Karen Waldrup is a BMI songwriter and Country Soul artist with more than 1.3 million social followers and over half a billion online video views. A proud member of The Recording Academy and the Country Music Association, she also partners with Mission of Hope: Haiti and Hope for Haiti. As a Top 5 finalist on Season 25 of NBC’s The Voice, Waldrup captured national attention and has been featured in Rolling Stone, People, Netflix, Hallmark, Bravo, CMT, Fox, Military.com, and more.

 

Her live credits range from NASCAR ESPN Live to the Super Bowl XLVII NFL Experience. She was named Facebook Artist of the Day and spent a record 21 weeks at No. 1 on Taste of Country’s Top Music Videos in 2025 with “Blue Cowboy Boots”—the longest run any artist has had atop that chart. Waldrup’s honors include 12 Nashville Industry Music Awards and the 2019 Torch Award from the Keith Whitley Fingerprint on Country Music Awards; Country Evolution named her a Top 5 Artist to Watch in 2023.

 

Her debut album JUSTIFIED, produced by Garth Fundis, debuted on four Billboard charts; its single “Sometimes He Does” was listed among Rolling Stone’s Top 10 Country and Americana Songs of the Week and lauded by critic Robert Oermann as “Disc of the Day,” calling her “a real deal country singer.” Her album Kendall County Road, produced by Grammy-winning Paul Worley and Biff Watson, features collaborations with WWII D-Day veteran Jim Martin (“Normandy”) and vocalist Wendy Moten (“Nothing Is Impossible”), and a nostalgic title track about family and home. 

 

Waldrup’s next album, No Way Back, produced and mixed by Grammy winner Jeff Huskins and mixed in Dolby Atmos, is set for release in 2026. With performances in over 15 countries, Karen Waldrup and her band continue to blend classic country charm with modern innovation, standing out in today’s country music scene.