Tenille Jade Dakota Arts (born April 19, 1994) is a Canadian country music singer from Weyburn, Saskatchewan. She released a self-titled extended play and her debut studio album Rebel Child with 19th & Grand Records. In 2020, Arts released the album Love, Heartbreak, & Everything in Between and won the Rising Star Award from the Canadian Country Music Association. She released her third studio album Girl to Girl in October 2021.[1] In 2022, Arts signed to Dreamcatcher Artists.[2] She released her fourth album To Be Honest in 2024.[3]

Tenille Arts
Tenille Arts performing in October 2018
Background information
Birth nameTenille Jade Dakota Arts
Born (1994-04-19) April 19, 1994 (age 30)
Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada
OriginWeyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada
GenresCountry
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, acoustic guitar
Years active2009–present
Labels
  • Dreamcatcher
  • 19th & Grand
  • Reviver
Websitewww.tenillearts.com

Biography

edit

Arts was raised in her hometown of Weyburn, Saskatchewan, where she began taking lessons in piano and singing, and developed an interest in songwriting in her teenage years.[4] By 2009, she began posting videos of her cover versions of popular songs, including one of Taylor Swift's "Fifteen" that captured the attention of a talent manager from Nashville, Tennessee.[4] Arts briefly relocated to Nashville to pursue this opportunity, but returned to Canada to finish high school. In 2015, she relocated to Nashville to sign a publishing contract with Noble Vision Music Group and released "Breathe", a charity single in support of Cystic Fibrosis research.[5]

She was awarded the Emerging Artists Award from the Saskatchewan Country Music Association and was nominated for the Discovery Artist program from the Canadian Country Music Association, both in 2016, for her burgeoning success.[6][7] That year, she released her debut, self-titled extended play through the independent label imprint 19th & Grand Records.[8] "What He's Into" was released to Canadian country radio in January 2017 as her official debut single and reached 47 on the Canada Country airplay chart.[9][10] Following the success of that record, Arts released her debut studio album, Rebel Child, on October 27, 2017, preceded by the single, "Cold Feet".[11] The album reached number 45 on the sales component chart of the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[12]

In 2018, Arts made an appearance on the 22nd season of popular American reality television series, The Bachelor, performing an original ballad titled, "Moment of Weakness" and in 2020 performing "Somebody Like That".[13] Exposure from the show led to increased interest in Arts's music and a record deal from indie label Reviver Records, which she signed in March 2018.[13] A deluxe edition of Rebel Child was issued that year with new tracks including "Moment of Weakness".[14] Her first release for Reviver, "I Hate This", was released in the summer of 2018 and charted on the Hot Country Songs in the United States.[15] A Canadian-exclusive single, "Mad Crazy Love", became Arts's second single to reach the Canadian country airplay charts.[10] Two further singles were released in 2019 – "Call You Names" and "Somebody Like That" – to promote her second studio album, Love, Heartbreak, & Everything in Between, which was released on January 10, 2020.[16]

On October 22, 2021, Arts released her third studio album Girl to Girl, which included the singles "Give It to Me Straight" and "Back Then, Right Now".[17] In 2022, Arts signed with Dreamcatcher Artists as the flagship artist on their label. As part of the deal, Dreamcatcher acquired her entire catalogue and released the new single "Jealous of Myself".[2] Arts joined Lee Brice on his early 2023 "Beer Drinking Opportunity Tour" in Canada along with Josh Ross.[18] In May 2024, she released her fourth album To Be Honest.[19]

Discography

edit

Albums

edit
Title Details Peak positions
US
Country
US
Heat.

[20]
Rebel Child
  • Release date: October 27, 2017
  • Label: 19th & Grand
[A]
Love, Heartbreak, & Everything in Between
  • Release date: January 10, 2020
  • Label: Reviver, 19th & Grand
19
Girl to Girl
  • Release date: October 22, 2021
  • Label: 19th & Grand
To Be Honest
  • Release date: May 3, 2024[21]
  • Label: Dreamcatcher Artists
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released to that territory.

Extended plays

edit
Title Details
Tenille Arts
  • Release date: October 14, 2016
  • Label: 19th & Grand

Singles

edit
Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
CAN
[22]
CAN Country
[10]
US
[23]
US
Country
Songs

[24]
US
Country
Airplay

[25]
2015 "Breathe" Non-album single
2017 "What He's Into" 47 Tenille Arts
"Cold Feet"[26] Rebel Child
2018 "Moment of Weakness"[27]
"I Hate This" [B] 41 Love, Heartbreak, & Everything in Between
"Mad Crazy Love" 40 Non-album single
2019 "Call You Names"[29] Love, Heartbreak, & Everything in Between
"Somebody Like That" 9 50 7 3
2020 "Everybody Knows Everybody" 12
2021 "Give It to Me Straight" 6 Girl to Girl
"Back Then, Right Now" 85 12 34
2022 "Girl to Girl" 10
2023 "Jealous of Myself"
(solo or featuring LeAnn Rimes)
43 56 To Be Honest
2024 "Last Time Last"
(featuring Maddie & Tae)
51
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released to that territory.

