 |
| Country Music Made Me Do It | Release date: January 12, 2018 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 | Peak positions | Certifications | Album |
| Year | Title | CAN Country | US Country Airplay | Certifications | Album |
| 2016 | "Bow Chicka Wow Wow" | 17 | — | | Grace & Grit |
| 2016 | "Grace & Grit" | 12 | — | | Grace & Grit |
| 2016 | "Still Loving You" (featuring Joe Nichols) | 10 | — | | Grace & Grit |
| 2017 | "Be Country with Me" | 11 | — | | Grace & Grit |
| 2017 | "Country Music Made Me Do It" | 5 | — | MC: Gold | Country Music Made Me Do It |
| 2018 | "The Bad Guy" | 12 | — | | Country Music Made Me Do It |
| 2018 | "Walls Come Down" | 1 | — | | Country Music Made Me Do It |
| 2019 | "Wild as Me" | 9 | — | MC: Gold | Wild as Me |
| 2020 | "Things I Shouldn't Say" | 33 | — | | Wild as Me |
| 2020 | "Girls Like Me" | 20 | — | | Wild as Me |
| 2020 | "My First Car" | — | — | | Heart on My Glass |
| 2021 | "Never Giving Up on You" | 13 | — | | Heart on My Glass |
| 2021 | "Cool About It" | 10 | — | | Heart on My Glass |
| 2023 | "Greatest Show on Dirt" | 15 | — | | Greatest Show on Dirt |
| 2024 | "Golden Child" | 10 | 52 | | 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 |
| 2023 | "Ours" | Greatest Show on Dirt |

### Guest singles

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

### Other charted songs

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

### Music videos

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

## 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 | |
| 2017 | CMAO Awards | Single of the Year | "Still Loving You" | Nominated | [33] [34] |
| 2017 | CMAO Awards | Album of the Year | Grace and Grit | Won | [33] [34] |
| 2017 | CMAO Awards | Songwriter of the Year | "Grace and Grit" (with Patricia Conroy and Philip Barton) | Nominated | [33] [34] |
| 2017 | CMAO Awards | Female Artist of the Year | Meghan Patrick | Won | [33] [34] |
| 2017 | CMAO Awards | Rising Star Award | Meghan Patrick | Won | [33] [34] |
| 2017 | CMAO Awards | Fan's Choice Award | Meghan Patrick | Nominated | [33] [34] |
| 2017 | CMAO Awards | Music Video of the Year | "Bow Chicka Wow Wow" | Won | [33] [34] |
| 2017 | CCMA Awards | Album of the Year | Grace & Grit | Nominated | |
| 2017 | CCMA Awards | Female Artist of the Year | Meghan Patrick | Won | |
| 2017 | CCMA Awards | Rising Star Award | Meghan Patrick | Won | |
| 2018 | CMAO Awards | Single of the Year | "Country Music Made Me Do It" | Won | |
| 2018 | CMAO Awards | Songwriter of the Year | "Country Music Made Me Do It" | Nominated | |
| 2018 | CMAO Awards | Female Artist of the Year | Meghan Patrick | Won | |
| 2018 | CMAO Awards | Music Video of the Year | "Country Music Made Me Do It" | Won | |
| 2018 | CMAO Awards | Fans Choice Award | Meghan Patrick | Won | |
| 2018 | CCMA Awards | Album of the Year | Country Music Made Me Do It | Nominated | [37] [38] |
| 2018 | CCMA Awards | Female Artist of the Year | Meghan Patrick | Won | [37] [38] |
| 2018 | CCMA Awards | Single of the Year | "Country Music Made Me Do It" | Nominated | [37] [38] |
| 2018 | CCMA Awards | Video of the Year | "Country Music Made Me Do It" | Nominated | [37] [38] |
| 2018 | CCMA Awards | Songwriter of the Year | "Country Music Made Me Do It" | Nominated | [37] [38] |
| 2019 | Juno Awards | Canadian Country Album of the Year | Country Music Made Me Do It | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Juno Awards | Breakthrough Artist of the Year | Meghan Patrick | Nominated | |
| 2019 | CMAO Awards | Fan's Choice Award | Meghan Patrick | Won | |
| 2019 | CMAO Awards | Female Artist of the Year | Meghan Patrick | Won | |
| 2019 | CMAO Awards | Songwriter of the Year | Meghan Patrick | Won | |
| 2019 | CMAO Awards | Album of the Year | Country Music Made Me Do It | Won | |
| 2019 | CMAO Awards | Music Video of the Year | "Walls Come Down" | Won | |
| 2019 | CMAO Awards | Single of the Year | "Walls Come Down" | Nominated | |
| 2019 | CCMA Awards | Female Artist of the Year | Meghan Patrick | Nominated | |
| 2019 | CCMA Awards | Single of the Year | "Walls Come Down" | Nominated | |
| 2019 | CCMA Awards | Video of the Year | "Walls Come Down" | Nominated | |
| 2020 | Juno Awards | Canadian Country Album of the Year | Wild As Me | Won | |
| 2020 | CCMA Awards | Female Artist of the Year | Meghan Patrick | Nominated | |
| 2021 | CMAO Awards | Fans' Choice | Meghan Patrick | Won | |
| 2021 | CMAO Awards | Female Artist of the Year | Meghan Patrick | Won | |
| 2021 | CMAO Awards | Music Video of the Year | "Girls Like Me" | Won | |
| 2021 | CMAO Awards | Single of the Year | "Girls Like Me" | Nominated | |
| 2021 | CMAO Awards | 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 | [45] [46] |
| 2021 | CMAO Awards | Compass Award | Meghan Patrick | Won | [45] [46] |
| 2021 | CMAO Awards | Fans' Choice | Meghan Patrick | Nominated | [45] [46] |
| 2021 | CMAO Awards | Female Artist of the Year | Meghan Patrick | Won | [45] [46] |
| 2021 | CMAO Awards | Music Video of the Year | "Cool About It" | Nominated | [45] [46] |
| 2021 | CMAO Awards | Single of the Year | "Cool About It" | Nominated | [45] [46] |
| 2021 | CMAO Awards | Songwriter(s) of the Year | "Cool About It" (with Cary Barlowe, Corey Crowder) | Nominated | [45] [46] |
| 2022 | CCMA Awards | Album of the Year | Heart on My Glass | Nominated | [47] [48] |
| 2022 | CCMA Awards | Female Artist of the Year | Meghan Patrick | Nominated | [47] [48] |
| 2023 | CMAO Awards | Fans' Choice | Meghan Patrick | Nominated | [49] [50] |
| 2023 | Canadian Country Music Association | Songwriter(s) of the Year | "Greatest Show on Dirt" (with Trannie Anderson, Matt McGinn, Jake Mitchell) | Nominated | |