For Tenille Townes, writing songs is a way of reaching out to anyone longing to make sense of a wildly confusing world. In the last five years alone, the Canada - born artist’s full - hearted and soul - searching songwriting has led to such milestones as touring with legends like Stevie Nicks, Miranda Lambert and Shania Twain and taking home two JUNO Awards — all while building up a globe - spanning fanbase irresistibly drawn to her intensely honest storytelling. With her many accolades also including 17 Canadian Country Music Association Awards and two Academy Of Country Music Awards, the Nashville - based rising star now enters a new chapter with her forthcoming album due in 2026. The album’s lead single, “Enabling,” explores the fine line between compassion and self - betrayal, confronting the habit of rescuing others at the expense of oneself. Written during a period of personal and professional transition, the record marks her most stripped - back and introspective work to date offering songs that hold space for change, boundaries, and the courage it takes to choose yourself. T hanks to the massive success of “Jersey on The Wall” and “Somebody’s Daughter” (a song that tells the imagined backstory of an unhoused girl Townes encountered in Nashville), she soon emerged as the first female artist in Mediabase Canada history to score two No. 1 singles, adding to a fast - growing list of triumphs that also included The Lemonade Stand ’s winning Country Album of the Year at the 2021 JUNO Awards. Townes seized that coveted prize again with 2022’s Masquerades , a seven - song project revealing h er more introspective side on hits like “When’s It Gonna Happen” and its candid account of the aching frustration that sometimes accompanies single life. Later in 2022, she headed overseas and toured all over Europe and the UK, hit the road with country ic on George Strait, and capped off the year by embarking on a train trip across Southern Canada — a 3,000 - mile trek in which she played 65 shows in 15 days in support of local food banks. The following April, Townes returned with Train Track Worktapes : an EP mostly made up of songs written on the journey and recorded in the train’s caboose.