LeAnn Rimes facts for kids

Quick facts for kids LeAnn Rimes
Rimes in May 2014
Born	Margaret LeAnn Rimes (1982-08-28) August 28, 1982 (age 42) Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Dean Sheremet ​ ​ (m. 2002; div. 2010)​ Eddie Cibrian ​ (m. 2011)​
Musical career
Origin	Garland, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Country pop adult contemporary teen pop
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter actress author
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Curb Iconic Prodigy RCA EverLe Thirty Tigers

LeAnn Rimes Cibrian, born on August 28, 1982, is a talented American singer, songwriter, and actress. She became famous as a country music artist when she was just 13 years old. Since then, she has also sung pop, Christian, and other types of music. Rimes has had more than 40 songs on international music charts since 1996. She has sold over 48 million records around the world. In the United States, she sold 20.8 million albums. Billboard magazine even ranked her as one of the top-selling artists of the 1990s.

LeAnn was born in Mississippi and grew up in Texas. She showed a special singing talent from a very young age. Her parents helped her perform in musical theater and local music contests. Before she was a teenager, LeAnn released two independent albums. Her father, Wilbur, helped produce and manage her music. In 1996, she signed with Curb Records. She then released the song "Blue". This song became a top-10 hit on the American Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.

Her first album with Curb Records, called Blue, sold millions of copies. This made her a major country music star. In 1997, Rimes also became popular in pop music with her song "How Do I Live". This song was one of the best-selling singles of the 1990s. It was part of her next album, You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs (1997), which also sold millions. She followed this with other successful albums like Sittin' on Top of the World (1998) and LeAnn Rimes (1999).

In the early 2000s, LeAnn Rimes sang several pop songs for movie soundtracks. These included "I Need You" and "Can't Fight the Moonlight". "Can't Fight the Moonlight" became a huge hit all over the world. Many of these soundtrack songs were put together on her album I Need You (2001). Later, she released the pop album Twisted Angel (2002) and a Christmas album What a Wonderful World (2004). She returned to country music with This Woman (2005). This album had three country hits. Other albums she released include Whatever We Wanna (2006), Family (2007), Lady & Gentlemen (2011), and Spitfire (2013).

After working with Curb Records for a long time, Rimes released the Christmas album Today Is Christmas (2015). She also released the pop album Remnants (2016). This album had two songs that reached number one on the Billboard dance club charts. More recently, she released the albums Chant: The Human & the Holy (2020) and God's Work (2022).

LeAnn Rimes has also acted in several TV movies. Her first acting role was in Holiday in Your Heart (1997). She also appeared in Northern Lights (2009). She has been in Good Intentions (2010), Reel Love (2011), and It's Christmas, Eve (2018). In 2024, she was a coach on The Voice Australia and The Voice UK.

Early Life and Musical Beginnings

Margaret LeAnn Rimes was born on August 28, 1982, in Jackson, Mississippi. She is the only child of Wilbur Rimes and Belinda Butler. When she was six, her family moved to Garland, Texas. LeAnn started taking vocal and dance classes. By age five, she was already performing at local talent shows.

Rimes began her career in musical theatre. She performed in a Dallas, Texas, show of A Christmas Carol. She almost got the main role in the Broadway show Annie. After appearing on the TV show Star Search, where she was a champion for one week, Rimes decided to focus on country music. She often performed on Johnnie High's Country Music Revue in Arlington, Texas. This helped her get noticed by local talent scouts.

By the time she was nine, Rimes was an experienced singer. She toured across the country with her father. She also regularly sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" without music at Dallas Cowboys football games. In 1991, she released her first album, Everybody's Sweetheart, on a small label called Nor Va Jak. This independent album was successful in the Dallas music scene. Because of this, a local disc jockey and music promoter named Bill Mack discovered Rimes.

Bill Mack was very impressed by LeAnn's singing. For the next three years, he tried to get her a contract with a major country music label. His main plan was to use his 1958 song, "Blue," to help her succeed. In July 1994, Rimes included her first version of "Blue" on her second album, All That. She also helped write the song "Share My Love" for this album. Mack then helped Rimes get a recording contract with Curb Records. She signed with the Nashville label in 1996.

