THE STORY OF
Michael
& Tanya
A love story. A life of service. A sound that brings healing.
2010
It All Began
Michael was a soldier searching for language after Iraq. Tanya was a singer who'd already lived two lifetimes on stage. They met — and something inside them recognized each other before either could name it.
2014
Marriage & a Mission
They stopped writing for other people and started writing for the room they were standing in. The songs became prayers. The prayers became a marriage. The marriage became a mission.
2017
Finding Our Sound
Gospel. Soul. Country. Americana. They stopped choosing lanes and let the road choose them. Down Home, their breakthrough, arrived like a front porch conversation you didn't know you needed.
2021
Grammy Nominated
The Academy came calling. So did Emmylou Harris, Jason Isbell, and a growing family of songwriters who saw in The War and Treaty a resurrection of American music's oldest promise.
2023
Americana Award Winners
Duo of the Year. Not because they fit a category, but because they built a new one — a place where the pulpit and the porch and the stage all sound like home.
2025
The BET Awards Moment
A performance seen by millions. A standing ovation that lasted longer than the song. Proof that soul music was never a museum piece — it was always going to come home.