Emily Weisband
{{Short description|American country music singer and songwriter}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| background = person
| name = Emily Weisband
| birth_name =
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| birth_place = Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S.
| origin = Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
| genre = Country, pop
| occupation = Singer, songwriter
| instrument = Vocals
| years_active = 2014-present
| label = Warner
| publishers = THIS Music
}}
Emily Weisband is an American country music singer and songwriter. She has written singles for BTS, Halsey, Camila Cabello, and Hillary Scott. She has also released three extended plays via Warner Records, and has charted one single on Billboard Country Airplay.
Biography
Emily Weisband was born and raised in Fredericksburg, Virginia.{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1008707575/ | title=From make-believe to a Grammy Award | work=The Free Lance Star | date=February 23, 2017 | accessdate=June 7, 2025 | author=Amanda Vicinzano | pages=A1, A4}} She is the oldest of six children. She began playing guitar and writing songs as a teenager, and founded a local band called Wild at Heart. After graduating high school, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to attend Belmont University.{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/emily-weisband-mn0003381265 | title=Emily Weisband biography | publisher=AllMusic | accessdate=June 7, 2025 | author=Matt Collar}} After graduating with a major in songwriting, she signed with the song publishing company THIS Music, which is a division of Warner Chappell Music.{{cite web | url=https://www.songwriteruniverse.com/emily-weisband-songwriter-2019/ | title=Emily Weisband Co-Writes Hits For BTS ("Boy With Luv"), Camila Cabello ("Consequences") And Signs Artist Deal With Warner Records | publisher=Songwriter Universe | date=July 1, 2019 | accessdate=June 7, 2025 | author=Dale Kawashima}} The contract was made possible due to an internship with the university. After signing her contract, she began writing songs which ended up recorded a number of other singers, including Pink and Keith Urban. Additionally, Drew Baldridge featured her on his 2016 single "Rebound", which charted on Billboard Country Airplay.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/drew-baldridge/chart-history/csa/|title=Drew Baldridge Chart History – Country Airplay|magazine=Billboard}}
In 2016, she co-wrote "Thy Will", a song recorded by Lady Antebellum vocalist Hillary Scott along with her sister Rylee and parents, Linda Davis and Lang Scott. Weisband and Scott wrote the song with Bernie Herms.{{cite web | url=https://musicrow.com/2017/10/emily-weisbands-songwriting-evolution/ | title=Emily Weisband’s Songwriting Evolution | publisher=MusicRow | date=October 9, 2017 | accessdate=June 7, 2025 | author=Jessica Nicholson}} The song won Weisband a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song.{{cite web | url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/emily-weisband/20063 | title=Search results for Emily Weisband | publisher=Grammy.com | accessdate=June 7, 2025}} Other songs written by Weisband include "Boy with Luv" by BTS and Halsey and "Consequences" by Camila Cabello.{{cite web | url=https://americansongwriter.com/emily-weisband-on-surviving-the-music-industry/ | title=Emily Weisband Talks ‘I Call It Being Human EP’ and How Oversharing Should Be The New Normal | publisher=American Songwriter | date=April 6, 2021 | accessdate=June 7, 2025 | author=Brandon Harrington}}
Due to the success of "Thy Will", Weisband began a singing career. In 2019, Weisband released a seven-song extended play titled Identity Crisis via Warner Records. The album's title track was released as a single,{{cite web | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/emily-weisband-identity-crisis-interview-8540344/ | title=How Emily Weisband Found Her Own Voice on ‘Identity Crisis’ After Writing Hits For Camila Cabello & Hillary Scott | publisher=Billboard | date=October 24, 2019 | accessdate=June 7, 2025 | author=Annie Reuter}} while the track "Naked" received a music video.{{cite web | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/emily-weisband-video-naked-watch-8527543/ | title=Emily Weisband Drops Vulnerable New Video for ‘Naked’: Watch | publisher=Billboard | date=August 15, 2019 | accessdate=June 7, 2025 | author=Annie Reuter}} This was followed by Not Afraid to Say Goodbye in 2020. A third EP, I Call It Being Human, followed in 2021. The track "New Salt" was issued as a single from this project.{{cite web | url=https://musicrow.com/2021/04/emily-weisband-strives-for-raw-authenticity-on-i-call-it-being-human-interview/ | title=Emily Weisband Strives For Raw Authenticity On ‘I Call It Being Human’ [Interview] | publisher=MusicRow | date=April 2, 2021 | accessdate=June 7, 2025 | author=LB Cantrell}}
Personal life
In November 2022, Weisband married Dylan Toscano, a medical sales representative. Attendees of the wedding included Hillary Scott and Little Big Town member Karen Fairchild.{{cite web | url=https://people.com/country/emily-weisband-marries-dylan-toscano-wedding-photos/ | title=Singer-Songwriter Emily Weisband Marries Dylan Toscano in Star-Studded Ceremony — See the Pics! | publisher=People | date=November 22, 2022 | accessdate=June 7, 2025 | author=Tricia Despres}}
Discography
- Identity Crisis (2019)
- Not Afraid to Say Goodbye (2020)
- I Call It Being Human (2021)
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Category:American women country singers
Category:American women songwriters
Category:Country musicians from Virginia
Category:People from Fredericksburg, Virginia