Priscilla Block

Mercury

I’m still kind of freaking out about New Faces! This was a big goal, so I was over the moon when I got the call. As a new artist, that support and recognition from radio is such validation, like, “You’re on the right path. We believe in you, and we’re behind it.”

A lot of people don’t know this, but I moved to Nashville nine years ago fresh out of high school – a young girl with dreams of being an artist. I grew up such a big Taylor Swift fan – she was the one that made me feel like I could do it, because she was the young girl at the time popping.

A year into Nashville was a really hard time for me. I had a moment where I thought it might be time to go home, recupe and figure out what I’m doing with my life. I had a conversation with my sister debating what to do. As I was leaving work, Taylor Swift was driving by, and I happened to be wearing a Taylor Swift t-shirt that day. She pulled her car over to the side of the road and said, “Hey, oh my gosh, I love your shirt so much. Thank you.” I was looking at her like a deer in the headlights, but it was everything I needed to keep going. That was seven years ago.

Everyone has their own path. I spent years and years playing at any bar that would have me and counting out dollar bills on my bed to pay rent. In 2020, the world was shut down, but I wasn’t going to use the pandemic execuse so I decided to make as many fans as I could on the internet. Just so happened that it worked.

I wrote “Me Pt. 2” by myself at two in the morning. I’d gone to the bar and, as I was leaving, I passed my ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend. My heart just sank. Seeing her, I did a double take, like, “Whoa, she looks a lot like me.” I went home that night, sat on the carpet, grabbed my guitar, and wrote, “I hope you’re happy. You found Me Pt. 2.” Probably the most country song I’ve put out.

As long as I can remember I’ve been a Justin Moore fan. Before I turned 21 I went to one of his album launches on Broadway, sneaking into bars he was hopping around to, playing different music at each. Fast forward, I met him at a radio show we both were on in Chattanooga. I told him that story and he was probably weirded out at the beginning, because we hadn’t played the show yet.

Afterwards, he made found me and said, “I am so shocked. I’m such a big fan of you” and said to let him know if there was anything he could to help me. Literally four months later we got the call that he had a song he wanted me to be on. After I listened to “You, Me, And Whiskey,” it was just such an easy yes. Obviously, I’m a fan, but I also kind of feel like I wrote that song. You know what I mean? We’re not singing about champagne. I’ve always been super confident. This industry can make you start feeling like you’re not enough, and I never want to feel like that. That’s what I’m leaving in 2022: self-doubt. Looking forward, everyone can expect a new single at Country radio and a lot of traveling. We just wrapped up my first headlining tour, which is crazy.