Denitia has officially announced her next project! “Highways”, a country album, will be out later this year. "I went from Texas to Tennessee to New York and now I feel like I'm coming home. Home is where you want it to be, and this album is a collection of letters tracing my past to my now - the Highways of my life. Hearing other folks relate to my journey is really special because it's just more evidence of how music brings people together. And that's a special thing to be a part of. Music makes me feel connected to people and to my humanity too. And I'm excited about the ride I'm on and the road ahead." The singer-songwriter put out the title track, “Highways”, as a single in March 2022, and another single, “White Lights”, is out today. 
 
The Texan born artist started writing the title track at the beginning of the pandemic, when she started writing in her notebook and playing her favorite records. “I hit up Brad Williams, a good friend of mine who is an amazing guitarist and producer. We started writing songs together years ago and the songs we wrote - I always felt like they were country songs. “Highways” is my first release in the genre. My whole family is from the Houston area in Texas, and we love country music. Today, with the presence of more country artists of color, I feel like the genre has the potential to better represent how it started. Between the Black folks with the Blues and Gospel and White folks with Celtic and Appalachian music, they all interacted with each other in some ways and the genre was born from those crossroads. This music is for everyone.”
 
Denitia listens to every kind of genre, but when talking country, her favorites at the moment include Midland, Kacey Musgraves, Sturgill Simpson, and Brittney Spencer, and her overall favorites like Dolly Parton and Joni Mitchell. “I also love Joni Mitchell. Joni takes you with her in her pocket. Her sound and her voice are so distinct. With Dolly, she has this poetic feel in her lyrics. She paints these pastoral music landscapes... I do think it is important to know the history of this music. And this was the first genre that I was inspired by”.
 
Denitia grew up in small rural towns all around Texas. She started writing songs at just 12 years old. “My family and I went to the Houston rodeo every year. It was my first cultural obsession. I was just so obsessed with the music that I got a Walmart guitar and a keyboard. The singer-songwriter eventually packed up, and was headed for Nashville, Tennessee in her late teens. “I played all around town and would listen to bands up and down Broadway.” She was in Music City for 10 years, and now resides in New York City. “When I got to New York, I experimented with sounds and electronic music, but I always had country in me. People have asked me “Why are you switching genres? I tell them, “I’m following what feels right. And it feels like I'm coming home. Music feels spiritual to me and the experience is not about me or y’all, it’s about the songs."
 
Stay up to date with Denitia on Instagram at @denitiadenitia and check out her website for all other information here. 

Caitlin Quinsenberry, a rising country artist, just released a new single titled “The Drill” which showcases the beautiful storyline of someone who’s been through heartbreaks time and time again. This song pulls the listeners in with her soft emotional vocals and keeps them attached with the relatability of every word. The song stays honest and raw with its words by recognizing the patterns that come after a breakup and the pain that follows. Even knowing “The Drill,” the song expresses that there will never be an easy way to get through these hard times. But I think that is the beauty of the song because it expresses something so real to everyone in the world.  Caitlin feels that “as heartbreaking as it is, it’s also empowering.” 
 
This isn’t the only empowering moment in store for this up-and-coming artist. After having her singles featured on CMT and being playlisted on nine of Spotify’s editorial playlists, Caitlin was also nominated for “New Artist of the Year 2022” by Rocky Mountain Country Music Awards and was the only female in this category! 
 
Make sure to keep an eye on all of Caitlin’s future journeys and take a listen to her newest single “The Drill” here!

Maggie McClure, one half of The Imaginaries, lent her and her husband, Shane Henry’s vocal and song writing talents to a movie soundtrack! The soundtrack for the film “A Cowboy’s Song”, can be found here, and the movie is out today! McClure explains that, “I first worked with the director, Timothy (Armstrong) in 2011 and have done a bunch of other projects with him since. “For this movie, Shane and I had a very early version of the script and we went through it where we got ideas of song titles. We really wanted each song to have a purpose. Timothy sent over lyric ideas that he had, and we would talk through each scene and what was needed when it comes to the emotion, tempo and time signature. I was so excited for this opportunity. The music business is like the wild west and we work hard at so many things and you always have to say yes. We didn’t know much going into this movie, but we have learnt so much. Everything ended up great and worth it!” Maggie and Shane started the song writing process for the film in December 2020 and wrote until March 2021. 
 
A full circle moment in the movie production process for McClure was when she was on set seeing her and Shane’s songs being used by the actors. “It was so inspiring to see songs that I wrote, and that Shane wrote fulfilling its purpose. It felt like a reminder to me to take the time to create what you are inspired by. We get so involved in the business that if I get a creative thought, I need to stop and write it down because look where that thought could lead, a set of a movie”. While song writing is very personal to some, Maggie thought it was weird at first to hear someone else sing a song she wrote at first but is now inspired by it because songs can have different meanings to everyone; “I would have felt weirder about it 10 years ago but I have matured and there are things bigger than me and we recognize that the song is meant to be sung by someone else as it does connect with someone else”.
 
Maggie always wanted to be a singer songwriter but was shy growing up. When she was in high school, she was in some musicals but always in the background roles. “I have always been inspired by female singer songwriters who play piano like Sarah McLachlan, Bonnie Raitt, Nora Jones, and Sara Bareilles”. McClure got the opportunity to open for Bareilles at a concert in 2010. When Maggie was starting out, she got bit by the acting bug and moved to LA for 6 years. where she pursued a handful of entertainment opportunities like singing on tv shows, in movies, and even got a role on The Middle for three episodes! “The music and film worlds collide so much and really and go hand in hand. I have had over 50 song placements in TV Shows and Movies, but I never thought I’d find myself on a set playing a big part of the film’s production and seeing it come to life!”
 
Make sure you keep up with Maggie and Shane on Instagram at @imaginariesband, as well as Maggie’s own page at @maggiemcclure. Stay tuned to their website for all news about their music here.