Amy Grant was one of the defining voices of 1990s pop, and is still going strong more than two decades later. The Grammy-winning star, 65, stepped out last month at the Nashville premiere of I Can Only Imagine 2 at The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts. Dressed in an elegant black and red patterned full-length gown, she looked worlds away from the fresh-faced pop star who dominated radio in the early 1990s.
Of course, for many fans, Amy will forever be associated with her biggest hit: the irresistibly catchy "Baby, Baby." Released in 1991 as part of her album Heart in Motion, the upbeat love song became her signature track and topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, marking her first solo number-one pop single.
© Getty ImagesThe track was actually inspired by someone very close to her heart – her newborn daughter Millie. Amy later revealed the song's lyrics came together quickly after she looked down at her baby's face, sparking one of the most memorable pop hits of the decade.
While "Baby, Baby" propelled Amy firmly into mainstream pop, she had already built a hugely successful career in Christian music throughout the 1980s. Her crossover success helped bring the genre to a wider audience and established her as one of the most influential artists in contemporary Christian music.
© WireImageIn the years since her pop heyday, Amy has continued to record and perform, releasing albums, touring and collaborating with fellow artists. Over the course of her career she has sold more than 30 million albums and earned multiple accolades, including six Grammy Awards and dozens of Dove Awards.
Her last album of entirely new material arrived 13 years ago, but that long gap is finally coming to an end. Amy is set to release The Me That Remains, a 10-song collection produced by Mac McAnally, on May 8, 2026. The record will mark her first release through Nashville-based label collective Thirty Tigers.
© Getty ImagesThe 65-year-old recently spoke about touring and her excitement about having new songs to perform. "Doing shows, I kind of will stick my head out around the curtain and go, 'My gosh, all these people still want music to be a part of their life. Am I doing them a disservice coming out in my sixties and singing songs from the perspective of a 30-year-old?'", she told Variety.
© Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for CMA"Because there’s a lot of water under the bridge for all of us. So I feel like, at least for the people that would already come to a show, now I’ve got new songs to pull from," she added.
In 2000, Amy married country music legend Vince Gill, and the pair have built a blended family together. Between them they share five children, including a daughter they welcomed together in 2001.
