Reaction/Review of Courtney Hadwin “Old Town Road”

[@Tyr002]

Courtney is born 6 July 2004 (age 15). The four videos of "The Cover Sessions" are recorded in may 2019 (14yo).

[@jimbuechler9546]

Glad you enjoyed Courtney! She is absolutely awesome!! It's been a long time since I've seen an artist with such stage presence and passion and such a powerful voice for such a young girl!! You should watch her audition on America's Got Talent 2018. She was just 13 and blew everyone away with her voice and energy and she got the golden buzzer! She's special for sure!! :)

[@shaung3710]

All four of Courtney's covers from her Vevo channel have recently been released on itunes as an EP. There are a lot of her older videos on youtube covering a wide range of artists including Whitney Houston, Elvis Presley, Micheal jackson, Rhianna, Aerosmith and Alanis Morisette to name just a few.

[@ckh57]

Great first reaction of Courtney She is a bomb as her Grandfather has said. She walks to her own drum beat and is not afraid to let her soul shine for all to see and hear , The new queen of Rock n Roll.

[@jcpicks]

Great reaction!! Wish you were able to show her performance during your review. 😌 You are soooo correct. The original sucks and she changed it to something that fits her. It doesn't even sound like the song anymore. She absolutely killed it. A star is officially born. ⭐

[@Bjarmarsson]

Thanks for your reaction to our Singing Angel she was on AGT her Audition song shocked everyone even she didn't win, her version of black crow's "Hard to Handle" has probably the most views in history of AGT just passed 1 billion views on social media. ~ OneLove ~ JBB

[@CarlosHernandez-bu2lk]

I can't believe it! 1 billion views. It's amazing. The last time I saw it, it was when Tyra said 200 million views on line on her "Papa's got a brand new bag" performance. There's no doubt: she's the Queen of rock, Her Majesty Courtney Hadwin. I love her.

[@Bjarmarsson]

@@CarlosHernandez-bu2lk Yes That was one year ago .. Shockingly she only made 6th place but as real Winner she is she had to regroup and is now coming back Stronger than ever and will Rock the world as never before..

[@jeanineking7311]

I’m with you 100%. She is an amazing talent!

[@TCubillas]

Great reaction, Maunalee! Although you may not react to them, please listen to the other three covers Courtney did - You will be AMAZED. Word is she will release her first album of originals in the next month, or two. She has always favored 60's & 70's music (Joplin, James Brown, etc.) but has recently taken those four pop songs and "courterized" them (ie, added some nice grit, rock and soul, and improved them markedly). Thanks again!

[@davidneely9400]

Y

[@anthonypeterson1359]

I love this young singer she sounds like a seasoned veteran of old and I agree with you, she should stick with this rock and soul kind of music no matter what her detractors say. I think this girl was a child prodigy from the begining, she has videos from the age of 9 that are unbelievably amazing and I hope and believe she is now on the verge of becoming a rock superstar. She has an album of original songs set to be released around the first of the year and she has an EP available now of the 4 covers on her VEVO channel which I bought on Amazon. The best $3.99 I ever spent. If you check out any of the multitude of other vids of Courtney be forewarned you may become addicted.

[@musicwithmaunalee]

Awesome! I hope she stays just how she is and just kills it in the music scene. She’s so talented and unique!

[@bertpainter8385]

It's always fun and exciting to watch someone new react to Courtney. She so new and different from today's artist. She would be a hit even back in the old days. A brief history of Courtney. Courtney's been doing local open mic contests since 9. Mostly ballads at that time. At 11 or 12 she found old classics on youtube like James Brown and more and fell in love with that era. Since she has reshaped her style. She did The Voice Kids 2017 kzbin.info/www/bejne/paWXdoRvmN9ritU, AGT 2018 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2jPmmaBpZ6CeKs , Was invited to Woodstock 2019 (which got canceled), Made a guest appearance with The Struts kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqKZiYFon7hkqac and Stevie Van Zandt from Bruce Springsteen's band. Her career just officially started once they release these 4 covers on Itunes and Amazon for purchase. But once her Album gets release I assume they will begin to market her. She's sign by Sony/Arista and is manage (Larry Rudolph) by Miley Cyrus's manager who also once manage Britney Spears and has quite a few stars as clients. Arista records President has been quoted as saying they recognize her talents and have big plans for Courtney. There's so many great videos of her to react to besides the 4 on her Vevo channel. She's just getting started. If you do want to react to her older videos I linked, you should know before you do these links show all her performances of each contest from Voice kids and AGT. You may want to ask for links to individual songs of these videos. I guess you'll want to do the rest of her Vevo channels 1st.

