The War and Treaty accepts the Groundbreaker award in Billboard's Country Power Players 2024.
Tanya Trotter:
Well, first I would like to thank God for bringing us here. And I have to thank my best friend, my lover, my partner in crime, my songwriting partner and my husband, Mr. Michael Trotter Jr. I just can't believe we're here, to be very honest.
We traveled to American music a few years ago, and we called a young woman named Rissi Palmer and we were in… and we were like homeless in Maryland, asking her what she thinks about us doing country music or Americana music. And she says, “I don't see why not. I believe you can do anything you set your mind to.” And we trace that path. We love The Civil Wars, we love Shovels & Rope, we love all those bands.
And we began our trip in our turtle-top Ford pickup truck, going up and down 95 with our little son in the back, putting cheeseburgers under his seat when we stopped at McDonald's for the $1 meal. And we're just grateful for where he's taken us. We thank. I'm going to let my husband do the talking. We want to thank UMG, we want to thank Cindy Mape, our family at UMG, we want to thank our attorney, Jeff Covin, our team. We founded our management company about nine or ten months ago. And we want to thank Virginia Prater, who was our first booking agent, and our young team Jolene and Michelle.
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