Waldrup is a BMI songwriter, a member of NARAS/The Recording Academy (the “Grammy” organization), the CMA’s, and has partnered with Mission of Hope: Haiti.

Waldrup was a Top 5 Finalist on Season 25 of NBC's The Voice and has been featured in Rolling Stone Magazine, People Magazine, Netflix, The Hallmark Channel, Bravo TV, Facebook Artist of the Day, NASCAR ESPN Live, the NFL Experience Superbowl XLVII, CMT, Fox, Military.com and hundreds of other outlets world-wide. She has scored 12 Nashville Industry Music Awards and won the 2019 Torch Award from the Keith Whitley Fingerprint on Country Music Awards. Waldrup was named 2023 Top 5 Artist to Watch by Country Evolution. She just released her newest song "Louisiana Hurricane" and is preparing to release her new singles "Fix It" March 2025 and "Blue Cowboy Boots" May 2025. She has recorded 7 studio albums and released over 50 songs internationally.

Waldrup’s debut album JUSTIFIED, produced by multi-award winner Garth Fundis, known for his work with Trisha Yearwood, Don Williams, and Alabama, debuted on four Billboard Album Charts. “Sometimes He Does,” one of the songs featured on JUSTIFIED, was included in Rolling Stone Magazine as one of the Top 10 Country and Americana songs of the week immediately following its release. Music Row icon and historian Robert Oermann deemed the track a “Disc of The Day,” adding that Waldrup is a “real deal country singer.”

Throughout her career, Waldrup has played music in over 15 countries all over the world and all across America. Karen Waldrup bridges the gap between classic country sounds and Louisiana soul.

In 2022, Waldrup released her album Kendall County Road produced by Grammy-award winning producers Paul Worley and Biff Watson. The album includes a song written with WW2 D-Day Veteran, Jim Martin, a feature with Wendy Moten on “Nothing Is Impossible,” and the title track "Kendall County Road," which reminisces about missing home and family.

Waldrup and her band kick off their 2025 Tour in their hometown of Nashville and will tour nationally throughout 2025. Be sure to catch the band in your town.