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group consisting of Stevie Woodward (lead vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, autoharp), Jennifer Wayne (guitar, vocals), and Natalie Stovall (guitar, fiddle, banjo, mandolin, vocals). Wayne co-founded the group in 2015 with Hannah Mulholland (mandolin, vocals) and Naomi Cooke (lead vocals). Wayne was a former member of Stealing Angels and had co-written singles for other singers prior to the group's foundation. Signed to

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's Wheelhouse imprint in 2015, the group charted two singles on the ''

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and

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charts prior to their breakthrough hit " Buy My Own Drinks" in 2018. This was the first of three singles from their 2019 studio album '' Blue Roses''. Mulholland quit the group in 2020 and was replaced by Natalie Stovall, former lead singer of

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; Cooke quit in 2022 and was replaced by Stevie Woodward.

Background

Jennifer Wayne, a granddaughter of

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, grew up in southern California, and Hannah Mulholland grew up in

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, while Naomi Cooke is from Cedar Key, Florida. Cooke co-wrote

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's top 40 hit "

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". Wayne was originally one-third of the group Stealing Angels, and co-wrote

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's top 20 hit " She Don't Love You" and

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's 2021 hit " Wild Hearts". Under this lineup, Cooke was the lead vocalist, Mulholland was the low harmony vocalist and

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player, and Wayne the high harmony vocalist and guitar player. The three met in Nashville and wrote their debut single "Lipstick" with assistance from

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, Caroline Hobby (also a former member of Stealing Angels), and Elisha Hoffman. The song was released in 2016 via

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' Wheelhouse Records imprint. An uncredited review from ''

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'' praised the "original premise" and vocal harmonies. They released their self-titled debut EP in September 2018, which featured the singles "Wild West" and " Buy My Own Drinks." The group was a supporting act for

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on her

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, which ran from May 1, 2019, to October 31, 2019, alongside

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. On May 23, 2019, the group announced their debut album '' Blue Roses'', which was released on June 28, 2019. " Buy My Own Drinks" which served as the lead-off single, is included on the album alongside three other songs from their previous EP release. The album debuted at No. 36 on the Top Country Albums chart, and No. 2 on the Heatseekers Albums chart. After "Buy My Own Drinks", the band also charted two more singles from the album: "Head over Heels" and "We Were Rich". On May 14, 2020, Mulholland announced that she was leaving the group. The next day, the other two members confirmed that she was replaced by Natalie Stovall, former lead singer of

, who also plays the

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for the group. This was followed in February 2022 by Naomi Cooke's departure from the band; she was replaced by Stevie Woodward two months later.

Personal lives

On January 9, 2021, Wayne married Austin Moody in a private ceremony. She first confirmed in November 2021 that she was pregnant with her first child.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

Other charted songs

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Tours

;Supporting *

(2019) supporting

with

* Proud to Be Right Here Tour (2020) supporting

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References

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