Martina
McBride

It isn’t normal for one to
use the words ‘soprano’
and ‘country music’ in the
same sentence but in the case
of the ‘Celine Dion of
country music’ aka Martina
McBride, an exception has
already been made.

And much like other
neotraditionalist artists that
wanted to bring back that
authentic country sound, her
first three albums stayed true
to that vision until her
fourth, which made the
crossover by adopting a pop
sound and was appropriately
titled ‘Evolution’.

And with this change (read:
mainstream) in sound, she has
received the “Female
Vocalist of the Year” four
times and “Top Female
Vocalist” three time, and
seven out of the nine albums
that she has released have
received a ‘Gold’
certification or higher.
If that’s not enough,
singles such as Independence
Day, Valentine, Anyway, Life
#9 are just a few out the
several singles that she has
released that have become
number one hits over the span
of her 19 year career.

In addition to her music,
Martina has taken time to work
with several charities and
apart from the 15 awards that
she has obtained from her
ability to set the stage on
fire with her voice, she has
also received the ‘Minnie
Pearl Humanitarian Award’ in
2003 for her contribution to
charity work. And if this
isn’t enough, her latest
album Shine has received rave
reviews by the critics this
year, and several ACA
nominations as well.

One way or another, with ten
albums under her belt and
counting, the prowess of
Martina’s vocal range and
music will continue to thrive
amongst her fans in the years
to come.

Videos In The Playlist:

1. Martina McBride - In My Daughter's Eyes (LIVE)
2. Martina McBride - God Bless America (LIVE)
3. "'Til I Can Make It On My Own" - Martina McBride - in honor of BMI Icon songwriter Billy Sherrill
4. Martina McBride - Help Me Make it Through the Night (LIVE)
5. Martina McBride - Independence Day
6. Martina McBride & Bob Seger - Chances Are
7. Anyway - Martina McBride
8. Martina McBride - I Love You
9. My Valentine - Martina McBride
10. Martina McBride - God's Will (LIVE)