{"id":85612,"date":"2024-02-14T11:47:16","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T10:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=85612"},"modified":"2024-02-14T11:47:17","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T10:47:17","slug":"johnny-pe-follows-on-somehow-with-new-country-hip-hop-track-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2024\/02\/johnny-pe-follows-on-somehow-with-new-country-hip-hop-track-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnny PE Follows On Somehow&#8217; With New Country\/Hip Hop Track, &#8216;Changes&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Johnny PEs latest collaboration with MCV is the single, &#8216;Changes&#8217; which sees them pair up in the music video with director 3:00 AM. <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based on events in Johnny&#8217;s life, &#8216;Changes&#8217; fuses Johnny&#8217;s signature Usher style vocals with modern trap beats, the result being what Johnny describes as &#8220;new-age country&#8221;. Modern music being what it is, there&#8217;s often no clear distinction between styles, and audiences tend to come from across the whole spectrum of sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;Changes&#8217; is, as mentioned, deeply personal, and covers the theme of the struggle of addiction, and recognising that sometimes Labels aside, \u201cChanges\u201d is deeply personal \u2013 a song about the struggles of addiction and acknowledging that sometimes the only thing that holds a person back from the success they could otherwise achieve, is themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The music video is equally stark and realistic, with 3:00 AM depicting the heartbreaking reality of addiction with a trashed hotel room, and Johnny&#8217;s superb acting of what it&#8217;s like to go through a depressive episode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can watch the moving music video for &#8216;Changes&#8217; below, and find out more about Johnny PE and his music online on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100074043590276&amp;mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsjohnnype\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itsjohnnype\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itsjohnnype?_t=8iou4glCbHi&amp;_r=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_63521\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-3NQdhZ8YIo?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 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=\"3rd Shift -  Changes (Official Music Video)\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/-3NQdhZ8YIo\/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><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johnny PEs latest collaboration with MCV is the single, &#8216;Changes&#8217; which sees them pair up in the music video with director 3:00 AM. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":85687,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"Johnny PEs latest collaboration with MCV is the single, 'Changes' which sees them pair up in the music video with director 3:00 AM. 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