Carter Faith Jones[1] (born June 14, 2000),[2] known professionally as Carter Faith, is an American country music singer and songwriter. She has released two EPs, "Let Love Be Love" and "Man".
Carter Faith | |
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| Birth name | Carter Faith Jones |
| Born | June 14, 2000 |
| Genres | Country music |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Website | www |
TikTok information | |
| Page | |
| Followers | 40 thousand |
| Likes | 400 thousand |
Last updated: September 23, 2023 | |
Biography
editFaith is a native of Davidson, North Carolina.[3][4][5][6][2] She has an older sister and a younger brother, Griffin Jones, who is also a musical artist; he uses the stage name Grifdorf.[7] Her father is a lawyer who represented Peter Angelos, majority owner of the Baltimore Orioles.[8]
Although she grew up in a non-musical family, at a young age, she was inspired by her grandfather's country music cassette tapes.[9] She taught herself piano and guitar and at age 16, she began writing lyrics, inspired by the end of a relationship. She attended Grammy Camp in Nashville where she performed at the Bluebird Café and was a featured performer in the 2016 Thanksgiving Day Parade in Charlotte.[10] In June 2018, she graduated from Cannon School.[11] In the fall of 2018, she enrolled in a songwriting program at Belmont University.[12][4] In September 2018, she sang The Star-Spangled Banner at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.[1] In 2019, she signed with Pound It Out Loud Entertainment.[13] Faith's first song titled "Leaving Tennessee" debuted in July 2020, and was followed by "Sinners in a Small Town" and "Easy Pill" later that year.[12] In October 2020, she signed an artist development deal with Altadena, a record company founded by busbee.[12] "The Dusk Session", which included acoustic versions of "Easy Pill" and "Leaving Tennessee", was released in April 2021. In July 2021, she made her first performance at the Ryman Auditorium.[2] On August 20, 2021, she released her debut EP Let Love Be Love.[6][14][15] In September 2021, she was the opening act for The Avett Brothers at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.[4] She graduated from Belmont University in December 2021.[14][9]
In March 2022, she signed a publishing deal with Universal Music Group Nashville.[13] Also in March 2022, she was named Country Rookie of the Month by Billboard.[9]
In June 2022, she made her debut at the Grand Ole Opry.[16]
In November 2022, she released the single "Already Crazy", which she co-wrote with Tofer Brown and Lauren Hungate.[14]
Personal life
editFaith is based in Nashville and is a part of the Song Suffragettes.[17]
Tours
editOpening act
edit- Ingrid Andress (2023)[18]
References
edit- ^ a b Carter Faith Jones sings the National Anthem at Camden Yards - Baltimore Orioles vs. Boston Red Sox. September 6, 2018.
- ^ a b c Wong, Curtis M. (November 5, 2021). "Country's Carter Faith Looks Poised To Conquer Nashville In Dreamy New Video". HuffPost.
- ^ "Spotify Celebrates One Year of the Fresh Finds Program With Our Newest Class of Independent Artists" (Press release). Spotify. April 27, 2022.
- ^ a b c Adams, Kailey (September 14, 2021). "Taking the Stage: Carter Faith Continues to Soar". MLB.
- ^ "Carter Faith Biography". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Hollabaugh, Lorie (August 20, 2021). "Carter Faith's Debut EP, 'Let Love Be Love,' Available Now". MusicRow.
- ^ "Student musician channels quarantine loneliness into EP". The Panther Newspaper. November 9, 2022.
- ^ Barker, Jeff; Marbella, Jean (June 10, 2022). "Five Angelos family and Orioles secrets brought to light in brother's lawsuit". The Baltimore Sun.
- ^ a b c Nicholson, Jessica (March 22, 2022). "March Country Rookie of the Month: Carter Faith". Billboard.
- ^ "This weekend at The Yard" (Press release). MLB. August 9, 2018.
- ^ "Cannon School celebrates graduation". Salisbury Post. June 14, 2018.
- ^ a b c Nicholson, Jessica (October 13, 2020). "Carter Faith Signs With Altadena". MusicRow.
- ^ a b "Carter Faith Inks With Universal Music Publishing Nashville". MusicRow. March 23, 2022.
- ^ a b c Wong, Curtis M. (November 16, 2022). "Country's Carter Faith Leaps Toward The Future With New Single 'Already Crazy'". HuffPost.
- ^ GIBBS, AUDREY (August 20, 2021). "Carter Faith Releases 'Let Love Be Love' & Joins the Ranks of Future Popstars". American Songwriter.
- ^ Faith, Carter (June 22, 2022). "Carter Faith Makes Her Grand Ole Opry Debut! Go Behind the Scenes with the Rising Country Star". People.
- ^ Leimkuehler, Matthew (August 3, 2020). "Song Suffragettes to celebrate women's suffrage centennial with Ashley McBryde, Maddie & Tae". The Tennessean.
- ^ Anderson, Liza (November 14, 2022). "Ingrid Andress Announces 'The Good Person Tour'". MusicRow.