LeAnn Rimes

At 41 years old, LeAnn Rimes has this physical status:

Margaret LeAnn Rimes Cibrian (born August 28, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and author.

Rimes rose to fame at age 13 after the introduction of her version of the Bill Mack song "Blue," making her the youngest country music celebrity since Tanya Tucker in 1972. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) designated 1 on the Top Country Albums chart as a multi-platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

"Blue," the album's eponymous leadoff single, became a Top 10 hit, and Rimes earned national recognition for her similarity to Patsy Cline's vocal style.

She began with You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs in 1997, which set the tone for a number of albums released into the next decade.Rimes has received numerous accolades, including two Grammy Awards, three ACMs, a CMA, 12 Billboard Music Awards, and one American Music Award.

She has released ten studio albums, three compilation albums, and two best hits albums, one in the United States and the other released internationally by her record label Curb Records, which has produced over 40 singles on American and international charts since 1996.

According to Nielsen SoundScan, she has sold over 37 million albums worldwide, with 20.8 million album sales in the United States.

Billboard ranked her 17th artist of the 1990-1900s-2000 decade.

Rimes has also published four books, two novels and two children's books.

By Billboard magazine, her hit song "How Do I Live" was ranked as the most popular song of the 1990s.

Early life

Rimes was born in Jackson, Mississippi. She is Wilbur Rimes and Belinda Butler's only child. When she was six years old, the family moved to Garland, Texas. She was enrolled in vocal and dance lessons, and she was also performing at local talent shows at the age of five. Rimes began her career in musical theatre, appearing in A Christmas Carol in Dallas, Texas, and almost landing the lead role in Annie's Broadway performance. Rimes turned to country music after appearing on television competition show Star Search, where she instantly charmed host Ed McMahon. Rimes appeared in Arlington, Texas, several times on Johnnie High's Country Music Revue, which attracted the attention of national talent scouts.

Rimes was a natural performer by age nine. She toured around the country with her father and also performed cappella versions of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Dallas Cowboys football games. When Wilbur Rimes turned 11, he began recording his daughter under the name Nor Va Jak. In 1991, Everybody's Sweetheart was released on the label for her debut. Bill Mack, a Dallas disc jockey and record promoter, then discovered Rimes. Mack was captivated by Rimes' vocal ability, and over the following three years, he made several attempts to bring Rimes to a mainstream level. Mack's main aim was his composition, "Blue." Rimes recorded the song on her second studio album, All That, in July 1994. Mack arranged a recording deal for Rimes with Curb Records. In 1996, she signed with the Nashville brand.

Personal life

Rimes dated actor Andrew Keegan in 1998. Rimes was 15 years old when they first met, and Keegan was 19. When Rimes and her father were involved in a litigation, the couple dated back. Rimes's father said that Keegan was attempting to "get his hands" on Rimes' finances. In 2001, the two businesses' friendship came to an end. Keegan became romantically involved in Rimes' co-star in Coyote Ugly, according to a press story (Piper Perabo).

The couple parted ways just after, Rimes met dancer Dean Sheremet at the 2001 Academy of Country Music Awards. The two were engaged in December 2001 by this time. Rimes and Sheremet married in 2002 and 19 years old at a Dallas, Texas, Texas. The couple bought a 1.7 million dollar home in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2003. Sheremet directed the choreography for Rimes' single "Nothin' Better to Do" in 2007. The couple spent more time apart in the latter years of their marriage as Rimes concentrated on an acting career in Los Angeles, while Sheremet stayed in Nashville. In July 2009, the couple separated, but Rimes revealed their plans to divorce in September 2009. The divorce was finalized on June 19, 2010, exactly six months after Sheremet filed divorce papers for dissolution of marriage.

