Baylee Lynn’s debut single “Cautiously Optimistic” tops this week’s new music ballot.
In a ballot revealed Friday (Aug. 29) on Billboard, music followers voted the 17-year-old singer-songwriter’s first-ever launch as their favourite new observe of the week.
“Cautiously Optimistic” earned 64% of the vote, beating out contemporary releases from artists like Sabrina Carpenter (Man’s Finest Buddy), Hayley Williams (Ego Loss of life at a Bachelorette Celebration), Zach High (Ain’t In It For My Well being), and Blood Orange (Essex Honey).
The Tennessee native’s debut, produced by AJ Pruis, is a country-pop anthem impressed by artists like Dolly Parton and Religion Hill that captures the emotional journey of navigating love after heartbreak.
“After we wrote ‘Cautiously Optimistic,’ I envisioned this music being one that the majority teenage ladies can relate to,” Lynn mentioned in a press release. “I do know what it’s prefer to be the lady who’s fearful of letting her guard down as a result of she fears being harm once more — but in addition what it’s prefer to be the lady who’s so good at ignoring all of the purple flags. I’m past thrilled for this music to lastly be out on this planet!”
The observe was co-written by Lynn, Pruis, Kyle Sturrock and Brett Tyler.
Carpenter’s Man’s Finest Buddy took second place within the ballot, pulling in 26% of the vote. The pop star’s seventh studio album, produced by Jack Antonoff, arrives simply over a 12 months after her Grammy-winning Brief n’ Candy, which topped the Billboard 200 for 4 weeks.
Williams’ Ego Loss of life at a Bachelorette Celebration, a group of beforehand launched singles with a model new music titled “Parachute,” got here in third with almost 4% of the vote.
Try the complete outcomes of this week’s ballot beneath and go to Billboard’s Friday Music Information for extra must-hear releases.
