• 1. My Best Step
      • 2. Be A Witness
      • 3. Where Could I Be
      • 4. Hard Times
      • 5. Best For Us
      • 6. Cover Girl
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      • 8. Time
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      Lady Wray makes her highly anticipated return with Cover Girl, her third album on Big Crown Records.

      The album opener “My Best Step” says it all, “my next step is my best step”, and indeed she is taking her artistry to a new high and making the best music of her life. The celebratory Cover Girl takes listeners on a free-spirited joyride glittered with ‘60s and '70s-inspired soul and disco, ‘90s hip-hop and R&B, and perhaps the most defining element, gospel.

      Following the healing journey that was 2022’s Piece of Me, Nicole has performed on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, NPR’s Tiny Desk, and toured the world. After this period of growth, Lady Wray is now ready to let her hair down and embrace all of what life has to offer. Reunited with producer Leon Michels (Norah Jones / Clairo / El Michels Affair) for the record, the outcome is effortless and undeniable, a reflection of their longtime collaboration that extends over a decade.“I've gravitated more towards love and self-care with this album. Piece of Me was realizing that I was going to be a mother, and all those feelings were on my heart,” Lady Wray says. “Now I'm able to sit back and be a real boss. I got my career, my motherhood, and my marriage by the horns. I've grown into this more self-aware and beautiful ower for Cover Girl.” With an almighty voice, soul-stirring lyrics, and a magnetic personality, the singer-songwriter reects her appreciation for her family, her faith, and her renewed love for herself—all of which drive her new record.Lady Wray was born to sing, sharing her soul and her life with us through her music. She has amassed a diehard worldwide fanbase with her relatable messages and incomparable voice.

      Whether singing of her struggles or strengths, there’s a comfort that comesfrom the way she makes us know we are not alone in any of it. Nicole Wray is inspiring and uplifting.Having been through a lot, she’s taken all of it and made herself a better person and a better artist. “You need to rule yourown world. Don't let anybody get in your way. You rock with your dreams until the wheels fall off,” Lady Wray says. “That's what I've been doing with mycareer since 1998. I know who I am and what I bring to the table. It's been a heck of a journey, and I feel so happy to be making the best music of my life.

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