Rimes began an extramarital affair with actor Eddie Cibrian, who appeared on the television show Northern Lights Reports, began in March 2009 of the couple embracing while eating at a restaurant. Brandi Glanville, Cibrian's wife and the father of his two sons, applied for divorce as a result of the affair in August 2009, which brought an end to eight years of marriage. Rimes claimed that she had been "I take responsibility for everything I've done" in June 2010 for the first time during her first marriage. I hate that people were hurt, but I don't regret the decision." Rimes moved into Cibrian's California home in June 2010. In an interview with ABC, Rimes discussed her latest marriage: "What happened is not who I am," she said. However, I do know how much I love him. So I've always said that I don't live my life with regret. "I can't." Rimes and Cibrian were employed in December 2010, according to Billboard. Rimes and Cibrian wed on April 22, 2011 at a private home in California. Cibrian's sons from his first marriage were also present at the 40-person wedding. In 2013, the couple purchased a house in Hidden Hills, California, which was listed for three million dollars.

Wilbur Rimes' father was involved with his daughter and worked as a producer on her own from the start of Rimes' career. Rimes and her mother also sued Wilbur in May 2000, claiming that he received more than seven million dollars of her income over the course of five years. According to the complaint, Rimes' money was being stolen both personally and as well as from a management firm that was established in 1995. Lyle Walker, the company's former boss, also assisted her father in managing her father's absence, was also involved in the search. The complaint was filed in a district court in Dallas, Texas. Rimes also charged that both men made unnecessary charges and mistook Rimes' brand (Curb Records). Rimes sought unspecified damages because her counsel was uncertain how much money had been lost in the previous five years. A Nashville court told her in May 2001 that she could not break her deal with Curb Records. She clearly mouthed the word, "I hate you," to her father amid the outpouring of emotion. Rimes began a court suit against Curb Records on her own, gaining a judge to dismiss her claim as a "minority" on the recording contract. As a result, this modification made the deal binding.

Rimes' case with her father was "settled on undisclosed terms" in 2002. Rimes' father wrote, "It's difficult to say how grateful I am that none of the court problems involving my daughter and I are over." Rimes' father and she were reconciled for her marriage. Wilbur Rimes led his daughter down the aisle during her wedding reception to Dean Sheremet. "I've never disliked my dad," says the author. I just needed a dad. I suspect he just really disliked where he was in my life. "I just wanted him to be my father," she told ABC News.

She opened up about her lifelong battle with the autoimmune disease psoriasis in 2008. She was involved in a PSA to raise concerns about the disease. Rimes started taking anxiety and stress medication in August 2012, a day after her birthday. "It's just a time for me to physically check out for a second time, take care of myself, and come back in 30 days as the best 30-year-old woman I can be," she explained. Rimes' jaw became dislocated when performing, putting an end to her concert encore early in March 2014. Rimes attributed the dislocation to temporomandibular joint dysfunction, a disorder of the jaw joint and surrounding muscles. She has openly shared her struggles with this disorder on Twitter. Rimes posed for a nude photo shoot for Glamour magazine in 2020 as part of her efforts to raise concerns and understanding of the condition on 2020 World Psoriasis Day, which was celebrated on October 29. "I'm worried about it because there's so much stigma around it," she told People magazine later this year.

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Music career

Rimes released a new version of "Blue" as a single after signing with Curb Records. Rimes, on the other hand, told a BBC radio show in October 2016 that the record company mistakenly released the version she had created as an 11-year-old. It was this version that debuted at number ten on the Billboard Country Chart, according to Sherry. Writers and commentators compared Rimes to Patsy Cline's. Rimes was the first person to record the album, according to the single's advertisement. The assertion was inaccurate, as the song had been performed by many artists over the years, including Bill Mack himself. Nevertheless, the media's coverage of "Blue" contributed to the belief that Rimes was the successor to Cline's legacy.

In 1996, Rimes' third album of the same name was also released. The disc's first week sold 123,000 copies, the most ever recorded figure in SoundScan history. It reached number one on the Top Country Albums and debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 albums chart, selling a total of four million copies in the United States and eight million copies worldwide, with three million copies in the United States alone. AllMusic said the album was "delightful" and that it might "inspire other young teens." Rimes' "One Way Ticket" was the single that was "Because I Can"" was released. The album debuted on Billboard's first and only top-one single. Later this year, Eddy Arnold's 1955 hit "The Cattle Call" was released as a single. Blue will also be responsible for the charting single "Hurt Me" and the top-five country song "The Light in Your Eyes" also released.

