LAUREN CARSON
Lauren Carson is a country singer-songwriter with a voice described as pure velvet and a stage presence that turns first-time listeners into devoted fans. Drawing on influences like Ella Langley, Stevie Nicks, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and Kacey Musgraves, her sound sits squarely in modern country — emotionally honest, melody-driven, and delivered with a wit that sets her apart.
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Her breakthrough single "Shut Up Liver" earned her a spot on SiriusXM's Top of the Country and a place on CMAOntario's best 25 songs of 2025, cementing her as one of the most exciting new voices in Canadian country music. She has performed at NXNE, Departure Fest (Prev. Canadian Music Week), the RBCxMusic Emerging Artist stage at Cavendish Beach Music Festival, and festivals such as Spring Reverb and Back to the Farm in her hometown of Kingston, ON. Now living in Toronto, she often graces landmark Toronto venues including The Horseshoe Tavern, Lee's Palace, and The Cameron House.
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Her 2025 EP "Word for Word" is her most fully realized work to date — five tracks backed by award-winning studio musicians that showcase her full range as a writer and performer: country songs with roots deep enough to hold, hooks sharp enough to cut, and lyrics honest enough to sting just a little. The Country Music Association of Ontario highlighted Word for Word as "sharply written, emotionally charged country songs that find humour in heartbreak and dignity in the everyday".​
Lauren's roots run deep. She took to the stage at just seven years old, performing with a bluegrass band across Ontario, and recorded her first full-length album at twelve. In 2018, she placed first at the Kingston Fall Fair Country Music Showdown, having already won the junior category several years earlier. Those early years at roots and bluegrass festivals built the foundation for everything that came after: a songwriter who knows how to hold a room, earn a crowd, and make a lyric land.
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Before finding her space in country music, Lauren made her debut as a solo indie-pop artist. Her inaugural EP, Earl St., was released in 2022 and earned campus radio play across the country. The accompanying southern Ontario tour, funded by FACTOR, sold out iconic venues such as the Cameron House [Toronto, ON] and The Broom Factory [Kingston, ON].
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As a writer, she finds inspiration in the specific, ordinary moments that most people overlook — and turns them into songs that make listeners feel seen. Her fan-favourite track "Growing" was written alone on the other side of the world, freshly off a job she'd quit and a guitar she'd just bought, coming to terms with who she was becoming and who she might leave behind. That kind of emotional precision defines her catalog.
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Whether you’ve had one too many drinks or you just love a good time with friends, the song’s chorus will have you singing along with a smile on your face.
- Lauren Carson: The Country Star You Need to Hear mysoundMusic