New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Big Loud Records' MacKenzie Porter dominated at the 2024 CCMA Awards on Saturday night (9/14), pulling triple duty as co-host, performer, and 6X nominee, and walking away with the first two solo CCMA award wins of her career.
"I've been saying that this was my 'yes' weekend," Porter reflects. "This was my 12th time at the CCMAs; I've been nominated 28 times. For me to get to host and to finally win two solo awards for the first time, it just feels like everything finally fell into place and all of the work my team and I have put in over the last decade plus is paying off in real time."
"For me to win Female Artist of the Year the same year that I had my daughter, Bowie - it makes everything that much more meaningful and important," she continues. "So to anyone out there who has heard 'no' over and over again, your 'yes' is coming, too, and this weekend proves that."
Celebrating the banner moment, the triple threat co-host announces today a reimagination of fan favorite debut album cut "Coming Home To You" with a twist, adding fellow 2X 2024 CCMA winner Owen Riegling and making it a duet as "Coming Home To You (Bigger Houses)."
First released as an early grat track previewing her April-released, full-length record Nobody's Born With A Broken Heart, "Coming Home To You" speaks to the stage of life Porter is in as a wife, daughter, friend, and first-time mom. Marrying her signature "sound that mixes strength and vulnerability" (Billboard) with Riegling's pure vocal tone, the dual perspective take on the heartwarming song elevates it to new heights.
"This song really does speak to the moment I'm living right now, so to bring it to life in a new way was special," Porter says. "The first time I heard the demo on this one, I heard that it could be a duet if we found the right person to do it with. I love Owen's voice; he's such a talent, and he just got married so it felt like a perfect 'right place right time' kind of fit."
"As someone who just got married to my best friend Liv, I connected with the song right away," Riegling adds. "It doesn't matter how big the house is, how green the grass is, how white the fence is, if I didn't have her to share it with it's not home. Thanks to MacKenzie for asking me to be on this song."
Written by Tofer Brown,
Lauren Hungate, Caroline Watkins, and Emily Weisband, and produced by 2024 CCMA Producer of the Year winner Joey Moi, "Coming Home To You (Bigger Houses)" releases Oct. 18.
Rising to international acclaim with a distinct country-pop shimmer, Canada-born, Nashville-based rising star MacKenzie Porter's sound knows no borders. Making a statement with her just-released, 19-track Big Loud Records debut,Nobody's Born With A Broken Heart, Porter shines across the project EUPHORIA. Magazine praises as having "a song on it for everyone." The 2022 MusicRow Discovery Artist of the Year has earned global buzz for her "clear sound that instantly cuts deep" (CMT), earning nominations at the American
Music Awards, Academy of Country
Music Awards, CMT Awards, JUNO Awards, and has earned a whopping 28 CCMA Awards nominations, including a nod for Entertainer of the Year. This fall, she co-hosted the CCMAs in Edmonton, Alberta, alongside
Thomas Rhett.
The sparkling talent has made high-profile global appearances on The
Kelly Clarkson Show, Good Morning America, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, CBC q, The Morning Show, and many more. Porter broke out in 2022 with chart-dominating, six-week U.S. No. 1 "Thinking 'Bout You" with duet partner
Dustin Lynch, building on international success as the first female this century to have six No. 1 songs at Canadian country radio and adding to over 920 million global on-demand streams. The quadruple threat (singer / songwriter / multi-instrumentalist / actor) stars across both stage and screen, part of the cast of Netflix's cult-followed sci-fi television series Travelers and a series regular in AMC's Hell On Wheels, acting when she's not impressing with her "mesmerizing vocals and hook-driven songs" (Billboard). Touring the globe opening for
Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney, Walker Hayes, Jordan Davis, Brad Paisley, Dallas Smith, Rascal Flatts, and more, MacKenzie wrapped her own Canadian headline tour earlier this year, and opened for Parker McCollum, Keith Urban, and
Brett Young this summer.
Owen Riegling is the kind of artist so down to earth his boots are always dirty. He's a small-town kid with his roots firmly planted in the songs he sings. There's something organic about the way Owen does what he does. It's hard to put a finger on exactly what makes it so special but it's even harder to ignore how fast it's growing. The qualities come through as soon as you hear him sing. Call it obvious authenticity. A lack of pretense. Call it being raised in Mildmay, Ontario, a town of 1200 where keeping yourself grounded is the only way up. It's no accident that the same small-town humility and authenticity translated on the massive Platinum-certified hit single "Old Dirt Roads." 2023 was a wild ride for Owen, signing a deal with Universal
Music Canada, releasing a series of chart climbing singles, touring coast to coast, surpassing 1.5M monthly Spotify listeners, working with some of Nashville's biggest writers and producers, and gracing the main stage at Boots & Hearts - all while managing to keep his feet on the ground. Owen wrapped 2023 as Apple Music's UpNext Program and kicked off 2024 selected as Spotify's Hot Country Artists To Watch and Amazon Canada's Breakthrough Artists to Watch 2024. Now, 2x CCMA Award winner with over 100 million global streams, multiple tours across Canada and a full festival calendar ahead, it is clear the future is bright for Owen as he continues turning new fans into old friends every step of the way. Dirty boots and all.