[@musicwithmaunalee]

Bert Painter that’s amazing! Thanks for that!

[@waynecoker7129]

COURTNEY can sing any thing that she want to ! she does not try to just copy other singers she has her own style no one else ! COURTNEY had so many videos out there in AGT also in the UK ! please do more on COURTNEY. please do an reaction on when she sang -- ELVIS PRESLEY -- FALLING IN LOVE and MICHAEL JACKSON -- MAN IN THE MOON ! she was only 11 or 12 years old !

[@myalightseeker]

Love her!!

[@musicwithmaunalee]

Carla Withac me? Why thank you! Haha. Kidding.

[@bernardcoombs1778]

She also did a cover version of the song "Sucker" (which I can't get out of my head now). I promise you'll LOVE IT.

[@edwarddevogelear4432]

It’s always great to add someone new to Courtney world. Great reaction. Courtney can do it all. Rock, R&B, Funk, Soul, Ballads, you name it. She has specifically said she doesn’t want to be the next pop princess but rather, wants to stay true to her style of music. Courtney is simply the best. No one in this current generation and few in past generations deserve to even be mentioned in the same breath.

[@Tyr002]

Thx for the great reaction!

[@rickrhoden1]

The 4 songs on her VEVO channel are now on all the music platforms for your listening pleasure. Courtney is finalizing her first album set to release in early 2020. I only know of one original she has out: Pretty Little Thing she did on AGT Champions early this year. It would be a good one for you to see how she really commands the stage better than anyone (I do wish you could show the video along with your reaction, but whatever). Enjoyed and agreed with your comments. And BTW, her version of Old Town Road IS much better than the original!

[@robertfager7028]

Good Days is an original

[@MsToye77]

James brown dance. Check out her papas got a brand new bag from agt. Gives a great look at her moves.

[@musicwithmaunalee]

MsToye77 yes! I watched that! She’s definitely a mix of Janis Joplin and Mick Jagger. So cool! She’s an old soul for sure!

[@rickkloek2411]

Check out T.A.M.I. 1964. Rockjot and roll movie. Best movie ever. 7 major headline acts. James Brown and the fabulous flames and the Rolling Stones

[@rodneyholmes5908]

Superstar of the 21st century

[@oliverek7]

I suggest you listen to her version of “someone you loved” it’s amazing

[@JavierGonzalez-bi8kr]

Great reaction! She has made me listen to music again. Should listen and react to her other 3 songs. This girl can sing anything

[@JavierGonzalez-bi8kr]

I saw your reaction to Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved. Please tracts to Courtney’s version. She makes it her own, it’s awesome!! Thanks

[@dabouras]

don't miss her one original song: pretty little thing - do the AGT Champions version not the Paris Hotel Vegas version.

[@cynthiadennis3141]

I want to purchase that so bad but can't find it anywhere :(

[@dabouras]

@@cynthiadennis3141 Courtney recently said in a live session ' pretty little thing ' was not released because it was too ' pop-y '. Sounds like a big mistake to me.

[@dariengoodwin]

I think this video has had more views in 5 days than all the others combined. You really have to react to more of her stuff!

[@musicwithmaunalee]

Darien Goodwin you’re so right! 😝

[@JoyoSnooze]

React to everything by her. I promise, you are going to love this girl.

[@musicwithmaunalee]

Joyo Snooze I think I will...mostly because I just want to listen to her 😝

[@CarlosHernandez-bu2lk]

@@musicwithmaunalee You're going to be Courterized, Courtneyized and Hadwinized like many people that have heard and watched her, you'll be infected by her, I got her virus and I like it. She's the Queen of rock. I love Her Majesty Courtney Hadwin.

[@waynecoker7129]

that is a fact jack !

[@waynecoker7129]

COURTNEY can sing any kind of song she wants to ! when you listen to any singer you need to ask 1 question it is-- how does the singer makes you feel ? because this is what music is all about ! COURTNEY is the only singer out there that can wake my insides up and makes me feel like dancing also makes me feel happy too ! because i can feel all of her emotions, her feeling and her love for her music !