Rimes has received several major industry awards for the album's success. At 14 years old, she became the youngest person to win a Grammy Award for Best New Artist and Best Female Country Vocal Performance for "Blue" in 1997. She was also the first Country music artist to win the Best New Artist category. She received the Country Music Association's "Horizon Award" for Best New Artist Of The Year this year, making her the youngest person to be nominated and win a Country Music Association award. She had been nominated for similar honors from the Academy of Country Music.

Unchained Melody, a collection of previously published information under the Nor Va Jak brand, was released in 1997 by Rimes. The album was mainly made up of remakes, ranging from Country to pop, including songs from The Beatles, Whitney Houston, Bill Monroe, and Dolly Parton. In early 1997, Rimes' version of the title track became a big market hit, which helped to increase album sales. Rimes will appear on LeAnn Rimes in Concert on the Disney Channel in June 1997. Rimes' successor to Blue, You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs, was released in September 1997. The collection featured classic inspirational songs as well as a few pop hits. The album was a departure from Rimes' previous releases because it contained more Adult Contemporary-styled music than Country. The album was sold in the United States, certifying 4 Multi-Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album featured an extended version of "How Do I Live," which became a top pop hit on the Billboard Hot 100, debuting at number two. "How Does It Live" set a new record for being the longest-running single in Billboard Hot 100 history, racking up 69 weeks. By Billboard magazine, the song was ranked as the most popular song of the 1990s.

Rimes' third album, Sittin, debuted on Top of the World in May 1998. Adult Contemporary and mid-tempo pop songs were geared toward Adult Contemporary and mid-tempo pop music. It contained pop stuff written by Carole Bayer Sager and David Foster. It also included a remake of Prince's "Purple Rain" and was made by her father. The album received mixed feedback. Two out of five stars for Allmusic. Rimes "owns herself in Mariah Carey and Celine Dion's more popular style, wherein a dramatic voice upstages a performance, smiles, and goes on about her company," Rolling Stone said. Sittin' on Top of the World debuts at number two on the Top Country Albums chart and number three on the Billboard 200, and has sold more than 100,000 copies in the United States, certifying "Platinum" in revenues by the RIAA. The initiative produced "Commitment," the top 20 Pop hit "Looking Through Your Eyes," and the number one nation experienced "Nothin' New Under the Moon."

Curb's self-titled fourth studio album was released in October 1999. The album was mainly by Patsy Cline. "I Fall to Pieces" and "She's Got You" were among the songs on the program. These recordings were mainly taken from Cline's 12 Greatest Hits album. Rimes' album received mainly critical feedback. "A return to her roots" and "a salute to Patsy Cline, one of her idols," Allmusic described the album as "a salute to one of her heroes." The album in general has been lauded. Since people had not liked her previous albums, Allmusic characterized it as one of her "better" efforts. Entertainment Weekly gave the album a positive review and said that Rimes' voice, "should be taken note of what is missing in her interpretations" -- the courage and wrenching impulsion of performers who sang." The album debuted at number one on the Top Country Albums chart, leading the country albums chart for two weeks. It also ranked at number eight on the Billboard 200 albums chart, peaking at number eight. The album has also sold over a million copies in the United States, and the RIAA has rated it "Platinum" in sales. The project also featured the new song "Big Deal" by Jennifer Anie. The lead single, "Big Deal," debuted on the Billboard country chart, at number six. Rimes recorded a duet with Elton John for the stage musical Aida in 1999, titled "Written in the Stars."

