{"id":85276,"date":"2023-12-21T10:43:08","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T09:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=85276"},"modified":"2023-12-21T10:43:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T09:43:09","slug":"new-release-stacey-jackson-soldier-acoustic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2023\/12\/new-release-stacey-jackson-soldier-acoustic\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW RELEASE: Stacey Jackson &#8216;Soldier\u2019 (Acoustic)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Stacey Jackson is known for her energetic renditions of the classic 80s sound with hits like &#8216;Urgent,&#8217; &#8216;Flipside&#8217; and the latest single &#8216;Soldier&#8217; to show for it. 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