Promotional singles

edit
Year Title Album
2017 "Wildfire and Whiskey" Tenille Arts
2019 "Wouldn't You Like to Know" Love, Heartbreak, & Everything in Between
2021 "Over You Is You"
(featuring Matt Stell)
Girl to Girl
2023 "Summer Don't Go" To Be Honest
"Wonder Woman"
2024 "Next Best Thing"

Music videos

edit
Year Title Director Ref.
2017 "What He's Into" [9]
"Cold Feet" Patrick Tohill [31]
2018 "I Hate This" Todd Cassetty [32]
2019 "Somebody Like That" Stephen Kinigopoulos & Alexa Kinigopoulos [33]
"Tears" Robby Starbuck [34]
2020 "Everybody Knows Everybody" Grant Claire [35]
2021 "Give It to Me Straight" Grant Claire [36]
"Back Then, Right Now" Kristen Barlowe [37]
2023 "Jealous of Myself" Roman White [38]

Awards and nominations

edit
Tenille Arts awards and nominations
Totals[a]
Wins23
Nominations48
Note
  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
Year Association Category Work Result Ref.
2016 Canadian Country Music Awards Discovery Artist Award Herself Nominated [7]
Saskatchewan Country Music Awards Emerging Artist Award Won [6]
2017 Album of the Year Tenille Arts Nominated [39]
2018 Canadian Country Music Awards Interactive Artist or Group of the Year Herself Nominated [7]
Saskatchewan Country Music Awards Female Artist of the Year Won [40]
Album of the Year Rebel Child
Songwriter of the Year "Rain Drops, Dirt Road"
Single of the Year "What He's Into"
Video of the Year "Cold Feet"
2019 Fans' Choice Entertainer of the Year Herself Nominated [41][42]
Female Artist of the Year Won
Interactive Artist of the Year Nominated
Songwriter of the Year "Mad Crazy Love" Won
Single of the Year Nominated
Video of the Year "I Hate This" Nominated
2020 Canadian Country Music Awards Album of the Year Love, Heartbreak, & Everything in Between Nominated [43]
Rising Star of the Year Herself Won
Saskatchewan Country Music Awards Female Artist Won [44]
Songwriter of the Year Herself
(shared with Alex Klin and Allison Veltz)
Won
2021 Canadian Country Music Awards Fans' Choice Herself Nominated [45]
Female Artist of the Year Herself Nominated
Saskatchewan Country Music Awards Female Artist of the Year Herself Won [46]
Songwriter of the Year Herself
(Shared with Allison Veltz Cruz and Alex Kline)
Won
Single of the Year "Somebody Like That" Won
Album or EP of the Year Love, Heartbreak & Everything in Between Won
Academy of Country Music Awards New Female Artist of the Year Herself Nominated [47]
2022 Juno Awards Country Album of the Year Girl to Girl Nominated [48]
Saskatchewan Country Music Awards Female Artist of the Year Herself Won [49]
Interactive Artist or Group of the Year Won
National/International Artist Award Won
Canadian Country Music Awards Entertainer of the Year Nominated [50]
[51]
Fans' Choice Nominated
Female Artist of the Year Nominated
2023 Canadian Country Music Awards Female Artist of the Year Herself Nominated [52]

Notes

edit
  1. ^ Rebel Child did not enter the Top Country Albums chart, but did peak at number 45 on the Country Album Sales component chart.[12]
  2. ^ "I Hate This" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 49 on the Canadian Digital Song Sales component chart.[28]

