Rachel cousins

Rachel Cousins is an award-winning artist, emerging as one of Atlantic Canada’s most promising pop artists.

Since releasing her debut 5-song EP This Fire in 2017, Rachel has demonstrated her ability to weave pop melodies with folk, rock, and electronic influences, because of this, you’ll find her voice featured on tracks from a diverse roster of Newfoundland’s most successful artists. Most notably, the 2020 collaboration album Songs from Home and showcased Rachel alongside Alan Doyle, Fortunate Ones, The Ennis Sisters, and The Once. She has written songs and collaborated with Stella’s Circle Inclusion Choir , The NL Deaf Choir and the award winning Holy Heart Chamber Choir.

Rachel has grown her audience with an impressive list of sync placements in television and film since signing with Toronto’s CYMBA music publishing. She has written with artist from around the world including Nathan Ferraro (Lady Gaga, Jessie Reyez), Alex Tanas (Magic) Jenson Vaughn ( Brittany Spears, Madonna) & Alan Doyle.

Her single, “Aftermath” reached the top 10 of the national Searchlight Contest on June 15, 2021. CBC called the song a “soaring piano pop ballad”.

Rachel was named Pop Artist of the year for Music NL in 2020 and 2021. Her self titled album also earned her an East Coast Music Award nomination in 2019.

Rachel just released her full-length album AURA, recently nominated for 5 Music NL awards. This year she won the Pop Artist of the Year and also Solo Artist of the Year.  At this pace, it’s no doubt that Rachel Cousins will soon burn up the pop charts.