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Tiffany Houghton Releases Latest Single “I’m Gonna Love You” – Listen

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Pop artist Tiffany Houghton has just released her latest single, “I’m Gonna Love You.” Houghton is a Dallas, Texas native who is now currently living in Los Angeles, California working hard at her future release. Back in 2014, Houghton was a special guest on MKTO‘s American Dream Tour where she got her first taste of major tour life. Since then, Houghton has released her debut EP, This Is Not an EP, back in December of 2014.

Following Houghton’s previous release “Catch Me If You Can,” which received significant airplay on Radio Disney, “I’m Gonna Love You” is a song about that first feeling you get after a first date. Houghton shared with Billboard the inspiration behind the song:

“After the shoot that day [for her Christmas-themed ‘Blame it on the Snow’ video], I went out with this guy my brother set me up with,” Houghton says. “Go big bro, because it was an amazing first date. Afterwards I was jotting down song ideas in the elevator before I even made it to my room.”

Houghton also shares:

“This song is the butterflies. It’s jumping off the cliff before you know anyone’s gonna catch you,” Houghton says. “It’s the delusional belief that the person you just met could be the love of your life.”

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“I’m Gonna Love You” will be one of those songs that will have you singing along in no time. Houghton’s voice brings something fresh to the pop scene with her charismatic personality that will instantly bring in new fans all around. Along with the upbeat chorus and Houghton’s undeniable raw talent, “I’m Gonna Love You” will be a song that many will be able to relate to:

If my heart breaks I’m gonna break you / If it’s just a game, I’m gonna break you / If it’s all the same, I’m gonna take you / No matter what it takes (x2) / If it’s just a touch, I’m gonna touch you / But baby if it’s love, I’m gonna love you   

Listen to “I’m Gonna Love You” Below!

The song’s lyrics dive into the mind of someone who just experienced a picture perfect first date and all the emotions that can arise from it. This emotions may include all the first date butterflies and the foresight into the future that this person may be the one. Houghton will go all in as long as the other person feels the same. Houghton will not waste her time if there is nothing more than just a fling and will stand her ground if things go awry. Something hopefully many people will also follow suit, know your worth. The song’s upbeat music and lyrics is the perfect soundtrack to a first date for better or for worse.

Overall, the song analyzes all of these feelings together and is stitches them to create the vision of the experience. Houghton’s voice will become the sound of your feelings to express them in a way that you may be unable to do.

Be sure to keep up with Houghton and keep an eye out for new music coming out in the near future!

Purchase “I’m Gonna Love You” on iTunes!

I’m Gonna Love You – Single by Tiffany Houghton

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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” 

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Amanda Jones Releases “Brand New Day” Music Video – Watch

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Oregon based pop singer/songwriter Amanda Jones has been performing since she was 13 years old! Now at 21, she continues to build her fanbase and create opportunities for her music to be heard. She even had the opportunity to open for R5 feat. Ross Lynch in the summer of 2015!

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Jones has now released her first music video following her Brand New Day EP. The title track makes the perfect music video to a song that will instantly have listeners hooked. It’s message is positive and hopeful of all the goodness that each new day has to offer. Jones reflects:

“Brand New Day” has a fun, summery pop vibe that instantly gets stuck in your head. The song is about feeling stuck in the same routine and wanting change- and then seeing that it’s a new day and you can do anything and be anything, and that things are finally working out. It’s a very positive song, and as an artist I aim to send an uplifting message through everything I create.”
 WATCH THE VIDEO FOR “BRAND NEW DAY”

There are three song on Jones’ self–titled EP which she described in a recent interview:

The EP is a good mix of every type of song I wanted to release. We have “Brand New Day”- the fun, uplifting pop song. Then there is “Wait for Me Tonight”- a pop ballad about heartbreak. Concluding the EP is “My Goodbye” which is acoustic, and about loss. My cousin died suddenly in a car crash 4 years ago, and writing this song was my way of coping with his loss and starting the healing process. It’s a very personal song, and it’s been amazing to see how much it has impacted others in a positive way. It’s always incredible to hear people’s personal stories of loss, and how the song helped them through tough times. That makes everything worth it for me.

It’s [the EP] a great mix and [the songs] flow well together. “My Goodbye” means the most to me, but “Brand New Day” really captures the sound I’ve been searching for with my music for a long time.

Listen to Amanda Jones’ EP!

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BMI To Honor Taylor Swift With First Ever ‘Taylor Swift Award’

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Wait, hold the phone, The BMI’s have created an award in Taylor Swift‘s name? How amazing is that?! What’s more amazing is that it has only been done one other time in the BMI’s 76 year history! The first was in 1990 to Michael Jackson!

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BMI Vice President of Writer/Publisher Relations Barbara Cane said in a statement:

Taylor Swift has transformed pop culture through her songs, artistry and indomitable spirit. She has had a profound impact, not only musically, but also through her personal conviction and commitment to create a standard that values and respects music for everyone. We felt it appropriate to award Taylor with an honor that is as unique and special as she is.

The award will be presented to Swift in “recognition of her incomparable creative and artistic talent and influence on music lovers throughout the world.”

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The 64th Annual BMI Pop Awards is a private event and will recognize the songwriters and publishers of the past year’s most-performed pop songs in the United States from BMI’s repertoire of more than 10.5 million musical works. The BMI Pop Song, Songwriter, and Publisher of the Year will be named during the ceremony. The event takes place May 10th and will not be televised.

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Taylor Swift is a ten-time GRAMMY winner and the youngest recipient in history to receive the music industry’s highest honor, the GRAMMY Award for Album of the Year, and the only female to win it twice. The first artist since the Beatles (and the only female artist in history) to log six or more weeks at No. 1 with three consecutive studio albums and the only artist in history to have an album hit the one million first-week sales figure three times: 2010’s Speak Now, 2012’s RED and 2014’s 1989. She’s been named Billboard Magazine’s Woman of the Year (the only artist to receive this nod twice, and their youngest-ever honoree), and one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. She is the recipient of seven BMI Awards, including the prestigious President’s Award in 2009, Songwriter of the Year in 2014 and multiple Song of the Year honors for both Pop and Country. via BMI.com

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Dolly Parton And Katy Perry To Perform Together On ACM Awards!

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This just in, Country Legend Dolly Parton and Pop Superstar Katy Perry are joining forces to perform on the 51ST ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS! This will be a first time performance together for these two and the first time Perry will be performing at the ACM Awards. 

Parton shared the news on social media:

Parton will be honored with the Tex Ritter Award for her television movie, Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors. This award is given to a movie released and/or receiving major exposure during the preceding calendar year, featuring or utilizing country music.

In a video message, Parton shares Perry might be presenting the Tex Ritter Award to her and then they are going to be singing “some things” together. Just to clarify, those were her words, that’s not actually the title of any of their songs. 🙂

Perry was super excited to share the news and it will no doubt increase the views for the ACM Awards.

 

Parton and Perry join previously announced performers, including Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Cam, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Brett Eldredge, Sam Hunt, Tim McGraw, Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Chris Young with Cassadee Pope and Florida Georgia Line. Additional acts and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks.

The ACMs air on Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.