Mariya Stokes

Mariya Stokes is a country-Americana artist known for her quick wit, candid storytelling, and for unapologetically stealing your Grandma’s clothes. With a voice as distinct as her retro style, Country Music Alberta’s two-time Female Artist of the Year is set to release her debut full-length album, Mood Ring, in May 2025.

Produced by Juno Award-winners Justin Kudding and Spencer Cheyne, alongside frequent collaborator Lucas Gienow, the record’s anthemic choruses, gritty storytelling, and snappy bass-lines trace the edges of a sound that doesn’t settle neatly into one box. But neither does Stokes.

“I want every song I release to be a surprise.” Stokes says, “I’m a songwriter first; everything I write is rooted in country storytelling, but if the production needed to serve the song bends outside of the genre, I’ll go there.”

Growing up in rural Canada, Stokes found her voice early, sneaking into her parents’ small-town bar at just eight years old to sing with the local jam band and falling in love with live music. Now a seasoned performer with recent dates on the main-stage at Country Thunder (AB), Cavendish Beach Music Festival (PEI), and AmericanaFest in Nashville, TN, she has opened for artists including Dallas Smith, Jade Eagleson, and Ru-Paul’s Drag Race superstar Trixie Mattel.

With a new album on the horizon, Stokes is ready to share her next chapter: a sound that’s as bold and unapologetic as the stories she’s been telling since day one.