Rimes appeared on the soundtrack to the 1999 TV movie Jesus. In July 2000, the album's lead single, "I Need You," was released. Along with a pop version, a country mix was released as a single to radio. Allmusic compared "I Need You" to Adult Contemporary and Pop music. The song debuted on the Billboard country songs chart and at number eight on the Hot 100, and at number 11 on the Hot 100. Rimes will appear in the 2000 film Coyote Ugly and contribute four songs to the soundtrack. As a single from the movie, "Can't Fight the Moonlight" debuted, racking number 11 on the Hot 100. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" had become a crossover hit in Australia by February 2002, peaking at number 11 in the United States and becoming the country's top-selling single of 2001. For "The Moonlight" a Blockbuster Entertainment Award at Rimes, "Can't Fight the Moonlight" was named "Favorite Song from a Movie" by the filmmakers. "But I Do Love You" was also released from the soundtrack, and it reached the top ten in the United States.

I Need You, Curb Records' second compilation of recently released material, was released in January 2001. The album received mainly critical feedback. Rolling Stone provided the album to two and a half people, describing it as "synthetic-feeling." Despite little praise from critics, the album did well and was rated "Gold" in sales by the RIAA, despite very little praise from critics. Rimes would later go on to officially condemn the album, which she said was assembled from studio outtakes her father's collection and that it was not released without her knowledge or involvement. Rimes was insisting that Curb obtain all previous recordings and videos, renounce all recording rights in her creations, and destroy all currently available recordings at the time. Twisted Angel, her fifth studio effort, had more adult content in 2002. The RIAA's second Gold-certified album had it rated "Gold" on it. Rolling Stone rated the album two out of five stars, saying that the album sounded too "country-pop crossover." Rimes' first children's book, titled Jag, was published in July and she also published a Greatest Hits collection in November.

This Woman, Rimes' ninth studio album, was released in January 2005. The album's songwriting and production was a return to her homelands. "It's mostly a Country album, but it's my kind of Country music," she said on the Voice of America. It was Rimes' best-selling album in over five years, debuting in top five of both the Billboard Country Albums chart and the Billboard 200. "Bout Love Makes Sense," "Maybe Don't Be This Way," and "Something's Gotta Give" were the album's first singles. All three songs debuted in the top five of the Billboard country songs chart, becoming her highest-charging singles in over five years. Rimes released Whatever We Want in the summer of 2006. This Woman's success in North America had solely at European audiences. The album reached its peak in the United Kingdom, at number 15.

Rimes' eleventh studio album, titled Family, was released in October 2007. Rimes herself appeared on every track as the first album in her career in which every track had writing credit. Rolling Stone called the album "uneven" and gave it a 3- and half star rating. "illustrates her talent as a singer and brings her true power as a writer," Allmusic gave Family four stars and said. "Nothin' Better to Do" the project's lead single debuted on the Billboard country charts, while "Good Friend and a Glass of Wine," the project's second single, "Good Friend and a Glass of Wine," debuted in the top 20. Rimes, Tom Foley, Keith Urban, Sammy Hagar, Big & Rich, and Luke Bryan joined Kenny Chesney on his Poets and Pirates Tour in 2008. She worked with Joss Stone on a CMT Crossroads special that aired in fall 2007. Rimes released What I Cannot Change in 2009, along with song co-writer Darrell Brown. On April 14, 2009, it was released as a bonus CD with an exclusive live interpretation of the song as well as excerpts from the novel by Brown and Rimes.

Lady & Gentlemen, Rimes' twelfth studio collection, was unveiled in 2011. The album was co-produced by Vince Gill and featured a collection of classic country songs that were initially created by male artists but which Rimes re-recorded from a female perspective. Rimes himself appeared on the album, which became her first album she produced. John Conlee, George Jones, and Merle Haggard's songs were included in the project. "As concept albums go, LeAnn Rimes' 2011 album Lady & Gentlemen is a good one," AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine said. "The results are predictably positive," Entertainment Weekly's Mikael Wood wrote, though "it rarely sheds new light on the top-shelf stuff." The album's cover of John Anderson's "Swingin'" was nominated for a Grammy award. Both Lady & Gentlemen were also featured on two bonus tracks that were original recordings: "Crazy Women" and "Give." According to the Billboard country survey, both bands were released as singles and then climbed to charting positions.

