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Hillary Scott knows strong women in country when she hears them. The Lady A singer highlighted Carly Pearce as a prime example of female artists delving into vulnerable and honest emotions in their songwriting. Scott said of Pearce’s 29: Written in Stone:
“...I love how detailed she is in these songs, and what she’s saying, what she’s experienced and how specific it is. Because I think a lot of times as a writer or artist you kind of can shy away from the really specific things about your life and your experience because you think, well maybe other people won’t relate and it’ll feel too narrow. But in Carly‘s case, I mean, it’s what pulls you in, just how vulnerable and honest she is. I mean that is where you’re like, if I’m not in that place, I know I can access places in my life that I have felt like that. I’ve felt how she’s describing.”
That puts Pearce in the same category as other powerhouse women in country, according to Scott. She continued, in the statement recently shared by her record label: “That’s what a lot of those incredible artists – Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn – their way of writing so specific and about such specific things, it’s to me, one of the most unique and special parts about country music and specifically women in country music, is that ability to talk about the ugly and the messy and it be received so openly by so many, whether you’ve been through it or not.”