Mae Estes

Mae Estes got her start at age 7 in the middle of an Arkansas rodeo arena singing the national anthem, and the Hope, Arkansas native hasn’t stopped singing since. Paying dues in Music City for nearly a decade, she’s now stacked with stories to tell. In 2019, Estes began releasing music and signed her first publishing deal with Plaid Flag Music in 2020. She’s since racked up more than 13 million streams across platforms, independently and organically building a quickly-growing fan base with her “plain-spoken truth” (The Boot). In 2022, Thinkin Bout Cheatin became the first release from her debut EP as well as her first video feature on CMT. That same year, Mae was honored with Arkansas CMA Female Vocalist of the Year for the second time. In 2023, Estes independently released her six-song debut EP, Before the Record (Recycled). Later that year, she announced a signing with Big Machine Records, WME Agency, Kobalt Music, and Blue Bronco Entertainment. This “stone-cold country newcomer” (Whiskey Riff) was named AIMP’s 2024 Rising Artist-Writer of the Year winner and is one of the key Country females to watch, being named to CMT’s Next Women of Country Class of 2024 and a slew of artist watch lists. Estes prioritizes supporting our servicemen and women, having toured internationally with Armed Forces Entertainment and CreatiVets. She joins a a host of fellow country artists and festivals on tour this year, while releasing new music from her upcoming project.