With a voice that negotiates down-to-earth twang and melismatic pop, country-pop singer Gabby Barrett had her big break in 2018 when she reached the finals of the 16th season of American Idol. Her first country hit, "I Hope," followed in 2019, a version of which hit number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2020. That same year Barrett released her gold-certified full-length debut, Goldmine, which yielded another hit in "The Good Ones." Heralded by the single "Glory Days," Barrett's second album, Chapter & Verse, arrived in 2024.
A native of Munhall, Pennsylvania, Barrett spen...