The love interest in her song, "Tim McGraw", is named Johnny.

Taught herself to play guitar.

Has a little brother named Austin.

With her first No. 1 song "Our Song", at age 18 years and 9 days, became the fifth teen-aged female singer to top the Billboard magazine Hot Country Songs chart. The others were Jean Shepard (19 years, 9 months in August 1953 with "A Dear John Letter"), Tanya Tucker (14 years, 7 months in May 1973 with "What's Your Mama's Name"), Marie Osmond (14 years, 1 month in November 1973 with "Paper Roses") and LeAnn Rimes (14 years, 4 months in December 1996 with "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)").

Ranked #57 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.

Good friend of Kellie Pickler.

Grew up on a Christmas tree farm and her job was to rake Praying Mantis pods off the trees.