Columbia Records NY/Sony Music Nashville artist-songwriter Alana Springsteen admits that she’s Messing It Up in the highly awaited first installment of her three-part debut album, TWENTY SOMETHING. Available today (3/24) across all streaming platforms and digital retailers, listen to TWENTY SOMETHING: Messing It Up here.

Messing It Up makes for an irresistible opening chapter to TWENTY SOMETHING’s intimate and gorgeously crafted narrative: an in-depth autobiographical account of the nonstop emotional whirlwind of life in your 20s. Getting fearlessly real about the mistakes and misadventures of early adulthood over the course of six powerhouse songs, the landmark project showcases the true-to-life storytelling that’s made the 22-year-old Virginia Beach, VA, native one of her generation’s most magnetic songwriters. “TWENTY SOMETHING: Messing It Up picks up where HISTORY OF BREAKING UP (PART TWO) left off,” explains Springsteen, referring to her widely praised 2022 EP. “Sometimes you have to get it wrong in order to figure out how to get it right. We make mistakes. We’re not perfect. And that’s okay. So far, I’ve messed it up most when it comes to matters of the heart: picking the wrong guys, falling in love for the wrong reasons, not trusting my gut, and being generally unaware of my self-sabotaging tendencies. All of it because I hadn’t taken the time to truly get to know myself. These songs dig into the hardships I’ve experienced being twenty something so far and some of my missteps along the way.”

A prime example of Messing It Up’s emotional complexity is “goodbye looks good on you” which features Springsteen’s former tourmate Mitchell Tenpenny, as it serves up an unexpected twist on the classic breakup song. To that end, the bittersweet and unforgettably moving duet finds Springsteen trading off verses with Tenpenny as they play the part of a couple splitting up but choosing to take the high road. After opening on a razor-sharp lyric from Springsteen (“I know the rules of a break up / Delete your number and ruin your name”), “goodbye looks good on you” ultimately speaks to the beauty of treating each other with kindness instead of succumbing to the ugliness of spite (from the chorus, delivered in soul-stirring harmony: “I hope you meet somebody who / Loves you like I couldn’t do / Cause baby you and me were never right / But we ain’t gotta be on different sides”).

As Springsteen further reveals, the decision to have “goodbye looks good on you” on the Messing It Up track list involved a bit of aspirational thinking on her part. “When we were writing that song, Mitchell and I were talking about what it would be like if you could break up with someone and recognize that it was for the best,” recalls Springsteen, whose co-writers on “goodbye looks good on you” also include Lauren LaRue and Dallas Wilson. “I’ve personally never had that experience so it’s pretty idealistic, but I love the idea of making a clean break and being able to move on as friends.” Produced by Chris LaCorte (Sam Hunt, Cole Swindell) and Springsteen, they further intensified its captivating power by weaving in such elements as sublimely catchy guitar hooks, head-nodding beats, soulful dobro tones, and dreamy synth textures, all of which converge into a breathtakingly tender outpouring of heavy-hearted affection.

Directed by David Bradley and Springsteen, the adjoining music video for “goodbye looks good on you” closely captures Springsteen and Tenpenny as they each cope with the aftermath of a brutal split. Inspired by a real-life experience where Springsteen broke up with an ex just before walking onstage, the visual follows the two musicians from their separate studios to the outside world, both fully embodying the song’s unbridled emotion. In the clip’s final moments, Springsteen and Tenpenny then meet up on a starkly lit soundstage at Skyway Studios in Nashville, TN, to join together for a poignant and impassioned performance. Speaking about the making of “goodbye looks good on you,” Tenpenny shares, “This song is one of my favorite songs I’ve ever been a part of writing. Alana is a superstar and makes me believe every lyric she sings. I’m honored to share this story together.”

A testament to the extraordinary depth of Springsteen’s songwriting, Messing It Up encompasses everything from the exhilarating triumph of lead release “you don’t deserve a country song” (hailed as a “confidence bolstering jam” by Billboard), to the crushing desperation of follow-up track “shoulder to cry on” (a beautifully raw steel guitar-laced ballad co-written with the likes of multi-Grammy Award-winning hitmaker Liz Rose). But whether she’s expressing fiery defiance or devastating heartache, Springsteen graces every song with her impossibly catchy melodies and warm but powerful vocal work, bringing an undeniable radiance to even the most painful moments.

