Laura Marano (born November 29, 1995) is an American actress and singer who starred in the Disney Channel series Austin & Ally as Ally Dawson.

In 2015, she became a signed artist under the Big Machine Label Group, the same label as pop phenomena Taylor Swift. On March 11, 2016, she released her debut single “Boombox”. Following the release of “Boombox”, Marano followed up with the release of her second single “La La” on August 25, 2016.

In early 2017, it was revealed that Marano had been dropped from Big Machine. During this time, she has upkept her work in film. In May 2017, it was announced that Marano had signed a new record deal with Warner Brothers Records – with new music slated to be released that Fall. However, Marano revealed in an Q&A video on her YouTube channel on October 1st, 2018 that she was dropped from the label earlier in the year, and she was currently an independent artist.

She also announced in the video that her debut independent single, titled “Me” would be released on October 5th – via her imprint Flip Phone Records. The follow-up single, “Let Me Cry” was released on January 11th. A third single was released on February 15th, titled “F.E.O.U.”