Maggie Rose Doesn’t Know How to Feel About That ‘Best-Kept Secret’ Compliment

Maggie Rose Doesn't Know How to Feel About That 'Best-Kept Secret' Compliment "I’m making no efforts to remain a secret," says the two-time Grammy nominee, who just released her new album Half Moon By Joseph Hudak

In Nashville circles, Maggie Rose has been long regarded as one of the city's best-kept secrets. While it sounds like a compliment, it's a back-handed one at best, and the two-time Grammy nominee has been actively working to change that over her past few albums.

Last week, Rose dropped Half Moon , her latest and most bold step yet in joining the ranks of music's mainstream stars — of any genre. The vocalist, who has toured, recorded, or performed with artists like Dave Matthews Band, Melissa Etheridge, Vince Gill, and My Morning Jacket's Jim James, tells Rolling Stone 's Nashville Now how she feels when she gets that "secret" designation.

"Do I think all facets of the Nashville music industry are on display? No," she says. "I'm making no efforts to remain a secret."

But being based in Nashville can come with its own share of preconceived notions, Rose admits.

"I think sometimes people say, 'Oh, she's from Nashville, automatically let's associate her with Americana or country. Where I think I'd be right at home with Olivia Dean and Hozier," shey says.

"The collaborations with all these other artists in different communities is what has allowed me to glean so much knowledge and make music that, I'm hoping, is getting better and better with each project," she continues. "But it's a hindrance in the fact that there is rigidity to genre and playlisting and streaming and, 'Where do we put it?'"

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