Allie Colleen: Made from Stones
Allie Colleen is no stranger to the music industry but she is paving her own way. “I saw a quote ‘build an empire out of the stones they’ve thrown at you’ and it started a fire in my stomach. My whole life, everything and anything I’ve ever accomplished was diminished because it was assumed everything was always handed to me. I work my ass off, I love what I do, and there is nothing anyone could ever say to make me question my purpose on this planet,” expressed Allie Colleen. “I used to fight really hard and activate for
myself, but I’ve learned bullies always have something to say and a keyboard to hide behind, so now I simply don’t give a ___!” Taking that quote, she ran with it and made it a song (“Stones”) and the title track for her debut album, Stones. The room never fails to silence as Allie Colleen begins to sing about the layers of love and heartbreak that have shaped her. Some of the songs on Stones bring witty lyrics and a connection to the song unlike most today. A noticeable trait in Allie Colleen’s conversation is that she frequently uses the word “we” instead of “I” when she talks about anything career-related, always making sure other people are given recognition for her successes. For more info alliecolleenmusic.com
New Faces Alert: Clay Aery
Deborah, The Art of Dreaming
the artist he is today. After an injury that led to the end of his athletic career in college, he began to invest his heart into being a country music artist. Clay was influenced by a wide variety of artists, from Strait and Nashville recording Jackson to Whitley and artist, Clay Aery, Haggard; his music recently released portrays that greatly. his newest single Aery’s love for music “Colorblind.” and people shines The meaning behind throughout the new “Colorblind” is what single. makes the song so “When someone heartfelt. The song tells me that they teaches us the love have enjoyed my we should give to one performance, that gives another, especially in me a great feeling today’s times. “God is inside that they enjoyed love and that’s what it. I hope my lyrics can this world needs...”, bring a smile to their “that everyone starts face after a long day,” living Colorblind.” says Clay Aery. He is Clay Aery performs hopeful for the future “Colorblind” with of the song; it is a song award-winning that can help shape the songwriter and country positivity that should be artist, Tony Stampley. spread today. From such a young For more information: age, Aery’s love for clayaerymusic.com music would make him
to her name, she is now releasing another one -- and this is the first in a decade. Her latest album, Deborah, The Art of Dreaming was released earlier this year and what a comeGrammy-nominated back project it is. artist, Deborah Allen, Deborah gives nods is an artist that spans to her hometown of the decades. With Memphis on the latest over 2,000 published album with “Memphis compositions, Rendezvous.” It is Deborah’s songs have also fitting since they been recorded by deemed October 15 as notable artists such as “Deborah Allen Day” Tanya Tucker, LeAnn - this was the day in Rimes, Brooks & 2019 that she was Dunn, Patty Loveless, honored for her music Loretta Lynn, John contributions there. Conlee, Janie Fricke, A personal favorite Joe Nichols, Diana of ours from the new Ross, Sheena Easton, album is “Patsy Cline Fleetwood Mac and Crazy.” We don’t want several more to give it away if you She is also the only haven’t heard it yet, female country artist but let’s see if you can to have written and catch all the song titles produced a song with in the lyrics that make the artist formally this song so fun and known as Prince. clever. For more info: With 14 albums deborahallen.com
New Music from Alannah McCready Donovan Chapman, Every Day is a Gift
Nashville-based, singersongwriter Alannah McCready has been releasing music in anticipation of her EP that is due out this year. Her most recent single is a duet with Will Glittens “Can I Call” and tells the story of long distance relationship and describes the multitude of feelings in such a situation, including being in love, experiencing loneliness, and having hope for the future. Gittens, is also one of McCready’s co-writers on the track, along with Sterling “David” Gittens Jr. who also
served as the producer of the track. “Can I Call” highlights McCready’s angelic, poignant vocals as well as the rich harmonies between McCready and Gittens. Alannah describes the song, “The track describes the feeling of not knowing the next time you will see your loved one and how difficult that separation can be. The song also explores the idea that even when your significant other is far away, if you know that you can call them at any time, day or night, that will bring you comfort, and you will be able to get through more than you think. I think this message will hit home with a lot of couples who might be far away from each other these days.” For more info: alannahmccready.com
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true purpose for me to be fulfilled within my life, was the bottom line. I had to accept that it is okay to feel the way I did and to grow as a student for life. I now know what our men and women go through in their darkest Donovan’s talent and times, and I am proud love for helping other of every step I took veterans is seen in his that led me to the truth music. in life, which I call the He is a 100% “Secret.” disabled US Air Force I realize that it is Special Operations hard to let go of the Air Force Pararescue past which attaches us Combat Veteran and to the preying victim the founder of Special mentality and ask God Operations Veterans to take full control Class of Freedom Sings of our lives. I finally USA based out of realized it had to be Chattanooga, Tenn. God’s way and not my His latest project is way through life. Brotherhood. I wrote two songs Chapman said “I on my new album learned about my path Brotherhood, titled in life through the “Two Veterans” and struggle and surrender “Revelation Change” that gave me the while in rehab, and I strength I never had now dedicate my life before. To surrender to helping veterans find to God and ask for his the peace within their
lives that they deserve for their duty to our country and mankind, and service before self. I’m on a new mission, a mission that was designed by God long ago, and that is to understand compassion at a new level, and help others. God allowed these past things within my life to happen with his hands protecting me all along. He needed me to see the truth in life and to realize why we are truly here. I know their struggle and pain, and everyone’s pain is just as real as another. We’re a band of brothers and sisters, a sacred circle who chose to walk the path that not many will. I dedicate my life to them, as the Pararescue brothers did to me.” Another release on the project is “Highway Patrolman,” a law
enforcement song featuring the Texas Highway Patrol. Fifty percent of paid royalties from the single are being donated to a THP Officer who has a son who has cerebral palsy” and needs financial support to purchase a vehicle to transport his son in. The song lyrics were inspired from the continuous dedicated work that the THP provides for the state of Texas along with the deployments to the border to support Border Patrol with the border crisis. Donovan feels law enforcement nationwide needs our love and support for their relentless work effort to keep our country safe amongst the “defund police” movements across our nation. For more info visit donovanchapman.com