[@solmarysegui790]

She so amazing rock girl, thanks for reation, saludos from Miami, 👍🎸👸💃❤️👍

[@stillracer2514]

This is on her EP!

[@musicwithmaunalee]

Still Racer really?? It definitely deserves to be!

[@stillracer2514]

@@musicwithmaunalee Her EP open.spotify.com/artist/2pQIRauKVBZQxClh5xMptX

[@bertpainter8385]

I just want to point one thing out so another point of view can be heard. At the risk of being anal, I just feel it needs to be said. Courtney has been said to be great but a few people mention that she gets pitchy or sharp on some notes. And that may be true at times more so early on in her career. But there's a technique, in blues mostly. Where a musician will purposely stretch/bend a note at times, but not to the next note of pitch. Just a small amount (a few cents in pitch) to get a bit of dissonance or bluesy sound. i mention this in another comment too. It's been done for ages. And I'm pretty sure Courtney purposely dose this. At times she doesn't get enough credit for how technically sound she is because of her style and genre. But to me she knows exactly what she's doing. When she sings those soft ballad runs she's spot on. There's no waver in her pitch. And being her growles are so natural when she goes after it, I'm guessing she's intentionally producing that effect I mention in blues. Sometimes I wish she would come out and give some details. But that would be insane in social media. lol

[@naderhtc]

Thanx for the reaction

[@dabouras]

another great singer of Courtney's generation is Angelina Jordan who does Jazz , old crooner classics and Elvis.

[@sistersurprise120]

her musical ability was always unique, but I think she has matured a lot in the last two years in her singing style. I like it.

[@garthdev]

Merry Christmas Maunalee and I hope you and your family had a great Christmas and looking forward to seeing your videos in the new year.. I did some on Courtney videos but gave up because I didn't or don't have time. Anyway yours are better.. However you know what's happened to you, you've been Courterised happens to the best of us :-)

[@louiemalteser2821]

First time I've seen one of your reactions. Awesome, you hit the nail right on the head. I watched your reaction to Someone you loved and you were spot on there too. You're right about her style of music, she does not compromise. Courtney knows what she wants to do and how she is going to do it. I met her in Vegas last year (that's me with her) and I can promise you that what you see is what you get with Courtney, she is truly unique. Again loved your reaction. I get the impression that what you see is what you get with you too.

[@zzz0zzz0zzz0zzz]

Courtney is amazing! So much talent and voice in one small package!

[@bobquinn3595]

She started out singing ballads She has such an amazing voice and stage presence. I think you’ll love the two ballads on the cover Sessions.

[@waynecoker7129]

COURTNEY has a new video out ALL ROCK N ROLL and WILD ! the name is-- [ RUN RUDOLF RUN ] a CHRISTMAS song but you never heard one like this one ! COURTNEY is one of a kind ! all i can say is WOW ! WOW ! I LOVE IT ! please do an reaction on this one ! love your reactions on COURTNEY ! THANK YOU

[@wesleynoggle3895]

LONG LIVE OUR ROCK QUEEN

[@GregPourciau]

Courtney is great here's some other young artist ,Grace Vanderwaal, Angelica Hale, Diana Ankudinova, Brynn Cartelli,Daneliya Tuleshova, Angelina Jordan.Allie Sherlock,Connie Talbot . Opera- Amira Willighagen, Laura Bretan, Jackie Evancho,Emanne Beasha,Beau Dermott . Young Bands The Warning and Liliac Band . Violin -Karolina Protsenko. These should give you great response .

[@aryanmia4963]

I know this is 2 years late but I wanted to comment to you because you stood out for me in this video! I assume you do your own hair, make up, whatever you did on the day you filmed this left you were glowing like an Angel to me. [You weren't pregnant @ this time were you? I know that pregnancy can cause mothers to be radiant & glow, your Skin & Hair looks so darn healthy!] Whatever you're doing, keep it up & if you share your secret with me I won't tell anyone else -mum's the word, Lol! I hope you get to read this & thanks if you did, all the best Maunalee & family.

[@waynecoker7129]

Why does everybody always think just because something is old it is bad ? this is crazy !

[@waynecoker7129]

COURTNEY is not off at all ! were did you get that ?

