Clare Dunn (born April 27, 1987) is an American country musician from southeast Colorado.[2] After support from satellite radio as a "Highway Find" on The Highway (Sirius XM), she signed with Universal Music Group Nashville[3] and BMG. She has opened for many notable country acts such as Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan, Bob Seger, Chris Young, Miranda Lambert, Keith Urban, Hank Williams Jr., and Trace Adkins.[4]
Clare Dunn | |
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 Clare Dunn in performance for Y100's Bra Country Concert on October 14th at the new "Backstage At The Meyer" in downtown Green Bay to benefit the Breast Cancer Family Foundation in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | April 27, 1987 |
| Origin | Two Buttes, Colorado, United States[1] |
| Genres | Country |
| Instruments |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | MCA Nashville |
| Website | claredunn |
Career
editAfter moving to Nashville, Tennessee, Dunn sang backing vocals on Luke Bryan's "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)".[5]
Dunn released her debut single, "Get Out," on December 17, 2013, and subsequently became the highest charting independent female artist on the Music Row Country Breakout chart in ten years.[6] She released her second single, "Cowboy Side of You," on August 11, 2014.[7] Dunn was also listed by Sounds Like Nashville as one of the artists to watch for 2017 in country music.[8]
Two more singles from her self-titled EP — "Move On" and "Tuxedo" — were released in 2015 and 2016, respectively, and both charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts. Dunn's fifth single to country radio, "More," was released on June 4, 2018. In March 2020 Dunn parted ways with MCA Nashville.[citation needed] In May 2020, it was announced that Clare has joined Big Yellow Dog Music and released "Safe Haven" on May 1, 2020.[citation needed] A new single called "Salt and Lime" was released on May 22, 2020. Honestly: A Personal Collection EP was released on June 12, 2020, as her first release with Big Yellow Dog Music.
Personal life
editIn June 2021, Dunn was assaulted by a Lyft driver in Nashville.[9]
In November 2024, shortly after the United States presidential elections, Dunn expressed her endorsement and support of Donald Trump. She followed it up shortly afterwards with a video clarifying that she loved everyone irrespective of their political beliefs, and that in a true democracy everyone should have the right to disagree with each other.
Discography
editExtended plays
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US Heat | |||
| Clare Dunn[10] |
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31 | 13 |
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Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Sales | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US Country Airplay [12] | ||||
| 2013 | "Get Out" | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | "Cowboy Side of You" | — | — | Clare Dunn | |
| 2015 | "Move On" | 48 | 45 | ||
| 2016 | "Tuxedo" | 45 | 51 |
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| 2018 | "More" | — | 60 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Music videos
edit| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Move On"[14] | TK McKamy |
| 2016 | "Tuxedo"[15] | Kristin Barlowe |
References
edit- ^ "My Story - Clare Dunn". www.claredunn.com. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ Mansfield, Brian; Ryan, Patrick. "Clare Dunn, Raury among 2015's artists to watch". USA Today. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ Nicholson, Jessica (17 November 2014). "Universal Music Group Nashville Signs Clare Dunn". Music Row. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ Bemiss, Faith. "Getting to know Clare Dunn". Sedalia Democrat. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ Mansfield, Brian (June 30, 2015). "Will 'Move On' make Clare Dunn a star?". USA Today. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ "Clare Dunn Becomes Highest Charting Independent Female Artist In 10 Years". Nashville. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ "Clare Dunn Achieves More Milestones With New Single, "Cowboy Side Of You," While On An Unconventional Career Path". Nashville Music Guide. Archived from the original on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ "Sounds Like Nashville's 14 New Country Artists to Watch in 2017". Sounds Like Nashville. 2016-12-15. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ Freeman, Jon (2021-09-10). "Lyft Driver Who Attacked Country Singer Clare Dunn Arrested". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Hostelley, Laura (August 23, 2015). "Clare Dunn to Release Debut EP in September". Taste of Country. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 28, 2016). "Country Album Chart: March 29, 2016". Roughstock.
- ^ "Clare Dunn Chart History: Country Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (July 26, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Sales Report: July 26, 2016". Roughstock.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Clare Dunn : Move On". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ^ "Clare Dunn's "Tuxedo" Video Debuts On VEVO". Universal Music Group Nashville. May 12, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2016.