 At the start of 2016 Hale was named a Top 10 Finalist in the Grammy Amplifier competition sponsored by Hyundai beating out thousands of contestants with her song, "Falling".She also appeared on KCAL 9 (CBS Los Angeles) to promote her album "Pieces of Me" and "on" NBC news as an Emerging artist through Flipagram.In October 2016 she was nominated for two Independent Music Awards, Best Adult Contemporary Album and Best Adult Contemporary Song and two Hollywood Music in Media Awards where she won for Best Female Vocalist.