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Cillea Houghton

A proud native of Cape Cod, MA, Cillea is currently a freelance writer based in Nashville. In between covering all aspects of country music and the Nashville community, she tries to find time to pursue her many passions.

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Beth // James Process Grief Through "Voicemails"

The song was penned by the husband-and-wife duo of Mikaela and Jordan Burchill, an indie-Americana duo based out of Austin. Mikaela’s father passed away in...

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Erin Rae Goes Deep on 'Lighten up' LP

In early 2019, Rae and a fellow singer-songwriter friend, Louise Hayat-Camard of The Dove and The Wolf, made a pact to write a song each day and send it to each other. For Rae, it was about developing...

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Heather Bond Highlights Nashville's Stellar Female Musicians With "the Mirage" Video Premiere

Surrounded by tall plants, dimly lit lamps, and paper lanterns hanging from the...

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Carli Brill Leads With an Open Heart on "Concrete Jungle"

Growing up in Southern California, Brill and her mother spent countless hours shopping in antique stores, discovering hidden gems and imagining the stories behind them. Now based in Nashville, the singer-songwriter says...

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Watkins Practices Open-Mindedness on Unbiased Eyes LP

Their 2021 LP explores the depths of love and human existence across ten songs, from the mind-opening invitation of introductory track “Good Problems” to challenging the...

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5 of the Best Country Christmas Songs of 2021

The 2021 holiday season finds the likes of Pistol Annies, Brett Eldredge and...

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Bren Joy and Jake Wesley Rogers Step Out of Creative Comfort Zones for Red Bull Soundclash

From the country music capital of the world to the home of the famed Fisk Jubilee Singers, Nashville is brimming with creative talent. Red Bull is working to elevate that creativity with SoundClash, its long-running...

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Wild Heart Club Embraces the Art of Breaking in "Rainbow"

Known as Kintsugi, the art form uses lacquer mixed with gold to not only mend broken pottery, but celebrate its imperfections, incorporating the broken pieces into the object’s history. The art from...

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Jackson+sellers Bring Their Cosmic Connection to Debut LP Breaking Point

But they established an artistic connection long before the message was sent. The seed was planted at AmericanaFest in 2019 in Nashville when they were...

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Brandy Zdan Releases Her Pain on Falcon LP

As she looks closer, she’s shocked to see that it’s a falcon, a bird that has served as an important symbol in her life. “I called it...

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Allie Dunn Sheds Fear of Commitment on Debut EP Good As Gone

With a strong desire to bring back that nostalgic Laurel Canyon vibe while adding her own flair, Dunn shows off her sparkling voice and melodies...

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Caroline Romano Captures Messy Teen Romance With "Ireland in 2009"

"I do a lot of people watching. I'm a big observer,” she expresses. “Something that I don’t know that everyone else would notice, I like to write it down. Observing life, everyone has a different lens through which...

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Ryan James Brewer Crafts Liberating Debut LP Tender

Raised in a rural country town in Australia, Brewer admits it was difficult growing up queer in a conservative area. Brewer developed depression and anxiety at an early age that he is still...

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Lena Stone Is Unapologetic About “Taking up Space” in the Visualizer for Her New Single

Like many, Stone went through a personal transformation in 2020, and when the COVID-19...

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Meagan Hickman Offers Hope and Redemption With “One Day” Premiere

” Born and raised in Chicago, the singer-songwriter was trained classically, falling in love with songwriting after discovering acts ranging...

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Adia Victoria Honors Her Roots on Powerful New LP a Southern Gothic

"I think that this was a record that walked with me through one of the most difficult periods of my life,” Victoria expresses to Audiofemme in a Zoom interview...

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Chapel Hart Build Sass and Soul Into Sophomore LP the Girls Are Back in Town

Equal parts sassy and heartfelt, the 12-track project finds the trio putting their most fearless foot forward, tackling topics ranging from bullying...

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Elke Reignites Her Self-Worth With "the Pink Tip of a Match Turns Black"

As a lifelong reader of poems, books and lyrics, she turned her attention to music full time at the age of 24 after having an epiphany when talking to a friend and...

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Maggie Rose Brings Understanding to the Table With Timely Have a Seat LP

“I really think that sustainability in any career, but especially in music, can only be achieved if you're switching it up and...

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At Nashville's National Museum of African American Music, Culture Is an Immersive Experience

” This message is one of the first to greet visitors upon entering the Roots Theatre inside the National Museum of African American Music in downtown Nashville. It’s a message that can be felt throughout...

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Juliana Hale Finds the Silver Lining in “Chill (so Serious)”

The practice reflects her ability to find the positive in life’s bleakest moments, a mindset she carries over into her latest single, “Chill (So Serious).” Hale...

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Haunted Like Human Explore Relationships Through Mental Health Lens With "Stay" Premiere

The two met by a happy accident, guitarist Clark voyaging across the country from Washington state to Music City where vocalist Chapman was...

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Rodney Eldridge Lives Life With Intention on Black Box EP

The North Carolina-born musician and filmmaker discovered his instinct for music while spending his childhood days poised at the piano, playing one-finger chords as he deciphered which notes sounded...

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Kyd the Band Turns His Scars Into Compelling Stories on ‘Season’ Eps

Introduced to music in the Pentecostal church he was raised in Northern California, Guisande was playing drums at mass by the age...

