JENNA
PAULETTE AND ASHLEY McBRYDE DUET ON “THE PROPHET (GRANDADDY’S SONG)”
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(June
20, 2025 – NASHVILLE, Tenn.) – When cowgirl and songstress Jenna Paulette
released her sophomore album, Horseback, last September, the
13-track project featured one song in particular that held a special place in
the Texan’s heart. “The Prophet (Grandaddy’s Song),” written by Ashley McBryde,
Matraca Berg and Lori McKenna, was dedicated to Paulette’s grandfather, and encapsulates
the reverence felt toward the patriarch who shaped her life.
Paulette has teaming up with McBryde for a special collaboration version
of the track, as the pair release a duet of the song, available everywhere now.
“I grew up in a ranching family on the Texas/Oklahoma line in Thackerville,
Oklahoma,” Paulette reflected on her upbringing at her recent Opry appearance, sharing the inspiration behind the
song. “I’d be listening to Don Williams, Eddie Arnold and George Strait in my
grandad’s ranch truck as we checked cattle, and I just thought to myself,
‘well, if they can sing about what they’re living, maybe I can too.’ That
Grandaddy that took me with him to check cows made a huge impact on me.
“This song was sent to me by the A&R from my label, and was written by
Ashley McBryde, Matraca Berg and Lori McKenna,” she added. “When it was sent to
me, I asked ‘do you think they would mind if I put my grandad into these
lyrics?" I thought, I just want to put him all the way in it, and I want
my daughter, who is 7 months old, to be able to know my grandaddy because of
this song. And they said yes, very graciously. So I put it on my record that
came out a month before she was born, and Ashley McBryde actually said yes to
putting out a duet version including her own lyrics to this song.”
Paulette most recently released “How To Make A Cowboy Cry” in April, which coincided with the kickoff of her headlining Horseback Acoustic Tour.
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Since November 2024, Paulette has further expanded her brand, teaming up with
Ely Cattleman for her women’s rangewear collection, CowboyGirl, and Justin
Boots for her recently-launched Sunrise and Sunset Boots collection. Both
bridge the gap in women’s fashion, creating apparel that’s both functional and
appealing. CowboyGirl is available now at BootBarn.com, while the Sunrise and Sunset Boots are
available at JustinBoots.com.
About Jenna Paulette:
A CMT Next Women of Country honoree and an Apple Music’s Country Riser,
singer-songwriter Jenna Paulette — a cowgirl who came of age amid the gritty
realities of ranch life — is part of Nashville’s growing wave of female artists
who are rewriting the rules and charting their own paths. Paulette settled in
Nashville in 2015, where she struck up a mentorship with Ashley Gorley – a
veteran songwriter with 80+ No. 1 tunes under his belt – which ultimately led
to her publishing deal with Sea Gayle Music in June 2021. Since collaborating
with songwriters Will Bundy, Rhett Akins and Jessie Jo Dillion, as well as
opening for Mason Ramsey, Parmalee, John Michael Montgomery, Clay Walker and
most recently Aaron Watson, Paulette has landed brand partnerships with Justin
Boots, Boot Barn, Ely Cattleman and Ranch Water.
With the arrival of her debut album The Girl I Was in
2023, Grammy.com remarked the project as “transformative,”
noting it “fuses the sounds of Twain and Miranda Lambert, tackling mental
health with the somber ‘You Ain't No Cowboy’ and waxing philosophical on
‘Country In The Girl.’” She continued to spotlight her authentic western
lifestyle last year, performing the national anthem at the National Finals
Rodeo, making her Grand Ole Opry Debut and performing in multiple festivals
including CMA Fest. Paulette recently signed with independent label Leo33.
Paulette’s sophomore album, Horseback, is available everywhere
now. For more information, visit www.jennapaulette.com.
About Ashley McBryde:
GRAMMY, CMA and ACM award winner Ashley McBryde cut her teeth playing country
songs in biker bars – and it shows. The Grand Ole Opry member’s 2018 major
label debut Girl Going Nowhere (Warner Music Nashville)
charmed The New York Times, NPR, Rolling
Stone, Paste, The Washington Post and more, all en route to landing a
GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Album. McBryde closed out 2019 with ACM New
Female Artist, CMT Breakout Artist, a New Artist of the Year win at the 53rd
Annual CMA Awards and two nominations for the 2020 GRAMMYs for Best Country Song
and Best Country Solo Performance for “Girl Goin’ Nowhere.” Follow-up Never
Will was tagged by Rolling Stone as one of the most
anticipated of the year alongside NPR, who also ranked her Top 10 RIAA
Platinum-Certified single “One Night Standards” as one of the best songs of
2019. The album earned McBryde a 2021 GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Album,
making Never Will the only album nominated
for Country Album of the Year by the ACMs, CMAs and the Recording Academy in
the same award season. Her GRAMMY-winning duet with Carly Pearce, “Never Wanted
To Be That Girl,” went all the way to No. 1 and earned McBryde and Pearce the
ACM and CMA award for Musical Event of the Year.
McBryde was honored with the
2022 CMA International Artist Achievement Award for the most significant
creative growth, development and promotion of the country music industry
outside of the United States.
Her collaborative project Ashley McBryde
Presents: Lindeville earned McBryde her third consecutive GRAMMY
nomination for Best Country Album, making her a six-time nominee. Her latest
album The Devil I Know was released to critical acclaim,
earning a title as one of the best country albums of the year from Rolling
Stone, Billboard, Slate, PASTE, Holler and more. Following her second
year co-hosting CMA Fest, McBryde will release the studio version of
fan-favorite live staple “Rattlesnake Preacher” on June 26. Hailed as “one of
country’s most cherished singer-songwriters” by Cowboys & Indians,
her latest release offers poetic nostalgia on “Ain’t Enough Cowboy Songs,”
available now.
This summer, the Arkansas native performs headlining shows
across the U.S. among festival dates at Country Stampede, Country Thunder
Wisconsin, WE Fest and more, before joining Little Big Town and Dwight Yoakam
on select dates. For more information, visit Ashley McBryde.com or follow her Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok and YouTube
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