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It’s JULY. Do You Know What That Means?
JULY. It is JULY. You know what comes with July? Quilt Anthems. The album is coming THIS MONTH and I am barely containing my excitement about it. But also? July 4th is around the corner and that means one of my very favorite annual traditions: ordering a ridiculous amount of new pool floaties on Amazon,…
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Six Months In: The 2026 Report Card
Can you believe we are at the end of June? I absolutely cannot. Let me do a quick 2026 check-in because I set some big goals in January and I want to be accountable to them publicly. That’s what we do here — we’re honest. Goal: Release an album every month. Status: ON TRACK ✅…
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I Love America
Best New Americana Music 2026! I have been holding my breath all morning, friends. Today is the day. “I Love America” is officially out — my brand-new Americana single — and I get to share it with you just in time for the Fourth of July. There’s something about this time of year that gets…
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A Song About Something That Shouldn’t Work (But Does)
Part of what I love about this year of releasing an album every month is that I’ve given myself permission to follow every single creative instinct — even the ones that sound a little questionable when you say them out loud. “I want to write an album about quilting.” Questionable on paper. Absolutely works in…
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Why Getting on Playlists Is My Dream (And How I’m Chasing It)
Let me be transparent about something that every independent artist thinks about but not enough talk about openly: playlists. Specifically, getting on them. Editorial playlists on Spotify and Apple Music are genuinely life-changing for independent artists. One placement on the right playlist and you go from your loyal, wonderful, irreplaceable core audience to thousands of…
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The Halloween Album: My Son Wrote Songs for It (And They’re Incredible)
I need to tell you about my son. Because part of my story in 2026 — and a very exciting part — is that the Halloween album I’m releasing in October includes songs that HE wrote. My son. Who has inherited, apparently, the songwriting gene and then some. I am not going to overshare because…
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Introducing the “Quilt Anthems” Album: What It’s All About
Okay. It is time. Let me OFFICIALLY introduce you to what’s coming in July. Quilt Anthems — an album by TheMelanieGrace, celebrating the art, community, love, and legacy of quilting. I am a quilter. Have been for years. And when I started thinking about what kind of music quilters have — songs that really celebrate…
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The Texas Playlist That Basically Wrote Itself
There’s a funny thing that happened on the road trip. We’re hours into Texas. Everyone’s kind of in their own world — family road trips have this rhythm where you cycle through talking too much, then silence, then someone asleep, then everyone suddenly hungry at the same time. And I had my earbuds in for…
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Why I Believe in Seasonal Music (And Why You Should Too)
Here’s a thing I believe strongly enough to build my whole 2026 release schedule around it: seasonal music matters. There is a reason “All I Want for Christmas Is You” gets streamed a billion times every December. There is a reason summer playlists exist. There is a reason people reach for cozy acoustic music in…
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Sneak Peek: A Song Called “Stitch by Stitch”
Okay. I promised quilting teasers and I am delivering. One of the songs on my upcoming July album is called Stitch by Stitch and it is — I don’t say this lightly — one of my favorite things I’ve written all year. The concept came from thinking about what quilting really IS at its core.…
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Singer-songwriter turning 10+ journals of songs into reality ✨ Classical soprano gone indie | Transparent about AI collaboration | “Through It All” album Feb 2026 | Mom of 2 | 5:30am fitness | Also quilts sewmelanie.com
