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Hayley Orrantia Releases New Single “Strong, Sweet & Southern” – Listen

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Country artist, Hayley Orrantia, has just released her latest single “Strong Sweet & Southern” written by Orrantia, Mark Bright and Kevin Kadish, who also produced the track. Orrantia is originally from Texas, where she began singing and writing music at the age of 13. Some of you may be familiar with Orrantia from ABC’s hit comedy, The Goldbergs or from The X Factor where Orrantia reached the Top 9 a part of the group, Lakoda Rayne in 2011.

Today, Orrantia has been starting to make a name for herself in the music industry. Not only did Orrantia play the role of Brooke Thawley in God’s Not Dead 2 but, her song “Silence You” is also played during the ending credits. Orrantia was also apart of CMA Music Festival this past summer where she played on the Music City Stage. There she dazzled the crowd with her charismatic personality and powerful vocal performance.

For the past few years, Orrantia has been going back and fourth to Nashville to continue writing new music. Orrantia has written with songwriters such as Corey Crowder and Mark Bright on her debut single “Love Sick” along with others. Orrantia also released a second song “Until Then” with a Spanish version to it as well titled “Hasta Verte.” All three songs benefit from incredible songwriting and raw emotion behind every verse.

These are songs that you will definitely want to check out and add to every playlist of yours.

Listen to the songs below!

Orrantia has just released her latest song titled “Strong Sweet & Southern” about boys who need to “step it up.” This latest song is a bit different than Orrantia’s previous releases sound wise, but it still has the same elements that made the other songs so great. The song has an almost jazz vibe to it, but still sounds like you would hear it playing out of a jukebox at a diner with you drinking sweet tea. The song focuses on what type of guy Orrantia is looking for:

‘Cause I like my man like I like my tea / Strong, Sweet & Southern / You better be good / And be good to me / ‘Cause I’m / Strong, Sweet & Southern

The song’s lyrics has many analogies on the bases of how Orrantia grew up and the type of guy she expects to find. The guy needs to have the qualities, strong, sweet and southern, hence the title of the song. The song also uses many analogies to fully covey the message of the song. Orrantia does this well with quick comparisons like life growing up in Texas with the line:

Cooler than Grandma’s lemonade / Hotter than Texas pete

Overall, Orrantia does a great job in painting the picture of the song. The song has a catchy chorus that you will be humming along to throughout the day. You could also play it for that one guy who just is not getting it. “Strong, Sweet & Southern” will be a song that you will be playing nonstop. Be sure to keep up with Orrantia and be on the lookout for future releases, she is one artist that you do NOT want to miss.

Purchase Strong, Sweet & Southern on iTunes!

Strong, Sweet & Southern – Single by Hayley Orrantia

Listen to Strong, Sweet & Southern on Spotify!

Watch the Lyric Video Below!

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Megan & Liz Reflect on a Relationship That “Almost” Made It – Listen To Their New Single!

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Country duo Megan & Liz have recently released their latest song, “Almost.” This comes just a few months after the release of their second EP, Deux. Some of you may recognize the duo from their YouTube videos, where they have uploaded various covers and originals. Previously, they were a pop duo and had great success after winning Macy’s iHeartRadio Rising Star Campaign back in 2012. Flash forward a few years later and they have decided to shift career paths and become a country duo. Now, they have fully embraced the new direction and have found their sound.

 

“Almost” immediately draws you in with the harmonies of the duo along with a catchy banjo strumming in the background. “Almost” is a song about a past relationship that almost worked but due to timing and distance didn’t work out.

We almost made it / Five feet from the finish live / It was overrated / We ran right out of time

“Almost” shows off just how talented Megan & Liz are with their harmonies and individual talent. Their voices perfectly fuse together to create an unforgettable sound that will keep you wanting more. Today, there are few female duos around in country music and they are well on their way to change that. “Almost” is undeniably catchy and will be on repeat for weeks to come. Be sure to be on the lookout for future releases from the duo as they are currently working hard on new music.

Listen to Megan & Liz’s “Almost”

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Almost – Single by Megan & Liz

ICYMI watch our interview from CMA Fest with Megan & Liz!

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BROOKE EDEN RELEASES “DIAMONDS” LYRIC VIDEO – WATCH

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Brooke Eden is a name that you will not want to forget as she is a vocal powerhouse that easily sets her a part from the rest. Eden is currently on Red Bow Records / BBR Music Group and is one of  the CMT Next Women of Country. She has also been named one of Vouge’s “10 Country ‘It’ Girls,” a Spotify “Spotlight 2016” Artist, PEOPLE’S “Seven Country Acts You Should Check Out” as well as CMT’s “16 Listen Up Artists for 2016” and has been featured by many others as well.

