Canadian country artist Emma Kade is celebrating her new single “Blue Collar Man,” which is available across all digital streaming platforms along with an accompanying music video. The track has been added to the North Country Spotify editorial playlist as well as the Canada’s Country editorial playlist on Apple Music. Written by Kade, “Blue Collar Man” marks the second single of 2025 from the Invermere, BC-based Métis artist and the second to be helmed by the award-winning production duo of Garrett Ward and Dan Botch, better known as The Renaissance, who have worked with Zach McPhee and Annika Catharina. First glimpsed as a raw chorus on social media, the overwhelmingly positive social response encouraged Kade to finish the song. In its final form, she brings an open songwriting heart and lush vocals to “Blue Collar Man” along with pride and warmth that stem from her very personal connection to the track.
Kade says, “I have many blue-collar men in my family, including my husband. When I was rehearsing for a show, the commotion of logging trucks around a nearby sawmill inspired me to look past the noise and lean into the moment as a song idea that later became ‘Blue Collar Man’ – my own tribute to the hard-working people who are the backbones of many rural communities.” Since initially entering the industry as a multi-genre singer-songwriter, Kade has made a comfortable shift to the country genre with the 2024 single “End Game,” which garnered her Spotify recognition as a RADAR Canada and EQUAL Canada artist and was supported by SiriusXM Top of the Country Radio and CBC Radio, and 2025’s “Watering Can” for which she graced the cover of Apple Music’s Canada’s Country editorial playlist. Additional country highlights have included opening for Canadian country music star Dean Brody, performing with Brett Kissel, and recently completing an acoustic mini-tour of Alberta. She adds, “I grew up admiring those who take on tough jobs to put food on the table for their families. ‘Blue Collar Man’ is my way of celebrating the sacrifices they make and also giving back to those who encouraged me to bring this meaningful song to life.”