Tenille Jade Dakota Arts (born April 19, 1994) is a Canadian country music singer from Weyburn, Saskatchewan. She released a self-titled extended play and her debut studio album Rebel Child with 19th & Grand Records. In 2020, Arts released the album Love, Heartbreak, & Everything in Between and won the Rising Star Award from the Canadian Country Music Association. She released her third studio album Girl to Girl in October 2021. In 2022, Arts signed to Dreamcatcher Artists. She released her fourth album To Be Honest in 2024.
Biography Arts was raised in her hometown of Weyburn, Saskatchewan, where she began taking lessons in piano and singing, and developed an interest in songwriting in her teenage years. By 2009, she began posting videos of her cover versions of popular songs, including one of Taylor Swift's "Fifteen" that captured the attention of a talent manager from Nashville, Tennessee. Arts briefly relocated to Nashville to pursue this opportunity, but returned to Canada to finish high school. In 2015, she relocated to Nashville to sign a publishing contract with Noble Vision Music Group and released "Breathe", a charity single in support of Cystic Fibrosis research.
She was awarded the Emerging Artists Award from the Saskatchewan Country Music Association and was nominated for the Discovery Artist program from the Canadian Country Music Association, both in 2016, for her burgeoning success. That year, she released her debut, self-titled extended play through the independent label imprint 19th & Grand Records. "What He's Into" was released to Canadian country radio in January 2017 as her official debut single and reached 47 on the Canada Country airplay chart. Following the success of that record, Arts released her debut studio album, Rebel Child, on October 27, 2017, preceded by the single, "Cold Feet". The album reached number 45 on the sales component chart of the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
In 2018, Arts made an appearance on the 22nd season of popular American reality television series, The Bachelor, performing an original ballad titled, "Moment of Weakness" and in 2020 performing "Somebody Like That". Exposure from the show led to increased interest in Arts's music and a record deal from indie label Reviver Records, which she signed in March 2018. A deluxe edition of Rebel Child was issued that year with new tracks including "Moment of Weakness". Her first release for Reviver, "I Hate This", was released in the summer of 2018 and charted on the Hot Country Songs in the United States. A Canadian-exclusive single, "Mad Crazy Love", became Arts's second single to reach the Canadian country airplay charts. Two further singles were released in 2019 – "Call You Names" and "Somebody Like That" – to promote her second studio album, Love, Heartbreak, & Everything in Between, which was released on January 10, 2020.
On October 22, 2021, Arts released her third studio album Girl to Girl, which included the singles "Give It to Me Straight" and "Back Then, Right Now". In 2022, Arts signed with Dreamcatcher Artists as the flagship artist on their label. As part of the deal, Dreamcatcher acquired her entire catalogue and released the new single "Jealous of Myself". Arts joined Lee Brice on his early 2023 "Beer Drinking Opportunity Tour" in Canada along with Josh Ross. In May 2024, she released her fourth album To Be Honest. In November 2024, she duetted with fellow Canadian country artist Tebey on the single "Hangover at My Place".
Discography Albums Title Details Peak positions USCountry USHeat. Rebel Child Release date: October 27, 2017 Label: 19th & Grand — — Release date: January 10, 2020 Label: Reviver, 19th & Grand — 19 Release date: October 22, 2021 Label: 19th & Grand — — Release date: May 3, 2024 Label: Dreamcatcher Artists — — "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released to that territory.
Extended plays Title Details Tenille Arts Release date: October 14, 2016 Label: 19th & Grand
Singles Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album CAN CAN Country"Hangover at My Place": "Don't Ruin Flowers": US USCountrySongs USCountryAirplay 2015 "Breathe" — — — — — 2017 "What He's Into" — 47 — — — Tenille Arts "Cold Feet" — — — — — Rebel Child 2018 "Moment of Weakness" — — — — — "I Hate This" — — — 41 — "Mad Crazy Love" — 40 — — — 2019 "Call You Names" — — — — — Love, Heartbreak, & Everything in Between "Somebody Like That" — 9 50 7 3 RIAA: Platinum 2020 "Everybody Knows Everybody" — 12 — — — 2021 "Give It to Me Straight" — 6 — — — Girl to Girl "Back Then, Right Now" 85 12 — — 342022 "Girl to Girl" — 10 — — —2023 "Jealous of Myself" — 43 — — 56 To Be Honest2024 "Last Time Last" — 51 — — —2025 "Hangover at My Place" — 38 — — — rowspan="2" 2026 "Don't Ruin Flowers" — 22 — — — "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released to that territory.
Promotional singles Year Title Album 2017 "Wildfire and Whiskey" Tenille Arts 2019 "Wouldn't You Like to Know" 2021 "Over You Is You" Girl to Girl 2023 "Summer Don't Go" To Be Honest "Wonder Woman" 2024 "Next Best Thing" 2025 "Unbecoming"
Music videos Year Title Director 2017 "What He's Into" "Cold Feet" Patrick Tohill 2018 "I Hate This" Todd Cassetty 2019 "Somebody Like That" Stephen Kinigopoulos & Alexa Kinigopoulos "Tears" Robby Starbuck 2020 "Everybody Knows Everybody" Grant Claire 2021 "Give It to Me Straight" Grant Claire "Back Then, Right Now" Kristen Barlowe2023 "Jealous of Myself" Roman White2025 "Don't Ruin Flowers"Joey Brodnax 2026 "Lonely Weekend" Ryan Nolan "If Somebody Told Me You Were Dying"
Awards and nominations
Year Association Category Work Result 2016 Canadian Country Music Awards Discovery Artist Award Herself Saskatchewan Country Music Awards Emerging Artist Award 2017 Album of the Year Tenille Arts 2018Canadian Country Music Awards Interactive Artist or Group of the Year Herself Saskatchewan Country Music Awards Female Artist of the Year rowspan="5" Album of the Year Rebel Child Songwriter of the Year "Rain Drops, Dirt Road" Single of the Year "What He's Into" Video of the Year "Cold Feet" 2019 Fans' Choice Entertainer of the Year Herself Female Artist of the Year Interactive Artist of the Year Songwriter of the Year "Mad Crazy Love" Single of the Year Video of the Year "I Hate This" 2020Canadian Country Music Awards Album of the YearLove, Heartbreak, & Everything in Between Rising Star of the Year Herself Saskatchewan Country Music Awards Female Artist Songwriter of the Year Herself 2021Canadian Country Music AwardsFans' ChoiceHerself Female Artist of the YearHerself Saskatchewan Country Music Awards Female Artist of the Year Herself Songwriter of the Year Herself Single of the Year "Somebody Like That" Album or EP of the Year Love, Heartbreak & Everything in Between Academy of Country Music AwardsNew Female Artist of the YearHerself 2022Juno AwardsCountry Album of the YearGirl to Girl Saskatchewan Country Music Awards Female Artist of the Year Herself Interactive Artist or Group of the Year National/International Artist Award Canadian Country Music AwardsEntertainer of the Year Fans' Choice Female Artist of the Year 2023 Canadian Country Music AwardsFemale Artist of the Year Herself
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