Caylee Hammack

Caylee Anna Hammack (born March 17, 1994) is an American country singer and songwriter. She is signed to Capitol Records Nashville and released her debut album If It Wasn’t For You on August 14, 2020.

Caylee Hammack
Birth nameCaylee Anna Hammack[1]
Born (1994-03-17) March 17, 1994
Ellaville, Georgia, US
OriginNashville, Tennessee, U.S.
GenresCountry
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2018–present
LabelsCapitol Nashville
Websitewww.cayleehammack.com

Early life

Caylee started playing music at age 13 which helped her to feel different in her hometown where she never felt like she belonged anywhere.[2] While not getting much of a music education or vocal lessons, she self-taught by listening and singing songs on the country radio.[3] The first time she had to turn down potential scholarships (which were tennis scholarships) was after a surgery to remove a tumor as a fiften-year-old. This was also the first time she wrote her own song called "Addictive" about the pain pills she had to take after the surgery.[4]

While her brother played Southern rock and her sister Britney Spears songs, she discovered the country genre for herself and counts Dixie Chicks and the SHeDAISY as her early inspiration.[5]

Her first ticket to Nashville was her full music scholarship to Belmont University at age 18 which she ended up declining because her boyfriend persuaded her to stay in Ellaville with him. After the two broke up, she started to follow her interest in music again and a call from Luke Bryan gave her the final motivation to move to Nashville.[6] She moved at the end of 2013 with about $1000 of savings, a high school diploma, her clothes in trash bags, and playing Kacey Musgraves debut album for the seven-hour drive.[7] She soon found herself sleeping in her car after spending the money she came with. With the help of a fake ID she could enter the music venues and bars and after asking a bass player at the Honky Tonk Central on Broadway she started to sing there weekly, covering songs.[5][7] Before her signing an official recording contract she performed several original songs including "Redhead".[8]

Career

After about two years of playing and writing songs, she was introduced to Universal Music Publishing Group Nashville by Robert Filhart where she started as a staff writer.[9] During a writers' retreat she found out that her house in Nashville burned down due to an electrical fire that destroyed about 70 percent of her belongings. Tenille Townes was at the retreat with her and helped her during this time which was the start of their friendship.[3] She's signed to Red Light Management and is managed by Mary Hilliard Harrington. In 2018 she could sign a recording contract with Capitol Nashville.[9]

She was featured as an emerging country artist by Billboard[4] and as a new country artist you need to know by Rolling Stone[10] and calls Kacey Musgraves, David Bowie, Tom Waits her influences in her adult life.[7] In 2019 she would open for Lanco, Dierks Bentley, Trisha Yearwood, and Miranda Lambert.[11][12][13] Her debut song "Family Tree" was released on January 18, 2019 and was the most-added debut song by a female artist at country radio in the last three years.[14] Later, on May 29 she would perform the song on the Today show in her national television debut.[15] Her upcoming album will make her debut as a producer for which she got help from fellow producer Mikey Reeves.[2]

She was recognized by CMT Listen Up in their 2020 list which was extended into 2021 in August.[16] Caylee wrote "Small Town Hypocrite" while still being a staff writer together with Jared Scott about the breakup with her boyfriend that cheated on her and which eventually brought her to Nashville. Later she found out that he lived in a double-wide trailer, which made its way into the song's final verse.[17] The song was officially released on February 21, 2020.[18] She was scheduled to open for Reba McEntire and Luke Bryan in 2020 but the COVID-19 pandemic cut her Europe tour short and the opening acts for Reba were postponed which left the musician and her band with no income. During this time they started to offer a landscaping service to make up for the lost income.[19] Caylee learned about her first-ever ACM nomination for New Female Artist of the Year for the 2020 ACM Awards while waiting for her plane at the airport.[20] She hosted a Facebook event together with Ashley McBryde called CMT Next Women of Country Goes Live on April 7, 2020[21] and appeared on Country Outdoors LIVE special from Outdoor Channel on May 8.[22] She announced on June 24 that her debut album If It Wasn’t For You will be released later in August and will contain 13 songs. She co-wrote 12 of them and wrote on by herself. The album features duets with Reba McEntire, Ashley McBryde, and Tenille Townes.[23] On August 13 a new version of "On the Road Again" with Willie Nelson, Caylee, and 9 other ACM nominees was published as "On the Road Again (ACM Lifting Lives Edition)". Proceeds from downloads will benefit a COVID-19 Fund from ACM.[24]

Discography

Albums
Title Details Peak chart
positions		 Sales
US Country[25]
If It Wasn't For You
  • Release date: August 14, 2020[23]
  • Label: Capitol Records Nashville
  • Format: CD, digital download
 TBA

