Rising Australian artist Bella Mackenzie shares her new single ‘ Blacksmith ’ – the second taste of a new body of work set to be announced soon.
Much like her previous single ‘ There Must Be A Fire’ , it sees Bella step further into a bolder, sonic lane, paired with gritty, powerful visuals filmed in Broken Hill. A vulnerable, self-encouraging portrait, written entirely by Bella alone, ‘ Blacksmith ’ explores resilience in the face of betrayal, and the power in turning trauma into strength.
Fresh off the stage of CMC Rocks 2026 , the NSW based artist shares, “ Before I decided to write ‘Blacksmith’, I was really struggling with the concept of how someone who you’ve known your whole life, someone who is supposed to love you unconditionally, could have a motive to want to tear you down & see you fail. I guess I’m lucky that I had never experienced that until now, but I was finding it hard to wrap my head around. The easiest way for me to process these emotions is to write about them. Blacksmith is about realizing that no matter who they are, you should never accept bad treatment from anyone & that you can build something unbreakable when you let go of those people. I wrote this song on my own because of how vulnerable & real it is – I felt I was the only person who could really portray the story accurately in order to release the emotions I was feeling. “
With Bella’s distinctive vocals right up front, ‘ Blacksmith’ is produced by Jacky McCormack, who performs guitar and banjo on the track, backed by moody pedal steel work of guitarist Travis Toy giving the new single a distinctly modern country feel.
Earlier this year, Bella teamed up with US artist Jake Banfield on the country-rocker ‘Tombstone Desperado’ , following her Top 10 Australian Country Radio Chart hit ‘ Grew Up Country’ with Homegrown Trio. Her previous single ‘ There Must Be A Fire’ also made noise internationally, selected as Baylen Leonards’ Spotlight Artist pick on Absolute Radio Country (UK).
Bella’s profile continues to grow across the country scene. She performed at the Tamworth Country Music Festival at the start of the year, then most recently joined Riley Green on his ‘ Cowboy As It Gets’ Australian Tour . Bella was recently announced as the face of the new fashion label, and favourite of Lainey Wilson, FAR MER by Whitney, fronting the labels collection “ All My Exes”.
Nominated for Female Artist Of The Year at the Country Town Awards and over 4.8 million+ global streams, Bella has achieved multiple Top 10 Country Radio chart-topping singles including the recent single ‘ Tombstone Desperado’ with Jake Banfield , ‘ Grew Up Country’ , ‘ Down South’ and ‘Cowboy’.
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Bella Mackenzie hit the ground running in 2026 with her single ‘Tombstone Desperado’ featuring rising US country artist Jake Banfield. A country-rock swaggering collaboration inspired by the 1993 outlaw film Tombstone, the song was released alongside her run as main support on Banfield’s The Lasso Australian Tour.
‘Tombstone Desperado’ follows her 2025 single ‘Grew Up Country’ featuring Homegrown Trio, which celebrated small-town roots, resilience and rural pride and skyrocketed to #10 on the Australian Country Radio Charts. Her 2024 single ‘Cowboy’ went onto gain high rotation on Country Music Radio, peaking at #2 on the Australian Country Radio Charts.
Hailing from the coal-mining town of Moranbah and now based on the Central Coast, Bella has been writing songs since age twelve, cutting her teeth in pubs and bars across regional Australia and building an audience of over 4.8 million global artist streams and 110K social media followers alongside brand partnerships with Nintendo, Wrangler, Akubra and more.
With a busy touring schedule ahead, Bella recently appeared at Tamworth Country Music Festival, with Riley Green on his Cowboy As It Gets Australian Tour and opened the main stage at CMC Rocks 2026 – cementing her status as one of Australia’s most exciting new voices in modern country.