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Career Overview

AWARDS

Martina has won the CMA’s Female Vocalist of the Year award 4 times, tying her with Reba McEntire for most wins in this category.

Country Music Association Awards:

• Female Vocalist of the Year - 2004, 2003, 2002, 1999
• Music Video of the Year - “Independence Day” - 1994

Academy of Country Music Awards:

• Top Female Vocalist - 2004, 2003, 2002
• Home Depot Humanitarian - 2004

CMT Flameworthy Awards:

• Female Video of the Year - “Concrete Angel” - 2003
• Female Video of the Year - “Blessed” - 2002

Nashville Music Awards:

• Country Album of the Year - Wild Angels - 1996
• Video of the Year - “Safe In the Arms of Love” - 1996
• Video of the Year - “Independence Day” - 1995

American Music Award:

• Favorite Female Artist (Country) - 2003

Country Weekly:

• Favorite Female Artist - 2003

Billboard Music Award:

• Country Female Artist of the Year - 2002

Clio Awards:

• Gold Clio for Country Music Video of the Year - “Wild Angels” - 1996
• Gold Clio for Country Music Video of the Year - “Independence Day” - 1995

Country Radio Music Award:

• Best Female Artist - 1996

Grammy Awards:

• Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album - Amazing Grace - A Country Salute to Gospel - 1995
  

TNN / Music City News Award:

• Video of the Year - “Independence Day” - 1995

Music Row Industry Summit Award:

• Breakthrough Artist Video - “My Baby Loves Me” - 1994

The Great British Music Award:

• Best Video of the Year - “Independence Day” - 1994

NOMINATIONS

Country Music Association Awards:

• Female Vocalist of the Year - 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 1999,
• 2000, 1998, 1996
• Song of the Year - “Anyway” - 2007
• Single of the Year - “Anyway” - 2007
• Video of the Year - “Anyway” - 2007
• Vocal Event of the Year “Trip Around the Sun” with Jimmy Buffett - 2005
• Video of the Year - “Concrete Angel” - 2003
• Single of the Year - “Blessed” - 2002
• Single of the Year - “A Broken Wing” - 1998
• Single of the Year - “A Broken Wing” (Production) - 1998
• Video of the Year - “A Broken Wing” - 1998
• Vocal Event of the Year for “Still Holding On” with Clint Black - 1997
• Album of the Year - Wild Angels - 1996
• Album of the Year for Wild Angels (Production) - 1996
• Vocal Event of the Year for “On My Own” with Reba McEntire, Linda Davis and
• Trisha Yearwood - 1996
• Video of the Year - “Independence Day” - 1994

Academy of Country Music Awards:

• Top Female Vocalist - 2008, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998,1993
• Album of the Year for Martina - 2004
• Video of the Year - “Concrete Angel” - 2003
• Single of the Year - “A Broken Wing” - 1999
• Song of the Year - “A Broken Wing” - 1999
• Video of the Year - “A Broken Wing” - 1999
• Video of the Year - “Independence Day” - 1994

Grammy Awards:

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance for “For These Times” - 2009
• Best Female Country Vocal Performance for “I Still Miss Someone” - 2007
• Best Female Country Vocal Performance for “In My Daughter’s Eyes” - 2005
• Best Female Vocal Performance for “This One’s for the Girls” - 2004
• Best Short Form Music Video - “Concrete Angel” - 2004
• Best Female Country Vocal Performance for “Blessed” - 2002
• Best Country Female Vocal Performance for “I Love You” - 1999
• Best Country Collaboration for “Still Holding On” with Clint Black - 1997
• Best Country Female Vocal Performance for “Safe In the Arms of Love” - 1995
• Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for “On My Own” with Reba McEntire,
• Linda Davis and Trisha Yearwood - 1995
• Best Country Song - “Independence Day” - 1994

People’s Choice Award:

• Favorite Country Female Singer - 2005

CMT Flameworthy Award:

• Female Video of the Year - “This One’s for the Girls” - 2004

American Music Award:

• Female Vocalist of the Year - 2003

Dove Award:

• Country Recorded Song - 2007 for “Anyway”

DISCOGRAPHY

Martina has sold over 18 million albums and had twenty-two top ten hits.

