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New post-Voice music includes an EP from Madilyn Paige and singles featuring past Voice standouts Dia Frampton and Elia Esparza.

Here’s bit more about each of those releases. The links take you to the songs on Apple Music.

Madilyn Paige from The Voice Season 6

* Madilyn Paige from Season 6 dropped an EP called “The Life I Wish I Had” featuring four brand new songs last week. Here’s how she explains the title track: “Three years ago, my parents unexpectedly got divorced. Five months ago, I moved out of my childhood home. I wrote this song about wishing things were how they used to be.” Another must-hear track is “Monster,” which Madilyn says, is about “the thoughts and fears we all have sometimes, that try to stop or control us.”

Dia Frampton from The Voice Season 1

* Dia Frampton from Season 1 is the featured vocalist on another EDM track, “Take Me Home.” It’s a single of Jason Ross’s upcoming album, “Atlas,” due out in August. Earlier this week, she posted that she’s gearing up to make a new Meg & Dia album with her sister. For anyone who missed it, they released a single, “Little Fires,” in April.

Elia Esparza from The Voice Season 11

* Elia Esparza from Season 11 is featured on a new single from Jerry Jean called “Pacific Coast.” Says Jerry, a Taiwanese-American songwriter, producer, musician: “This duet is inspired by enduring partnership and the eternal beauty of California’s Pacific Coast.” It’s Elia’s first release since “Felt Like This,” a single from October 2021.