Toni Baldwin
Toni J. Baldwin (born December 18, 1995, in Mufreesboro, Tennessee) is an American singer and songwriter. In 2013 she released her debut EP, "Contra". Early life and education. Toni J. Baldwin was born on December 18, 1995, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. She started writing songs in the 3rd grade. Baldwin graduated from North Atlanta High School in 2014. While attending school, Baldwin completed her debut EP, "Contra". Baldwin was a member of the Dallas Austin Foundation club and participated in performing in their school systemwide competition in April 2011. Baldwin chose not to attend college following high school to  pursue her music career full-time. Career. 2007–2013: Career beginnings and "Contra". Toni began writing songs and studying music in the 3rd grade. She is self-taught on guitar and has a catalog of over 600 songs. She launched her own record label, Fine Mess Records, in January 2007. On May 28, 2013, she released her debut single, "Golden Days". Toni released her debut EP, "Contra", on Fine Mess Records on September 23, 2013. 2014–present: "Contra: RELOADED" and "Veins". On October 18, 2014, Toni announced she was beginning work on her debut album. On November 19, 2014, Toni announced  she had recorded the first song from the album with producers Quay Millinez and Justin Woodard. On December 15, 2014, Toni posted photos from PatchWerk Recording Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. On December 17, 2014, Toni announced her new single, "Bang, Bang", would be released on January 27, 2015, and would serve as the lead single from her upcoming debut album. Toni announced that her debut album would be titled "Veins" on January 26, 2015. On January 27, 2015, she released "Bang, Bang" on digital retailers and her official website. In a blog posted on February 7, 2015, she announced her  album would be released in fall 2015. In an interview with FAME magazine, Toni confirmed the album would be released in late 2015 and followed by a tour. On April 11, 2015, Toni announced that she would be reissuing her debut EP with "Bang, Bang" to be included as a bonus track. On April 21, 2015, Toni released "Contra: RELOADED" on digital retailers and her official website. On May 27, 2015, she announced the album had been postponed. In a blog post on her official website on August 25, 2015, Toni stated that due to an opportunity she had received  and a personal event, she had not been able to work on the album and that "Veins" would now be released in 2016. On January 11, 2016, Toni revealed she lost all of her album material that she recorded from January 2014 to May 2014 and stated that she spent 2015 rewriting her album. On January 14, 2016, Toni revealed the official track listing for "Veins" on her official social media accounts and website. On October 24, 2016, Toni premiered the first single from "Veins" titled "Blood" on Balcony TV. On November 3, 2016, Toni premiered "Blood" on Worldstar Hit  Radio and released the official single version of the song the following day on digital retailers. On November 18, 2016, Toni premiered the music video for "Blood" on Vevo.