Singles
Year Single Peak chart
positions		 Album
US Country[26] US Country Airplay[27]
2019 "Family Tree" 40 32 If It Wasn’t For You
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other charted songs
Year Single Peak chart
positions		 Album
US Country[26] US Country Airplay[27]
2019 "Fooled Around and Fell in Love"
(Miranda Lambert featuring Maren Morris, Ashley McBryde, Tenille Townes, Caylee Hammack, and Elle King)		 47 — N/A
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos
Video Year Director
"Family Tree" 2019 Dano Cerny
"Preciatcha"
"Small Town Hypocrite" 2020
"Redhead" Justin Clough
"Forged In The Fire"

Awards and nominations
Year Award show Category Nominated work Result References
2020 ACM Awards New Female Artist of the Year Caylee Hammack Pending [28]
Musical Event of the Year "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" (with Miranda Lambert) Pending [28]
AIMP Nashville Awards Publisher's Pick "Small Town Hypocrite" Pending [29]

References
  1. "Congratulations to Caylee Anna Hammack, The ASCAP Foundation Sammy Cahn Awardee for 2016!". Facebook. September 30, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. Liptak, Carena. "Who Is Caylee Hammack? 5 Things You Need to Know". The Boot. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  3. "10 Questions with ... Caylee Hammack". All Access. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  4. Reuter, Annie. "Emerging Country Artist Spotlight: Caylee Hammack". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  5. Houghton, Cillea. "Who Is Caylee Hammack? An Unwavering Artist Forged in Fire". Taste of Country. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  6. "Caylee Hammack, Cindy Mabe & More Featured as Speakers at 2019 CMA EDU Executive Summit". Billboard. July 25, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  7. "Country Singer-Songwriter Caylee Hammack on Her Love of David Bowie, Finding Strength as an Artist". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  8. Dukes, Billy. "Caylee Hammack's Best Songs Are All Originals". Taste of Country. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  9. Reuter, Annie. "How Caylee Hammack Went From Sleeping In Her Car To Landing a Record Deal". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  10. McKenna, Brittney; Gage, Jeff; Moss, Marissa R.; Menconi, David; Crawford, Robert; Parton, Chris; Beaugez, Jim (July 25, 2018). "10 New Country Artists You Need to Know: July 2018". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  11. Thompson, Gayle. "Miranda Lambert Praised by Tour Opener, Caylee Hammack: 'She's a Saint' (Exclusive)". Country Music. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  12. Dukes, Billy. "Trisha Yearwood Praises Caylee Hammack Ahead of Every Girl Tour". Taste of Country. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  13. "Caylee Hammack Joins Dierks Bentley On Tour". Rolling Stone. November 6, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  14. Nicholson, Jessica (April 15, 2019). "Caylee Hammack Earns Highest Female Country Radio Debut In Three Years". Musicrow. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  15. Freeman, Jon (May 29, 2019). "See Caylee Hammack's Swaggering 'Family Tree' on 'Today'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  16. Iahn, Buddy (August 13, 2020). "CMT extends 2020 Listen Up program into 2021". The Music Universe. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  17. Beviglia, Jim (April 20, 2020). "Caylee Hammack Explains the Writing Behind "Small Town Hypocrite"". American Songwriter. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  18. Roberts, Megan (February 21, 2020). "Caylee Hammack Releases New Single, 'Small Town Hypocrite'". Belles and Gals. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  19. M. Hall, Kristin. "Caylee Hammack's band went from concerts to mowing lawns". ABC News. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  20. "Caylee Hammack "cried in an airport bathroom" when she found out about her first-ever ACM nomination". KTLO.
  21. "Ashley McBryde joins "CMT Next Women of Country Goes Live" today". WIN 98.5. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  22. "Jordan Davis, Travis Denning Taking Live Music To Outdoor Channel". Kix 92.1 Country (WKXY). April 30, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  23. Nicholson, Jessica (June 24, 2020). "Caylee Hammack Details Upcoming Debut Album 'If It Wasn't For You'". Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  24. Grein, Paul (August 10, 2020). "Willie Nelson Teams With ACM New Artist Nominees for 'On the Road Again' Remake to Aid COVID-19 Fund". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  25. "Top Country Albums results for Caylee Hammack". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  26. "Hot Country Songs results for Caylee Hammack". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  27. "Country Airplay results for Caylee Hammack". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  28. "Nominees". Academy of Country Music. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  29. Dye, Robert (July 16, 2020). "Fifth Annual AIMP Nashville Awards Nominees Announced « American Songwriter". American Songwriter. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
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