2023 Recap: Abby Cates
Artists to watch update
As part of my Artists to Watch series published at the end of 2022, I featured Abby Cates (view the announcement). She’s a musician whose poetic lyricism and expression pulls you in. I believe her songwriting distinguishes her as an artist.
Let's look back on Abby’s 2023:
April 7th: Releases new single titled April Fools (view post)
April 27th: Announces she’ll be supporting Dylan on The Greatest Thing I’ll Never Learn Tour - North America 2023 (view post)
May 10th-June 7th: Supports Dylan on tour
June 6th: Announces she’ll be touring with Leanna Firestone on The Least Favorite Only Child Tour alongside fellow special guest Grace Gardner (view post)
July 7th-August 2nd: Tours with Leanna Firestone and Grace Gardner
July 21st: Surprise collaboration with Cody Fry goes live, a song titled Things You Said (view Instagram post, listen to the song on Spotify or YouTube)
August 11th: Releases new single titled Rainbowfish (view post)
October 12th: Announces she’ll be touring with Leanna Firestone for the 2nd time on The Least Favorite Only Child Tour alongside fellow special guest Sydney Rose (view post)
November 24th-December 7th: Tours with Leanna Firestone and Sydney Rose
While it’s only been one year since my Artists to Watch series, Abby has released music and performed across the US as well as at a show in Canada. She’s picking up momentum in the music world, so we may be seeing her headline her own tour soon.