Maggie Rose On Her GRAMMY-Nominated Album ‘No One Gets Out Alive’

Maggie Rose is a singer/songwriter with a dynamic voice and stage presence to match. After years on the Nashville music scene, she’s seen her hard work and dedication rewarded with a GRAMMY-nominated album for her album No One Gets Out Alive.

“I’m so excited about this nomination, my team, and this album,” she says. “The bigness of some of these arrangements felt almost James Bondsy and cinematic. I really wanted to go for it with all these amazing musicians and elements to incorporate that I hadn’t had the chance to on previous projects.”

It’s nominated for the Best Americana Album category. Produced by GRAMMY-winning producer Ben Tanner with conductor Don Hart overseeing the arrangements, the album features a collection of songs very special to Rose, highlighted by some exceptional musicians. They include players from Jason Isbell’s 400 Unit, Alabama Shakes, as well as Rose’s own band.

Tracks include “Mad Love,” “Fake Flowers,” and “Underestimate Me,” as well as the title track.

In addition to the original version, she’s just released in a new, stripped back version with pop-punk singer, Charlotte Sands.

“I wanted to release a couple versions of a few songs reimagined from this record,” Rose says. “And Charlotte’s voice is so special. She has one of these vocal IDs, when she starts singing you can tell it’s her. I thought it was a fun opportunity to collaborate with her musically.”

The No One Gets Out Alive album not only features some of Rose’s greatest work, it’s the culmination of her personal journey to find her true voice and style on the Nashville music scene.

Rose has shared the stage with Eric Church, Kelly Clarkson, The Dave Matthews Band, Joan Jett, Tedeschi Trucks Bands, and many others, as well as performing on the Grand Ole Opry more than 100 times. She soon discovered her sound and style didn’t quite fit with what was being played on country radio. The beauty in that, however, is she began branching out beyond genre guidelines.

“I think it fits a lot of different categories and pulls from a lot of different types of music I love,” she explains. “If I had been too exacting about where I wanted it to live in the genre space, I may not have taken it into some of the places it ended up going musically. I think that’s why it does work and is described as an Americana album.”

The songs were written when everyone was still dealing with the pandemic and Rose, like many others, was dealing with a lot of personal loss.

“It’s a collection of songs about moving on and taking only what we need in life, but also kind of going for it and not delaying big goals and aspirations. When you’re dealing with challenges in life, you tend to wait until everything has settled down before you go ahead and tackle what you need to tackle. It became apparent to me I needed to go ahead and make something beautiful and do what I love. And the songs really seemed to work together.”

Once the album was finished, Big Loud Records acquired it. After it’s release, Rose decided to leave the label. She ended up submitting it for GRAMMY consideration on her own.

“It’s been quite a year, and this nomination is a really strong finish for me. I just had to keep believing in this music and I’m lucky I had a small team around me that stuck with it. I feel the songs were almost prophetic in what I dealt with in the industry, leaving Big Loud, and finding new footing with a new label and getting the masters back.”

In addition to touring and promoting her album, Rose hosts her own podcast Salute the Songbird and has started recording them for live audiences at Eric Church’s “Chief’s” nightclub in downtown Nashville. She talks to fellow female artists about a wide range of topics.

“We kicked it off with (guitarist) Grace Bowers and some of the other amazing guests I have lined up include Molly Tuttle, Brittney Spencer, and Caitlyn Smith. It’s interesting because we all have similar struggles in this industry and it’s very inspiring to talk to people about their experiences.”

And on top of her GRAMMY nomination, Rose has something else to celebrate.

‘I’m expecting my first child in April,” she says. “I got the news in the midst of all of this craziness and just feel like I’m in the right place now, doing what I love. I’m thanking those instincts are seemingly being rewarded right now.”