Music Career Highlights

Country Music Breakthrough with Blue

After signing with Curb, Rimes recorded a new version of "Blue" as a single. She said that the record company accidentally released the version she had recorded when she was 11 years old. This version reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Critics compared Rimes to Patsy Cline, a famous country singer. Bill Mack had said that Cline was supposed to record "Blue" in 1963 but passed away before she could. A press release for the song said Mack had been "waiting over 30 years to find the right vocalist to sing it." This attention made many believe Rimes was the next Patsy Cline.

Rimes's first album with Curb, and third overall, was Blue, released in 1996. It sold 123,000 copies in its first week. On Blue, Rimes co-wrote the song "Talk to Me." The album reached number one on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart. It also debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 albums chart. By March 1999, Blue had sold six million copies in the U.S. It also sold over eight million copies worldwide by 2009. Shawn Haney of AllMusic called the album "delightful" and thought it could "help inspire other young teens."

Two more songs from the album became hits on the Billboard country singles chart. "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)" reached number one, her highest peak on that chart. "The Light in Your Eyes" reached number five. Both "Blue" and "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)" were also top 10 hits in Canada.

The success of Blue led to many awards for Rimes. She won her first Grammy Award in 1997 for Best New Artist and Best Female Country Vocal Performance. She was the youngest person to win these awards. That year, the Country Music Association also gave Rimes the Horizon Award. She became the youngest person ever to be nominated for and win a Country Music Association award. The Academy of Country Music also named her Top New Female Vocalist, and gave her awards for Song of the Year and Single Record of the Year in 1996.

Pop Crossover and More Success

In 1997, Rimes's parents divorced. In February 1997, Curb released Unchained Melody: The Early Years. This album was a re-release of her earlier independent album All That (1994). It was named after her cover of "Unchained Melody", which became a number 3 country hit. Unchained Melody topped the Billboard 200 chart and sold two million copies.

A few months later, Rimes appeared in a live TV special for Disney Channel in Concert. In September, Curb released Rimes's next album, You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs. This album was different from her previous ones, with more adult contemporary-style music instead of country. The album's first song, "How Do I Live", became a huge pop hit. It reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100. "How Do I Live" set a new record for staying on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 69 weeks. Billboard magazine called it the most successful song of the 1990s. The song was also very popular in the United Kingdom, reaching number seven. The album's title song, "You Light Up My Life", was also released as a single. It reached number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album You Light Up My Life topped the Billboard 200 and sold four million copies.

Rimes made her acting debut in the ABC TV movie Holiday in Your Heart, which aired in December. The movie was based on her book of the same name. The film was partly about her own life. Rimes played a country singer whose grandmother gets sick. She performed several of her hit songs in the movie. In 1998, she also played a runaway teenager in an episode of NBC's Days of Our Lives.

Rimes in 1999

Rimes's next album from Curb was Sittin' on Top of the World in 1998. This album received mixed reviews. James Hunter of Rolling Stone said Rimes "holds her own in the more popular style of Mariah Carey and Celine Dion." Sittin' on Top of the World debuted at number two on the Top Country Albums chart and number three on the Billboard 200. The album had the country hit "Commitment" (number four), the pop hit "Looking Through Your Eyes" from the Quest for Camelot movie soundtrack (Top 20), and the country hit "Nothin' New Under the Moon" (number 10). By July, the album had sold one million copies.

In October 1999, Curb released Rimes's self-titled sixth studio album. She helped produce it with her father. This album was a collection of country music cover songs, mostly by Patsy Cline. The album received mostly good reviews. Stephen Thomas Erlewine called it one of her "better" albums. Beth Johnson of Entertainment Weekly praised the album and Rimes's voice. The album debuted at number one on the Top Country Albums chart and stayed there for two weeks. It also reached number eight on the Billboard 200. The album sold over one million copies in the United States. It also included a new song, "Big Deal". This song was the first single and reached number six on the country singles charts. In 1999, Rimes also sang with Elton John on "Written in the Stars" for the musical Aida.

New Sounds and Movie Songs

In 2000, Rimes sang "I Need You" for the soundtrack of the 1999 TV movie Jesus. The song was released as a single in both pop and country versions. It reached number eight on the Billboard country songs chart and number 11 on the Hot 100. Rimes appeared in the 2000 movie Coyote Ugly. She sang four songs for its soundtrack. Rimes was the singing voice for Piper Perabo's character, Violet Sanford, in the film.

