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- ↑ Dinah Jane (2019-04-19), Dinah Jane - "Heard It All Before" (Official Video) , retrieved 2019-04-26
- ↑ Dinah Jane (2019-04-18), Dinah Jane - "Heard It All Before" (Official Audio) , retrieved 2019-04-26
- 1 2 Aniftos, Rania. "Dinah Jane Reveals Her 'Truth' in New Self-Titled 3-Song Release: 'It's Definitely All Me'". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-04-21.