Rimes went back to record songs for her next project over the course of several years. Spitfire was released in 2013 and marked her last album with the Curb label. Rimes and Darrell Brown co-produced it. The disc revolved around Rimes' affair with future husband Eddie Cibrian and media rumors surrounding their relationship. "I used to get mad at the tabloids, but I should be thanking them because they made this whole story possible," she wrote. The album debuted on Billboard 200 at number 10,798 copies in its first week and debuted at number 36. It also debuted on the country's charts at number nine. "What Have I Done," Spitfire's official first single, was released in 2012 but was replaced by "Borrowed," the second single from 2012, which was also released in 2012 for radio broadcasting. Many news outlets, including US Weekly, considered the album "disappointing," while singles released from the album failed to become commercially successful.

Rimes revealed in 2014 that three Christmas EPs would be released over the course of three years: 2014, 2015, and 2016. One Christmas: Chapter 1 was the first of these proposed EP's to be published in October 2014. It was released by Iconic Entertainment and featured six holiday cover tunes. The lead single and a front page of "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" were included in this series. It debuted on the top country Albums chart and at number 35 on the Top Holiday Albums list, and at number 20 on the Top Country Albums chart and number 35. Rimes continued on a holiday tour to promote the initiative, "One Christmas Tour," which attracted many performances around the country in the winter months of 2014. In 2015, Rimes' initial plan of multiple EP releases was scrapped and replaced with a full-length holiday collection. This year, she published Today Is Christmas by Prosy Entertainment. The 12-track holiday album featured a mix of cover tunes and original songs, as well as the title track. This included a duet of "Celebrate Me Home" with Gavin DeGraw. The chart debuted at number two on the Holiday Albums chart and at number nine on the Country Albums chart, and at number nine.

Rimes joined RCA United in 2016 and became the subject of Brandi Carlile's "The Story" magazine. It was included on her fifteenth studio album, Remnants, which was also released on RCA. Remnants were first released in the United Kingdom in 2016. The disc debuted at number 15 on the UK Albums Chart and at number 88 on the Billboard 200, and at number 88. The album has received mixed feedback. AllMusic said, "She may be able to sing just about everything, but the album would've been more fruitful if it had a greater connective thread than sheer ability." "Roughstock's Matt Bjorke said, "Rememberants is unquestionably a front-runner for my year's album." The album will also feature "Long Live Love" and "Love Is Love Is Love." Both albums debuted on Billboard Dance Club Songs, her second and third top-ten Dance hits.

Rimes unveiled Re-Imagined on June 18, 2018 by EverLe Records and the Thirty Tigers brand. The EP featured five songs from her back-catalogue ("Can't Fight the Moonlight"), "Blue," "One Way Ticket," "How Does It Work" and "Borrowed"). Stevie Nicks' new album of "Borrowed" featured duet vocals. Rimes appeared in the Hallmark original television film It's Christmas Eve later this year. She narrated the film's soundtrack, which was released in October 2018. The Christmas edition was included, as well as new recordings she made with producer Darrell Brown. Rimes' debut in 2019 was recorded and released on her debut live album, Rimes: Live at Gruene Hall. At Gruene Hall, a Texas venue, a collection of country, pop, and rock covers was on display.

Chant: The Human & the Holy is Rimes' seventeenth studio album, and she will be released in November 2020. The project was a change in musical directions, as the 12 tracks were based on chants and daily mantras rather than traditional songs. Wholly Human, a related health and wellness podcast, launched around the same time as others focused on similar topics. Darrell Brown, a long-time musician, produced and assembled the album. "I started meditating and began singing and chanting." "I felt what was coming through and looked positive," Rimes explained of the plans.

On September 16, 2022, Rimes announced that God's Work would be released on her new studio album.

