Canadian country music artist Alee is a CCMA Rising Star Nominee, whose debut full length album “Bad Habit” received over 3.5 million streams on Spotify, and had a #1 single “Moonshine” on Canadian country radio.
Alee recently released her new collaboration with Troy Cartwright “Aint For The Beer,” which is the first song she wrote in 2023. The song is about meeting new people that interest you in the oddest of places… like a Monday night in a bar.
Alee has been friends with Troy for awhile now. In 2020 she got a call to collaborate on one of his songs. The collab was exciting to her because their voices meshed so well together and knew she wanted him on one of her songs.
Once she started writing “Ain’t For The Beer” she decided to write the second verse specifically for Troy and hope he would agree to record it.
From day one Alee has always been immersed in country music and writing her own songs. “I think its easier to cut a song you’ve written because you know its coming from the heart.” she said.
Earlier this year, Alee released another single “Better With You,” which is a song she wanted to have a fun and lighthearted tone.
“I am a big fan of a good heartbreak song and I love being able to feel something and when it comes to heartbreak everyone can relate in some way whether it be from a relationship or not,” she explained.
On this album she is working with music producer, Eric Arjes, who encouraged her to write step out of the heartbreak songwriting and write happy songs that match her personality.
“I was so happy to have someone help guide me on this album and it has been very fun to push myself and do something different.”
After looking at photos of her friends and family the song idea came to her that it doesn’t matter where you are or how you feel you always feel better around the people you love and that is what “Better With You” is all about.
A song of hers that has always stuck out as a favourite is “Moonshine” which was released in 2015. That was a song she wrote for her grandpa who is the reason she got into country music because he would always pull out his guitar and play country classics.
“Moonshine was a song to honour him and the person and storyteller he was and I still think of him every time I play it,” she said.
make sure to check out Alee’s music on all streaming platforms and her new collab with Troy Cartwright “Ain’t For The Beer!”
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