Home Free Combines Keith Urbanโ€™s โ€˜Femaleโ€™ & Dierks Bentleyโ€™s โ€˜Woman Amenโ€™ In Mashup

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In November 2017, Keith Urban released a new single that struck a powerful chord with all who listened. Titled โ€œFemale,โ€ the song served as an anthem of empowerment for women while also dismissing sexism.

โ€œFemaleโ€ emerged in the wake of the #MeToo movement in the entertainment industry, as celebrities started to speak up about the harassment they had faced throughout their careers.

Thanks to a high-profile performance of the song at the CMA Awards the same day as its release, โ€œFemaleโ€ enjoyed great chart success. It reached the 11th spot on the Hot Country Songs chart and the 12th on the Country Airplay chart, while also claiming the 69th spot on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100.

Keith Urban - Female (Official Lyric Video)

Months later, another country star also experienced chart success with his own song that celebrates women. That country star is Dierks Bentley, and that song is โ€œWoman, Amen,โ€ which he released in January 2018.

Co-written by Bentley, the song was inspired by his wife, Cassidy Black. That personal element allowed Bentley to deliver one of his most passionate performances ever, which fans seemed to appreciate.

โ€œWoman, Amenโ€ shot to the top sot on the Country Airplay chart and experienced even greater crossover success than Urbanโ€™s โ€œFemale.โ€ It took the 53rd spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and is one of the hottest hits of the summer.

Dierks Bentley - Woman, Amen (Fan Story)

After watching Bentley perform โ€œWoman, Amenโ€ at the ACM Awards in April, country a cappella group Home Free felt inspired to put together their own arrangement of the song. But The Sing-Off champions didnโ€™t end there. They decided to blend โ€œWoman, Amenโ€ with Urbanโ€™s โ€œFemaleโ€ to create a female empowerment mashup:

โ€œWe were inspired to do a mash-up after we saw Dierks perform โ€˜Woman, Amenโ€™ at the ACM Awards,โ€ bass singer Tim Foust told Sounds Like Nashville. โ€œโ€˜Femaleโ€™ was so striking to us when Keith debuted it at the CMAs, and we couldnโ€™t resist blending these two songs that celebrate not only the incredible women in our life, but around the world.โ€

The majority of Home Freeโ€™s arrangement is taken up by โ€œWomen, Amen,โ€ while lead tenor Austin Brown weaves the chorus of โ€œFemaleโ€ in at a couple of moments toward the end. The two songs blend perfectly, which youโ€™ll be able to hear once you watch Home Freeโ€™s music video for the mashup below.

Everyone in Home Free deserves a round of applause for this performance, because itโ€™s pretty awe-inspiring!

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Miranda Raye

Hello, I'm Miranda, a lifelong country music fan! There are old home videos of me in my baby swing, swinging along to Dolly Parton and Ricky Van Sheltonโ€™s โ€œRockinโ€™ Years.โ€ Being able to unite my passions for storytelling, researching, and music into my work has been a dream come true.

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