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“American Idol” Star, Anti-Bullying Activist Casey McQuillen Talks About Her New Album “Skinny”

By Judy Shields

Los Angeles, California (The Hollywood Times) 07/01/2022 – “There are many different types of songs on my new album for everyone to enjoy, so please follow me on Spotify and Apple Music.” Casey McQuillen told The Hollywood Times about her new album Skinny.

The album was released globally on all major music platforms on Friday, April 29, 2022, which coincided with the start of Mental Health Awareness Month. Casey just wrapped an amazing 23-city UK tour with British sensation James Morrison and then returned to the US to celebrate the album release with shows in New York and Los Angeles in May and in Nashville in early June.

Order Skinny the album here

This is part two of our interview with singer/songwriter Casey McQuillen. We talked about each of her songs on her latest album Skinny. It is always awesome to hear why a songwriter, like Casey, wrote the songs and the titles they give each song.

I have to apologize here, the first part of this video is actually just audio with a photo of Casey’s album cover and then it goes back to video of her.  Technology, not sure what I did wrong.

Grab your earbuds/headphones and enjoy our conversation.  Click on “Watch on YouTube.”

 

Casey McQuillen burst onto the scene wowing judges and millions of viewers on Season 13 of American Idol. Since then, the rising star has dedicated herself to the causes of anti-bullying, body positivity, and mental health advocacy.

TRACK LISTING:

  1. Skinny
  2. Bourbon
  3. Favorite
  4. In & Out featuring Jon McLaughlin
  5. How Love Begins
  6. Taste
  7. Dying
  8. Hold Me
  9. Lonely Together
  10. Can a Heart Go Bad?

Producer: Charles Humenry
Written by: Casey McQuillen, Charles Humenry, Hadley Kennary
© 2022 Casey McQuillen

Distributed by Plymouth Rock Recording

About Casey McQuillen

Casey McQuillen

Casey McQuillen, a Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter, activist and powerhouse vocalist, burst onto the scene wowing judges and millions of viewers on Season 13 of American Idol. Since then, the rising star has organically accumulated tens of thousands of followers on social media and millions of views and streams of her music online, largely because her songs are authentic, intimate, and relatable.

Casey’s first single, Beautiful, debuted globally on ExtraTV in April 2019. Her debut album, Skinny, was released on April 29, 2022, from Plymouth Rock Recording. Last August, Casey launched a sneak peak of the forthcoming album with the release of ‘In & Out’, a duet with singer-songwriter, Jon McLaughlin, which found its way onto several major playlists. The song was also spotlighted by Apple Music and Amazon Music and featured on Sirius XM ‘The Pulse’.

Casey McQuillen taking a shelfie with middle school kids

Throughout her career Casey has dedicated herself to the causes of anti-bullying, body positivity, and mental health advocacy.

Following “Idol,” she founded the You Matter Tour, an interactive, anti-bullying assembly show that she’s performed for 40,000+ students at over one hundred middle and high schools in the US and Europe.

Kelly Clarkson and Casey McQuillen

The tour has been recognized by the UN Foundation and GLAAD and featured on The Kelly Clarkson Show.

Casey has toured the US and Europe headlining her own shows and supporting talented singer-songwriters such as James Morrison, Stephen Kellogg, Kate Voegele, Tyler Hilton, Eric Hutchison, Clark Beckham, David Ryan Harris, and Nick Howard. This past May, Casey hit the road for concerts in New York City, Los Angeles, Boston and Nashville.

She returns to the UK in early October for shows in Edinburgh, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Liverpool, Leicester, and London.

For more information, please visit Casey’s official website – www.listentocasey.com.

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