In August, "Can't Fight the Moonlight" was released from the movie's soundtrack. This song showed a new style for Rimes. It became a huge pop hit worldwide, reaching the top 10 in many countries. In the United States, it reached number 11 on the Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, the song topped the charts. In Australia, it was the biggest-selling single of 2001. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" won Rimes a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for "Favorite Song from a Movie."

Rimes performing in September 2004

In November 2000, Rimes had a disagreement with Curb Records about her contract. In January 2001, Curb released the album I Need You. This album had four songs from movie soundtracks and six new songs. Rimes publicly said she did not approve of the album. She said it was made from old recordings and released without her knowledge. Despite her comments, Curb continued to promote the album. I Need You had more pop-oriented songs than her previous albums. Stephen Erlewine described it as "her first full-fledged pop album." Chris Neal from Country Weekly praised the album and Rimes's singing. In November 2001, Rimes signed a new agreement with Curb Records. I Need You was re-released with extra songs in March 2002 and sold millions of copies.

On October 1, 2002, Rimes released her seventh studio album, Twisted Angel. This album was very different from her earlier ones. It mixed dance-pop and adult contemporary music with more grown-up themes. The song "Life Goes On" was released before the album. It was successful internationally but did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. The song was very popular in Australia, reaching number seven. The second song from the album, "Tic Toc", became a top-10 hit on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. Rimes received some criticism for releasing a pop album. She explained: "I've gotten grilled a lot about that album. You know, people just didn't want me to experiment. When you're a teenager growing up, you learn a lot about yourself, and that's what I did with my music. I did something different, something that not a lot of people expected me to do. [...] And, in a lot of ways, that did work for me. It was a great learning experience. So, nope, no regrets whatsoever." Twisted Angel sold 500,000 copies.

In July 2003, Rimes released her first children's book, called Jag. In November, Rimes released her Greatest Hits album in North America. Its international version, The Best of LeAnn Rimes, came out in February 2004. Both albums included a song with Irish singer Ronan Keating called "Last Thing on My Mind". This song was most successful in the United Kingdom. In October 2004, Rimes released her first Christmas album, What a Wonderful World.

Return to Country and Acting Roles

In January 2005, Rimes's ninth studio album, This Woman, was released. This album marked a return to her country music roots. "It's mainly a Country album, but it's my kind of Country music," she told the Voice of America. The album reached the top five on both the Billboard Country Albums chart and the Billboard 200. The album had three hit songs: "Nothin' 'Bout Love Makes Sense", "Probably Wouldn't Be This Way", and "Something's Gotta Give". All of these reached the top five on the Billboard country songs chart.

In 2005, Rimes became the host of the USA Network talent show Nashville Star. She missed two episodes because of a vocal cord illness. In summer 2006, Rimes released the album Whatever We Wanna. This album was only released overseas, not in the United States. In the United Kingdom, the album reached number 15. In 2006, Rimes sang the theme song for the Holly Hobbie & Friends animated specials. She also appeared as a guest star in the series' Christmas episode.

Rimes performing in the East Room of the White House before President George W. Bush and Laura Bush, 2006

In October 2007, Asylum-Curb released Rimes's eleventh studio album, Family. Rimes helped write every song on this album. Allmusic said it "illustrates her range as a singer along with some true strength as a writer." The album's first song, "Nothin' Better to Do", reached the top 20 on the Billboard country songs chart. The second song, "Good Friend and a Glass of Wine", reached the top 40. In the fall of 2007, Rimes appeared with Joss Stone on an episode of Crossroads on CMT. In 2008, Rimes joined Kenny Chesney on his Poets and Pirates Tour. In February 2009, the third song from Family, "What I Cannot Change", became the first country song to top the Billboard dance charts.

In 2009, Rimes played Meg Galloway in the TV movie Northern Lights. It aired on the Lifetime channel. The movie was based on Nora Roberts's 2004 book. Eddie Cibrian played her character's love interest. The movie became the network's most-watched TV movie, with four and a half million viewers in March 2009. On April 14, 2009, Rimes published the self-help book What I Cannot Change with Darrell Brown. In 2010, Rimes had a supporting role in the movie Good Intentions and sang for its soundtrack.