[@musicwithmaunalee]

wayne coker just one note was a tad off. But her voice is amazing! I love how much feeling she puts into her singing!

[@bobquinn3595]

Are you familiar with theJonas Brothers. “Sucker”? Recommend you listen to Courtney’s version.

[@musicluvr70]

I saw her on AGT and was one of the MANY that were disappointed at her early exit. I can't wait for her to release a CD!

[@JuanRivera-hg4gb]

I love courtnay so most powerful up and down easily Good voice..

[@smoorej]

Welcome to Courtney-land. You hit the nail on the head: she can sing. And she would shrivel and die if she tried to fit in to the predigested pablum that pop music has become. Hopefully she will help precipitate a change in music tastes away from the factory hits that frankly all sound alike. Right now Courtney stands out from the crowd; hopefully the crowd will start seriously paying attention. She deserves to be a star.

[@jimbuechler9546]

You should react to her cover of Sucker (Jonas Bros). She turns it into funky soul! So much better than the original! 😎

[@holofrankfranks1358]

She's a jack in the box and the real deal! 🖐👄🎤

[@ericmccullough6611]

If you ever get the chance or take the time to do it listen to Courtney Hadwin’s audition on America’s got talent you will be blown away

[@TCubillas]

When you have a chance, would you please react to Courtney;s "Piece of my Heart" Janis Joplin cover she did earlier this year at a Struts concert? It's kind of cool to see how this normally shy teen does in an actual live environment (not in a studio) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqKZiYFon7hkqac Her album of first originals will drop in 4 - 6 weeks, so it'd be awesome if you could sneak in this reaction before that. Thanks!

[@grubby124]

Another great review. Courtney was my Number 2 for a long, long time, but then I found Angelina Jordan, and she forced Courtney down a notch when she took the Number 1 spot away from Pink. Never thought that would happen, but it did. Life goes on.

[@agechallenged]

Love your reactions. Another young singer from Russia, Diana Ankudinova, would be a good one for you to react to. She was 14/15 when she did "Human". She has a few covers, Wicked Game, Rechanka and others.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3zKdWlsa8uFqrs

[@jonathanvince8173]

Oh yes she is that good Courtney must be taken by a huge record deal. Also no voice enhancement either.

[@Cal99ers]

I was a kid when Janis was big and I love both Janis and Courtney, but I don't hear Janis when I listen to Courtney I hear Tina Turner. I think Courtney is going to do a better version of every oldie she does and I believe Harry Styles learned something about singing watching Courtney do his song

[@smoorej]

If you want to see a great background video on Courtney watch this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mH6ti616r9yYgZY

[@donaldmoon]

AGT, yes, Janis... --don PS: I like her much! PPS: Her Sign of the Times song is my fave.

[@dpcnreactions7062]

I agree with you about the Original and I gotta wonder how they got the Billy Ray Cyrus into that video. I thought he was dead all this time!

[@iej2717]

We need more rockers

[@AdaMakawee]

She did go through a period when she pretty much screamed her songs. I think she got with a coach after AGT.

[@edwarddevogelear4432]

What you call screaming most of us consider the best rock we've seen and heard in one, or several, generations. This is what music was meant to be. Passionate and full of emotion rather than auto tune and electronic enhancement. BTW, she's been with the same vocal coach now for right around 4 1/2 years, so same coach for the 'screaming' on AGT as well as for several years before that as well as for all four of her most recent covers. She's already a star, given her global following, but this is just the beginning,

[@AdaMakawee]

@@edwarddevogelear4432 You misunderstand me. I love hard rock and rock and roll in general (hate pop). I'm a big fan of a lot of singers you might think of screaming. I don't always like all of it but when its in key and the pitch is right, its wonderful. In some of her videos when she was on AGT, she IMO was screeching off key. Sorry if we disagree.

[@edwarddevogelear4432]

Sherry Taylor No problem Sherry. Music is a subjective taste and we’ll each like and hear different things. If we all liked the same thing, we’d only have one type of music, which would be pretty boring. 👍

[@bertpainter8385]

Like Ed says, music is always subjective. I'm linking a video of Courtney way before AGT when she was 10 or 11 when she only did ballads. It's probably when she 1st started listening to older classics and she picked this song to do at one of her local open mic contests. It's from Aerosmith "I don't want to miss a thing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnW6dWuwidOEl9E But even before this she really just sang what most singers cover today. Then it happened and she 1st found Little Richard and James Brown and Mick Jagger and on and on. Today because she is learning guitar she has gone back to a lot of ballads because they are easiest for her to play guitar and sing together. She's only been playing guitar for about 6 months or so. This is her latest cover of a Tina Turner song "What's love got to do with it" If you haven't already watched it you won't want to miss it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYG8lodrrdJ6mMk

[@dpcnreactions7062]

I love the end of this video!

