Jacquie Daniels is a Cree-Métis outlaw country artist from Edmonton, Alberta, rooted in the stories & heritage of the historic Red River Settlement. Raised on resilience, Red River stories & a healthy disregard for what women should sound like, Daniels has built a sound where traditional country storytelling collides with punk energy, theatrical performance & a little rhinestone rebellion. Known for her commanding voice, fearless songwriting & dynamic stage presence, she honours the foundations of outlaw country while pushing at its edges, carving out a sound that is unmistakably her own.
 

Her career has been marked by a steady rise of major accolades & industry recognition. In 2024, Jacquie was named Songwriter of the Year at the Josie Music Awards in Nashville, returning in 2026 to win the Songwriter Achievement Award for “In My Bones.” Across her career, she has earned 12 Josie Award nominations, including recognition for The Blank Slates as Outlaw Group of the Year. In 2023, she earned Female Vocalist of the Year & Entertainer of the Year at the North American Country Music Awards International (NACMAI). She is also a 2025 Edmonton Artists’ Trust Fund Award recipient, was named one of Edify Edmonton’s 2026 Top 40 Under 40 & has earned a Country Music Alberta Horizon Group of the Year nomination alongside The Blank Slates.

Daniels’ sound blends the rebellious spirit of Waylon Jennings with the sparkle of Dolly Parton, delivered through songs cut from lived experience. Armed with a voice like whiskey over ice, she writes with heart, humour & hard-earned truth, exploring Métis identity, family, addiction, recovery, heartbreak & the realities of being a woman carving out space in country music. Her breakout single “Small Town Beauty Queen” reached #1 on the Indigenous Music Countdown and landed on major Apple Music Indigenous playlists including Indigenous Now & Boots & Mocs, helping introduce her storytelling-driven style to audiences across Canada.

That momentum continued with “Taxman,” the lead single from Daniels’ forthcoming album METIS. The track has generated more than 400 radio spins, receiving support from CBC Radio, SiriusXM & Indigenous radio while opening the door to the next evolution of Daniels’ songwriting. METIS, arriving in June 2027, digs deeper into identity, inherited stories, family, addiction & recovery through songs including “In My Bones,” “Mary” & “Clyde.”
 

Her growing international trajectory reflects both the strength of her artistic voice & the deliberate development behind her career. In 2025, Jacquie represented Canada through the Music Managers Forum Canada U.K. Export Program at The Great Escape Festival, participated in the BreakOut West Songwriting Masterclass & was accepted into the Canadian Music Incubator Artist Development Program. Her development has also included support from the Canada Council for the Arts and mentorship through the MMF Canada Bespoke Program under Laurie Brown, helping build a career grounded in artistic integrity, professional development & international touring potential.
 

By 2026, that development began translating into significant international performance opportunities. Daniels showcased at Tallinn Music Week in Estonia and performed at Northwest Folklife Festival in Seattle, including a featured performance at the KEXP Gathering Space. She also appeared during Canadian Country Music Week, travelled to Deadwood, South Dakota for the Wild West Songwriters Festival & was selected to participate in RIGaLIVE in Latvia, continuing to expand her presence across European & U.S. markets. Her growing profile has also led to ongoing recognition from Music Managers Forum Canada as a featured Artist Spotlight.

Daniels has shared stages with Matthew Good, The Washboard Union, James Barker Band, Terra Lightfoot, Clayton Bellamy & K-Man & the 45s, with performances spanning the CCMA Country Crawl, Canadian Finals Rodeo, Country Music Alberta Awards and Nashville’s legendary Bluebird Café.
 

Whether performing solo or backed by her six-piece band, The Blank Slates, Jacquie commands the stage with unmistakable presence. The full-band show transforms her songwriting into a dust-kicked, horn-fuelled country punk barroom revival, with howling trumpet & trombone, rumbling stand-up bass, roaring electric guitars, harmonica, drums, cowboy hats & rhinestones. What begins as a story and an acoustic guitar becomes something much bigger once The Blank Slates get their hands on it.

As she prepares for the release of METIS and an expanding touring strategy across Canada, the UK & Europe, Daniels is entering the next chapter of her career with a clear sense of who she is & what she wants to contribute to country music. Her Métis identity is not simply part of her biography. It lives within the stories, perspective & purpose behind the music. As her career grows, so does her commitment to creating space for Indigenous artists, women & voices that have historically existed outside the traditional country music mould.
 

Jacquie Daniels isn’t interested in preserving what outlaw country was. She’s carving out space for what it can become: louder, wilder & big enough for voices that have been left out too long.
 

The outlaw spirit isn’t a relic of the past. It’s alive, evolving & still kicking ass in rhinestones.