EMPIRE’s breakout country artist Sophia Scott may originally hail from Boulder, CO, but the singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist found a home in Nashville, TN by continuing a time-honored tradition of storytelling with no shortage of gusto and grit. When it comes to her music, she writes from the heart, shoots from the hip, and holds nothing back. Instead of retreating, she confronts heartbreak head-on and emboldens audiences with the kind of confidence only earned by a lifelong grind. Her debut album, Barstool Confessions, merges Scott’s storytelling with a bold and vibrant sound informed by ’90s Country-Pop and classic Soul—a perfect setting for her nuanced yet gutsy vocal performance.