References

edit
  1. ^ Hollabaugh, Lorie (October 22, 2021). "Tenille Arts Talks 'Girl To Girl' On New Album, Available Now". Music Row Magazine. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Hollabaugh, Lorie (September 27, 2022). "Dreamcatcher Entertainment Expands Brand With Dreamcatcher Artists Label". Music Row Magazine. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  3. ^ Williams-Chambers, Jeremy (May 4, 2024). "Albums: Tenille Arts To Be Honest". The Yorkshire Times.
  4. ^ a b Deming, Mark. "Tenille Arts | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  5. ^ "Tenille Arts | Music Lounge". American Broadcasting Company. February 1, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "2016 SCMA Award Winners". Saskatchewan Country Music Association. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "Search Past CCMA Award Winners And Nominees (Tenille Arts)". Canadian Country Music Association. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  8. ^ "New Releases – Tenille Arts EP". Sask Music. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Tenille Arts Releases Her First Music Video: 'What He's Into' [Watch]". Top Country. January 24, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  10. ^ a b c "Tenille Arts Chart History: Canada Country". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 10, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  11. ^ "Singer Tenille Arts to debut first full-length album". Weyburn Review. October 11, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  12. ^ a b "Tenille Arts Chart History – Country Album Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  13. ^ a b Roland, Tom (March 13, 2018). "Tenille Arts' Performance on 'The Bachelor' Leads to Deal With Reviver Records". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  14. ^ Dedekker, Jeff (April 4, 2018). "The stars have aligned for Tenille Arts". Leader Post. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  15. ^ Tingle, Lauren (November 1, 2018). "Tenille Arts' World Goes Upside Down in "I Hate This"". CMT. Archived from the original on November 3, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  16. ^ "Tenille Arts | Country Music Artist Info". All Access Media. December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  17. ^ Liptak, Carena (October 24, 2021). "Tenille Arts' Just-Released Third Album, 'Girl to Girl,' is 'Like a Letter to Myself'". Taste of Country. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  18. ^ Lypka, Ben (January 17, 2023). "Country star Lee Brice bringing Beer Drinking Opportunity Tour to Abbotsford". Hope Standard. Black Press. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  19. ^ Daykin, James (March 5, 2024). "Tenille Arts announces highly anticipated new album 'to be honest'". Entertainment Focus.
  20. ^ "Tenille Arts Chart History – Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  21. ^ Daykin, James (March 5, 2024). "Tenille Arts announces highly anticipated new album 'to be honest'". Entertainment Focus.
  22. ^ "Tenille Arts Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  23. ^ "Tenille Arts Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  24. ^ "Tenille Arts Chart History: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  25. ^ "Tenille Arts Chart History: Country Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  26. ^ "Tenille Arts – Cold Feet". Daily Play MPE. Destiny Media Technologies. July 26, 2017.
  27. ^ "Tenille Arts – Moment of Weakness". Daily Play MPE. Destiny Media Technologies. January 29, 2018.
  28. ^ "Tenille Arts Chart History (Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  29. ^ "Tenille Arts – Call You Names". Daily Play MPE. Destiny Media Technologies. April 9, 2019.
  30. ^ "American certifications – Tenille Arts". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  31. ^ Brickey, Kelly (August 21, 2017). "Tenille Arts Struggles With Matters of the Heart in 'Cold Feet'". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  32. ^ "music | Tenille Arts – "I Hate This"". CMT Canada. Archived from the original on November 3, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  33. ^ "Tenille Arts – Somebody Like That – Official Music Video". YouTube. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  34. ^ ""Tears" Music Video Available Now". Tenille Arts. November 29, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  35. ^ "Tenille Arts – Everybody Knows Everybody – Official Music Video". YouTube. September 28, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  36. ^ "Tenille Arts – Give It To Me Straight (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  37. ^ "Tenille Arts – Back Then, Right Now (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  38. ^ "Tenille Arts - Jealous of Myself (Official Music Video) ft. LeAnn Rimes". YouTube. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  39. ^ "Saskatchewan Country Music Association Announces 2017 Nominees". Sask Music. February 13, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  40. ^ "Tenille Arts wins five awards at SCMA ceremonies". Weyburn Review. May 1, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  41. ^ "Singer Tenille Arts up for 6 SCMA awards". Weyburn Review. March 22, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  42. ^ "Tenille Arts a double-winner at SCMA awards ceremony". Weyburn Review. April 15, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  43. ^ "CCMA Award Nominees". Canadian Country Music Association. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  44. ^ "2020 SCMA Award Winners". Saskatchewan Country Music Association. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  45. ^ "CCMA Award Nominees". Canadian Country Music Association. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  46. ^ "2021 SCMA Award Winners". Saskatchewan Country Music Awards. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  47. ^ "ACM Awards 2021: Full list of winners and nominees". www.cbsnews.com. April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  48. ^ Weaver, Jackson (March 1, 2022). "Charlotte Cardin, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber lead 2022 Juno Award nominees". CBC News.
  49. ^ "2022 SCMA Award Winners". Saskatchewan Country Music Association. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  50. ^ "2022 CCMA AWARD NOMINEES". Canadian Country Music Association. July 20, 2022. Archived from the original on September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  51. ^ "TENILLE TOWNES TAKES HOME FOUR WINS AT THE 2022 CCMA AWARDS PRESENTED BY TD". Canadian Country Music Association (Press release). Global News Wire. September 11, 2022. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022.
  52. ^ "2023 CCMA Awards Nominees". Canadian Country Music Association. July 13, 2023. Archived from the original on July 14, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
edit