The singer-actress opens up about her new song, her COVID-19 recovery and that viral Naughty by Nature cover.
For Wilson, the situation was a scary one. But even during quarantine and recovery, she felt inspired. Wilson went viral with her own at-home quarantine cover of Naughty by Nature’s “Hip Hop Hooray,” which led to aof the classic 1992 hip-hop track, with proceeds going to the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund. She also put the finishing touches on her new single, “Where’s My Country Song?” ― a track about women that feels particularly poignant right now.
The song has taken on an even more powerful meaning now, as women are on the frontlines during this global pandemic. I think they’re heroes in a way, unsung heroes and sometimes now-sung heroes because we are giving credit to so many of those people now when we look at this pandemic and what’s been going on. But I wrote the song before the pandemic. I wrote it because I wanted to say that my mom was my hero, basically, and that she taught me how to put joy and love into everything you do.
First of all, I’m so glad you asked me that question because, as a matter of fact, when I first wrote this song, I did not think that it would be something that I would do because I thought, “Oh, how could I possibly write about this? I don’t have a little baby waiting up for me,” right? I just thought, “Yes,” and it really liberated me. It was like, “Yes, don’t be afraid. You can go into these other worlds if you get the details right.”There’s been a lot of talk about country radio and the lack of women who get played on country radio. You mention radio a lot in the song. Were you thinking at all about that notion ― of women’s presence on country music radio?
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