ADDITIONAL RECORDING CREDITS

2008

• Four Christmases Soundtrack - includes McBride and Dean Martins version of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”
• Duets – recorded “Danny’s Song,” a duet with Anne Murray
• “Blue Christmas” – Martina lent her voice for the first ever Elvis: Christmas Duets album, which features Elvis’ original vocals from holiday performances that were originally recorded for yuletide albums in 1957 and 1971. She also appears “magically” in the video with Elvis.
• Country Sings Disney – recorded a song for this fifteen song collection that features classic and contemporary Disney tracks performed by today’s favorite country stars
• Patriotic Country 3 – included in this cd aimed at raising money for Our Military Kids, an organization that provides support to military reserve and National Guard families “So Magical” on Clover Country: Songs from Famous 4-H Alumni – an all-star compilation that supports the national 4-H organization
• Back To Bacharach – teamed with Rod Stewart, James Taylor and Dionne Warwick for a piano backed version of “What the World Needs Now Is Love” for Steve Tyrell’s new album. The recording is aiding research on colon cancer.

2007

• Good Time - recorded “Never Loved Before,” a duet with Alan Jackson
• Amazing Grace - motion picture soundtrack-recorded “How Great Thou Art”

2006

• “Show Me” – recorded for Disney’s Bambi 2
• “Feels Like Home” – duet with Raul Malo on his You’re Only Lonely album
• Dean Martin’s Christmas with Dino- recorded duet with Dean of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”

2005

• My Heart – A collection of Love songs for Hallmark Gold Crowne Stores has sold over 150,000 copies and is certified Gold.

2004

• License to Chill – recorded “Trip Around the Sun” with Jimmy Buffett
• Patriotic Country – various artists – “God Bless America”

2003

• Remembering Patsy Cline – recorded “Sweet Dreams of You” with Take 6
• The Songs of Hope, Awareness and Recovery for Everyone (SHARE) CD – contributed “Cheap Whiskey”

2000

• Farm Aid – Volume One Live “Safe In The Arms Of Love”
• Backstage at the Grand Ole Opry, various artists - "Wrong Again," with interview
• Where the Heart Is soundtrack, various artists - "There You Are"
• The Mercy Project – Recorded “You’ll Get Through This”

1999

• Runaway Bride Soundtrack – Recorded “I Love You”
• Girls Night Out CMT All Access featuring Martina, Lorrie Morgan, Sara Evans, Mindy McCready

1998

• Hope Floats Soundtrack - Recorded “Chances Are,” a duet with Bob Seger
• Tribute To Tradition - Recorded “’Til I Can Make It On My Own”
• Touched By An Angel - Recorded “Little Bits of Lightning”

1997

• Nothin’ But The Taillights - Recorded “Still Holding On” with Clint Black
• Sunday Morning to Saturday Night - Recorded “Back In The Saddle” with Matraca Berg, Patty Loveless, Trisha Yearwood, Faith Hill, and Suzy Bogguss

1996

• Picture This - Recorded “Valentine” with Jim Brickman
• Mother and Child: A Christmas Celebration of Motherhood – Recorded “How Great Thou Art”

1995

• Amazing Grace - A Country Salute to Gospel - Recorded “How Great Thou Art”
• Mother and Child - A Christmas Celebration of Motherhood - Recorded “O Holy Night”

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

2009

• Fall Tour TBA

2008

• “Waking Up Laughing” Tour

2007

• 2007 top female touring act of any genre (Pollstar) for many weeks. McBride was one of the Top 5 touring acts, following only Kenny Chesney, The Rowdy Frynds Tour (Hank Williams Jr. and Lynyrd Skynyrd), and Brad Paisley.

2006

• Kicked off The Timeless Tour on January 13th with string of sold-out performances to follow. One of many sell-outs being the famed Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
• Fourth Annual Martina McBride The Joy of Christmas Tour.