In 2011, Rimes released her twelfth studio album, Lady & Gentlemen. She co-produced it with country singer Vince Gill. The album had covers of country songs originally sung by male artists. Rimes re-recorded them from a female point of view. Entertainment Weekly's Mikael Wood said the album was "predictably solid." The album's cover of John Anderson's "Swingin'" was nominated for a Grammy award. Lady & Gentlemen also had two new songs: "Crazy Women" and "Give". Both were released as singles and were minor hits on the Billboard country chart. That same year, Rimes starred in the TV movie Reel Love. It aired on Country Music Television and also starred actor Burt Reynolds. She also had a guest role on the TV show Drop Dead Diva.

Rimes's last album with Curb, Spitfire, was released in 2013. On this album, she co-produced with keyboardist Darrell Brown and co-wrote nine of its 13 songs. Spitfire was about Rimes's relationship with her future husband Eddie Cibrian and the media attention around them. "I used to get mad at the tabloids, but I should be thanking them because they helped me write this whole record," she said. The album sold 10,798 copies in its first week. It debuted at number 36 on the Billboard 200 and number nine on the country albums chart. Sales of the album were considered "disappointing" by some news outlets. Songs released from the album did not become big hits. Also in 2013, she made a guest appearance on the FX TV show Anger Management.

Recent Work and The Masked Singer

Rimes at the 2014 Big Apple Awards

In 2014, Rimes starred in the reality TV series LeAnn & Eddie with Eddie Cibrian. The show aired on the VH1 network. The goal of the show was to "help clear the air" about their relationship. "This show gave us an opportunity to take back our lives in a way and show a different side of us than what people really believe," Rimes commented. After one season, VH1 canceled the show.

In July 2014, Rimes announced she would release three Christmas music collections over the next three years. In October 2014, the first of these, One Christmas: Chapter 1, was released. It included the song "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas". The collection reached number 20 on the Top Country Albums chart. To promote it, Rimes went on the "One Christmas Tour" in late 2014. Rimes later decided to release a full Christmas album instead of more small collections. In 2015, she released Today Is Christmas. It included a duet of "Celebrate Me Home" with Gavin DeGraw. The album reached number two on the Holiday albums chart and number nine on the Country Albums chart.

In 2016, Rimes signed with RCA UK. She released a cover of Brandi Carlile's "The Story". This song was on her fifteenth studio album, Remnants. It was first released in the United Kingdom in 2016 and then in the United States in February 2017. The album reached number 15 on the UK Albums Chart and number 88 on the Billboard 200. The album had the songs "Long Live Love" and "Love Is Love Is Love", which topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. "Love Line" was the album's last single. In 2017, Rimes made a small appearance in the movie Logan Lucky where she sang "America the Beautiful".

Rimes performing in July 2024

In June 2018, Rimes released Re-Imagined. This collection has five songs from her past that she re-recorded. The new recording of "Borrowed" features singing from Stevie Nicks. Later in 2018, Rimes appeared in the Hallmark TV movie It's Christmas, Eve. She recorded the movie's soundtrack, which came out in October 2018. It included covers of Christmas songs and new songs she wrote with producer Darrell Brown. In 2019, Rimes released her first live album, Rimes: Live at Gruene Hall.

In 2020, Rimes competed as "Sun" on the fourth season of the Fox singing competition The Masked Singer. Her identity was revealed in the season finale on December 16, 2020, where she was announced as the winner. She was later a guest judge in the fifth season finale. Darius Rucker also joined her on the show. In November 2020, Rimes released her sixteenth studio album, Chant: The Human & the Holy. Its 12 songs were based on chants and daily sayings rather than traditional songs. A podcast called Wholly Human followed, focusing on similar topics. Rimes produced and wrote the album with her long-time music partner Darrell Brown. "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.

In 2022, Rimes released the album God's Work. Rimes celebrated her 25th year in music with a special CMT Crossroads episode. It featured Carly Pearce, Brandy Clark, Ashley McBryde, and Mickey Guyton. This episode aired on April 14, 2022. In April 2023, Rimes sang with Tenille Arts on the song "Jealous of Myself".

LeAnn Rimes's Artistic Style

Voice and Singing Ability

LeAnn Rimes's voice is often described as a soprano, which means it's a high singing voice. Critics have often called her vocals "powerhouse vocals" because they are so strong. Even from her first recordings, people noticed her talent. Entertainment Weekly's Don McLeese said, "Though 'Young Country' doesn't get much younger than Rimes, she already shows more poise and maturity than many artists twice her age." In 2005, The Washington Post wrote, "Rimes's voice is far and away her strongest selling point. Rich and worldly, it belied her young age."

