Country music singer Ashley McBryde is set to appear at the U.P. State Fair on Aug. 17. Tickets can be purchased from Island Resort and Casino. (Photo courtesy of the Delta County Chamber of Commerce)

ESCANABA — Grammy, Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music Awards winner Ashley McBryde will take the Grandstand stage at the U.P. State Fair at 8 p.m. Aug. 17. McBryde is the fifth act announced by the U.P. State Fair in its full line-up of grandstand entertainment this year, presented by Island Resort and Casino.

McBryde cut her teeth playing country songs in rural biker bars, the Delta County Chamber of Commerce said in a news release. The Grand Ole Opry member’s 2018 major label debut “Girl Going Nowhere” (Warner Music Nashville) charmed The New York Times, National Public Radio, Rolling Stone, Paste, The Washington Post and more, all en route to landing a Grammy nomination for Best Country Album.

McBryde closed out 2019 with ACM New Female Artist, Country Music Television Breakout Artist, a New Artist of the Year win at the 53rd Annual CMA Awards and two nominations for the 2020 Grammys for Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance for “Girl Goin’ Nowhere.”

Her follow-up, “Never Will,” was tagged by Rolling Stone as one of the most anticipated of the year alongside NPR, which also ranked her Top 10 Recording Industry Association of America platinum-certified single, “One Night Standards,” as one of the best songs of 2019.

The album earned McBryde a 2021 Grammy nomination for Best Country Album, making “Never Will” the only album nominated for Country Album of the Year by the ACMs, CMAs and the Recording Academy in the same award season, the chamber said. Her Grammy-winning duet with Carly Pearce, “Never Wanted To Be That Girl,” went all the way to No. 1 and earned McBryde and Pearce the ACM and CMA award for Musical Event of the Year.

McBryde was also honored with the 2022 CMA International Artist Achievement Award for the most significant creative growth, development and promotion of the country music industry outside of the United States.

For more information, visit AshleyMcBryde.com, or follow her on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @AshleyMcBryde and TikTok @AshleyMcBrydeMusic.

Gold circle tickets for Ashley McBryde’s performance on Aug. 17 are on sale for $15 each and can be purchased from this year’s presenting sponsor, Island Resort and Casino, at islandresortandcasino.com/entertainment. General seating for all grandstand entertainment is free with admission to the Fair. To purchase advance gate admission for the U.P. State Fair, visit upstatefair.net.