Artist Presale: July 29 @ 10:00 AM PT
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strong>MRG Presale: July 29 @ 10:00 AM PT
On Sale: July 30 @ 10:00 AM PT
Michaela Slinger is a
Vancouver-based &ldquo\;legendary songbird-in-the-making&rdquo\; (Dan Mang
an). Her songwriting and stop-you-dead vocals illuminate the universality
of our lives by diving deep into quiet moments of love\, loss\, longing\,
and uncertainty.
Her forthcoming album &ldquo\;Green and Trying &rdquo\; (September 25th 2026) marks a turning point in her career aft er parting ways with her previous record label and creating big wins indep endently. Initial singles &lsquo\;Fleeting&rsquo\; and &lsquo\;Something&r squo\;s Gotta Give&rsquo\; landed her Top 5 spots on Spotify&rsquo\;s &ldq uo\;Folk and Friends&rdquo\; and her first Triple J radio play in Australi a on &ldquo\;Edge of Country&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;Country Club&rdquo\; prog ramming. Recorded at Protection Island Studios with David Vertesi (Haley B lais\, Hey Ocean!) and Jonathan Anderson (Ocie Elliott\, Field Guide)\, th is music captures an artist learning to sit with the unanswered questions that accompany the ending of a decade and places her sonically alongside g reats like Kacey Musgraves\, Maggie Rogers\, and Sheryl Crow. Michaela has shared stages across North America with artists like Dermot Kennedy\, Don ovan Woods\, Bre Kennedy\, Hayden Everett\, Virginia to Vegas\, and Michae l Bernard Fitzgerald.
Michaela&rsquo\;s sophomore LP 'This Can&rsquo \;t Last Forever' (604 Records) was written between her muse cities of Nas hville\, Los Angeles\, Vancouver\, and Toronto and featured collaborators like Khalid Yassein (Wild Rivers) and Ryan Stewart (Carly Rae Jepsen). Her single "Everything I Wasn't Looking For" appeared in Netflix's show BET i n May 2025\, introducing her to new fans across the world and landing her on Shazam charts. The record helped cement her rise\, including a nominati on for Pop Artist of the Year at the 2024 Western Canadian Music Awards\, the cover of Amazon Music&rsquo\;s Fresh Folk &\; Acoustic playlist\, s potlighting on SiriusXM&rsquo\;s Poplandia: About To Break\, and a feature on CBC Music&rsquo\;s Songs You Need To Hear.
As a songwriter\, Mic haela is a frequent collaborator with industry heavyweights. Her recent cu t with Nashville-based Shawn Williams and We Lepers landed a Top 10 spot o n Spotify&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Folk and Friends&rdquo\;. She is a featured voc alist and co-writer on Braden Lam&rsquo\;s focus single &ldquo\;Wide Open& rdquo\; (Universal Music Group Canada)\, and a co-writer on feature single &ldquo\;the girl&rdquo\; by Lili-Ann Di Francesco (Universal Music Group Canada). Other collaborators include Collin Pastore and Jake Finch (Ashe\, Lucy Dacus)\, Ryan Stewart (Carly Rae Jepsen)\, Louis Johnson (Mackenzie Porter\, Thelma and James)\, RYMAN\, Emma Ogier\, Lucy Clearwater\, Tyler Geertsma (Escondido)\, David Vertesi (Haley Blais)\, Joe Avio (Ruel\, Kath erine Li)\, and Sebastian Gaskin (2025 JUNO Winner for Contemporary Indige nous Artist of the Year). \;
Michaela gives back to her communit y by passionately working to bring the transformative power of songwriting \, music\, and creativity to people of all ages through several programs. This includes Harmony For All (City of Burnaby) which brings engaging musi c programming to groups and organizations who serve individuals experienci ng barriers to participation\, including newcomer families\, adults with d isabilities\, and residents in social housing\; and through her own progra m Songs in Schools\, which is an immersive and expressive songwriting and music workshop designed for all learner types and skill levels to joyfully develop their capacity to appreciate\, understand\, and create music in c onnection to BC&rsquo\;s curriculum and core competencies.
Michaela
proudly calls beautiful Vancouver\, BC home\, and spends a portion of each
year writing songs in her muse cities of Nashville\, Los Angeles\, and To
ronto. \;
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