Not everyone has heard Grumpy, but hundreds of thousands of people have heard Heaven Schmitt. The North Carolina-raised, New York-based singer-songwriter began lending backing vocals to Zach Bryan in 2024 after connecting through a mutual industry friend, and was later hired to the Americana megastar’s touring band earlier this year. With Bryan, Schmitt — whose output with Grumpy leans towards off-kilter, experimental indie pop — has belted mainstream country hits like the Kacey Musgraves duet “I Remember Everything” to sold-out stadiums full of beer-drinkin’, trucker-hat-wearin’ devotees; just call Schmitt “Theycey MusGayves.”
Maybe you’ve noticed that country music has been popular lately. In the past few years,…

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