Davidson, Castro, and Nebraskan
songwriter Jason Hamor.
“I’ve been waiting a long time
to release ‘Live Laugh Love’,” said
Lauren Davidson. “Jason and I con-
nected through social media and
popped this song out pretty effort-
lessly. I’ve played it live a bunch of
times and was surprised how much
my fans loved the song. I knew I
wanted it to be the next single af-
ter my Ballads EP. I love the energy
of the song- it’s sassy and strong.”
The track is a good example of
what she called “urban country”
- a mix of contemporary country
and rock and roll that would sound
right at home next on a playlist
with artists like Grace Potter and
Little Big Town. This describes her
own songs as well as her ability to
turn classic rock songs like “Sweet
Child O’ Mine” by Guns & Roses
into country sounding tunes.
“I coined the term ‘urban coun-
try’ when I first started writing
and releasing music because it’s
country music from New York,”
explained Davidson. “Sometimes
it’s more rock and sometimes it’s
Watch Lauren Davidson perform “Live Laugh Love”
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