Tanner Adell is an American
country music singer-songwriter. Her debut album, ''Buckle Bunny'', was released in 2023.
Early life
Half black and half white, Adell was born in
Lexington, Kentucky
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, and was adopted and raised in
Manhattan Beach, California
Manhattan Beach is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States, on the Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast south of El Segundo, California, El Segundo, west of Hawthorne, California, Hawthorne and Redondo Beach, California, Red ...
.
She spent summers growing up in
Star Valley, Wyoming
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.
She learned to play piano and taught herself guitar, then studied commercial music at
Utah Valley University
Utah Valley University (UVU) is a public university in Orem, Utah. UVU offers master's, bachelor's, associate degrees, and certificates. Previously called Utah Valley State College, the school attained university status in July 2008.
History ...
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She was raised in the
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and completed two years of
missionary service in
Stockholm
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.
Career
Adell moved to
Nashville, Tennessee, in 2021 to enter the country music business.
She gained a following on social media and signed with
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Sony. It was founded on Janua ...
.
Adell released her first album, ''Buckle Bunny'', on July 21, 2023.
The term refers to female groupies of
rodeo cowboys.
The song "Buckle Bunny" was her biggest viral hit to that point, and she had 360,000 followers on Instagram by the next month.
It was named one of the best songs of the year by
NPR.
In 2024, Adell featured on Beyoncé's ''
Cowboy Carter
''Cowboy Carter'' (also referred to as ''Act II: Cowboy Carter'') is the eighth studio album by American singer and songwriter Beyoncé, released on March 29, 2024, via Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records. A concept album, ''Cowboy Cart ...
'' album, the second album of
her trilogy project. Adell appears on the track "Blackbiird", a cover of
The Beatles'
song of the same name, and provides background vocals on "Ameriican Requiem".
Discography
;Studio albums
*''Buckle Bunny'' (2023)
;EPs
*''Last Call'' (2022)
;Singles
*"Honky Tonk Heaven" (2021)
*Country Girl Commandments" (2021)
*"Love You a Little Bit" (2022)
*"Tan Lines" (2022)
*"I Hate Texas" (2023)
*"FU-150." (2023)
*"Throw It Back." (2023)
*"Hot Pink Christmas" (2023)
References
External links
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Living people
American country singer-songwriters
American women country singers
African-American country musicians
Country musicians from California
Musicians from Manhattan Beach, California
Latter Day Saints from California
African-American Latter Day Saints
Columbia Records artists