# Tanner Adell
**Tanner Adell** is an American country and pop singer-songwriter known for blending country music with pop and hip-hop, for her 2023 debut album *Buckle Bunny*, and for appearing on Beyoncé's 2024 album *Cowboy Carter*, where she sings on the cover of the Beatles' "Blackbird" (stylized "Blackbiird") alongside Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy, and Reyna Roberts.[1](https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/tanner-adell-beyonce-song-cowboy-carter-blackbiird-interview) She describes her sound as glam country: upbeat pop-country that carries hip-hop influence and her own story-telling.[2](https://www.nme.com/the-cover/tanner-adell-07-04-2025-3852335)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Background | Raised between Manhattan Beach, California, and Star Valley, Wyoming, in a childhood of cowboy boots and rodeos; moved to Nashville in 2021 to pursue music[3](https://music.wmeagency.com/Music/tanneradell?client_profile=true&height=100%25&layout=list&width=1230) • [1](https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/tanner-adell-beyonce-song-cowboy-carter-blackbiird-interview) |
| Breakout single | "Love You a Little Bit" (2022), a viral hit; earlier single "Honky Tonk Heartbreak" appeared in 2021[4](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tanner-adell-mn0004481624) |
| Debut album | *Buckle Bunny*, July 2023, Columbia Records; eight songs in 23 minutes, expanded to 11 songs and 34 minutes on the deluxe edition[4](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tanner-adell-mn0004481624) |
| Cowboy Carter | Sings on "BLACKBIIRD" and "American Requiem" on Beyoncé's *Cowboy Carter* (2024)[1](https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/tanner-adell-beyonce-song-cowboy-carter-blackbiird-interview) |
| Streaming impact | A 1,500% increase in Spotify listeners after the album's release; Billboard Hot 100 debut with "Blackbird"[5](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tanner-adell-on-how-appearing-on-beyonces-album-catapulted-her-career/) • [6](https://musicrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/The-MusicRow-Weekly-7.5.24.pdf) |
| Career milestones | First female country artist to perform at the BET Awards (June 30, 2024); CMT Next Women of Country 2024; MusicRow Next Big Thing class[6](https://musicrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/The-MusicRow-Weekly-7.5.24.pdf) • [7](https://musicrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/The-MusicRow-Weekly-12.13.24.pdf) |
## Early life and move to Nashville
Adell grew up split between two settings: the coast of [Manhattan Beach, California](https://www.edgepedia.org/manhattan-beach-california), and Star Valley, Wyoming, where her childhood included cowboy boots and rodeos.[3](https://music.wmeagency.com/Music/tanneradell?client_profile=true&height=100%25&layout=list&width=1230) She has described her musical diet as a mix of Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Keith Urban, and [Josh Turner](https://www.edgepedia.org/josh-turner), and says the blend of country, pop, and hip-hop in her music is "everything that I'm made of."[1](https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/tanner-adell-beyonce-song-cowboy-carter-blackbiird-interview) She also lived in Sweden for two years before settling in Nashville in 2021 to build a music career.[1](https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/tanner-adell-beyonce-song-cowboy-carter-blackbiird-interview)
## Buckle Bunny and early singles
Adell's early releases set out her style. "Honky Tonk Heartbreak," released in 2021, soundtracked a 2022 performance by the [Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders](https://www.edgepedia.org/dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders), and she recorded the duet "Cheddar Biscuits" with [Willie Jones](https://www.edgepedia.org/willie-jones-country-singer).[4](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tanner-adell-mn0004481624) • [8](https://oxfordamerican.org/web-only/darius-rucker-tanner-adell-windy-city-smokeout) After "Love You a Little Bit" became a viral hit in 2022, she signed to [Columbia Records](https://www.edgepedia.org/columbia-records).[4](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tanner-adell-mn0004481624) • [9](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/tanner-adell-talks-new-album-beyonce-hangout-festival-performance)
**Buckle Bunny.** Her debut album, *Buckle Bunny*, arrived in July 2023 as an eight-song, 23-minute mini-LP, with a deluxe version bringing it to 11 songs and 34 minutes.[4](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tanner-adell-mn0004481624) The title track takes its name from rodeo slang for a woman who frequents rodeos to pursue cowboys, and Adell reclaims the identity rather than treating it as a slur.[8](https://oxfordamerican.org/web-only/darius-rucker-tanner-adell-windy-city-smokeout) The single includes the line "looking like Beyoncé with a lasso," which later drew attention when Beyoncé entered country music.[10](https://apnews.com/article/9c865d00adf1f31f4bf22f126612e226) Adell has described the album as showing Black female listeners that it is okay to be feminine and girly in country music, citing figures like [Shania Twain](https://www.edgepedia.org/shania-twain), Carrie Underwood, and [Taylor Swift](https://www.edgepedia.org/taylor-swift).[11](https://www.grammy.com/news/tanner-adell-buckle-bunny-beyonce-cowboy-carter-blackbiird-interview-big-year/) By April 2024 her catalog had reached nearly 85 million global streams.[12](https://todayscountrymagazine.com/index.php/reviews/single-reviews/4391-single-review-tanner-adell-whiskey-blues)
Adell has since moved away from the label. According to a Grammy.com interview, a dispute over the return of a song prompted her to go independent.[11](https://www.grammy.com/news/tanner-adell-buckle-bunny-beyonce-cowboy-carter-blackbiird-interview-big-year/)