2004

• CMA Female Vocalist Martina McBride joined CMA Male Vocalist Alan Jackson for a superstar pairing.
• Third Annual Martina McBride The Joy of Christmas Tour.

2003

• Second Annual Martina McBride The Joy of Christmas Tour.

2002

• Launched Martina McBride The Joy of Christmas Tour.

2001

• Co-starred with Reba McEntire on the “Girls Night Out” Tour.

2000

• George Strait Country Music Festival.

1999

• George Strait Country Music Festival.
• “Lilith Fair” Tour.

1998

• Martina McBride becomes one of the first country performers to join the landmark all-female “Lilith Fair” Tour.

1997

• Toured with Tim McGraw.

1995

• Toured with Alan Jackson, Tim McGraw, and Clint Black.
• Joined Gladys Knight, Regina Belle, and Barbara Mandrell for the Virginia Slims on the Legends Tour.

1994

• Opened for Garth Brooks in the United States, United Kingdom and Europe.
• Toured with Brooks & Dunn

1993

• Opening act on the Garth Brooks Tour.

1992

• Opening act on the Garth Brooks Tour.

OTHER ACCOLADES & EVENTS

2009

• Performed at Stevie Wonder’s (Library of Congress) Gershwin Price Concert, which aired on PBS

2008

• Nashville Symphony Harmony Award recipient
• Music City Walk of Fame inductee

2007

• Forbes List of Top Earning Females in Music
• Waking Up Laughing is included in the Chicago Tribune’s Best of 2007 list.
• McBride reached over 80 million impressions through television exposure for the launch of Waking Up Laughing. The ABC News two-hour special, "Six Degrees of Martina McBride," contributed to a career-high level of television exposure that rivals musical artists of all genres.
• Performed on American Idol.
• "Anyway" was featured in Lifetime TV's original movie "A Life Interrupted."
• Inducted into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame.

2006

• Chicago Sun Times’ Best Live Act of 2006.
• Martina hosted Lifetime Television’s “The Mother of All Months” movie marathon in May.
• Performed “This One’s For the Girls,” for Katie Couric’s final broadcast on The Today Show.
• Annual YW Celebrity Auction boasts best year ever raising nearly $145,000 -- two fans bid $20,000 for recording studio time with Martina.
• Timeless was credited as one of the “top picks” for the year in Entertainment Weekly, People Magazine and Showbiz Tonight.
• Timeless is certified platinum.

2005

• Mattel Launched Martina McBride Barbie Doll.
• Martina McBride is the course subject for a class at Salem College.
  The class, titled “Happy Girl/Broken Wing,” gave students a chance to analyze her songs and videos to gain a deeper appreciation of how McBride uses her voice to convey a woman’s experiences and feelings.
• A&E Biography.

2004

• Awarded ACM Home Depot Humanitarian Award.
• Awarded Lifetime Television’s “Lifetime Champions for Change” Award.

2003

• Named one of Redbook’s “Mothers & Shakers.
• Won the Grand Ole Opry’s Minnie Pearl Humanitarian Award for her domestic violence efforts.
• Named Country Weekly’s Favorite Female Artist.
• Radio & Records’ Readers Poll – Female Vocalist of the Year.

2002

• Featured in Easy Spirit’s national ad campaign “Spirit of Country”.

1995

• Named Music City News’ Top 10 Song of the Year - “Independence Day”.
• Inducted into the Grand Ole Opry.
• Country Weekly’s Golden Pick Award - Video of the Year - Independence Day”.

Personal Stats

Birth name: Martina Schiff

Birth date: July 29, 1966 - Sharon, Kansas

Parents: Daryl and Jeanne Schiff

Siblings: Brothers: Steve & Marty; Sister: Gina

Husband: Married John McBride on May 15,1988

Children:

• Delaney Katharine - Born December 22, 1994
• Emma Justine- Born March 29, 1998
• Ava Rose Kathleen - Born June 20, 2005

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