Justine Blazer
American singer-songwriter, record producer
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Justine Gabriella Blazer[1] is a singer, songwriter, recording artist, and record producer.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
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| Years active | 2004–present |
| Awards | Josie Music Award |
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| Website | justineblazer |
Early life
Justine Blazer was born in Detroit, Michigan to parents Tom and Cindy Blazer.[5][6] 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.[7] As a teenager she studied song writing, producing, and recording. She graduated from Canton High School and attended Eastern Michigan University.[8][9][2] She lived in New York City for five years, where she modelled and learned to play the guitar and harmonica.[10][6]
Career
Blazer began her professional career in 2004 with her first album, Just a Justine Christmas.[10] 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.[7][11][12][13] She cites her musical influences as Alanis Morissette, Faith Hill, Celine Dion, Shania Twain, and Garth Brooks.[14][5] 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.[9] She has released nine studio albums and has written and recorded with Kitt Wakeley, Kim Cameron, and Syreeta Thompson, among others.[15][16][17] Blazer was a speaker and panellist at Music Expo in 2020.[18]
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.[4] In 2024, she was a featured performer at NAMM.[19] 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.[20]
Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Award | Result |
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| 2025 | "Here's to the Man in Red" | Songwriter Achievement | Josie Music Award[21] | Won |
| 2024 | "Try to Hide It" | Best of America - Country | Intercontinental Music Award[22] | Won |
| 2024 | "Ain't No Cure Like The Blues" | Best Blues Song | Indie Music Channel Awards[23] | Won |
| 2024 | "Make Christmas Last Forever" | Song of the Year (Holiday) | Josie Music Award[24] | Won |
| 2024 | "Joy!" | Holiday Project of the Year | Josie Music Award[24] | Won |
| 2024 | "Ain't No Cure For the Blues" | Blues | Hollywood Independent Music Award[25] | Nominated |
| 2024 | "Ain't No Cure For the Blues" | Blues | Global Music Award[26] | Won |
| 2024 | Jazz/blues/soul | Artist of the Year | Josie Music Award[27] | Nominated |
| 2024 | Pitching Portfolio | Songwriter of the Year JMA Alum | Josie Music Award[27] | Nominated |
| 2024 | Jazz/blues | Vocalist of the Year | Josie Music Award[27] | Nominated |
| 2024 | JMA Alum | Music Production/producer | Josie Music Award[27] | Nominated |
| 2024 | "Wrap Me Up" | Holiday Song of the Year | Josie Music Award[27] | Nominated |
| 2024 | Jazz | Song of the Year | Josie Music Award[27] | Nominated |
| 2024 | Mutli-genre | Song of the Year | Josie Music Award[27] | Nominated |
| 2024 | Pop/contemporary/dance | Song of the Year | Josie Music Award[27] | Nominated |
| 2023 | Girl Singing the Blues | Blues Album of the Year | Josie Music Award[4] | Won |
| 2023 | "Blues" | Best of America | Intercontinental Music Award[28] | Won |
| 2023 | "Who Let The Jolly In" | Holiday Song of the Year | Josie Music Award[4] | Won |
| 2022 | "Tears of Blue" | Best Female Vocalist (blues) | Global Music Award[29] | Won |
| 2021 | "2020 of You" | Best Rock Song by an Artist | Josie Music Award[30] | Won |
| 2021 | Best Female Blues Artist | Detroit Music Awards[31] | Nominated |