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Nicole-Marie grew up surrounded by music, from choir to piano and so much more. With a style that blends Contemporary Christian with an energetic Rock sound, she creates something that is both uplifting and fun. She began recording in her 20s and has since gone on to release 5 albums, 2 EPs and a collection of singles, as well as several incredible music videos. Most recently she has released the video for her incredible song “Audience of One”.
Nicole-Marie wrote “Audience of One” several years ago, recording it at the Bear Creek Recording Studio with an incredible team of musicians and producers. “Even before recording it, I had a vision of what I wanted the music video to look like,” She said. “At the time I didn’t have all of the pieces together though.”
At the time of releasing the song, Nicole-Marie didn’t have the perfect actors, team or money to really do the project justice, so she decided to wait on it. Now, a few years later, she has found the perfect team to make it all happen.
“The video is about me performing in a bar for Jesus, who is my audience of one,” she explained. “We were like old friends, doing silly things and just hanging out.” Nicole-Marie created a unique and beautiful story to match an already incredible song. It is entirely worth taking the time to really dive into and experience as an entire project.
“Audience of One” is off of the album Oaths of Abundance, which Nicole-Marie released in 2019. The entire project has a variety of songs featuring everything from love to equality and women empowerment. “The album really came around the time that the women’s marches and the Me Too Movement started,” she explained. “I think the album really takes on those ideas of empowering yourself and those around you.” Each song on the album brings its own story to the table.
Now that she has been able to share the video for “Audience of One”, Nicole-Marie is looking forward to putting together videos for some of her other releases. She is excited to share some of her sister’s story in the video of “All it Takes to Fly” as well as showcase her vision of “Interference”.
Nicole-Marie is also excited for more live appearances and to share more of her music with fans as the year goes on. You will not want to miss out on everything that she has to offer in 2024.
Be sure to stay tuned in to Nicole-Marie on various platforms for new music, visuals and social posts.
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Would Johnny Marr place one of his solo songs ahead of favourites from The Smiths and Electronic? His choices are revealed in NME’s Blind Ranking video below.
Ahead of the release of ‘The Age Of Everything’, which arrived last Friday, October 2, NME sat down with the guitarist for a look back through his catalogue. Marr was challenged to place five songs in order of greatness, choosing a position for each without knowing which song would follow.
Electronic’s ‘Getting Away With It’ came first, with Marr saying it “goes down very very well, even if people are hearing it for the first time”. Next came ‘Spin’, taken from his latest solo album. Reflecting on the newer song, he admitted that “not everybody knows it, but it makes an impression”.
When ‘This Charming Man’ by The Smiths came up, Marr observed: “Obviously it’s very well known, but it goes by so quick.” The track remains a “connection” to his younger self, he explained: “I can hear the young man who wrote those guitar parts”. He described his 2014 solo release ‘Easy Money’ as “pretty catchy”, adding that it “goes off bigger than any other at any gig”. He then considered another much loved Smiths song, ‘There Is A Light That Never Goes Out’.
“Beautiful song to play. Very proud of it still,” Marr reflected. Recalling a recent performance in Liverpool, he added that “it occurred to me that it’s the ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ of my generation.”
See where each song landed in Marr’s ranking by watching the video below, then share your own order in the Instagram comments.
The wider conversation with NME covered his “emphatic” album ‘The Age Of Everything’, his admiration for The Cure and Fontaines D.C., and his thoughts on why Andy Burnham should be able to listen to The Smiths. Read the complete interview with Marr here.
A Liverpool concert on November 14 is next on Marr’s schedule, followed by a brief run of dates with stops in Mexico, São Paulo and Chile. His largest solo headline performance to date at OVO Arena Wembley had been planned for later this month, but has been postponed, with a replacement date yet to be announced.
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