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Poppies Vocalist May Rio Releases Quirky Solo Debut Easy Bammer

Released June 25 via Dots Per Inch Music, the solo debut from the Poppies vocalist materialized as she taped lyrical snippets to the walls of her childhood bedroom, adrift in...

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Self-Love Is the Best Revenge in New Betty Reed Single "Karma"

It’s the latter definition that Reed embodies in her latest single “Karma”...

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Amy Darling Does Rock 'N' Roll Justice With "Nasty Habits"

A native of the Bay Area in California, the Nashville-based rockstar was raised on a nourishing '60s musical diet, where early inspiration came from the likes of Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Janis Joplin and...

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Joy Oladokun Chases Darkness and Light on Major Label Debut in Defense of My Own Happiness

Leaning into cinematic melodies that embrace a pop, R and B and folk-friendly blend, the Nashville-based artist has a voice rich and lush...

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Allison Russell Finds Truth, Reconciliation and Forgiveness on Debut Solo LP Outside Child

As a member of acclaimed supergroup Our Native Daughters alongside Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah and Leyla McCalla, and one-half of duo Birds of Chicago with partner JT Nero, Russell steps out boldly and...

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Dasha Premieres "Love Me Till August," a Folk-Pop Ballad for Fleeting Flings

” The acoustic track, premiering exclusively with Audiofemme, follows her debut EP $hiny Things; released in March 2021, the project contains half a...

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Tristen Takes a Psychological Lens to Love in "Wrong With You"

” As someone who studied relational group and organizational theories of communication in college, the parting line is less of a joke and more of a...

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Ashley Monroe Is Full of Joy on Latest LP Rosegold

Nursing a bottle of Mexican Coke, Monroe handed Johnson her pair of rose gold...

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Americana Duo Ida Mae Mythologize the Touring Life With "Road to Avalon"

Comprised of husband and wife Christopher and Stephanie Jean Turpin, the duo traversed across the pond from their native London to Nashville where they’ve released two spectacular projects in the...

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Bridget Rian Longs for Community in the Afterlife With Evocative New Single "Trailer Park Cemetery"

Rian channels that fear into...

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Nashville Ambient Ensemble Embraces Space and Experimentation on Debut LP Cerulean

Founded by native Tennessean Michael Hix, who returned to Nashville in 2018 after honing his solo craft in New York's experimental music scene, the group rapidly expanded...

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Lindsay Ellyn Finds Magic in Low Moments on "Queen of Nothing"

She was a college student working at Satya Jewelry on Bleecker Street in New York City when the store’s curated playlist turned to Lucinda Williams’ Grammy-nominated album, Essence. As a...

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Emlyn Wants to Throw "a Thousand Parties" for True Love

There's just one problem: the 24-year-old Nashville native needed a love song to really...

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Hailey Whitters Honors Perseverance With Deluxe Album Living the Dream

She'd written songs for Alan Jackson, Martina McBride and Little Big Town, but was still waiting for her own star to rise. “I’m 12 years in to a 10...

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Willie Jones Redefines the Patriotic Anthem With "American Dream"

The budding artist often wondered what it would sound like if he took that format and “turned it...

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Moon Taxi Take a Nostalgic View of Their Evolution on Silver Dream LP

The band had headed to Los Angeles for a near two-week trip to craft the album in...

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Aaron Lee Tasjan Talks Most Personal LP to Date, Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan!

"There were two videos that really got...

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Erin Ivey Finds Inner Peace on Solace in the Wild LP

Gifted to her by friend and fellow artist Raina Rose, Ivey habitually takes the pretty pink crystal (meant to strengthen the heart chakra) into the recording studio with her to...

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Ain’t No Vibe Like Avenue Beat

” Hot off the presses of “F2020” (the hit track that went viral on TikTok, amassing millions of views in a matter of hours last June) comes a fluid pop number that serves as an equally solid follow...

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The Brummies Highlight Reconnection in an Automatic World

Johnson. Growing up as childhood friends in the small town of Pinson, Alabama (just outside of Birmingham), they often ditched history class to play music in...

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2020 Was a Tumultuous Year for Music City

In a year bookended by a devastating tornado in March and a bombing on Christmas morning, with the COVID-19 pandemic sandwiched in between, Nashville has been dealt its fair share of blows this year. But these...

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‘Regifted’ Was a Beacon of Light for Ty Herndon

When Ty Herndon recorded a collection of holiday classics nearly 20 years ago, he could have never imagined the time in which they’d resurface. On his new holiday album Regifted, Herndon breathes new life into his 2003 album Not So Silent Night, a project that's taken on multiple forms over the...

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Reyna Roberts Claims Her "Stompin’ Grounds" As 2021'S Next Country Star

With fire-red hair and a voice to match, Roberts is coming for her country crown in 2021. Case in point: her latest single, “Stompin’ Grounds,” with its rollicking guitars and spellbinding blend of hard...

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The Best Country Christmas Songs of 2020

With the 2020 holiday season comes a bounty of festive music straight out of Nashville. Stars across Music City have been getting into the holiday spirit with new Christmas albums, and while many offer sound renditions of the classics, they've also contributed their own perspectives with holiday...

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Fancy Hagood Finds Freedom in Being "Fancy"

A native of Arkansas raised by parents who followed the Nazarene faith, Hagood convinced them to allow him to attend Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville after...

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Lydia Luce Pours Her Heart Out on "Dark River"

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