McKenna Faith Winters

McKenna Faith Winters is a 17 year old singer/songwriter from Machesney Park,  Illinois who has released 15 singles since July 2023 and is set to release her first full length studio album in 2026.  McKenna has made a name for herself as a country music artist at a young age. In 2025 she won the Josie Award for Modern/Pop Country Female Song of the Year for "Forgot Your Name". She was also nominated for the Tennessee Songwriters’ Association Youth Achievement Award, a nominee for the Rockford Area Music Industry’s Country Group of the Year as well as a nominee for the Midwest Country Music Organization’s Breakthrough Artist of the Year. She has performed live on the iconic WSM Radio, home of the Grand Ole Opry. She has also performed on Broadway in Nashville at Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row, Nudies Honky Tonk, Famous Saloon, The Dawg House and Nashville Underground.  She was also recently featured in a songwriter’s round at the Commodore Grille in Nashville. Her musical influences include Avery Anna, Kelsea Ballerini, Megan Moroney and Carrie Underwood among others. 

8 of McKenna’s releases have already hit #1 on indie charts in four different countries including the US, Canada, the UK and Australia. The singer/songwriter is building one of the strongest collections of original music the Northern Illinois area has seen and doing so at an incredibly young age. She has her first full album tentatively scheduled for release in February of 2026.

For media inquiries, please contact: Mike Winters at 815-978-5657 or at mckennafaithwinters@gmail.com

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