MICHAEL WARREN

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“The DISCovery award goes to Michael Warren. He’s a Birmingham native who’s written pop tunes for the likes of Toni Braxton, Jennifer Lopez and Akon. But his southern roots shine through on ‘What’s Country to You.’ ... Jaunty and charming. He bops through the countryfied lyric with verve and smiles while the guitars ring and chime. Add this.”
— Robert K Oermann, MusicRow Magazine

NEWS

“The Alabama native’s distinctive musical talents have already earned him support slots on tour with major acts, including Jake Owen, Zac Brown and Lauren Alaina.”
— The Boot

BIOGRAPHY

Michael Warren’s unwavering journey in country music has given him the chance to bring new fans into the genre that he’s loved since he was a kid growing up in Alabama. And being named by Spotify as a 2024 Artist to Watch is an opportunity for Michael to reach more people than ever.

After playing over 200 shows a year for almost a decade and writing songs on the west coast for A-listers like Akon and Jennifer Lopez, Michael found his way back to his home along the Interstate 65 corridor where he splits time between Birmingham and Nashville. Or you’ll find him out playing shows with artists like Walker Hayes, Gabby Barrett, Cole Swindell, and on the Bud Light Backyard tour.

His four-song EP “What's Country To You” recorded in Nashville, TN channels his love of “Southern things – faith, family, friends, football, barbecue, hard work.” The EP has garnered millions of streams, earned Michael hundreds of thousands of new monthly listeners, and has been placed on several major playlists including New Boots and Hot Country. It has been featured on CMT, People, and Billboard. And Spotify just named Michael an Artist to Watch in 2024.

Warren reimagines his contemporary influences like Rascal Flatts and John Mayer influenced by an upbringing that exposed him to equal parts Southern Hip hop and R&B icons to classics like James Taylor and Garth Brooks.

“For almost a decade I’ve been telling small-town stories through a blend of country, pop, and R&B and when people hear my music, I want them to feel like everything is going to be ok. Because it is.” 

“Alabama native Warren’s new four-song EP operates along the same country-R&B lines that have made hits for artists like Thomas Rhett and Jimmie Allen... smooth tracks that showcase Warren’s agreeable, unassuming voice, including the pleasantly romantic ‘Another Round,’ which namechecks Shenandoah, while ‘Chevy Shotgun’ is nostalgic and bittersweet. ‘One Beer at a Time’ blends elements of a soft R&B vibe as he declares he’s’“gettin’ over you girl/ One beer at a time.’”
— Billboard
“Michael Warren is ready to fight for his place in Nashville: ‘I’m going to represent people that wear cowboy boots and people that don’t wear cowboy boots. That’s who I am.’”
— PEOPLE Magazine
“Songs that are as danceable in a honky tonk as on a Spring Break mix tape.”
— CMT
“Breezy and utterly delightful. This wafting, airy, swirling outing captures young romance perfectly. Warren’s easy-going delivery is flawlessly matched by a dreamy production.”
— Robert K. Oermann, MusicRow Magazine