LeAnn Rimes

===2014–present: Changes in musical style and new directions===
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In 2014, Rimes announced that she would release three Christmas EPs over the course of three years: 2014, 2015 and 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://tasteofcountry.com/leann-rimes-christmas-tour-album/ |title = LeAnn Rimes Hits the Beach to Announce Christmas Tour, Album |website = Tasteofcountry.com |date = July 11, 2014 |access-date = February 3, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160202080138/http://tasteofcountry.com/leann-rimes-christmas-tour-album/ |archive-date = February 2, 2016 }}</ref> In October 2014, the first of these planned EP's was released entitled ''[[One Christmas: Chapter 1]]''. It was issued through Iconic Entertainment and contained six holiday cover tunes.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Rimes |first1=LeAnn |title=''One Christmas, Chapter 1'' (EP Liner Notes and Album Information) |journal=Iconic Entertainment Group |date=October 28, 2014 |id=ICON-025}}</ref> This included the lead single, a cover of "[[I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas]]".<ref>{{cite magazine |title=LeAnn Rimes chart history (Adult contemporary songs) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/leann-rimes/chart-history/tfm/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=December 12, 2021}}</ref> It peaked at number 20 on the Top Country Albums chart<ref name="Country Albums">{{cite magazine |title=LeAnn Rimes chart history (Country Albums) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/leann-rimes/chart-history/clp/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=December 20, 2021}}</ref> and number 35 on the [[Top Holiday Albums]] list.<ref name="Holiday Albums">{{cite magazine |title=LeAnn Rimes chart history (Holiday Albums) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/leann-rimes/chart-history/clp/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=December 20, 2021}}</ref> Rimes later embarked on a holiday tour to promote the project titled the "One Christmas Tour", which played multiple shows around the United States in the winter months of 2014.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bishop |first1=Matt |title=LeAnn Rimes Spreading Holiday Cheer On 2014 One Christmas Tour |url=https://pcmworldnews.com/news/2014/12/leann-rimes-spreading-holiday-cheer-on-2014-one-christmas-tour/ |access-date=December 20, 2021 |work=PCM World News |date=December 9, 2014}}</ref> Rimes's original plan of multiple EP releases was dropped and replaced with a full-length holiday album in 2015.<ref name="allmusicbio"/> That year she released ''[[Today Is Christmas]]'' through Prodigy Entertainment. The 12-track holiday record contained a mixture of cover tunes and original songs, including the title track. A duet of "[[Celebrate Me Home]]" with [[Gavin DeGraw]] was included.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Rimes |first1=LeAnn |title=''Today Is Christmas'' (CD Liner Notes and Album Information) |journal=Prodigy Entertainment |date=October 16, 2015 |id=PDG- 001CD}}</ref> The record reached number two on the Holiday albums chart<ref name="Holiday Albums"/> and number nine on the Country Albums chart.<ref name="Country Albums"/>

[[File:LeAnn Rimes--2014 Big Apple Awards.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Rimes at the 2014 Big Apple Awards]]
In 2016, Rimes signed with [[RCA Records#Other RCA labels|RCA UK]] and released a cover of [[Brandi Carlile]]'s "[[The Story (Brandi Carlile song)#LeAnn Rimes version|The Story]]".<ref name=story>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/7408828/leann-rimes-new-single-rca-uk-the-story|title=LeAnn Rimes Announces New Single On RCA UK, 'The Story'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=August 12, 2016}}</ref> It was included on her fifteenth studio album titled ''[[Remnants (LeAnn Rimes album)|Remnants]]'', which was also issued on RCA.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.euronews.com/2016/08/23/leann-rimes-releases-remnants |title = LeAnn Rimes releases 'Remnants' |publisher = Euronews |access-date = April 26, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170427095843/http://www.euronews.com/2016/08/23/leann-rimes-releases-remnants |archive-date = April 27, 2017 }}</ref> First issued in the United Kingdom in 2016, ''Remnants'' was later released in the United States in February 2017.<ref name="allmusicbio"/> The disc reached number 15 on the [[Official Charts Company|UK Albums Chart]]<ref name="UK Albums"/> and number 88 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name="Billboard 200">{{cite magazine |title=LeAnn Rimes chart history (Billboard 200) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/leann-rimes/chart-history/tlp/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=December 20, 2021}}</ref> The record received mixed reviews. AllMusic concluded that "She may be able to sing just about anything but the album would've been stronger if it had a greater connective thread than sheer skill."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Erlewine |first1=Stephen Thomas |title=''Remnants'': LeAnn Rimes: Songs, reviews, credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/remnants-mw0002982027 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=December 20, 2021}}</ref> Meanwhile, Matt Bjorke of ''Roughstock'' wrote, "With these 14 fantastic songs, ''Remnants'' is easily an early contender for my album of the year."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bjorke |first1=Matt |title=Album Review: LeAnn Rimes -- ''Remnants'' |url=https://roughstock.com/news/2017/02/41402-album-review-leann-rimes-remnants |website=Roughstock |date=February 8, 2017 |access-date=December 20, 2021}}</ref> The album would also spawn the singles "[[Long Live Love (LeAnn Rimes song)|Long Live Love]]" and "[[Love Is Love Is Love]]". Both recordings topped the ''Billboard'' [[Dance Club Songs]], becoming her second and third number one Dance hits.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=LeAnn Rimes chart history (Dance Club Songs) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/leann-rimes/chart-history/clp/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=December 20, 2021}}</ref>

