Country-soul singer Maggie Rose has spoken about her ambivalence towards being called one of Nashville's "best-kept secrets", describing the label as a back-handed compliment. The two-time Grammy nominee, who has released her new album Half Moon, told Rolling Stone's Nashville Now podcast that she is "making no efforts to remain a secret" and feels the description reflects unhelpful genre pigeonholing rather than a lack of exposure, given her collaborations across country, Americana and beyond.

Rose, who has worked with artists including Dave Matthews Band, Melissa Etheridge, Vince Gill and Jim James, said being based in Nashville leads people to automatically link her to country or Americana, whereas she feels she would fit equally well alongside artists such as Olivia Dean and Hozier. She argued that rigid genre categorisation makes playlisting and streaming placement difficult despite her broad musical range. Rose is currently touring behind Half Moon, having just supported Chris Stapleton, and will make her Austin City Limits taping debut on 24 August before appearing at AmericanaFest in Nashville next month.