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Along with these accolades, Eden has opened up for country superstars such as Tim McGraw, Alan Jackson, Sugarland and Florida Georgia Line. Eden’s personality and stage presence is something that you will have to see for yourself. She feeds off the energy of the crowd and puts everything she has into each and every show no matter if it is in a bar or in an arena, she always puts on a great show!

Eden is gearing up to release her debut EP, “Welcome to the Weekend” on September 23rd. “Diamonds” is one of the songs that will be featured on the EP. “Diamonds” has already earned a placement in the new hit TLC series “Too Close to Home” and has earned a spot on Spotify’s sought-after “New Boots” playlist. “Diamonds” is an infectious power anthem that tells a story directly from Eden’s high school years:

 

“I grew up in a small town. On the weekends we couldn’t necessarily have house parties because they would get shut down even before it started because of noise complaints. Instead, we would drive out to the woods and hang out using the headlights from our cars as lights. All the girls would get real dressed up and we’d listen to music and dance around in the headlights ‘shining like diamonds,’” says Eden, who co-penned the song.

“Diamonds” will officially impact U.S. Country Radio on Monday, October 3rd.

Check out the lyric video below!

 

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Kelsea Ballerini Celebrates 23 and Her 3rd #1 Single!

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Kelsea Ballerini has officially scored her THIRD CONSECUTIVE No. 1 with “Peter Pan.” Happy Birthday, Kelsea! What a way to start off 23! Ballerini is the only female artist in country music history, including female duos and groups, to go #1 with her first three consecutive singles from a debut album.

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Topping both Country Aircheck and Billboard Country Airplay charts this week, “Peter Pan” earns double #1’s on Billboard by also landing atop the Hot Country Songs chart. Following Florida Georgia Line’s impressive 18-week reign at #1 with “H.O.L.Y.,” Ballerini is the first woman to reach #1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts simultaneously. Additionally, “Peter Pan” also reached its highest selling singles week at 26,652 units according to Nielsen Soundscan.

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Ballerini has been taking the country world by storm and shows no signs of slowing down. Ballerini is set to release her fourth and final single “Yeah Boy” from her debut album, The First Time. Could this become her fourth consecutive No. 1?


Ballerini is currently in the studio working on her second full length album. Ballerini is also nominated for two CMA Awards including Female Artist of the Year and New Artist of the Year. Be sure to catch Ballerini on the road on her first headline tour The First Time Tour this fall!

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Shayla Souliere Shares The Inspiration Behind Her Song “Screw U”

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Meet up and coming pop singer, Shayla Souliere, who is from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Back in 2012, she was accepted into a singing contest called “Edmonton Undiscovered,” It was there where Souliere found her true passion in life, music. In late 2013, she came into contact with Grammy-nominated producer/songwriter Alex Cantrall (he has produced/wrote for Beyonce, P!NK, Jojo and more). He took Souliere on as an artist and has been mentoring her ever since!

 

Flash forward to July 2015 when Souliere teamed up with director, Nayip Ramos, to shoot her music video for her latest single, “Screw U.” With the release of “Screw U” on her YouTube channel in December 2015, the song has gained some notable attention. “Screw U” landed Souliere radio play and interviews with some major radio stations including her hometown radio station, Z99 Regina. The song has also gained some exposure on the popular app, Musical.ly. There, many fans and even some major artists have created musical.ly’s to the song. “Screw U” is an energetic, catchy song that gives a big screw U to past relationships.

Screw U / Yeah you wanted me too / But you had your chance and you screwed it up / Screw U / Middle finger to you / Look around, everybody knows ya suck

Souliere talks about where the inspiration for the song came from:

“For my single “Screw U” I collaborated with my songwriting/production team Alex Cantrall, Jeff Hoeppner, and Rhett Fisher. We recorded this at ES Audio Recording Studio in Burbank, CA. We all sat in the studio and I mentioned to the guys that I had some friends going through issues with their boyfriends and that everyone goes through times in their life where they aren’t getting along with someone or someone’s really annoyed them. That was when we thought up the idea of “Screw U.”

“Screw U” is definitely a song that you do not want to be on the wrong end of. Keep an eye out for future releases from Souliere and for future covers that will be posted to her YouTube channel.

WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR SHAYLA SOULIERE’S “SCREW U”