Wé McDonald, the third-place finisher on Season 11 of The Voice, released her debut single in May. It’s an anthem of self-acceptance and perseverance called “Head Up High.” And it’s a song Wé wrote with fellow contestant Kylie Rothfield during their time on the show. “We were fed up with all these expectations and societal…
Riley Biederer teamed up with EDM DJ and producer Frank Walker for the incredibly catchy “Heartbreak Back,” released in August. She also co-wrote the tune and, in an interview with ION Magazine, said the song actually came together “really, really fast.” “I’ve written hundreds of songs over the years and I think, stylistically, they’ve all…
Since competing on Season 2 of The Voice at age 17, RaeLynn has become one of the most distinct female voices in country music. And after her successful 2017 album “WildHorse,” she hit the country-pop sweet spot in 2018 with her single “Queens Don’t.” Racheal Lynn Davis — RaeLynn’s real married name — wrote the…
Natalie Stovall said she heard a demo of “Making Out in Cars” years ago and “immediately fell into a love trance with it.” The song was written by Natalie Hemby, Barry Dean and Troy Verges. “I’ve wanted to record it for so long and am so proud to have finally put it out into the…
Matt McAndrew was supposed to be spending much of 2018 in Las Vegas, playing shows with the likes of Allison Porter and Chris Mann as part of Neon Dreams, the new Voice in Vegas show. Plans for that show fell through. But judging from his social media accounts, Matt managed to pack plenty of live…
In the box office hit “The Greatest Showman,” Rebecca Ferguson plays Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale, a renowned singer who falls for P.T. Barnum. But when it came time to record the soundtrack for the film, Rebecca decided she wasn’t quite up to delivering an operatic quality performance. So that task fell to Loren Allred,…
To say Koryn Hawthorne burst onto the gospel music scene in 2018 would be an understatement. Her debut single, “Won’t He Do It,” spent a record 40 weeks atop the Billboard Hot Gospel Songs chart. The previous record for a female artist was 25 weeks. Along the way, Koryn picked up her first Dove Award…
Here’s a song with some history. Before auditioning for Season 12 of The Voice and finishing Top 20, Johnny Gates had spent years as lead singer for a band called Runaway Saints. And this is a song that, while never released, the band had been playing since at least 2015. In fact, you can find…
So, are you in need of some music that will get your blood moving and your toes tapping? Just take a listen to Jamie Lono’s four-song EP “Prove It,” especially the celebratory lead track “New Orleans,” which is the song that makes this list. The EP marks the first major release from Jamie in four…
D.R. King and Jackie Foster scored the most successful duet of Season 14 on The Voice with their cover of “Sign of the Times.” So when D.R. prepared to release his first post-Voice single, it only seemed natural to dial up his friend from the show to see if they could strike music magic a…
