Brittney Spencer

Brittney Spencer

No chair turn in the blind auditions, The Voice season 14 (2018)

Latest: . Boston.com published this interview, ahead of her July 16 opening set for Bob Dylan in Boston; she talked about how Dylan found her after her set at Outlaw Music Fest in 2024, her tours with other artists, and growing up in Baltimore.

Brittney Spencer auditioned for The Voice season 14 in 2018 and went on to release her debut album, My Stupid Life, in January 2024. In 2020, she drew wide attention on Twitter with a cover of The Highwomen's "Crowded Table". In March 2024, she sang as one of four featured singers on Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter song "Blackbiird", which reached number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100. Fans can stream her music on Apple Music and Spotify. The singer, who grew up in Baltimore, released the single "Sober Thoughts" on MNRK Records in June 2026. In July 2026, she opened for Bob Dylan in Boston on his summer tour.

The story so far

Before the show

From Baltimore and Nashville to The Voice

Brittney Spencer grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, attended magnet schools in her teens including the George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology, and sang background vocals for R&B and gospel artists before moving to Nashville in February 2013 and competing on The Voice season 14 in 2018 with no chair turn in the blind auditions.

Brittney Spencer sang the national anthem at the 148th Kentucky Derby.

2020 to 2022

Twitter attention and signing with Elektra Records

Brittney Spencer drew wide attention in 2020 with a cover of The Highwomen's "Crowded Table" posted on Twitter and released her debut EP, Compassion, on Common Exchange in December 2020. She sang "Love My Hair" with Mickey Guyton and Madeline Edwards at the 55th Annual CMA Awards in November 2021, and signed with Elektra Records in November 2022.

2024

My Stupid Life and singing with Beyoncé

Brittney Spencer released her debut album, My Stupid Life, on Elektra in January 2024. Two months later, she sang as one of four featured singers on "Blackbiird", Beyoncé's cover of the Beatles' "Blackbird" on Cowboy Carter; the song reached number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100. At the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens game in December 2024, she sang "Blackbiird" with Beyoncé, Tanner Adell, Tiera Kennedy and Reyna Roberts in Beyoncé's Christmas Day halftime show.

Now

New music and opening for Bob Dylan

Brittney Spencer released the single "Sober Thoughts" on MNRK Records in June 2026. She told Boston.com in July 2026 how Bob Dylan found her after her set at Outlaw Music Fest in 2024, opened for Dylan at Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston on his summer 2026 tour, and said that she would announce a new album soon.

InterviewsBoston.com interview

Round by round

The Voice season 14 · No chair turn in the blind auditions

Blind auditions ·

“Road Less Traveled”

No chair turned

Watch Brittney Spencer

  1. “Independence Day”

    After the show · Award show performance

    ACM - Academy of Country Music on YouTube

Music

Discography (6 releases)

TitleTypeYearLabelListen
CompassionEP2020Common ExchangeApple Music
Sober & SkinnySingle2021
If I Ever Get There: A Day at Blackbird StudioEP2022ElektraApple Music
My Stupid Life (The Party That I Almost Missed)Alternate editionAlbum2024ElektraApple Music
My Stupid LifeAlbum2024ElektraApple Music
Sober ThoughtsSingle2026MNRK RecordsApple Music

Cover images: Cover Art Archive (MusicBrainz) and Apple Music.

Writing and recording credits

  • Credited on Lucinda Williams's "The World's Gone Wrong" (2025)
  • Lead vocal on Jason Isbell's "Midnight Train to Georgia" (2021)

Cover images: Apple Music.

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Wikipedia views

29,788 in the year to September 2026.

Personal info

Labels
Common Exchange from 2020Self-released from 2021Elektra Records from 2022MNRK Records from 2026
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The Voice season 14 finalists

The Voice season 14: all finalists and their careers · Semifinalists · Earlier rounds

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