Danielle Nicole with Piper & The Hard Times

Hailing from Kansas City, Missouri, Danielle Nicole has spent her life making music and pleasing fans, domestically and abroad. Her stunning new album, The Love You Bleed on Forty Below Records, comprises twelve heartfelt tracks exploring themes of love, loss and perseverance.The new album was produced by Tony Braunagel (Taj Mahal, Eric Burdon, Robert Cray) and co-produced by Nicole, with John Porter (B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Bryan Ferry) mixing. The tight knit quartet on the songs features Danielle on bass guitar and vocals; Brandon Miller (electric, acoustic, pedal steel, mandolin, and 12-string guitar), Damon Parker (keyboards); Go-Go Ray (drums), and Stevie Blacke (violin and cello).Nicole was initially influenced by her parents. She recalls seeing her father playing blues guitar and her mother singing with the group Little Eva. With her two brothers, she became a member of Trampled Under Foot, which found initial popularity in the Midwest. Danielle embarked on her solo career with Wolf Den (2015), which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Blues charts and amassed 7.5 million Spotify streams. Cry No More (2018) followed, the record was nominated for a Grammy in the contemporary blues category and debuted at number one in the Billboard Blues Charts it also boasts over Spotify streams in excess of 10 million.Nicole has been inducted into the Kansas City Hall of Fame and has been the recipient of seven Blues Music Awards. She recently did a duet with Dion on the upcoming song I Aim To Please, and recorded the opening track in the forthcoming Peter Hutchings film Which Brings Me To You.There has been no shortage of praise; Guitar World stated, Danielle Nicole has won respect and admiration throughout the American blues scene for her soulful, inventive playing and tireless work ethic. Blues Music Magazine effused, Nicole brings it, bakes it, and serves it up blazing on a silver soulrocking platter. The Kansas City Star declared, Blues and soul vocalists tend to improve as they age. Bettye LaVette is among the artists who became increasingly believable as she matured. Danielle Nicole appears to be following in her footsteps. And the legendary Koko Taylor gets right to the point: That girl gets down to the nitty gritty!There is a powerful sense of self in The Love You Bleed, taking the new songs to the place Nicole envisioned they could go. I want to consciously move forward in the natural evolution of my songwriting and singing, she says. And as I grow as a person, a woman, a mother.