Madelyn Paquette is a Nashville-based award-winning songwriter and artist. Recently, she co-wrote “Easier By Now” by Spencer Crandall, “Drive You Anywhere" by Ashley Anne and “Autopilot” by Levi Hummon. Her songs have been performed at CMA Fest main stages, official writers rounds at the BMI Key West Songwriters Festival and on tours all over the country. Born and raised in a Boston suburb, Madelyn was songwriting by age nine; nominated for two American Songwriting Awards by fifteen; became a National YoungArts Foundation Winner by seventeen; selected as a 2018 Presidential Scholar in the Arts Finalist by eighteen; and won an Independent Music Award for her single “Broke Like Me” by twenty. Since 2021, she has been recognized by the BMI Foundation Scholarship, the John Lennon Songwriting Contest as a Grand Prize winner and most recently by the 22nd and 23rd NSAI Song Contest as a Top 10 Finalist for three songs.

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Madelyn always knew music would be integral in her life. Growing up listening to storytellers like James Taylor, Dolly Parton, and John Denver, her ears became fine-tuned for harmonies and evocative lyricism. In 2009 she began writing songs and performing locally upon two pivotal discoveries: Rascal Flatts' 2004 single "Bless the Broken Road," written by Marcus Hummon, and Taylor Swift’s debut album. The unparalleled craftsmanship and sounds of these Nashville artists captivated her and inspired her path forward as a songwriter. In addition to conjuring lyrics and melodies, Madelyn imagined arrangements in her head, prompting her to learn to produce her own demos. Production has since become signature to her story, known in Nashville not only as a topliner but a "track girl." She enjoys driving all aspects of her creative process. In a later full-circle moment, Madelyn was credited alongside Hummon- her songwriting hero - on Levi Hummon's 2024 EP "Bet On Me." She co-penned "Autopilot" with Levi and Rajiv Dhall.

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In 2022, Madelyn graduated from New York University’s Clive Davis Institute with a B.F.A. in Recorded Music. Topping off her college tenure, she had the honor of performing her single “Broke Like Me” at Radio City Music Hall. She spent that June in Nashville as she was selected by Katie Vinten of Black Diamond Artist Group and Columbia Records to participate in NYU’s inaugural Summer Accelerator mentorship and networking program. Madelyn moved to Nashville shortly after with continued mentorship from Vinten. She continues to establish herself as a versatile songwriter and producer of several genres including country and pop, and build her tribe. Recent artist collaborations include Erin Kinsey, Hailey Benedict, Danielle Bradbery, Jillian Jacqueline, Spencer Crandall and Dawson Anderson.