Dwayna Litz takes the spotlight with her new country single “Stayin’ Gone”

Grammy nominated singer-songwriter, Dwayna Litz, is taking that painful heartbreak and flipping the script with her sassy new single “Stayin’ Gone.” As it explodes with country grit, soul, and a kick-ass rock edge. Recorded at Ronnie’s Place on Music Row, the iconic home to Ronnie Milsap, “Stayin’ Gone” is a testament to independence with a thumping beat. Co-produced by Dwayna and noted fiddle player and arranger Tim Crouch, the single’s steady pulse and heartfelt lyrics do just that.

From the opening bars, “Stayin’ Gone” lets you know It bangs with conviction and Dwayna’s vocals combines sass and soul seamlessly with a tempo that seamlessly charges ahead. She’s clearly leaving the way she wants, and her delivery leaves no doubt; this is a woman who’s done with being here, but also that she will not look back.

“Stayin’ Gone” is so much more than this next-level songwriting. With an all-star band backing her, Dwayna also paints a sound outside of genre limitations yet still garnished with the soulful mix Nashville country is known for. The guitar licks carry a hint of Southern rock, while the groove hints at blues, and Crouch’s masterful fiddle wedges it all together while channeling a sense of place and history.

But what makes “Stayin’ Gone” special is the feeling of momentum, as well as progression, both in terms of the music, the pounding, drum machine-driven beat feels like it’s barreling forward like a train, and the face-reddening surge of emotion that comes with becoming a little more aware of oneself. It sounds like the perfect song to blast with the windows down in the car on a long drive to freedom. There is empowerment in every note and truth in every word.

Billboard Award winning Dwayna Litz has built a reputation around her heart pounding storytelling complimented by her fearless stage performance and that reputation is solidified on her newest album release as a force to be reckoned with in the contemporary country genre! On “Stayin’ Gone,” she doesn’t just sing about leaving; she dives in headfirst.