A List of the Musical Artists I Love

I’m going to break this list down by genre. Some artists might belong in multiple genres, but will only be listed once. The genres will be listed in alphabetical order. My mama and Granny were and are huge influences on my musical tastes. They shared their favorite artists with me and gave me the freedom to find my favorites, too. These artists became my soundtrack/outlet/medicine.

Broadway Cast Recordings:

1. RENT both the movie soundtrack and Broadway Cast Recording
2. Wicked
3. Aida
4. Waitress
5. Hamilton
6. If/Then
7. In The Heights both movie and Broadway Cast Recording

Contemporary Christian:

1. Matthew West
2. Mandisa
3. TobyMac
4. Unspoken
5. MercyMe
6. Switchfoot
7. Needtobreathe
8. Lauren Daigle
9. Hillary Scott
10. Jordan Feliz
11. Lecrae
12. Kirk Franklin
13. For King and Country
14. NeedtoBreathe

Country:

1. Garth Brooks
2. Johnny Cash
3. Willie Nelson
4. Merle Haggard
5. Dolly Parton
6. Reba McIntyre
7. Gretchen Wilson
8. Jo Dee Messina
9. Faith Hill
10. Tim McGraw
11. Trisha Yearwood
12. Martina McBride
13. Shania Twain
14. Jennifer Nettles
15. Sugarland
16. Lady A
17. Darius Rucker
18. Brad Paisley
19. Keith Urban
20. Marren Morris
21. Little Big Town
22. Alan Jackson
23. Lauren Alaina
24. Zac Brown Band
25. The Chicks
26. Court Yard Hounds
27. Miranda Lambert
28. Pistol Annies
29. Brooks and Dunn
30. LeAnn Rimes
31. SheDaisy
32. Josh Turner
33. Chris Young

Pop:

1. Backstreet Boys
2. Nick Carter
3. Justin Timberlake
4. NSYNC
5. Sara Bareilles
6. Sarah McLachlan
7. Jewel
8. Lady Gaga
9. Nelly Furtado
10. Rob Thomas
11. Gwen Stefani
12. Christina Aguilera
13. Mandy Moore
14. Idina Menzel
15. Anthony Rapp
16. No Doubt
17. Hanson
18. Matchbox 20
19. Gavin DeGraw
20. Katie Perry
21. John Mayer
22. Bruno Mars
23. Pink
24. Kelly Clarkson
25. Michael Bublé
26. George Michael
27. Celine Dion
28. Rachael Platten
29. Ellie Goulding
30. Adele
31. Avril Lavigne
32. Hootie and The Blowfish
33. Alanis Morrissette
34. Ariana Grande
35. Ashe
36. Taylor Swift
37. Olivia Rodrigo
38. Britney Spears
39. Tori Kelly
40. Anthony Ramos
41. Ben Platt
42. Louis Tomlinson

R & B/Soul

1. Aretha Franklin
2. Janet Jackson
3. Prince
4. Whitney Houston
5. Pharrell
6. Alicia Keys
7. Ray Charles
8. Mariah Carey (her classic stuff)

Rock

1. Bon Jovi
2. Daughtry
3. Nickelback
4. Sheryl Crow
5. Liz Phair
6. Queen
7. Billy Joel
8. Elton John
9. Elvis
10. Hailey Williams
11. Paramore
12. The Beatles
13. Adam Pascal

I wasn’t kidding when I told y’all I was all over the map music wise. People often tell me I’m hard to understand. Asking me what my playlist is at any given moment, if you know me well, clues you in to how I feel.