Exclusive Lyric Video Premiere: "Drag" by Makenzie Phipps
It goes without saying that contestants on NBC’s The Voice are the cream of the crop. The show does an excellent job of selecting the best of the best, often to the point where it’s even hard to guess who will make it to the finals based on blind auditions. The competition is stiff, yet those contestants usually become excellent friends behind the scenes. When country artist Makenzie Phipps appeared on Season 28 of The Voice (Team Snoop), she became close with fellow contestant Aubrey Nicole (Team Reba). They became so close, in fact, that they recently released a duet, “Devil Ain’t in Hell.” A scorcher, adorned with screaming guitars and breakneck fiddle, set to a theme reminiscent of old Spaghetti Western soundtracks, “Devil Ain’t in Hell” will put barroom lotharios in their place with a quickness.
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Grady Sax has once again served as Phipps’ producer. When I spoke with her,
she praised his easy-going personality and his ability to always capture the sound she’s seeking. From there, let’s get into the interview as a whole.
Naturally, we focused on the new release, with Phipps giving me the lowdown on the song’s beginnings. “It wasn’t even going to be a co-write, it wasn’t going to be a duet,” she said. “I was just kind of working on the song, and on the show (The Voice), Aubrey and I became really close. I asked her to come over to my room, as we had to stay in a hotel during the shooting of the show. So she came over and listened to what I had. I had a verse and some of the chorus written and she really liked the vibe of it. We both started talking and I told her I didn’t really know what direction I wanted it to go. I wasn’t sure what route to go with the storytelling and she started putting her two cents into it and putting words on paper with me. We were both tossing ideas back and forth
📌 Makenzie Phipps and Aubrey Nicole Unmask Womanizers in "Devil Ain't in Hell" (Patti)
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