From a young age, Rimes chose songs that seemed more mature than her years. For example, in her first album, she recorded "My Baby," which had lyrics about a "full-grown man." Another song, "How Do I Live," was also thought to be too mature for her age. This was why her version of the song was not chosen for the movie Con Air soundtrack.

Rimes has said that various music artists influenced her career, including Patsy Cline (left) and Judy Garland (right).

As Rimes grew older, critics continued to praise her voice. After a 2005 concert, Chrissie Dickinson of The Chicago Tribune noted that while Rimes's stage presence could improve, her voice had great power. "She has superlative control over that big voice, a soaring instrument that can belt and whisper within the same song," Dickinson wrote. Reviewing her 2011 album Lady & Gentlemen, Stephen Thomas Erlewine said, "Throughout it all, Rimes hits her marks with ease...she's become a stronger, more nuanced singer over the years." Jessica Goodman of Glamour found that her 2016 song "Remnants" "showcases the powerhouse vocals that made Rimes famous all those years ago."

Musical Influences

Rimes has said that many different artists influenced her career. These include Alanis Morissette, Reba McEntire, Wynonna Judd, Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, and Whitney Houston. Early in her career, Rimes spoke about Reba McEntire's influence to The New York Times: "If I had to model my career after anyone it would have to be Reba. She's made some great business decisions in her career to stay around for 20 years, and my biggest goal right now is to stay around for a long time."

LeAnn Rimes was most notably influenced by Patsy Cline. Listeners and critics saw similarities between Rimes's voice and Cline's. Rimes later said that Cline's voice greatly influenced how she created her own unique sound. "[Patsy Cline] was such a huge part of how I created my sound. From [Cline], really it was about this true, honest, emotional connection and the way that she could just take you to a place that you don't normally go within yourself when you listened to her music," she told popculture. In 2013, Rimes performed a tribute to Cline at the American Country Awards. She sang a medley of Cline's songs. "I mean I know how much I've been influenced by her and how I feel about her and then you see a sea of people and artists who have been just as influenced and she's touched so many people," she told E!.

Musical Styles

LeAnn Rimes's music has been described as country, pop, contemporary Christian, adult contemporary, pop rock, and dance-pop. She started her career in country music with her first Curb album Blue and its country chart hits. Later songs like "How Do I Live" and the album Sittin' on Top of the World showed a more adult contemporary style. Rimes has also been called a dance-pop artist, with songs like "Can't Fight the Moonlight" and the album Twisted Angel. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic noted that even though she tried many styles, Rimes remained connected to country music.

Personal Life

Marriages and Relationships

In 2009, Rimes began a relationship with actor Eddie Cibrian. The couple married in 2011.

In 1998, Rimes dated actor Andrew Keegan. They dated during a time when Rimes and her father had a disagreement about money. Their relationship ended in 2001.

Soon after, Rimes met dancer Dean Sheremet at the 36th Academy of Country Music Awards in 2001. By December, they were engaged. In 2002, at age 19, Rimes married Sheremet in Dallas, Texas. In 2003, they bought a home in Nashville, Tennessee. In 2007, Sheremet helped with the choreography for Rimes's song "Nothin' Better to Do." According to People magazine, the couple spent more time apart later in their marriage. Rimes focused on acting in Los Angeles, while Sheremet stayed in Nashville. In July 2009, they separated, and in September, Rimes announced they planned to divorce. The divorce was finalized on June 19, 2010.

Rimes began a relationship with actor Eddie Cibrian, whom she worked with on the TV film Northern Lights. Reports about their relationship surfaced in March 2009. In June 2010, Rimes spoke about the end of her first marriage, saying, "I take responsibility for everything I've done. I hate that people got hurt, but I don't regret the outcome." That month, Rimes moved into Cibrian's California home. In an interview with ABC, Rimes discussed her new relationship: "What happened is not who I am, period. But I do know how much I love him. So I've always said I don't live my life with regret. I can't." In December 2010, it was announced that Rimes and Cibrian were engaged. Rimes and Cibrian married on April 22, 2011, at a private home in California. Cibrian's two sons from his previous marriage were also at the ceremony. In 2013, the couple bought a home in Hidden Hills, California. By 2018, Rimes and Cibrian's former wife, Brandi Glanville, became friendly. Glanville stated, "I think we both grew up quite a bit, and we both love Eddie's parents. We both love the kids, and Eddie's going to be in my life for the rest of my life. [...] We're like sister wives. It's me and LeAnn and Eddie."

