The Indie Sound with Jimmy Star

The Indie Sound with Jimmy Star - X Factor Contestant Lillie Nicole McCloud

12 min
Nov 17, 20255 months ago
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Summary

Jimmy Star features Lily Nicole McLeod, an X Factor contestant and accomplished independent singer, discussing her music career and performing two of her songs: the ballad 'What About the Beautiful Children' and 'Running Back to You.' The episode highlights McLeod's vocal talent and her journey in the independent music scene.

Insights
  • Independent artists can build substantial audiences through reality TV exposure combined with consistent music releases and live performances
  • Ballad and emotional storytelling in music continues to resonate strongly with audiences in the independent music space
  • Multi-platform artist presence (different stage names, multiple podcasts) can help independent musicians reach diverse audiences
  • Live performance quality is a critical differentiator for independent artists in building fan loyalty and industry credibility
Trends
Independent artists leveraging reality TV platform exposure to build long-term music careersEmotional, socially-conscious ballads gaining traction in independent music releasesArtists adopting multiple stage names or personas to target different audience segmentsPodcast platforms becoming key distribution channels for independent music promotionLive performance excellence as a core competitive advantage for independent musicians
Topics
Independent Music IndustryX Factor Reality TV PlatformBallad Songwriting and CompositionLive Music PerformanceArtist Branding and Stage NamesMusic Distribution StrategiesVocal Performance TechniquesSocial Commentary in MusicPodcast-Based Music PromotionArtist-Fan Relationship Building
People
Lily Nicole McLeod
X Factor contestant and independent singer featured as main guest; known for ballad performances and viral audition
Jimmy Star
Podcast host of The Indie Sound; personal friend and supporter of Lily Nicole McLeod's music career
Ron Russell
Co-host of Jimmy Star Show podcast where Lily Nicole McLeod has previously appeared
Quotes
"She's probably one of the most talented singers on the planet. She's amazing."
Jimmy Star
"I've never seen anybody do a live performance like she does. She's just fantastic."
Jimmy Star
"The Indie Sound with Jimmy Star at your backstage pass to the global independent music scene"
Jimmy Star
Full Transcript
Hey everybody, welcome to the Indie Sound with Jimmy Star. Today we have a fun show for you guys. The Indie Sound with Jimmy Star at your backstage pass to the global independent music scene and today we're going to feature Lily Nicole McLeod. So I actually met Lily Nicole McLeod many, many years ago after she was on X Factor and she's probably one of the most talented singers on the planet. She's amazing. We went and saw her when I was visiting Florida. She was doing a show. We became friends. She's been on my other podcast that Jimmy Star show with Ron Russell. She's released some amazing, amazing music. I do really honestly think I've never seen anybody do a live performance like she does. She's just fantastic. So she has a couple of great songs and I thought I would pick out two of them. The first one we're going to do is call what about the beautiful children. It was one of her first singles that she released after being on the show. It's a beautiful, beautiful song. It's a ballad. I like ballads. So check this out you guys. Here's Lily McLeod. She sometimes has Lily Nicole McLeod, sometimes Lily McLeod. And she just released some new music under like the black singer I think or something like that. But she's super talented. You guys are going to love her. So here's what about the beautiful children by Lily McLeod. What about the children? The beautiful children. Let them walk. Let them run. Let us help them to have fun. We can help. She's the world. Change. Of the things. She's the people. Love so much. Children laugh. But they often cry. They're a picture. You should know why. When they give me children a part of us die. What about the children? The beautiful children. Children should talk. Let them walk. Let them run. Let them run. Let them run. Let them run. Let them run. Let them run. Let them run. Let them run. Let them run. Let them run. Let them run. Let them run. Let them run. Let them run. Let them run. Let them run. Let them run. Let them run. Let them run. Let them run. Let them run. Let them run. Let them run. It's a lonely day when you can't say Yeah, I did a good thing in my life Even if you have one time, then I'll give my soul Please, in my cry, oh, still me cry What about what about what about what about what about the children? Yeah, can you help me? Do you do you do you do you do my cry? 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The beautiful children Shed No Somebody's somebody Hey Do you believe? Do you believe? You can make a difference Just like you and me What about the children? The beautiful children Shed Do you hear me? Do you hear my cry? Do you hear me? Do you hear my cry? Do you hear me? Do you hear my cry? Do you hear my cry? Do you hear my cry? Do you hear my cry? Do you hear my cry? Definitely one of the most beautiful ballads ever. She's such a super talent. Now she's performing as the black girls singer. She's got a bunch of hits out that are really, really good. And anybody who ever watched X Factor or if you want to Google Lily McLeod, X Factor Audition, she's saying Alibaster Box. And it's got about 50 million plays on it. It's a phenomenal audition. One of the best auditions on any music reality show you'll ever see. So here's another song she did. It's called Running Back to You. I was actually there when she was recording some of this. She's so fantastic. I'm such a big fan. 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Please take me home. Please take me home. Please take me home. Please take me home. Please take me home. Please take me home. Please take me home. Please take me home. Please take me home. Please take me home. Please take me home. Please take me home. I know I am so good with I am on my own. When I know I am no good, when I'm on my own. So that's running back to you by Lily Nicole McLeod. Again, thanks for tuning in everybody and we'll see you next time. Bye bye.