Madison Cunningham

Madison Cunningham (born 14 October 1996 in Costa Mesa, CA) is an American singer-songwriter. Her 2019 album, "Who Are You Now", was nominated for the best Americana album in the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. Her 2022 album "Revealer" won the Grammy for Best Folk Album in 2023. Influenced by her father, Cunningham started playing guitar when she was seven years old, performing in the church. As a teenager, she met producer Tyler Chester, with whom she made the self-released worship album Authenticity (2014) Read more on Last.fm …read full bio

Madison Cunningham (born 14 October 1996 in Costa Mesa, CA) is an American singer-songwriter. Her 2019 album, "Who Are You Now", was nominated for the best Americana album in the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. Her 2022 album "Revealer" won the Grammy for Best Folk Album in 2023. Influenced by her father, Cunningham started playing guitar when she was seven years old, performing in the church. As a teenager, she met producer Tyler Chester, with whom she made the self-released worship album Authenticity (2014), which she later removed from streaming platforms as she felt it was no longer relatable. In 2017, Cunningham joined the cast of American Public Media's show Live from Here, presented by Chris Thile, of whom she became a frequent collaborator. She also toured with multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird, being credited for vocals in his 2019 album, "My Finest Work Yet". Her 2019 album "Who Are You Now" earned her a Grammy nomination in the following year for best Americana album. In 2020, Cunningham released her third EP, "Wednesday", covering songs by Tom Waits, Radiohead, John Mayer and the Beatles. On 9 September 2022, Cunningham released "Revealer", her third studio album. The album won the 2023 Grammy for Best Folk Album. Homepage: http://www.madisoncunningham.com/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/madisoncunninghammusic/ “Inspiration isn’t a feeling,” says Cunningham. “It’s something that happens every day.” The observation is signature Madison: pragmatic, hard-working, and disarmingly wise in the outset, before bending to reveal hope and a willingness to celebrate the miracles everyone else overlooks. “I don't think the purpose of songwriting is to write the greatest song ever,” she continues. “Songwriting is supposed to be as common as eating breakfast every day.” Madison still has been making music for some years. The multi-instrumentalist is most at home on guitar, which she first picked up at age 7, but also writes on piano. “My dad was an influential part of how I started music,” she says. “He was just always doing it.” The oldest of five daughters raised in Orange County, Madison cut her teeth in the church band. While she won’t be found performing for the congregation these days, the band gave her two gifts she still carries: a love of performance and a sincere faith. “When I turned 15 or 16, I realized I wanted to be a good songwriter,” Madison says. “It’d always been a hobby before, but around then, I realized I wanted to make it a daily practice. Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan whipped me into shape––woke me up. I thought if I could capture some of their same spirit ever in my life, I’d have to work hard and every day.” Shop: https://shop.madisoncunningham.com/ Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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…shrink me down again