Madison McWilliams

Madison McWilliams
Born Austin, TX
Genres Pop
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Instruments Piano
Years active 2016 - present
Website https://www.madisonmcwilliams.com

Madison McWilliams is an American pop singer and songwriter best known for the songs "Melodramatic" and "Living for the Weekend".[1]

Early life and education

McWilliams was born and raised in Austin, TX. She began singing and playing piano at a young age, then performing Italian opera and in musical theatre throughout her school years.[2] At age 11, she trained with the Broadway Artists Alliance program under Tony Award-winning instructors in New York City.[3] In 2017, she began attending the University of Texas' online high school in order to focus on her music career.[4]

She cites The Beatles, Celine Dion, Michael Jackson, and Rihanna as inspiration.[4][3][5]

Career

In 2015, McWilliams' cover of Nina Simone's "Feeling Good" garnered over 1 million views on social media.[6][7][8] In 2016, she released her debut single "Smell the Roses"[7] and a cover of "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)".[9] In 2017, she released her self-titled debut EP which included six tracks: "We've Got Today", "Fighter", "Melodramatic", "End of the Tunnel", "Easy", and "Burn and Crash". She also released the singles "Fighter" in 2017[10] and "Living for the Weekend" in 2018.[11] In 2018, she released the single "Melodramatic" from her EP and the music video garnered over 125,000 views on YouTube.[12] Her music combines the pop, pop rock, jazz, R&B, and blues genres.[6]

She performed live at South by Southwest in Austin, TX in March 2017 and at Make-A-Wish World Wish Day in San Antonio, TX in April 2017. She also performed the national anthem at the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, TX in November 2017.[13][14]

McWilliams was named as Artist of the Month by Austin Monthly in July 2017,[4] as an IHeartRadio and KIIS-FM NextUp Artist of the Week in May 2018,[1] and as an artist in the KTLA Artist Spotlight.[15] Her single "We've Got Today" was selected for the Musical.ly NextWave April 2017 video competition for which she was named as one of 15 emerging artists.[16] She has received praise for her "dreamy vocals"[17] and "catchy songs."[18]

She is an official Make-A-Wish ambassador for Central and South Texas,[19] and wrote her song "Fighter" as a tribute to the Make-A-Wish Children;[10] and an official spokesperson for the Art of Kindness campaign.[20]

Discography

Year Title Label Notes
2016 "Smell the Roses" Independent Single
"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" Independent Single
2017 Madison Independent EP
"Fighter" Independent Single
2018 "Living for the Weekend" Independent Single

References

  1. 1 2 "Next Up Artist of the Week: Madison McWilliams". KIIS FM. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  2. ↑ "Singer-songwriter Madison McWilliams Proves She's all About Girl Power". Justine Magazine. 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  3. 1 2 "Austin's 14-year-old pop sensation Madison McWilliams debuts feel-good "Smell the Roses" single". ventsmagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  4. 1 2 3 "Artist of the Month: Madison McWilliams". Austin Monthly. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  5. ↑ "Madison McWilliams Drops 'End of the Tunnel'". Tiger Beat. 2017-05-02. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  6. 1 2 Radic, Randy (2017-08-18). "Exclusive Music Video Premiere: "End Of The Tunnel" – Spectacular Music From Madison McWilliams". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  7. 1 2 "Madison McWilliams - Smell the Roses Video Debut". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  8. ↑ "Madison McWilliams". DREAM TEEN Magazine. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  9. ↑ Madison McWilliams Music (2016-12-06), The Christmas Song [Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire] - Madison McWilliams, retrieved 2018-09-10
  10. 1 2 "Madison McWilliams – Fighter". Starry Constellation Magazine. 2017-11-29. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  11. ↑ FOX. "Music in the Morning: Madison McWilliams". KTBC. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  12. ↑ MadisonVEVO (2017-06-25), Madison McWilliams - Melodramatic (Official Music Video), retrieved 2018-09-10
  13. ↑ "Madison McWilliams to sing National Anthem for Texas XFINITY race". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  14. ↑ LINKS, MADISON MCWILLIAMS (2017-11-08), Madison McWilliams: NASCAR National Anthem, retrieved 2018-09-10
  15. ↑ KTLA 5 (2018-04-12), Music Spotlight: Madison McWilliams, retrieved 2018-09-10
  16. ↑ "Madison McWilliams "Melodramatic" "one of Musical.ly's Top 15 "NextWave" artists worldwide"". Exposed Vocals. 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  17. ↑ "Musicians To Watch". Tribeza. 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  18. ↑ "2018's It Girl: Keep an eye out for Madison McWilliams". Girlslife.com. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  19. ↑ "MAKE-A-WISH NORTH TEXAS ANNOUNCES 22ND GALA AND HONORARY CHAIRS - WISH NIGHT Make-A-Wish North Texas". WISH NIGHT Make-A-Wish North Texas. 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  20. ↑ "Social Hour: Kindnesspalooza". Tribeza. 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
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