MacKenzie Porter’s “Yes” Weekend at the 2024 CCMA Awards: First-Ever Solo Wins for Female Artist of the Year and Video of the Year for “Chasing Tornadoes”

MacKenzie Porter first solo wins for Female Artist of the Year and Video of the Year

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Big Loud Records' MacKenzie Porter dominated at the 2024 CCMA Awards on Saturday night, pulling triple duty as co-host, performer, and 6X nominee, and walking away with the first two solo CCMA award wins of her career.

“I’ve been saying that this was my ‘yes’ weekend,” Porter reflects. “This was my 12th time at the CCMAs; I’ve been nominated 28 times. For me to get to host and to finally win two solo awards for the first time, it just feels like everything finally fell into place and all of the work my team and I have put in over the last decade plus is paying off in real time.”

“For me to win Female Artist of the Year the same year that I had my daughter, Bowie – it makes everything that much more meaningful and important,” she continues. “So to anyone out there who has heard ‘no’ over and over again, your ‘yes’ is coming, too, and this weekend proves that.”

Celebrating the banner moment, the triple threat co-host announces today a reimagination of fan favorite debut album cut “Coming Home To You” with a twist, adding fellow 2X 2024 CCMA winner Owen Riegling and making it a duet as “Coming Home To You (Bigger Houses).”

First released as an early grat track previewing her April-released, full-length record Nobody's Born With A Broken Heart, “Coming Home To You” speaks to the stage of life Porter is in as a wife, daughter, friend, and first-time mom. Marrying her signature “sound that mixes strength and vulnerability” (Billboard) with Riegling's pure vocal tone, the dual perspective take on the heartwarming song elevates it to new heights.

“This song really does speak to the moment I’m living right now, so to bring it to life in a new way was special,” Porter says. “The first time I heard the demo on this one, I heard that it could be a duet if we found the right person to do it with. I love Owen’s voice; he’s such a talent, and he just got married so it felt like a perfect ‘right place right time’ kind of fit.”

“As someone who just got married to my best friend Liv, I connected with the song right away," Riegling adds. "It doesn’t matter how big the house is, how green the grass is, how white the fence is, if I didn’t have her to share it with it’s not home. Thanks to MacKenzie for asking me to be on this song.”

Written by Tofer Brown, Lauren Hungate, Caroline Watkins, and Emily Weisband, and produced by 2024 CCMA Producer of the Year winner Joey Moi, “Coming Home To You (Bigger Houses)” releases Oct. 18.

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