Justine Gabriella Blazer is a singer, songwriter, recording artist, and record producer. Her music has been featured on CMT and she has opened shows for such artists as Jason Aldean, Justin Moore, Lee Brice, Kathy Mattea, and Lonestar. In 2022, her album Girl Singing the Blues peaked at #18 on Billboard's Top 100 Blues Albums and won a Josie Music Award for Blues Album of the Year in 2023.
Early life Justine Blazer was born in Detroit, Michigan to parents Tom and Cindy Blazer. She took dance, voice, acting, and piano lessons as a child. Her first paid performance was at a shopping mall at the age of six or seven, where she sang "Wind Beneath my Wings" for $50. As a teenager she studied song writing, producing, and recording. She graduated from Canton High School and attended Eastern Michigan University. She lived in New York City for five years, where she modelled and learned to play the guitar and harmonica."Five Questionsfor Justine Blazer," "The Herald Palladium," Page D2, February 28, 2013
Career Blazer began her professional career in 2004 with her first album, Just a Justine Christmas. Her music has been featured on CMT and she has shared the stage with such artists as Jason Aldean, Justin Moore, Lee Brice, Kathy Mattea, and Lonestar.
Blazer has performed as a solo artist on NBC's Today in Nashville and her songs have been featured in the 2022 movie Hashtag Blessed and The Young and the Restless. She cites her musical influences as Alanis Morissette, Faith Hill, Celine Dion, Shania Twain, and Garth Brooks. In 2011, she won first place in Dodge Ram Trucks's Battle of the Bands contest, the goal of which was to find a new country star in Texas. She has released nine studio albums and has written and recorded with Kitt Wakeley, Kim Cameron, and Syreeta Thompson, among others. Blazer was a speaker and panellist at Music Expo in 2020.
In 2023, she won a Josie Music Award for Blues Album of the Year for Girl Singing the Blues, as well as winning a Global Music Award and Intercontinental Music Award, among others. In 2024, she was a featured performer at NAMM. In 2025, Blazer won a Songwriter Achievement Award for "Here's to the Man in Red" at the Josie Music Awards.
Awards YearNominated workCategoryAwardResult 2026 "Love Wins" (shared with Heerraa) Best in North America (Folk) LA Music Award 2026 "Good Love" Tom Bender (featuring Justine Blazer) Song of the Year - Country (Duo/Collaboration) Josie Music Award 2024 "Girl Singing the Blues" Best Blues Album European International Music Award 2025 "Here's to the Man in Red" Songwriter Achievement Josie Music Award 2024 "Try to Hide It" Best of America - Country Intercontinental Music Award 2024 "Ain't No Cure Like The Blues" Best Blues Song Indie Music Channel Awards 2024 "Make Christmas Last Forever" Song of the Year (Holiday) Josie Music Award 2024 "Joy!" Holiday Project of the Year Josie Music Award 2024 "Ain't No Cure For the Blues" Blues Hollywood Independent Music Award 2024 "Ain't No Cure For the Blues" Blues Global Music Award 2024 Jazz/blues/soul Artist of the Year Josie Music Award 2024 Pitching Portfolio Songwriter of the Year JMA AlumJosie Music Award 2024 Jazz/blues Vocalist of the Year Josie Music Award 2024 JMA Alum Music Production/producer Josie Music Award 2024 "Wrap Me Up" Holiday Song of the Year Josie Music Award 2024 Jazz Song of the Year Josie Music Award 2024 Mutli-genre Song of the Year Josie Music Award 2024 Pop/contemporary/dance Song of the Year Josie Music Award 2023 Girl Singing the Blues Blues Album of the Year Josie Music Award 2023 "Blues" Best of America Intercontinental Music Award 2023 "Who Let The Jolly In" Holiday Song of the Year Josie Music Award 2022 "Tears of Blue" Best Female Vocalist (blues) Global Music Award 2021 "2020 of You" Best Rock Song by an Artist Josie Music Award 2021 Best Female Blues Artist Detroit Music Awards
Solo discography 2024 - Jubilee EP 2023 - JOY! 2022 - Girl Singing the Blues 2021 - JOLLY! 2019 - Pioneer Soul Shaker 2013 - Gasoline 2010 - Welcome to my World 2008 - Red, White, and Blue 2007 - Passion in Me 2004 - Just a Justine Christmas
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