Leah Turner

She wants to be an example to others.

She wrote it straight from the heart.

There is something masculine about her approach to emotional devastation.

Leah Turner is a country newcomer who's humble enough to realize she’s working for one of the greatest of all time. And she’s taking notes. The ‘Pull Me Back’ singer says Brad Paisley has been nothing but kind to her and her crew.

Over the course of the three-day Taste of Country Music Festival, over a dozen of the top performers stopped backstage to chat with ToC and talk about ... stuff. Thomas Rhett revealed why he won't gamble with Darius Rucker. Thompson Square talked "Bus Rules."

Brad Paisley and Randy Houser's sets at the 2014 Taste of Country Music Festival couldn't have been more different, but both men left the crowd wanting more. Paisley was the Saturday night headliner, but the 'Goodnight Kiss' singer was the day's biggest surprise.

Backstage at the Taste of Country Music Festival, country artists like Craig Morgan and the Cadillac Three offered their own take on the selfie. The "situational selfie" features an artist responding to a specific, hypothetical scenario. Like how would Jamie Lynn Spears look if she saw a bucket of her favorite food -- pickles?

Leah Turner is the epitome of confidence onstage. She's gritty and glamorous and knows how to work the crowd like a seasoned country veteran. But, even the most confident of performers has been known to follow some sort of calming pre-show ritual, and for Turner, it includes a little bit of whiskey and little bit of prayer.

Leah Turner has managed to reveal a new side of her personality with each of the first two singles on her debut EP. The other three also step out of line with what fans have already learned.

The five songs on Leah Turner's self-titled EP run across a sharp edge between rock and blues, but each is undeniably country.