Elyse Saunders is ready to dish all the Dirt. The award-winning Canadian artist continues to add to her impressive catalogue of standout country tunes with her new single “Dirt”. Following her signature style of crafting country hits with double entendre’s, “Dirt” combines hooky lyrics with a ’90’s country meets modern swagger feel.
Produced by award winning songwriter and producer Dan Swinimer (Madeline Merlo, Tyler Joe Miller, Billy Currington), the track highlights honky tonk riffs, small-town stories and Elyse’s fiery vocals. Catching industry buzz ahead of its release, “Dirt” was selected as a top 10 Country finalist for Nashville’s NSAI competition, selected as Amazon Music’s faceout artist for their “Breakthrough Country” playlist and was highlighted in the May edition of Holler Country Magazine’s “Best New Country” amongst music releases by Megan Moroney, Shaboozey and Jackson Dean.
“While the song sings about small town rumours, the grass being greener and white picket fences, it’s also about relating to each other and realizing that we’re all going through stuff,” says Saunders. “I wanted to bring light to the topic in a somewhat comical style of songwriting, with a message that connects to all of us. No matter who we are, “we all got dirt…”
“Dirt” follows her breakout early 2024 release ” Never Have I Ever” which was not only a charting song at Canadian radio, but also reached #6 on the Australian CountryTown National Airplay Charts.
ABOUT ELYSE SAUNDERS:
Rising Country Star Elyse Saunders is a multi-award-winning artist and recently took home FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR at the 2024 CMA Ontario Awards. With over 4 million streams to date, Elyse carves her path with powerhouse vocals, memorable live shows, undeniable drive and impressive songwriting. Her recent breakout hit, “Never Have I Ever” went TOP 30 on Canada’s Country MediaBase Charts & had a skyrocketing Australian radio debut, climbing to #6 on the Australian CountryTown National Airplay Charts. Songwriting between Nashville & Canada, Elyse signs her first publishing deal with Arts & Crafts Music Publishing earlier this year. Her music videos receive regular rotation on CMT Australia including features on CMT Nashville, she’s done hundreds of media interviews across Canada, US, Australia & Europe with multiple TV performances on news outlets in Canada & the U.S.