Singer-songwriters from Texas

American singer (1943–1970)

Hilary Erhard Duff is an American actress, singer-songwriter, businesswoman, and author. Her accolades include a World Music Award, seven Kids' Choice Awards, four Teen Choice Awards, and two Young Artist Awards. In 2026, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

American singer-songwriter (born 1982)

American R&B singer (born 1978)

American musician (born 1979)

American rock and roll singer (1936–1959)

American country singer (1938–2020)

American country musician (born 1933)

American musician

American country singer, songwriter and actor (1936-2024)

American singer and actress

Austin Richard Post, known professionally as Post Malone, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor. His music blends various genres including pop, hip-hop, trap, country, R&B, and rock.

American singer and actor (1947–2022)

American blues guitarist (1954–1990)

American singer and actress (born 1981)

American rapper, singer and record producer (born 1991)

American actress and singer

American singer and actress

American soul singer (1944–2003)

Megan Jovon Ruth Pete, known professionally as Megan Thee Stallion, is an American rapper, songwriter, and actress. She gained recognition when videos of her freestyling went viral on social media, leading her to sign with 1501 Certified Entertainment in 2018. She achieved mainstream success the following year with the release of her commercial mixtape Fever (2019), followed by the extended play Suga (2020), both of which peaked within the top ten of the Billboard 200 chart.

Ciara Princess Wilson ( ; Harris; born October 25, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. She was discovered by record producer Jazze Pha in the early 2000s, and rose to prominence with her debut studio album, Goodies (2004). Its namesake lead single (featuring Petey Pablo) peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100, while the follow-ups, "1, 2 Step" (featuring Missy Elliott) and "Oh" (featuring Ludacris), both peaked at number 2 on the chart. The album received quadruple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and received two nominations a

American neo-soul singer

Melissa Viviane Jefferson (born April 27, 1988), known professionally as Lizzo (), is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and actress. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she moved to Houston, Texas, with her family at the age of 10. After college, she moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she began her recording career in hip-hop. Lizzo released two studio albums, Lizzobangers (2013) and Big Grrrl Small World (2015), before signing with Nice Life Recording Company and Atlantic Records. Her first major-label extended play (EP), Coconut Oil, was released in 2016.

American musician (1969–2003)

American R&B musician (1946–2006)

American country musician (1931–2013)

Colson Baker (born April 22, 1990), known professionally as MGK (stylized in all lowercase) and formerly Machine Gun Kelly, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, producer and actor. The stage name "Machine Gun Kelly" is derived from the nickname of Prohibition-era gangster George Kelly Barnes.

Mckenna Grace is an American actress and singer. Her earliest roles included Jasmine Bernstein in the Disney XD sitcom Crash & Bernstein (2012–2014) and Faith Newman in the soap opera The Young and the Restless (2013–2015). After several small roles, she starred as a child prodigy in Gifted (2017), a breakthrough for which she received a nomination for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer.

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1986)

American singer and actress (born 1982)

American singer (born 1998)

American country musician (1937–2002)

American rock musician

American singer (born 1988)

American country singer

American country music singer (born 1952)

American actress and singer

American musician, singer, guitarist, and record producer (1943–2025)

American musician and singer

American singer-songwriter

American blues guitarist and singer (1944–2014)

American protest singer and songwriter (1940-1976)

American country singer

American actor and musician (1982–2018)

American singer, songwriter, and musician

American rock, folk, blues, and country music singer, songwriter and musician

American musician (born 1945)

American blues guitarist and singer (1934–1976)

American singer-songwriter

American rock musician

American musician

American actor (1928–2024)

American country singer (1923–1964)

American country singer (1897–1933)

American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist

American rapper and singer from Texas (born 1994)

American musician, songwriter, actor (1942–2021)

American singer, songwriter, record producer (1929-2007)

American gospel singer

American singer