Artist Bio

MELODY MCARTHUR IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING POP INSPIRED-R&B ARTIST HAILING FROM TREATY 8 TERRITORY IN NORTHERN ALBERTA, CANADA/TURTLE ISLAND CURRENTLY BASED IN EDMONTON, AB (TREATY 6 TERRITORY). MCARTHUR HAS 4 FULL LENGTH ALBUMS UNDER HER BELT INCLUDING HER MOST RECENT RELEASE KIZMET (2022). MCARTHUR’S SOUND IS COMPARABLE TO LIZZO COLLIDING WITH ARIANA GRANDE.

MELODY'S HAD OVER 10 SINGLES CHART THE NATIONAL INDIGENOUS MUSIC COUNTDOWN (IMC) & IN MAY 2021 SHE HIT THE #1 SPOT ON THE JUKASA RADIO TOP 40 ALONGSIDE THE LIKES OF JUSTIN BEIBER, 24KGOLDN, & BRITNEY SPEARS FOR HER SINGLE LEARN TO BREATHE OFF THE RISING WATERS ALBUM AND AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 2021 HIT #1 ON THE IMC FOR HER SINGLE UNCEDED OFF THE KIZMET ALBUM. 

MCARTHUR IS THE RECENT RECIPIENT OF THE 2022 INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS HIP HOP AWARDS FOR R&B SINGLE OF THE YEAR FOR HER TRACK WILDLING FT. JAH'KOTA. SHE IS ALSO THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2022 INDIGENOUS SUPERSTARS AWARDS FOR BEST POP RECORDING AND THE JACQUIE BLACK RISING STAR AWARD AND TOOK HOME THE 2022 NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST POP ALBUM RECORDING IN NIAGARA FALLS, NY.

MELODY  SET FORTH ON HER 1ST TOUR IN MARCH 2022 FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF HER 4TH ALBUM KIZMET. THE WESTERN CANADIAN TOUR SOLDOUT MULTIPLE SHOWS. MCARTHUR HAS MOST RECENLTY JOINED AS A LEAD IN THE CAST OF BEAR GREASE, THE INDIGENIZED RE-TELLING OF THE RENOWNED MUSICAL GREASE SETTING OFF ON THE NOVEMBER RAIN TOUR IN THUNDER BAY ONTARIO, COLQUETH MINNESOTA, AND SASKATOON, SK. BEAR GREASE IS SCHEDULED TO HIT CALGARY, AB; EDMONTON, AB; TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA; WARM SPRINGS, OREGON; SEATTLE, WASHINGTON; AND SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO. MELODY HAS TAKEN ON MULTIPLE ROLES IN THE TRAVELING MUSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION INCLUDING THE LEAD SANDY (UNDERSTUDY) AND FRENCHIE.