NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Singer-songwriter Grace Humphries is turning an uncomfortable truth into an anthem of empowerment with her latest single, “I Couldn’t.” The song speaks to the all too common experience of sensing something is off on a date and not knowing what to do in the moment. Celeb Secrets Country exclusively premiered the song, noting, “Humphries may still be on the cusp of adulthood, but her storytelling suggests a wisdom well beyond her years.”
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With emotionally charged melodies and honest lyricism, “I Couldn’t” captures the internal struggle of staying polite while your instincts are screaming to leave. It’s a story of discomfort, intuition, and ultimately, self-trust.
Grace shares, “’I Couldn’t’ is about sensing bad intentions from someone. Because you know this person has bad intentions, all you want to do is leave the date. However, you don’t want to be rude so you decide to just sit and let this person talk. All throughout the date, you feel pretty uncomfortable so once you get in your car, the first thing you do is call your mom. I really want “I Couldn’t” to be an anthem for anyone who finds themselves in this situation and that it is okay to leave the date early if you feel uncomfortable. You do not owe anything to this person that you have just met. If your gut tells you that something is off, your gut feeling is usually right.”
Grace Humphries continues to carve out her own space and singer-songwriter scene with bold, emotionally driven music that reflects real life.
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At just 18, The Austin, TX Hill Country-based Grace Humphries is already effortlessly writing shockingly well crafted songs that artists twice her age would envy.
It started early, with baby Grace humming in her crib as an infant and piano lessons followed at age 5, though the young musician is mostly self-taught. Her mother, a Texas native, and Liverpool, UK expat father were astounded with their daughter’s early-emerging talents and encouraged her creativity at every turn. Grace and her older brother Liam bonded through music in Ramona, California, where they were raised until Liam’s devastating brain cancer diagnosis. When Grace was 8 and Liam was just 10, the family lost Liam and relocated to the Texas Hill Country. In the years that followed, Grace began channeling her feelings into music and soon knew exactly what she wanted to do in life.
Grace is constantly creating music, in and out of the studio. She hears the melodies in her head at school and at home, where she gets her ideas down via her small home recording studio. In 2024 Grace shot through the ranks at the annual All-State choir competition TPSMEA (Texas Private School Music Educators Association) as First Soprano. She won TAPPS (Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools) in 2020 with her rendition of “Think of Me” from Phantom of the Opera, and also won in 2022 as a soloist with her original composition, “I Am Found”. She cut her teeth performing up to hour-long sets at Chamber of Commerce events, local farmers markets as well as wineries and steakhouses.
In March of 2024, Grace had the amazing opportunity to travel to England and spend a week recording at the famous Abbey Road Studios. She also embarked on her first mini radio promotion that took her to Nashville and Knoxville, Tennessee, as well as Atlanta, Georgia where she had the opportunity to be a guest on WSM 650 Coffee, Country and Cody, WDVX The Blue Plate Special and WRFG The Americana Garage with Steve Kilbride. Her most recent radio promotion took her to Sonoma County in Northern California where she was Doug Jayne’s guest on KRCB 104.9 Sonoma County’s NPR Station for an on-air interview and live performance. She followed the on air with a live performance at the Hopmonk Tavern in Sebastopol, CA to help raise funds for KRCB.
Grace is an active member of her church’s Worship Team, where she regularly leads music for both adult and youth ministries. A recent high school graduate with High Honors and a concentration in Classical Christian Education, Grace is now setting her sights on higher education. She plans to apply to colleges that offer specialized programs in commercial singing and songwriting, with the goal of further developing her musical gifts and pursuing her passion.
Driven by the natural determination and focus of a true born artist as well as from the sense of loss she has experienced in her few short years, Grace creates music to express the joy, fragility and beauty of life as well as uses that music to connect to others. And even at the age of 18, she knows exactly what she wants. “I just want to be happy doing what I love: storytelling and performing,” she explains, “Writing music that is meaningful and connects with people in a very real way.”
