Morgane Stapleton

Morgane Stapleton (pronounced "Morgan"; née Hayes; born January 25, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and the wife of Chris Stapleton.^[1][2] She performs background, harmony, and duet vocals in her husband's band, was instrumental in the creation of his debut album Traveller, and has contributed to all of his subsequent projects, including co-producing his fifth album Higher. A songwriter in her own right, she has written material that has been recorded by Carrie Underwood, Kellie Pickler, and LeAnn Rimes among others^[3] and also appeared as a background session vocalist on records by Underwood, Pickler, Lee Ann Womack, and Joe Nichols.

Morgane Stapleton
Stapleton in 2016
Background information
Birth name	Morgane Hayes
Born	(1983-01-25) January 25, 1983 (age 42) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Country Americana
Occupations	Songwriter background vocalist
Instruments	Vocals tambourine
Years active	2004–present
Spouse	Chris Stapleton ​ (m. 2007)​

Discography

As a featured/guest artist

Year	Song	Artist	Album
2014	"The Climb"	Jessi Alexander	Down Home
2016	"Look at Us"	John Prine	For Better, or Worse
2016	"You Are My Sunshine" with Chris Stapleton	Various Artists	Southern Family
2017	"Only Blood"	Angaleena Presley	Wrangled
2017	"Amanda" with Chris Stapleton	Various Artists	Gentle Giants: The Songs of Don Williams
2022	"Don't Make Her Look Dumb"	Maddie & Tae	Through the Madness, Vol. 1

As a background vocalist^[4]

Year	Song	Artist	Album
2005	"Don't Forget to Remember Me"	Carrie Underwood	Some Hearts
	"Should I Come Home (Or Should I Go Crazy)"	Joe Nichols	III
2006	"Ladies Love Country Boys"	Trace Adkins	Dangerous Man
2007	"It Ain't No Crime"	Joe Nichols	Real Things
	My Whiskey Years"
	Let's Get Drunk and Fight"
	The Difference Is Night and Day"
	If I Could Only Fly"
2008	"Solitary Thinkin'"	Lee Ann Womack	Call Me Crazy
	"Have You Seen That Girl"
	"The Story of My Life"
2011	"Diamonds Make Babies"	Dierks Bentley	Home
2011	"Stop Cheatin' on Me"	Kellie Pickler	100 Proof
	"Where's Tammy Wynette"
	"Long as I Never See You Again"
	"Rockaway"
2014	"You Can't Trust the Weatherman"	Trisha Yearwood	PrizeFighter
2015	"Boy & a Girl Thing"	Mo Pitney	Behind This Guitar
	"Traveller"	Chris Stapleton	Traveller
	"Fire Away"
	"Tennessee Whiskey"
	"Nobody to Blame"
	"More of You"
	"When the Stars Come Out"
	"Daddy Doesn't Pray Anymore"
	"Might as Well Get Stoned"
2017	"Ain't Living Long Like This"		Outlaw: Celebrating the Music of Waylon Jennings
	"Broken Halos"		From A Room: Volume 1
	"Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning"
	"Them Stems"
	"Up to No Good Livin'"
	"Without Your Love"
	"Second One to Know"
	"Millionaire"		From A Room: Volume 2
	"Hard Livin'"
	"Scarecrow in the Garden"
	"Tryin' to Untangle My Mind"
	"Simple Song"
	"Friendship"
2020	"Starting Over"		Starting Over
	"When I'm with You"
	"Arkansas"
	"Maggie's Song"
	"Worry B Gone"
	"Old Friends"
	"You Should Probably Leave"
2023	"What Am I Gonna Do"		Higher
	"Trust"
	"It Takes a Woman"
	"The Fire"
	"Loving You on My Mind"
	"White Horse"
	"The Bottom"
	"The Day I Die"
	"Crosswind"
	"Weight of Your World"

Songwriting credits

Year	Song	Artist	Album	Co-writers
2004	"Bad for the Heart"	Byron Hill	Ramblings...	Byron Hill, Darrell Hayes
	"Wings of Your Love"
2005	"Don't Forget to Remember Me"	Carrie Underwood	Some Hearts	Ashley Gorley
2006	"Down in the Valley"	Mountain Heart	Wide Open	Jess Leary, Liz Rose
		Claire Lynch	New Day
	"Cry Me a River"	Rebecca Lindsey	Headlights on the Highway	Lisa Drew, Jeremy Stover
	"Somewhere Else to Fall"	Alecia Nugent	A Little Girl...A Big Four-Lane	Liz Rose, Jerry Salley
2007	"We Tried"	Trisha Yearwood	Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love	Liz Rose, Chris Stapleton
2008	"Cry Me a River"	Trinity Lane	Girls Like Fast Cars Too	Lisa Drew
	"I Will Someday"	Walt Wilkins	Hopewell	Liz Rose, Walt Wilkins
2010	"Liars Lie"	Lee Ann Womack	Country Strong	Sally Barris, Liz Rose
2011	"Stop Cheatin' on Me"	Kellie Pickler	100 Proof	Liz Rose, Chris Stapleton
2012	"Talk Is Cheap"	Alan Jackson	Thirty Miles West	Guy Clark, Chris Stapleton
2013	"You Ain't Right"	LeAnn Rimes	Spitfire	Liz Rose, Chris Stapleton
	"Hell Bent on a Heartache"	Guy Clark	My Favorite Picture of You	Guy Clark, Chris Stapleton
2014	"Casino"	Clare Bowen and Sam Palladio	The Music of Nashville	Natalie Hemby
2015	"Talk Is Cheap"	Alan Jackson	Thirty Miles West	Guy Clark, Chris Stapleton
2016	"I Will Someday"	Curtis Wright	Curtis Wright	Garnett Bowman, Ronnie Bowman, Chris Stapleton
2018	"King for a Day"	Anderson East	Encore	Anderson East, Chris Stapleton
2019	"Ain't Got Nothin' on My Pain"	Reba McEntire	Stronger Than the Truth	Liz Rose, Chris Stapleton

Personal life

Morgane is married to singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton, whom she met while they were working at adjacent publishing houses.^[5] The Stapletons have five children: a son born in 2009, a daughter born in 2010, twin sons born in 2018, and a son born in 2019.^[6]

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated Work	Result
2016	Country Music Association Awards	Musical Event of the Year (with Chris Stapleton)	"You Are My Sunshine"	Nominated[7]
2024	Academy of Country Music Awards	Album of the Year	Higher	Won