Jenna Paulette

Photo: Wes Walker

Singer-songwriter Jenna Paulette, a Lewisville, Texas native who grew up moving cattle on her family's ranch in Thackerville, Oklahoma, found her voice singing in church and during long, hot summers on a four-wheeler or a horse. "My granddad and uncle always expected me to be able to get the job done," Paulette says. After college in Savannah, she settled in Nashville, where Ashley Gorley became her songwriting mentor, leading to collaborations with other songwriters and a publishing deal with Sea Gayle Music. She was a CMT Next Women of Country honoree in 2022.

Her debut album The Girl I Was came out in 2023, receiving critical acclaim for such songs as "You Ain't No Cowboy" and "Country In The Girl." Since then, she's made her Grand Ole Opry debut and signed with independent label Leo33. A second album, Horseback, came out in 2024. "When people listen to my songs, I want them to feel grounded," Paulette says. "I want them to feel connected to their roots and to the way of life that I represent and love, because I think that way of life is just such a beautiful picture of how it can be."

She has worked with Ely Cattleman on the CowboyGirl Rangewear collection for ranch women, and Jenna Paulette's CowboyGirl Series on YouTube features Jenna sitting down with women shaping the future of the Western way of life.

Website: jennapaulette.com