McKenna was managed by Gabriel Unger from 2000 to 2004. The organizer heard her play and encouraged her to come back, becoming her informal manager and booking shows for her around Boston. Her brother, who first introduced her to the guitar, encouraged her to attend an open-mic night at the Old Vienna Kaffeehause in Westborough, Massachusetts in 1996. McKenna first started writing lullabies to her children. She has five children and has been married for more than 30 years. She met her husband, Gene McKenna, in third grade and married him at age 19. Her mother died when she was seven years old, a theme often touched on in her music. McKenna was born and raised in Stoughton, Massachusetts, where she still lives today. McKenna along with Lady Gaga, Natalie Hemby and Hillary Lindsey wrote the second single off the soundtrack to the 2018 film A Star Is Born called ' Always Remember Us This Way.” McKenna performed backing vocals along with Lindsey and Hemby, and the song received a nomination for Song of the Year at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. In 2017, she again won Best Country Song at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards for writing ' Humble and Kind' performed by Tim McGraw. In 2016, she was nominated for the Grammy Award for Song of the Year and won Best Country Song for co-writing the hit single ' Girl Crush' performed by Little Big Town. Lorraine McKenna ( née Giroux born December 22, 1968) is an American folk, Americana, and country music singer-songwriter.

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