Family and Health

Rimes alongside Kimberly Caldwell conducting an interview in 2009.

From the start of Rimes's career, her father, Wilbur Rimes, managed her and produced her records. In May 2000, Rimes and her mother had a disagreement with Wilbur. They claimed he had taken a large amount of her earnings over five years. The disagreement also involved her former manager, Lyle Walker. The issue was settled in 2002. "It is difficult to express just how happy I am that all of the legal troubles between my daughter and I are over," Rimes's father commented. Rimes and her father made up for her wedding to Dean Sheremet. Wilbur Rimes walked his daughter down the aisle. "I've never hated my dad. I just wanted a dad. I guess I just really disliked where he was in my life. I just wanted him to be my father," she told ABC News.

In 2008, LeAnn Rimes spoke about her lifelong experience with psoriasis, a skin condition. She took part in a PSA to help people learn more about the condition. In August 2012, Rimes sought treatment for anxiety and stress. "This is just a time for me to emotionally check out for a second and take care of myself and come back in 30 days as the best 30-year-old woman I can be," she explained. In March 2014, Rimes's jaw became dislocated while she was performing. She said this was due to temporomandibular joint dysfunction, a jaw joint disorder. She has shared her experiences with this disorder on Twitter. In 2020, after a stress-related flare-up of psoriasis, Rimes posed for a photo shoot for Glamour magazine. This was part of her effort to raise awareness about the condition on World Psoriasis Day. Later that year, she told People magazine that she also experienced depression in 2010. "It's something I've been very vocal about, because I feel like there's so much stigma around it," she said.

Philanthropy and Giving Back

Rimes lent her voice to the 2008 song "Just Stand Up." The money raised from this song went to Stand Up to Cancer. This organization helps fund cancer research. In 2009, Rimes received a special humanitarian award from the Academy of Country Music for her charity work. In December 2010, she performed "The Rose" with The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles. This was in memory of many gay teenagers who had taken their own lives that year. On her blog, she wrote on June 18, 2011: "I believe in equality for everyone. I believe everyone should have the right to love and commit to whomever they want. [...] All I know is that in God's eyes we are all the same. I just wish we could see through the eyes of God more often." In 2017, Rimes shared that her uncle was gay and passed away from the AIDS virus. "Now, every time, everywhere I get to sing—or when I get stand up alongside my LGBTQ brothers and sisters—I get to give him a voice," she commented.

Discography

Studio albums

• Everybody's Sweetheart (1991)
• All That (1994)
• Blue (1996)
• You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs (1997)
• Sittin' on Top of the World (1998)
• LeAnn Rimes (1999)
• I Need You (2001)
• Twisted Angel (2002)
• What a Wonderful World (2004)
• This Woman (2005)
• Whatever We Wanna (2006)
• Family (2007)
• Lady & Gentlemen (2011)
• Spitfire (2013)
• Today Is Christmas (2015)
• Remnants (2016)
• Chant: The Human & the Holy (2020)
• God's Work (2022)

Filmography

• Holiday in Your Heart (1997)
• Days of Our Lives (1998)
• Moesha (1999)
• Coyote Ugly (2000)
• American Dreams (2003)
• Holly Hobbie and Friends: Christmas Wishes (2006)
• Northern Lights (2009)
• Good Intentions (2010)
• Drop Dead Diva (2011)
• Anger Management (2013)
• It's Christmas, Eve (2018)
• Country Comfort (2021)
• 9-1-1: Nashville (2025)

Awards and Nominations

LeAnn Rimes has won many awards for her music. These include three awards from the Academy of Country Music and two awards from the Grammy Awards.

Books

• Holiday in Your Heart (1997) with Tom Carter
• Jag (2003)
• Jag's New Friend (2004)
• What I Cannot Change (2009) with Darrell Brown

See also

In Spanish: LeAnn Rimes para niños