Acting career

Rimes' parents divorced in 1997. Rimes and her mother stayed in Nashville while her father stayed in Nashville, but they decided to move to Los Angeles with her mother. Rimes, who grew up in Los Angeles, began acting at the age of 16. Rimes appeared in Holiday in Your Heart for the first time last year. The film was based on Rimes' book of the same name, which was also released in 1997. Rimes was the first film to begin a three-movie contract, which was negotiated by ABC in 1998. Rimes played a country performer who finds that her grandmother is hospitalized in a partially semi-autobiographical film. Rimes also appeared in several of her hits, including "Blue" and "One Way Tickets" in the film (Because I Can)". In 1998, she appeared in a teen runaway in one episode of Days of Our Lives. "My grandmother used to... I used to love Sesame Street, and she'd make me watch Days of Our Lives, so I became hooked on it. Rimes explained, "I watch Days all the time."

Rimes appeared in the film itself in 2000, not just on Coyote Ugly's soundtrack but also in the film itself. Rimes appeared only at the end of the film, dancing on top of a bar with actresses Tyra Banks and Piper Perabo. "I was aspiring to be this sexy singer in a bar, and this was so opposite of me." "I was really behaving at the time because I was still finding all about myself," she told Entertainment Tonight. In addition, Rimes performed Piper Perabo's character Violet Sanford's singing voice.

Rimes became the host of the USA Network talent competition Nashville Star in 2005. The program was televised live from the BellSouth Acuff Theater in Nashville. Rimes, on the other hand, was unable to perform hosting duties due to a vocal chord disorder. Rimes performed the theme tune to the Holly Hobbies & Friends collection of animated specials in 2006. She appeared in the series's Christmas episode as a guest star. Rimes appeared on Evan Almighty's soundtrack in 2007. She produced the film "Ready For A Miracle" (previously recorded by Patti LaBelle). The song can be heard in the film, during the end credits, and in Evan Almighty's trailers.

Rimes appeared as Meg Galloway in the made-for-television film Northern Lights in 2009. The show was broadcast on the Lifetime network. The film was based on Nora Roberts' book of the same name. Rimes' character had love scenes with a fellow male actor at the time of the film's release. "I definitely will be going to make out with someone...I think I know who but I can't say anything right now," she told The Boot in 2008. Eddie Cibrian would be playing her love interest later in life. With four and a half million viewers in March 2009, rumors of their real-life affair helped make Northern Lights the network's most watched television show.

In the film Good Intentions, directed by Elaine Hendrix, Rimes played a supporting role. "I've been wanting to act, but it's just been searching for the right thing." Good Intentions was the right thing at the right time. She told Sounds Like Nashville, "it was the right script." Rimes also contributed to the film's soundtrack. In 2011, she appeared as the ex-wife of a fictional celebrity on the television show Drop Dead Diva. In 2011, Rimes played an advocate who returns to her hometown in the television film Reel Love. Burt Reynolds, a well-known actor, appeared in the film on Country Music Television and also starred actor Burt Reynolds. Sheen appeared on FX television show Anger Management with Charlie Sheen in 2013. Rimes appeared in LeAnn & Eddie, a reality television program starring Eddie Cibrian, in 2014. The show aired on the VH1 network. The intention of the reality show was to "help clarify" their intimate relationships. "This exhibition gave us a chance to relive our lives in a way that reveals a different side of us than what people really believe," Rimes explained. The show was cancelled by VH1 after one season.

Rimes made a cameo appearance in the film Logan Lucky, where she sang "America the Beautiful." Rimes appeared as the main protagonist in the Hallmark Channel's film "It's Christmas, Eve," one year later. Eve Morgan, a fictional character who works to saves the district's music program, was played by Rimes. On the fourth season of Fox reality singing competition The Masked Singer, Rimes appeared as the "Sun" on the Fox reality singing competition The Masked Singer. Her identity was revealed during the season finale, on December 16, 2020, where she was named champion of the season. In the season five finale, she was then a guest panelist. Darius Rucker appeared on the program for the second time.

Rimes unveiled her 25th year in the music industry with a special CMT Crossroads episode starring Carly Pearce, Brandy Clark, Ashley McBryde, and Mickey Guyton, which aired on April 14, 2022.

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