## Cowboy Carter
Minutes after Beyoncé premiered "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" and "16 CARRIAGES" during the February 2024 [Super Bowl](https://www.edgepedia.org/super-bowl), Adell posted publicly that she hoped for a collaboration; the post was mocked online, but Beyoncé approached her to feature on *Cowboy Carter* soon after.[11](https://www.grammy.com/news/tanner-adell-buckle-bunny-beyonce-cowboy-carter-blackbiird-interview-big-year/) On the album's second track, a cover of the Beatles' 1968 song "Blackbird" stylized as "Blackbiird," she sings alongside Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy, and Reyna Roberts; Adell also appears on "American Requiem."[1](https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/tanner-adell-beyonce-song-cowboy-carter-blackbiird-interview) The musicians learned only days before release that the song had made the album, and heard the final cut with the rest of the world.[1](https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/tanner-adell-beyonce-song-cowboy-carter-blackbiird-interview) "Blackbird" is her father's favorite Beatles song, a personal connection she has discussed in interviews.[1](https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/tanner-adell-beyonce-song-cowboy-carter-blackbiird-interview)
The appearance had measurable effects on her career: [CBS News](https://www.edgepedia.org/cbs-news) reported a 1,500% increase in Spotify listeners, and her "Blackbird" credit gave her a first entry on the Billboard Hot 100.[5](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tanner-adell-on-how-appearing-on-beyonces-album-catapulted-her-career/) • [6](https://musicrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/The-MusicRow-Weekly-7.5.24.pdf)
## Independent career, 2024 to 2025
2024 brought a run of firsts. She released "Whiskey Blues" on April 12, 2024, a pop-country song written after a personal heartbreak.[1](https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/tanner-adell-beyonce-song-cowboy-carter-blackbiird-interview) She recorded "Too Easy" for the *Twisters: The Album* soundtrack.[13](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/tanner-adell/1438471446) On June 30, 2024, she became the first female country artist to perform at the [BET Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/bet-awards), debuting "Cowboy Break My Heart"; that year she was also named a CMT Next Women of Country artist, made her television performance debut on the Jennifer Hudson Show, and appeared at the [CMT Music Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/cmt-music-awards) with her fellow *Cowboy Carter* collaborators.[6](https://musicrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/The-MusicRow-Weekly-7.5.24.pdf) • [3](https://music.wmeagency.com/Music/tanneradell?client_profile=true&height=100%25&layout=list&width=1230)
In 2025 she released the singles "Snakeskin" and "Going Blonde" and the four-song *Don't Pet (sampler)* EP, and performed at [Sabrina Carpenter](https://www.edgepedia.org/sabrina-carpenter)'s BST Hyde Park show in London on July 6, 2025.[14](https://www.nme.com/news/music/tanner-adell-shares-new-songs-in-album-sampler-ahead-of-sabrina-carpenter-bst-hyde-park-slot-3876402) • [15](https://www.iheart.com/artist/tanner-adell-32490239/albums/) MusicRow placed her in its 2025 Next Big Thing class.[7](https://musicrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/The-MusicRow-Weekly-12.13.24.pdf)
## References
1. [Claire Valentine McCartney (2024). Meet Tanner Adell, the Rising Star Handpicked by Beyoncé for Cowboy Carter. W Magazine.](https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/tanner-adell-beyonce-song-cowboy-carter-blackbiird-interview)
2. [Outspoken glam-country star Tanner Adell is ready to tell her own story. NME, The Cover.](https://www.nme.com/the-cover/tanner-adell-07-04-2025-3852335)
3. [Tanner Adell. WME.](https://music.wmeagency.com/Music/tanneradell?client_profile=true&height=100%25&layout=list&width=1230)
4. [Tanner Adell Biography. AllMusic.](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tanner-adell-mn0004481624)
5. [Independent country artist Tanner Adell on how appearing on Beyoncé's latest album is catapulting her career. CBS News.](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tanner-adell-on-how-appearing-on-beyonces-album-catapulted-her-career/)
6. [The MusicRow Weekly, July 5, 2024.](https://musicrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/The-MusicRow-Weekly-7.5.24.pdf)
7. [The MusicRow Weekly, December 13, 2024.](https://musicrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/The-MusicRow-Weekly-12.13.24.pdf)
8. [Space, Race, and Country Music: Darius Rucker and Tanner Adell at the Windy City Smokeout. Oxford American.](https://oxfordamerican.org/web-only/darius-rucker-tanner-adell-windy-city-smokeout)
9. [Tanner Adell Talks New Album, Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter, and Hangout Festival Performance. Teen Vogue.](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/tanner-adell-talks-new-album-beyonce-hangout-festival-performance)
10. [Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' reinforces her dedication to Black reclamation and country music. AP News.](https://apnews.com/article/9c865d00adf1f31f4bf22f126612e226)
11. [Tanner Adell's Big Year: The Country Newcomer Talks Stagecoach, "BLACKBIIRD," & Meeting Her Childhood Idols. Grammy.com.](https://www.grammy.com/news/tanner-adell-buckle-bunny-beyonce-cowboy-carter-blackbiird-interview-big-year/)
12. [Single Review: Tanner Adell - "Whiskey Blues". Today's Country Magazine.](https://todayscountrymagazine.com/index.php/reviews/single-reviews/4391-single-review-tanner-adell-whiskey-blues)
13. [Tanner Adell. Apple Music.](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/tanner-adell/1438471446)
14. [Tanner Adell shares new songs in album sampler ahead of Sabrina Carpenter BST Hyde Park slot. NME.](https://www.nme.com/news/music/tanner-adell-shares-new-songs-in-album-sampler-ahead-of-sabrina-carpenter-bst-hyde-park-slot-3876402)
15. [Tanner Adell albums. iHeart.](https://www.iheart.com/artist/tanner-adell-32490239/albums/)
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