Kyle McKearney is a Métis Canadian alternative country singer-songwriter based in Airdrie, Alberta.Tim Kalinowski, The Airdrie City View, September 29, 2023; McKearney's big win at Canadian Country Music Awards validating
Originally from Fort St. John, British Columbia, he was involved in a number of country and rock musical projects, most notably a stint with a touring production of the jukebox musical We Will Rock You.Eric Volmers, "Calgary music veteran Kyle McKearney takes the long road home with debut solo album". Calgary Herald, October 8, 2021. After going through a period of disillusionment with the state of his career, he returned to Calgary, where beginning in 2020 he posted weekly cover songs to YouTube before recording and releasing his solo debut album Down-Home in 2021.
Down-Home was a Canadian Country Music Award nominee for Alternative Country Album of the Year at the 2022 Canadian Country Music Awards.Katie Colley, "Tenille Townes Leads 2022 CCMA Awards Nominations With Seven: See The Full List". ET Canada, July 20, 2022. At the 18th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2023, McKearney won the award for Contemporary Singer of the Year,"CFMAs Are Handed Out In Vancouver". FYI Music News, April 5, 2023. and was nominated for Contemporary Album of the Year and Indigenous Songwriter of the Year.Stephen Cooke, "Madison Violet, Shannon & Tony Quinn among 2023 Canadian Folk Music Award nominees". SaltWire Network, October 5, 2022.
He followed up in 2023 with the album A Traveler's Lament,Michael Major, "Kyle McKearney Announces Release of Sophomore Album 'A Traveler's Lament'". Broadway World, March 13, 2023. for which he received CCMA nominations for Alternative Country Album of the Year, Innovative Campaign of the Year, and Record Producer of the Year at the 2023 Canadian Country Music Awards.Matthew Weaver, "Nominees have been revealed. More performers announced. Everything you need to know about CCMA Awards in Hamilton" . CKDK-FM, July 13, 2023. McKearney would go on to win the "Alternative Country Album of the Year" award.
At the 2025 Canadian Country Music Association Awards, McKearney's album To the River was nominated for Alternative Country Album of the Year, and McKearney and his collaborators received nominations for Record Producer of the Year and Creative Team or Director of the Year.
Discography Albums Down-Home (2021) A Traveler's Lament (2023) To the River (2025)
Charting singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album CAN CountryPeaks on the Canada Country chart: "Rearview": "Rearview" 2026 30
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