Singer · Songwriter · indi Musician
Ten+ years of songs kept in journals. In 2026, I’m letting every one of them out, one new album every single month.
“If I can write one lyric that makes you cry, then my job is done.”
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Out now · October 2026
Midnight Masquerade
A vintage-spook Halloween record of monsters, masquerades, and midnight mischief.
Check out the last album: Give Me Fall
Next release
New music lands at the start of every month.
Midnight Masquerade is on the way.
The story behind the songs
A lifetime musician, finally singing her own songs.
After decades in church choirs, worship bands, and classical training, Melanie is turning more than ten journals of unfinished songs into fully produced music. Real stories about real life: love, loss, friendship, faith, and starting over.
"It's never too late to chase the thing you were made to do."
When she isn't writing, she's a homeschool mom of two, an Orange Theory Fitness regular, and a quilter with a whole second creative life of her own.
On AI collaboration
Written with a partner named Claude H. Becker.
Melanie is fully transparent about co-writing and producing with AI, crediting her creative partner in honor of her late father. The heart, the stories, and the voice are hers. The technology just helps her keep up with everything she has to say.
Meet the artist
Hi, I'm Melanie Grace
I'm so glad you're here. This is where all the songs I kept in journals for years finally get to live out loud, one new album every month of 2026.
Listen everywhere
Wherever you stream, so you never miss a monthly release.
A Year of Music
Every month of 2026 gets its own album. A different mood each time, the same heart behind all of it. Tap any month to listen.
Beyond the monthly twelve
Bonus Albums
Extra releases that live outside the monthly lineup, from earlier records to the musical and the new album still to come.
Where it all began
The 2025 Albums
Before the year of monthly releases, there were three holiday records. This is where the catalog began.
Recorded in my own voice
Just me and a microphone
Eight releases from 2014 to 2025, all sung in my own voice. Tap any title to listen on Spotify.
Single · 2025
The End
Single · 2023
I Said Yes
3 Songs · 2021
Magic of Santa
Single · 2021
Christmas Is Coming: Pumpkin Spice Lattes Are Here!
Single · 2020
Put It Back or Buy It
Single · 2020
The Way
Single · 2017
The Breakup Song
Single · 2014
I Wanna Be a Cowboy
A New Musical · 2026
Bring Us Home
Exile · Hope · Homeland
The Musical
Bring Us Home
A concept album and musical set in the Babylonian exile, following Aviva through loss, longing, and the stubborn hope of finding the way home. Free companion Bible study guides included.
Every stream counts
I'm an indie artist, which means there's no big machine behind these songs. Just me, and you. Every play, every share, every Reel with one of my songs behind it helps this music find its people. Here's how to help, and please, have fun with it.
Press play
Stream it
Listen on Spotify, Apple Music, wherever you already live. Every single play counts: playlists, repeats, background music while you fold laundry. All of it.
Pass it on
Share it
Send a song to a friend, your family, that one person who needs it today. For an indie artist, word of mouth is everything, and it starts with you.
Tag me
Reel it
Use my songs on your Instagram Reels and posts. Seriously, please do! Tag @TheMelanieGrace so I can cheer you on. Have fun with it.
Behind the music
How the songs, the albums, and this whole wonderful year come together.
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Skeleton Tango
Welcome to the ball. Skeleton Tango opens act three, and it is the first couple taking the floor…
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Potion Commotion
Potion Commotion is controlled chaos, the sound of a spell being brewed and then going completely off the…
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Witches Waltz
Witches Waltz is the first true waltz on the album, and it is where the record quietly starts…
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Yes, I also quilt.
Patterns, notions, tutorials, and the SewMelanie Studio app live over at the sewing brand.