circuit, including WE Fest and The Pilgrimage Music Festival, as well as on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and The TODAY Show. Loving Mary released its debut album Little Bit of Love in 2016. In 2017, Loving Mary joined Gretchen Wilson on a multi-city tour in support of her album Ready to Get Rowdy. Critical reception Howard's vocal and songwriting abilities have earned wide critical praise. In her AllMusic review of Forgive, Maria Konicki Dinoia called the title track a "chill-inducing masterpiece" and described the album as "loaded with diversity, freshness, and inspiration." Entertainment Weekly had similar praise for her performance of "Jesus and Bartenders" from the same album: "Now, that's country!" CMT News described "I Don't Paint Myself Into Corners" as a "soaring declaration of freedom" while Billboard Magazine called it "pure country joy." AllMusic's Thom Jurek praised the "deep, high lonesome sound" of Howard's duet with Vince Gill, "Girl" and gave a glowing review to Howard's third album, No Rules—naming it an "enormous leap in creative growth that is the measure of a consummate artist" and "easily Rebecca Lynn Howard's finest, most consistent record to date." Personal life Howard was raised in Salyersville, Kentucky, and first began singing in church. She currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with her husband, songwriter/producer Elisha Hoffman. Howard plays a Höfner bass guitar. Discography Studio albums Singles Guest singles Music videos References External links 1979 births Living people People from Magoffin County, Kentucky American women country singers American country singer-songwriters Grammy Award winners Country musicians from Kentucky MCA Records artists Show Dog-Universal Music artists Arista Nashville artists Singer-songwriters from Kentucky Kentucky women musicians Singers from Kentucky 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers