Meghan Patrick

Meghan Patrick (born March 25, 1987) is a Canadian country singer-songwriter from Bowmanville, Ontario, signed to Warner Music Canada.[1] She released her debut album, Grace & Grit, on April 29, 2016.[2] Patrick counts Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris and Aretha Franklin as her influences.[3]

Meghan Patrick
Born	(1987-03-25) March 25, 1987
Origin	Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Country
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Warner Music Canada
Website	www.meghanpatrickmusic.com

Career

Prior to setting out as a solo artist, Patrick was the lead singer of the Stone Sparrows[4] who released an EP and a full-length album before the members parted ways amicably in 2013[5] 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.[6] 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".[7]

In 2016 Patrick was part of the advertising campaign for a new line of Roots Canada clothing.[8]

Meghan has shared the stage with Lady Antebellum,[9] Dwight Yoakam,[10] Jon Pardi[11] Kip Moore,[12] and Gord Bamford to name a few.

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.[13]

Discography

Albums

Title	Details	Peak positions
		CAN [14]
Grace & Grit	Release date: April 29, 2016 Label: Warner Music Canada	26
Country Music Made Me Do It	Release date: January 12, 2018[15] Label: Warner Music Canada	31

Extended plays

Title	Details
Wild as Me	Release date: September 6, 2019 Label: Warner Music Canada

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
		CAN Country [16]
2016	"Bow Chicka Wow Wow"	17	Grace & Grit
	"Grace & Grit"	12
	"Still Loving You" (featuring Joe Nichols)	10
2017	"Be Country with Me"	11
	"Country Music Made Me Do It"	5	Country Music Made Me Do It
2018	"The Bad Guy"	12
	"Walls Come Down"	1
2019	"Wild as Me"	9	Wild as Me
2020	"Things I Shouldn't Say"	33
	"Girls Like Me"	48

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2016	"Bow Chicka Wow Wow"	Emma Higgins
	"Grace & Grit"
	"Still Loving You"
2017	"Be Country with Me"	The Edde Brothers
	"Country Music Made Me Do It"	Shaun Silva
2018	"The Bad Guy"	Stephano Barberis
	"Walls Come Down"
2019	"Wild As Me"	Sean Hagwell

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	[17]
2017	CMAO Awards	Single of the Year	"Still Loving You"	Nominated	[18][19]
		Album of the Year	Grace and Grit	Won
		Songwriter of the Year	"Grace and Grit" (with Patricia Conroy and Philip Barton)	Nominated
		Female Artist of the Year	Meghan Patrick	Won
		Rising Star Award		Won
		Fan's Choice Award		Nominated
		Music Video of the Year	"Bow Chicka Wow Wow"	Won
	CCMA Awards	Album of the Year	Grace & Grit	Nominated	[20]
		Female Artist of the Year	Meghan Patrick	Won
		Rising Star Award		Won
2018	CMAO Awards	Single of the Year	"Country Music Made Me Do It"	Won	[21]
		Songwriter of the Year		Nominated
		Female Artist of the Year	Meghan Patrick	Won
		Music Video of the Year	"Country Music Made Me Do It"	Won
		Fans Choice Award	Meghan Patrick	Won
	CCMA Awards	Album of the Year	Country Music Made Me Do It	Nominated	[22][23]
		Female Artist of the Year	Meghan Patrick	Won
		Single of the Year	"Country Music Made Me Do It"	Nominated
		Video of the Year		Nominated
		Songwriter of the Year		Nominated
2019	Juno Awards	Canadian Country Album of the Year	Country Music Made Me Do It	Nominated	[24]
		Breakthrough Artist of the Year	Meghan Patrick	Nominated
	CMAO Awards	Fan's Choice Award	Meghan Patrick	Won	[25]
		Female Artist of the Year		Won
		Songwriter of the Year		Won
		Album of the Year	Country Music Made Me Do It	Won
		Music Video of the Year	"Walls Come Down"	Won
		Single of the Year		Nominated
	CCMA Awards	Female Artist of the Year	Meghan Patrick	Nominated	[26]
		Single of the Year	"Walls Come Down"	Nominated
		Video of the Year		Nominated
2020	Juno Awards	Canadian Country Album of the Year	Wild As Me	Won	[27]

References

1. "Warner Music Signs Country Singer-Songwriter Meghan Patrick". Popyoularity. popYOUlarity. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
2. "CMW 2015 Spotlight: Meghan PatrickThe Reviews Are In". The Reviews Are In. May 7, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
3. "Haiti-born Wyclef Jean plays a free show with Canadian country singer Meghan Patrick". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
4. Pageot, Harley R. "Out Of The Woods: Bowmanville Band Takes Flight". firstsite.oshawhat.ca. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
5. Cassling, Trish (February 9, 2015). "Meghan Patrick: Canadian Artists to Watch | Sound Check Entertainment". Sound Check Entertainment. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
6. "ole Signs Worldwide Co-Publishing Deal with Country Artist Meghan Patrick". ole Majorly Indie. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
7. "2016 CCMA AWARDS NOMINEES". Canadian Country Music Association. Canadian Country Music Association. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
8. "Bowmanville’s Meghan Patrick looking good in sweats for Roots Canada". Clarington This Week, August 28, 2016
9. CONTENTI, JUSTIN (July 15, 2016). "Lady Antebellum in splendid performance at Calgary Saddledome". Retrieved October 31, 2016.
10. DEVLIN, MIKE. "Dwight Yoakam concert in Victoria is postponed". Times Colonist. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
11. Pape, Hendrik (August 22, 2016). "Meghan Patrick to join Kip Moore on Ontario dates | Sound Check Entertainment". Sound Check Entertainment. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
12. "Kip Moore joined by Bowmanville's Meghan Patrick in Oshawa". Durham Region. October 8, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
13. "The best Nova Scotia concerts of 2018". Chronicle Herald, Stephen Cooke, December 20, 2018
14. "Meghan Patrick Chart History - Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
15. "WATCH: Meghan Patrick Debuts 'Country Music Made Me Do It'". iHeartRadio. October 27, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
16. "Meghan Patrick Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
17. "2016 CCMA Awards nominees announced: Dean Brody leads the pack". Global News. July 13, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
18. "Nominees announced for 2017 CMAO Awards hosted in London". AM980. April 11, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
19. "CMAO Awards - Winners! - Country 101.1". Country 101.1. June 12, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
20. Heldman, Linda (July 12, 2017). "CCMA Announces 2017 Award Nominees". Canadian Beats. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
21. "2018 CMAOntario Award Nominees Announced". TopCountry.ca. April 11, 2018.
22. "THE 2018 CCMA AWARDS NOMINEES HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED". Canadian Country Music Association. July 11, 2018.
23. "2018 CCMA AWARD WINNERS". Canadian Country Music Association. September 9, 2018.
24. "2019 JUNO Award Nominees". The JUNO Awards.
25. "Meghan Patrick Triumphant At CMAOntario Awards". FYIMusicNews. June 17, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
26. "2019 CCMA Award Nominees - Canadian Country Music Association". www.ccma.org. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
27. "2020 Juno Award Nominees". Retrieved February 9, 2020.

External links

• "Alumni - Boots & Hearts". Boots & Hearts. Retrieved April 28, 2016.