{"id":51235,"date":"2019-07-11T10:46:11","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T09:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=51235"},"modified":"2019-07-11T10:46:11","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T09:46:11","slug":"empress-lovely-i-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/07\/empress-lovely-i-am\/","title":{"rendered":"EMPRESS &#8211; &#8216;Lovely I Am&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>EMPRESS has spent over a decade telling the stories of others through theatre and dance, and has now finally decided to tell her own. Her debut single, &#8216;Lovely I Am&#8217;, is a soft electropop melody, which relaxes you with soulful vocals and thought provoking lyrics.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A classically trained ballerina who has danced with the San Francisco Ballet, as well as playing the lead in the Broadway production of the TONY Award-winning &#8216;An American In Paris&#8217;, multi-talented singer\/songwriter EMPRESS spins tales of pain, pleasure, and perseverance in her first release. Her underlying message however is clear: You are the beautiful ruler of your universe, and the creator of your own success.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The video is a showcase of EMPRESS\u2019 versatility as a dancer while at the same time, using her own voice to tell this powerful tale of self-actualization.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_15447\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hcuKKktwW7s?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"EMPRESS - Lovely I Am (Official Video)\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/hcuKKktwW7s\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find out more about EMPRESS from her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Empress-Music.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EMPRESS has spent over a decade telling the stories of others through theatre and dance, and has now finally decided to tell her own. 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