[@allancron1936]

Your so right Bull CRAP music of today is shit, Coutney is the real deal absolutely amazing and just takes me back to my youth when we had real musicians and real music , When I am having a down day I listen to Courtz, my day instantly becomes so much better, waiting patiently for Courtz first album to come out. Thanks for great reaction ,

[@dabouras]

Leann Rimes - Jail House Rock

[@musicwithmaunalee]

david Bouras is she still singing?? Haven’t heard her in years!

[@dabouras]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGS8lZ6fedyng6M 2015. She has a new release but it hasn't done well.

[@dabouras]

www.leannrimes.com

[@vicsmith6493]

The Lioness of Rock

[@dabouras]

Amira Willinghagen

[@glaucocastillocastillo2792]

The mic drop girl!

[@ChampagneKitty]

Okay, now you need to listen to this again without talking throughout the song. If you want to talk, pause the video first, then resume when you've made your comment.

[@holofrankfranks1358]

Welcome to the club! 🖐👄🎤

[@robertfager7028]

She did Hard to Handle not a Janis Joplin song.

[@robertcline117]

Just think july 6 she's going to be 16

[@terryengland1880]

You love her new stuff, but step back in time to when she was 11 and listen to her version of Aerosmiths don't want to miss a thing you will not be disappointed

[@bertpainter8385]

I truly hope you take time out and go back to reacting to some Courtney Hadwin videos. There are so many more good ones. I'm not sure why you stopped reacting to her, but I'll link a few great performances by her you haven't found out yet. Tina Turners "What's love got to do with it" kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYG8lodrrdJ6mMk studio version. Tina Turners "Nutbush City Liimits" from when she was on The Voice Kids in UK. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4bKnJhjit6XjtE. You definitely want to see the before and after of this video. It's as good as her AGT audition video. A special treat of a new original. "Why can't it be me" kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZ_SkmuEoK12gbc She wrote this one a few hours before she cam on Instagram. Just for kicks here's one of her earliest home covers at age 9 or 10 "Rolling in the Deep" kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXfNoqWqe8-oepo Not polished yet but the passion and power she displays is amazing.

[@musselchee9560]

Welcome aboard the Courtney train.

[@billkrause4585]

Just be Courtney and do her thing.

[@byzinski]

What happened to the video? 👎🏽One must watch Courtney singing to feel the full effect of her beautiful singing voice

[@zoranmaksic123]

You are really pretty!

[@warrenwebb4488]

Hi there,ßeventh heaven came out 4 days ago Angelina Jordan,and I think she will be bigger than Madonna and that is saying something!

[@byzinski]

Thumbs down 👎🏽 because audio sucks PLUS you didn’t do the live studio video of this performance which is right here on YT. You’re the only reactor playing a bad audio of it and not the live in-studio of it

[@charliwitty9053]

After Angelina Jordan she's my favorite singer

[@solmarysegui790]

Charli Witty sorry, Angelina is my second favor, Courtney is my idol, and Grace is my 3 favor 👍👍👍👍👍

[@charliwitty9053]

@@solmarysegui790 I think courtney is my favorite rock singer and Angelina is my favorite for everything else

[@solmarysegui790]

Charli Witty ok no problem, Courtney is amazing, I love her dancing and how she scream, I love rock, I call her happy feet, I love her style, I love Angelina sing, she have unique voice like Courtney, and I love Grace too, her voice is unique too,saludos from Miami

[@charliwitty9053]

@@solmarysegui790 I grew up on doowop, but also liked 60s and 70s rock went to lots concerts. I thought courtney should have won. First concert was Ray Charles in 1963. Live in San Diego.

[@bobbyshroyer440]

Most annoying reaction ever. Out of character for you. I usually enjoy your reactions

[@ericmccullough6611]

If you ever get the chance or take the time to do it listen to Courtney Hadwin’s audition on America’s got talent you will be blown away