Justine Blazer

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Justine Blazer
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Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • producer
Years active2004–present
Awards Josie Music Award
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • guitar
  • harmonica
Website justineblazer.com

Justine Blazer is a singer, songwriter, recording artist, and record producer. [1] Her music has been featured on CMT and she has opened shows for such artists as Jason Aldean, Justin Moore, Lee Brice, Kathy Mattea, and Lonestar. [2] In 2022, her album Girl Singing the Blues peaked at #18 on Billboard's Top 100 Blues Albums and won a Josie Music Award for Blues Album of the Year in 2023. [3]

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Early life

Justine Blazer was born in Detroit, Michigan to parents Tom and Cindy Blazer. [4] [5] She took dance, voice, acting, and piano lessons as a child. Her first paid performance was at a shopping mall at the age of six or seven, where she sang "Wind Beneath my Wings" for $50. [6] As a teenager she studied song writing, producing, and recording. She graduated from Canton High School and attended Eastern Michigan University. [7] [8] [1] She lived in New York City for five years, where she modelled and learned to play the guitar and harmonica. [9] [5]

Career

Blazer began her professional career in 2004 with her first album, Just a Justine Christmas. [9] Her music has been featured on CMT and she has shared the stage with such artists as Jason Aldean, Justin Moore, Lee Brice, Kathy Mattea, and Lonestar.[ citation needed ]

Blazer has performed as a solo artist on NBC's Today in Nashville and her songs have been featured in the 2022 movie Hashtag Blessed and The Young and the Restless . [6] [10] [11] [12] She cites her musical influences as Alanis Morissette, Faith Hill, Celine Dion, Shania Twain, and Garth Brooks. [13] [4] In 2011, she won first place in Dodge Ram Trucks's Battle of the Bands contest, the goal of which was to find a new country star in Texas. [8] She has released nine studio albums and has written and recorded with Kitt Wakeley, Kim Cameron, and Syreeta Thompson, among others. [14] [15] [16] Blazer was a speaker and panellist at Music Expo in 2020. [17]

In 2023, she won a Josie Music Award for Blues Album of the Year for Girl Singing the Blues, as well as winning a Global Music Award and Intercontinental Music Award, among others. [3] In 2024, she was a featured performer at NAMM. [18]

Awards

YearNominated workCategoryAwardResult
2024"Try to Hide It"Best of America - CountryIntercontinental Music Award [19] Won
2024"Ain't No Cure Like The Blues"Best Blues SongIndie Music Channel Awards [20] Won
2024"Make Christmas Last Forever"Song of the Year (Holiday) Josie Music Award [21] Won
2024"Joy!"Holiday Project of the Year Josie Music Award [21] Won
2024"Ain't No Cure For the Blues"Blues Hollywood Independent Music Award [22] Nominated
2024"Ain't No Cure For the Blues"BluesGlobal Music Award [23] Won
2024Jazz/blues/soulArtist of the Year Josie Music Award [24] Nominated
2024Pitching PortfolioSongwriter of the Year JMA AlumJosie Music Award [24] Nominated
2024Jazz/bluesVocalist of the YearJosie Music Award [24] Nominated
2024JMA AlumMusic Production/producerJosie Music Award [24] Nominated
2024"Wrap Me Up"Holiday Song of the YearJosie Music Award [24] Nominated
2024JazzSong of the YearJosie Music Award [24] Nominated
2024Mutli-genreSong of the YearJosie Music Award [24] Nominated
2024Pop/contemporary/danceSong of the YearJosie Music Award [24] Nominated
2023Girl Singing the BluesBlues Album of the Year Josie Music Award [3] Won
2023"Blues"Best of AmericaIntercontinental Music Award [25] Won
2023"Who Let The Jolly In"Holiday Song of the Year Josie Music Award [3] Won
2022"Tears of Blue"Best Female Vocalist (blues)Global Music Award [26] Won
2021"2020 of You"Best Rock Song by an Artist Josie Music Award [27] Won
2021Best Female Blues Artist Detroit Music Awards [28] Nominated

Discography

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