Cathleen Ireland, singer/songwriter/producer, has been collaborating with several different musicians for her entire adult life. In 2024 she was awarded Best Adult Contemporary Song in The Artists Forum Music Competition out of NYC for her song “DRIVE” co-written and produced by multi-platinum producer, Ryan M. Tedder. Also in 2024, her songs, “DO YOU CARE, IF I STILL HAD YOU, DRIVE, and GOLDEN SIENNA” (all co-written and produced by Tedder) were Semi Finalists in various categories in the UK Songwriting Contest, an international competition. Cathleen, along with 4X platinum producer, Dannyebtracks, was awarded Honorable Mention in the R&B category of the USA Songwriting Competition for her song “BODY FOR YOU”. The song and the video were both Semi Finalists in the UK Songwriting Competition, and were both given a Five Star rating. She was also a finalist in the International Acoustic Music Awards (IAMA) for her song, “LOVE IS A LUXURY”. Many of her nominated songs were produced by legendary Pittsburgh producer, Sean McDonald. Working with film director, Joe Chilcott, Cathleen’s music videos have been selected in over 70 film festivals across the globe. They have won 22 awards thus far. In March 2024 her video “ELEVATOR” was awarded the “INDIE” Best Independent Music Video for the International Music Video Underground Awards and her video DRIVE was awarded the Special Jury Award for Best Music Video of the Thilsri International Film Festival. Cathleen was previously the lead singer for Pittsburgh based bands, Friday’s Child (Awakenings EP 1998) and theFIVE6 (Last Minute Reservations 2012). Lately, Cathleen is also the founder and lead female vocalist for the Pittsburgh based band HOT WEATHER HOLIDAY.