In June 2018, Rimes released ''[[Re-Imagined (EP)|Re-Imagined]]'' through EverLe Records and the [[Thirty Tigers]] label.<ref>{{cite web |title=''Re-Imagined'' by LeAnn Rimes |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/re-imagined-ep/1390184878 |website=[[Apple Music]] |date=June 20, 2018 |access-date=December 13, 2021}}</ref> The EP contained five tracks from her back-catalogue that she re-recorded ("Can't Fight the Moonlight", "Blue", "One Way Ticket", "How Do I Live" and "Borrowed"). The new recording of "Borrowed" featured duet vocals from [[Stevie Nicks]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/06/listen-to-leann-rimes-duet-borrowed-with-stevie-ni.html|title=Hear LeAnn Rimes Sing "Borrowed" with Stevie Nicks for Re-Imagined EP|date=June 20, 2018|website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|access-date=December 19, 2019|archive-date=November 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116153235/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/06/listen-to-leann-rimes-duet-borrowed-with-stevie-ni.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later in 2018, Rimes appeared in the [[Hallmark Channel|Hallmark]] original television film titled ''[[It's Christmas, Eve]]''. She recorded the film's [[It's Christmas, Eve|soundtrack of the same name]], which was released in October 2018. Included were covers of Christmas standards, as well as new recordings she composed with producer [[Darrell Brown (musician)|Darrell Brown]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Willman |first1=Chris |title=LeAnn Rimes Unveils Title Ballad From Hallmark Film 'It's Christmas, Eve' (EXCLUSIVE) |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=October 4, 2018 |url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/leann-rimes-its-christmas-eve-hallmark-song-1202968497/ |access-date=December 14, 2021}}</ref> In 2019, Rimes recorded and released her first live album titled ''[[Rimes: Live at Gruene Hall]]''. A mixture of country, pop and rock covers were featured and were all recorded at [[Gruene Hall]], a venue located in Texas.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Hollabaugh |first1=Lorie |title=LeAnn Rimes Releases First Live Album Of Her Career |magazine=Music Row |date=September 25, 2019 |url=https://musicrow.com/2019/09/leann-rimes-releases-first-live-album-of-her-career/ |access-date=December 18, 2021}}</ref>

In November 2020, Rimes released her seventeenth studio record ''[[Chant: The Human & the Holy]]''. The project was a change in musical directions, as its 12 tracks were built from chants and daily mantras rather than traditional songs. A corresponding health and wellness podcast titled ''Wholly Human'' followed around the same time that focused on similar themes.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Liptak |first1=Carena |title=LeAnn Rimes Releases ''CHANT: The Human & the Holy'' album |url=https://tasteofcountry.com/leann-rimes-chant-the-human-and-the-holy/ |website=[[Taste of Country]] |date=November 20, 2020 |access-date=December 20, 2021}}</ref> Rimes produced and composed the album with longtime musical collaborator Darrell Brown.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Kaufman |first1=Gil |title=LeAnn Rimes Announces Meditative Album 'Chant: The Human & The Holy' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/country/leann-rimes-announces-chant-meditation-album-9484893/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=November 16, 2020 |access-date=December 20, 2021}}</ref> "As I started meditating I started chanting and singing. And as I felt what was coming through needed to come through and felt good, I would press record on my phone and get it down, then expand it from there," Rimes explained of the projects.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Windsor |first1=Pam |title=LeAnn Rimes Shares Path To Wellness With Album 'Chant: The Human & The Holy" & New Podcast |magazine=[[Forbes]] |date=November 20, 2020 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamwindsor/2020/11/20/leann-rimes-shares-path-to-wellness-with-album-chant-the-human--the-holy--new-podcast/?sh=3138d1c6591a |access-date=December 20, 2021}}</ref>

Rimes released an album in 2022 entitled ''God's Work'' featuring artists like Ziggy Marley, Sheila E. and Aloe Blacc.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sanders |first1=Chaise |title=Fans Are Obsessing Over LeAnn Rimes's Latest Behind-the-Scenes Photo |url=https://news.yahoo.com/fans-obsessing-over-leann-rimess-200000194.html |access-date=December 23, 2021 |work=[[Yahoo!|Yahoo! News]] |date=December 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://etcanada.com/news/746779/aloe-blacc-and-leann-rimes-team-up-for-i-do/|title=Aloe Blacc And LeAnn Rimes Team Up For 'I Do'|first=Jamie|last=Samhan|date=February 12, 2021|work=ET Canada|publisher=Corus Entertainment Inc|access-date=February 16, 2021|archive-date=February 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213104351/https://etcanada.com/news/746779/aloe-blacc-and-leann-rimes-team-up-for-i-do/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="God's Workd">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/album/id/1615450373|title=god's work by LeAnn Rimes|work=Apple Music|publisher=Apple, Inc|accessdate=April 9, 2022}}</ref> In 2023, Rimes joined [[Tenille Arts]] on a duet version of her single "[[Jealous of Myself]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/tenille-arts-leann-rimes-jealous-of-myself/|title=Tenille Arts Taps LeAnn Rimes for Stunning 'Jealous of Myself' Duet [Listen]|first=Jeremy|last=Chua|date=April 14, 2023|work=Taste of Country}}</ref>