Camaron Marvel Ochs (born November 19, 1984), known professionally as Cam, is an American country music singer and songwriter.

She began her career as a songwriter and has composed material for several artists including Beyoncé, Sam Smith and Miley Cyrus.

Signing with Sony Music Entertainment, she released her debut major label EP in March 2015, Welcome to Cam Country, followed by the studio album Untamed later that same year.

Spurred by airplay on The Bobby Bones Show, the song received widespread acclaim, including a Best Country Solo Performance nomination at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards and a Triple Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

[7] There, she formed an all-female collegiate a cappella group called The Spokes and learned to play the guitar while studying abroad in the Netherlands.

Taking residency in a rural mountain community, she lived for several weeks with limited electricity and basic needs; in addition, she developed a friendship with various Canadian musicians and started playing the guitar more consistently.

[2] Amber Schadewald of the San Francisco Bay Guardian called the album a brand of folk pop that "is light and sweet, with genuine lyrics that ask listeners to live with their 'heartforward'".

She promoted Heartforward through performances in Oakland and San Francisco, California, including shows at the Stork Club and Mama Buzz.

[4] Her song "Fall Madly in Love with You" was chosen as a track for Cut to Impress, the 2013 debut album from Maggie Rose.

[12] The success of these songs led her to move to Nashville, Tennessee; there, began writing music for other artists, turning down a publishing deal in attempt to prove herself on her own.

[14] The campaign was supported by producer Jeff Bhasker, known best for his work with artists that include Beyoncé, fun., Bruno Mars, and P!nk.

[4] The same year Cam toured Denmark and Sweden with Helsingborg band Karavan, having previously collaborated with Anders Mouridsen of the group while in Los Angeles.

Through a photo posted on Instagram, local radio director Michael Bryan discovered the song and played it on the air.

[18] Still using her full name (Camaron Ochs) during the single's promotion, she ultimately shortened it to "Cam" because some people found her last name "too hard to pronounce".

[1] Sony Music Entertainment, of which Arista Nashville is a division, then arranged a meeting and decided to release the track as a single on June 16, 2015, after the song had initial success on the iTunes charts.

[32] The widespread embrace of "Palace" included much international success, specifically in Japan, where Smith performed the song on multiple TV talk shows.

[38] On June 29, 2020, it was announced that Cam had signed a new partnership for radio promotion with Nashville-based Triple Tigers in a joint venture with her label RCA Records.

[39] For this release, she once again enlisted producers Tyler Johnson (Harry Styles, Miley Cyrus) and Jeff Bhasker (Kanye West, Alicia Keys).

The record featured the international Jolene-in-reverse hit “Diane,” the song “Till There's Nothing Left,” plus songwriting from Avicii, Harry Styles, Jack Antonoff, and Sam Smith.

[37][40][41] In 2024, she contributed songwriting, production and backing vocals for Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter album (“American Requiem,” “Amen,” “Protector,” “Tyrant,” “Daughter”).

[49] In 2018, Cam joined the speaker list on Hello Sunshine x Together Live's touring event[50] Studio albums Supporting act Headlining