Justine Gabriella Blazer is a singer, songwriter, recording artist, and record producer. Her music has been featured on CMT and she has opened shows for such artists as Jason Aldean, Justin Moore, Lee Brice, Kathy Mattea, and Lonestar. In 2022, her album Girl Singing the Blues peaked at #18 on Billboard's Top 100 Blues Albums and won a Josie Music Award for Blues Album of the Year in 2023.

Early life

Justine Blazer was born in Detroit, Michigan to parents Tom and Cindy Blazer. She took dance, voice, acting, and piano lessons as a child. Her first paid performance was at a shopping mall at the age of six or seven, where she sang "Wind Beneath my Wings" for $50. As a teenager she studied song writing, producing, and recording. She graduated from Canton High School and attended Eastern Michigan University. She lived in New York City for five years, where she modelled and learned to play the guitar and harmonica.

Career

Blazer began her professional career in 2004 with her first album, Just a Justine Christmas. Her music has been featured on CMT and she has shared the stage with such artists as Jason Aldean, Justin Moore, Lee Brice, Kathy Mattea, and Lonestar.[citation needed]

Blazer has performed as a solo artist on NBC's Today in Nashville and her songs have been featured in the 2022 movie Hashtag Blessed and The Young and the Restless. She cites her musical influences as Alanis Morissette, Faith Hill, Celine Dion, Shania Twain, and Garth Brooks. In 2011, she won first place in Dodge Ram Trucks's Battle of the Bands contest, the goal of which was to find a new country star in Texas. She has released nine studio albums and has written and recorded with Kitt Wakeley, Kim Cameron, and Syreeta Thompson, among others. Blazer was a speaker and panellist at Music Expo in 2020.

In 2023, she won a Josie Music Award for Blues Album of the Year for Girl Singing the Blues, as well as winning a Global Music Award and Intercontinental Music Award, among others. In 2024, she was a featured performer at NAMM. In 2025, Blazer received Josie Music Award nominations for Songwriter of the Year, Vocal Event of the Year, Story-Enhanced Music Video of the Year, and Holiday Song of the Year.

Awards

YearNominated workCategoryAwardResult
2025"Here's to the Man in Red"Songwriter AchievementJosie Music AwardWon
2024"Try to Hide It"Best of America - CountryIntercontinental Music AwardWon
2024"Ain't No Cure Like The Blues"Best Blues SongIndie Music Channel AwardsWon
2024"Make Christmas Last Forever"Song of the Year (Holiday)Josie Music AwardWon
2024"Joy!"Holiday Project of the YearJosie Music AwardWon
2024"Ain't No Cure For the Blues"BluesHollywood Independent Music AwardNominated
2024"Ain't No Cure For the Blues"BluesGlobal Music AwardWon
2024Jazz/blues/soulArtist of the YearJosie Music AwardNominated
2024Pitching PortfolioSongwriter of the Year JMA AlumJosie Music AwardNominated
2024Jazz/bluesVocalist of the YearJosie Music AwardNominated
2024JMA AlumMusic Production/producerJosie Music AwardNominated
2024"Wrap Me Up"Holiday Song of the YearJosie Music AwardNominated
2024JazzSong of the YearJosie Music AwardNominated
2024Mutli-genreSong of the YearJosie Music AwardNominated
2024Pop/contemporary/danceSong of the YearJosie Music AwardNominated
2023Girl Singing the BluesBlues Album of the YearJosie Music AwardWon
2023"Blues"Best of AmericaIntercontinental Music AwardWon
2023"Who Let The Jolly In"Holiday Song of the YearJosie Music AwardWon
2022"Tears of Blue"Best Female Vocalist (blues)Global Music AwardWon
2021"2020 of You"Best Rock Song by an ArtistJosie Music AwardWon
2021Best Female Blues ArtistDetroit Music AwardsNominated

Discography

  • 2024 - Jubilee EP
  • 2023 - JOY!
  • 2022 - Girl Singing the Blues
  • 2021 - JOLLY!
  • 2019 - Pioneer Soul Shaker
  • 2013 - Gasoline
  • 2010 - Welcome to my World
  • 2008 - Red, White, and Blue
  • 2007 - Passion in Me
  • 2004 - Just a Justine Christmas