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New post-Voice music out include country singles from Jared Blake, Jordan Rager and Hailey Steele and another featuring Season 10 finalist Adam Wakefield.

Here’s a bit about each of those releases.

The links take you to the songs on Apple Music. Or you can check out the Spotify snippets below.

Stream, stream, stream the songs. Artists need support in these days of no live shows.

Jared Blake from Season 1 has a raucous new single out called “Blame It on the Devil.” If you like country-rock, you need to hear this song. Also, best wishes for a speedy recovery for Jared, who announced the new single from a hospital bed after suffering from blood clots in his lungs. At least he seems in good spirits in that Instagram post.

* Jordan Rager from Season 2 kicked off Memorial Day weekend with the release of “Somebody’s Summer,” envisioning a young lady helping make someone else’s summer more memorable. “I’ve sat on this song for what feels like forever waiting for the right time to give it to y’all. So glad the day is finally here,” he writes on social media. Here’s hoping this partial quarantine summer turns as as celebratory as the song.

* Hailey Steele from Season 2 has released a trio of live tracks this month, “Lazy River'” “Small Town Soul” and “Electric Blue.” The latter tow hit Spotify this week but haven’t shown up on Apple Music yet. Hailey explains the releases on Instagram, writing “I love listening to live recordings of my favorite artists. I love hearing the energy, the buzz, the nuances, the imperfections. I’ve been sitting on some performances of songs I’ve played live for years but never released myself.” Hailey appeared on The Voice as part of a country duo called The Line.

* Jenny Leigh and Adam Wakefield, Season 10 runnerup, have teamed up for a new single “Where Real Love Starts” and celebrated by hosting a Facebook live show from the porch of their Nashville home. Jenny takes vocal lead on the song; Adam says he wrote it with Mac Leaphart. Both Adam and Jenny have recently launched Patreon pages; just follow the links. Adam is promising supports a new song or live performance each week, adding “I’ve got enough music to do this for years.”