2020 ARTIST TO WATCH LEYLA BLUE RELEASES NEW TRACK “PEPPA PIG” OUT TODAY VIA ISLAND RECORDS!

FOLLOW UP TO BUZZING DEBUT EP SONGS FOR BOYS THAT DIDN’T TEXT ME BACK

DEBUT SHOW AT THE SLIPPER ROOM IN NYC ON FEBRUARY 4, 2020

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"She is already back on her grind, kicking off 2020 with a rowdy banger called 'Peppa Pig'" – IDOLATOR

“Soul drenched vocals.” - LADYGUNN

“A young Christina Aguilera meets Amy Winehouse.” – LADYGUNN

“Leyla Blue has a certain attitude in her music that cannot be matched.” - MILK.XYZ

“While her strong singing voice is comparable to that of Christina Aguilera, Blue brings her own style and sass to her music.” – MILK.XYZ

New York city native singer and songwriter Leyla Blue releases a catchy tongue and cheek new track titled “Peppa Pig” out today. The song comes hot on the heels of Leyla’s stunning debut EP Songs For Boys That Didn’t Text Me Back, which has amassed nearly 2 million cumulative streams that features her first pair of soul-drenched singles, “Silence” and “What A Shame.” Sonically, Leyla is described as the offspring of Lorde and Destiny’s Child and “Peppa Pig” plays on the juxtaposition of both artists. “Peppa Pig” comes as Leyla gears up for her debut show in NYC at The Slipper Room on February 4.

ABOUT LEYLA BLUE:

From her detached vantage point, the 20-year-old New York-born singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist sees everything clearly as she filters the chaos into empowered and enigmatic pop laced with throwback R&B energy. Streamed over 1 million times on her first two releases and signed to Island Records, the songstress catalyzes moments of insecurity into confidence, going “From ‘Sad Bitch’ to ‘Bad Bitch’,” as she so eloquently puts it.

“My music is essentially an extension of the voice inside of my head,” she admits. “In social settings, it was like I was exploding inside, because of how I much I felt like I didn’t belong. I was miserable. I learned there was no way around these inner battles—only through them. I didn’t become confident in who I am by denying the shit I’ve gone through, I’ve had to own it. I came to terms with my issues through making music.”

“Silence” merely opens the narrative of the EP. Set off by the sound of a poured drink, creaky guitar, and sarcastic, yet soaring delivery, the fiery “What A Shame” laments, “how whack it is that guys often prefer when girls act stupid to when we use our brain and voice.” In between heavenly crooning and a skittering groove, the airy conclusion “I Don’t Wanna Know” represents an important decision, “to leave the party and stop hanging out with him every weekend.”

January 10, 2020 11:52am ET by Island Records  

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