The artist
With a crystalline country vocal and an international rep for writing vivid scenes of emotional insight, BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville artist Madeline Merlo is a rising star with an old soul and a new school style. Signing a record deal at the tender age of 18, Merlo found fast success at Canadian country radio and earned the CCMA Rising Star award in 2015. By 2020 she had crossed the border, competing on Season 2 of NBC songwriting reality series Songland – and coming out a winner. Her song “Champagne Night” became a Platinum-certified three-week No. 1 for Lady A, opening the door for Merlo’s artistic dreams. She quickly dropped the sassy country/funk and soul single “It Didn't,” racking up more than 11 million Spotify streams to date and followed with the gravel-road pop of her Slide EP in 2022. After being named to CMT’s Next Women of Country class of 2024, Merlo released her latest project, ONE HOUSE DOWN (from the girl next door), and calls it her most emotionally insightful project yet. The EP, produced by Zach Crowell (Sam Hunt, Luke Bryan, Dustin Lynch) features guitar melodies from Keith Urban, and the Canadian gold-certified, CCMA Award winning single “Broken Heart Thing” featuring Dustin Lynch. With 130M+ global streams, 7 Top 10 singles at Canadian Country radio, look for a new musical chapter from Merlo in 2026.
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