“I want people to hear my story, and connect it to their story,” says MaRynn Taylor, country music’s fast-rising powerhouse vocalist who is on a trajectory to connect with millions of fans. Named one of CMT’s “Next Women of Country” (2023), MaRynn has more than 32 million cumulative streams and 12 Telly Awards under her belt. Country music’s fast-rising powerhouse vocalist coined an artist to watch in 2024 (Country Now, Music Mayhem), made her Grand Ole Opry debut on June 23, 2023, and returned to the coveted stage only weeks later for a second performance. The same day of her debut, she released her track, '01, a heartfelt apology to her younger self and a reminder for today to tap into the fearlessness, knowingness, freedom, and open heart of her youth.

This past summer, MaRynn Taylor became an Alzheimer's Association Celebrity Champion to use her voice and platform in the fight against Alzheimer's and all other dementia. MaRynn recently furthered her partnership with the Association as she performed and walked in the 2023 Walk to End Alzheimer's (11/4) and took the stage during the 2023 Dance Party to End ALZ (11/12). Moved by a personal connection, MaRynn shared her most emotional release to date, "i love you, remember," inspired by her grandparents (10/27), with a portion of the song's proceeds being donated to the cause.

Her flirty single, “Make You Mine” entered the Top 50 and Top 60 on both the Mediabase Country and Billboard Country Airplay charts respectively on October 2, 2023. With more than two million streams for the single, the "female powerhouse" (Country Now) is only heating up. MaRynn's vulnerable and introspective release, "In My Head" and its accompanying official music video, go deep and get real with listeners on the reality of growing up and attempting to put up a happy front while dealing with internal battles.

MaRynn returned to Buffalo's Highmark Stadium on Oct. 15 for her second anthem performance on the NFL field this year and her debut halftime performance during the Buffalo Bills vs. New York Giants Sunday Night Football matchup on NBC. The rising star went on to perform the national anthems at the Buffalo Sabres game on Oct. 17, solidifying three professional sports appearances in less than 48 hours for MaRynn.

MaRynn's upbeat release "Shakin' In My Boots" and its accompanying music video encompass that indescribable feeling of being in love and the undeniable happiness that comes along with it. Written by MaRynn alongside Ava Suppelsa and Dan Wilson, and produced by Kerr, the track is featured as a Rising Stars track in the Country Star app.

Her 5-song EP, Something I Would Do, provides a glimpse into the 22-year-old’s world with each track offering snapshots of her present and past. The water-ready “Every Single Summer” reflects on a youthful MaRynn spending carefree days on Lake Michigan, playing outside and hanging with friends. “It is the feeling of an old-fashioned summer in a song,” she says. “It’s about when I was a kid, going to bonfires, playing kick the can, and catching fireflies.”

Country music was the soundtrack to her youth, where she was drawn in by its honesty, emotion, and storytelling. MaRynn spent many hours on the front porch of her childhood home where music helped her escape from life in Rockford, Michigan and dream of a bigger world. She fell in love with Taylor Swift’s vulnerable songwriting, and Carrie Underwood’s soaring vocals.

“As an artist and human being, I want my music to inspire and be relatable,” says MaRynn. “Growing up with idols like Carrie and Taylor, I could relate to them. It was as if I could feel their heartaches in the music and as if the stories in their songs reflected mine. Today, that’s what I want to give to my fans.”

She poured over country songs and artists, picking apart the lyrics and melodies. Some of her favorites give insight to her destiny: “Temporary Home” by Carrie Underwood, “The House That Built Me” by Miranda Lambert, “Fire And Rain” by James Taylor and “Life’s What You Make It” by Hannah Montana.

In middle school, a spring break trip to Nashville led her further down the path of music. “It felt more like home than my hometown,” she recalls. “In some ways, Nashville reminds me of the island of misfit toys. People felt like they didn’t belong where they were, but they feel at home here because we all understand each other.”

She eventually moved to Nashville where a chance encounter at the 2019 CMA Music Festival gave her the break she needed—an impromptu performance after Black River Entertainment’s 60 Second Spotlight event had already closed for the day. After sparking up enough of a conversation with the Black River team to be invited to play a song, her talent caught their attention immediately. MaRynn says she spent the next few months in “music summer camp” learning about songwriting and she recorded music for the first time in a professional recording studio at Black River’s Sound Stage Studios.

MaRynn is excited to get out on the road and share these songs that are so close to her heart with fans and hear their own personal stories too. “I genuinely care about people and their feelings. I’m a good listener and I want to be there for people. There’s not enough of that in the world right now.”

Today, MaRynn Taylor is no longer the little girl dreaming on the front porch; she is the voice ready to inspire a generation.