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Podcast: We Talk About Music
Episode: Amanda Barise
Description: Coming hot off the momentum of her breakout run on American Idol Season 23 — where none other than Carrie Underwood declared her “perfection” — Amanda Barise wastes no time carving out her own lane with “Cute and Deadly,” a stunning, self-assured EP that cements the New Jersey native as one of 2025’s most compelling new voices. Dropped on June 25th, just weeks after her Idol journey, this collection of tracks marks a powerful creative rebirth, one that embraces vulnerability, confidence, and a genre-bending spirit that feels undeniably fresh.From the very first track, it’s obvious Barise has no in...