Julianne Ankley

Julianne Ankley

Julianne's 2020 Detroit Music Award winning single release "Why" from her new album “With Love from Lake Huron” is out everywhere and the video can be seen on, The Country Network Music Channel, CMCTV, and Youtube. 

With eleven Detroit Music Awards, including four 2020 DMA awards for Outstanding Country Artist/Group, Songwriter, Recording for "Why", and Vocalist, Julianne has been writing heartfelt songs and delivering electric performances, both solo and with her top notch band The Rogues, for years.  To date, she has released 4 albums and 4 singles. Her song “Lead Footin’ In the Left Lane” was used nationally by WXYZ (ABC) for the 2015 annual Woodward Dream Cruise televised special.  “No Place For a Lullabye” was used by HomeAid of America for years in their PSA campaign to raise funds for housing the homeless. Julianne performed her song “Christmas In Your Heart” for the live, nationally televised “America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade"  and a Christmas Day holiday 2020 special on WDIV (NBC). 

As a songwriter, Julianne has written with hit songwriters, Mike Dekle, Gary Hannan, Dave Gibson, Amanda Williams, Jon D'Agostino, Michelle Chenard, and Caleb Malooley.  She has performed at many songwriter shows alongside hit writers including Aaron Barker Sr., Chas Sandford, Gary Hannan, Dave Gibson, Heidi Newfield, Kristen Kelly, Byron Hill, Angie Kielhauer, Bernie Nelson, and Barbara Cloyd.  She's been the past celebrity host and performer for the Hard Rock Cafe stages in Nashville during the CMA Fest for several years, and continues to perform both solo and with her full band.