Like all of TWENTY SOMETHING, Messing It Up finds Springsteen immersing herself in all aspects of the creative process. Along with co-writing each song and playing guitar on many of the tracks, she co-produced all but one offering on the album’s first installment. “My co-producers (Chris LaCorte, Paul DiGiovanni, and Pete Good) and I worked really hard to bring these songs to life in the studio,” adds Springsteen. “We built a lot of these tracks around my guitar and lead vocal – it always amazes me how much magic is in the simplest form of these songs, and the songwriter in me loves honoring that. At the same time, I’m so specific about notes and tones. It’s wild how much time you can spend on one note that most people won’t hear in a final mix. But they will feel it, and that’s what I think about in the studio. It’s the same reason I listen to voicemails from exes before singing my vocal in the dark (face-palm). In all seriousness, I’m so grateful to Chris, Paul, and Pete for approaching this process the same way, and to my co-writers for bringing these songs into the world with me in the writing room. They’re all artists in their own right and I’m lucky to consider them collaborators and friends.”

Springsteen continues her run as the special guest on Adam Doleac’s ‘BARSTOOL WHISKEY WONDERLAND’ Tour, which continues through May. Also making her anticipated return to the Grand Ole Opry next Tuesday (3/28) after her October 2022 debut, find a full list of tour dates and ticketing information here.

ALANA SPRINGSTEEN’S TWENTY SOMETHING: Messing It Up TRACK LIST:

1. “you don’t deserve a country song” (Alana Springsteen, Mitchell Tenpenny, Geoff Warburton, Will Weatherly, Michael Whitworth) *
2. “if you love me now” (Alana Springsteen, John Byron, Jared Keim, Ryan Beaver) **
3. “caught up to me” (Alana Springsteen, Mitchell Tenpenny, Will Weatherly, Dallas Wilson) **
4. “goodbye looks good on you (feat. Mitchell Tenpenny)” (Alana Springsteen, Lauren LaRue, Mitchell Tenpenny, Dallas Wilson) +
5. “tennessee is mine” (Alana Springsteen, Madison Kozak, Claire Douglas Wall, Grady Block) ^
6. “shoulder to cry on” (Alana Springsteen, Liz Rose, Trannie Anderson, AJ Pruis) +

* Produced by Chris LaCorte; Co-Produced by Will Weatherly
** Produced by Paul DiGiovanni and Alana Springsteen
+ Produced by Chris LaCorte and Alana Springsteen
^ Produced by Pete Good and Alana Springsteen 

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Columbia Records NY/Sony Music Nashville artist-songwriter Alana Springsteen is TWENTY SOMETHING. Making her anticipated debut as a three-part album, her first installment, TWENTY SOMETHING: Messing It Up, delivers a diverse introduction with “you don’t deserve a country song,” “shoulder to cry on,” and “goodbye looks good on you (feat. Mitchell Tenpenny).” Hailed by Billboard as possessing “a classic female voice packed with angst and determination,” E! News praises “one of Nashville's most buzzworthy emerging artists,” as PEOPLE applauds Springsteen as representing “the future of country music.” Quickly nearing 100 MILLION streams, the 22-year-old is among the Class of 2023 for CMT’s Next Women of Country and MusicRow’s Next Big Thing; a Celebrity Ambassador for the Ryan Seacrest Foundation; and previously named a Country Artist to Watch by Pandora. Next supporting back-to-back tours for Adam Doleac and Luke Bryan, she’s appeared at the Grand Ole Opry and has already been spotted on the road with Mitchell Tenpenny and LANY.

OUT NOW: ALANA SPRINGSTEEN INTRODUCES TWENTY SOMETHING WITH FIRST INSTALLMENT, Messing It Up     THREE-PART DEBUT ALBUM EXPECTED LATER THIS YEAR — REDEFINES THE CLASSIC BREAKUP BALLAD ON “goodbye looks good on you (feat. Mitchell Tenpenny)” + WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO  — MAKES ANTICIPATED RETURN TO THE GRAND OLE OPRY NEXT TUESDAY (3/28)   DOWNLOAD COVER ART   COURTESY OF COLUMBIA RECORDS NY/SONY MUSIC NASHVILLE   NASHVILLE, TENN. (March 24, 2023) — Columbia Records NY/Sony Music Nashville artist-songwriter Alana Springsteen admits that she’s Messing It Up in the highly awaited first installment of her three-part debut album, TWENTY SOMETHING. Available today (3/24) across all streaming platforms and digital retailers, listen to TWENTY SOMETHING: Messing It Up here. Messing It Up makes for an irresistible opening chapter to TWENTY SOMETHING’s intimate and gorgeously crafted narrative: an in-depth autobiographical account of the nonstop emotional whirlwind of life in your 20s. Getting fearlessly real about the mistakes and misadventures of early adulthood over the course of six powerhouse songs, the landmark project showcases the true-to-life storytelling that’s made the 22-year-old Virginia Beach, VA, native one of her generation’s most magnetic songwriters. “TWENTY SOMETHING: Messing It Up picks up where HISTORY OF BREAKING UP (PART TWO) left off,” explains Springsteen, referring to her widely praised 2022 EP. “Sometimes you have to get it wrong in order to figure out how to get it right. We make mistakes. We’re not perfect. And that’s okay. So far, I’ve messed it up most when it comes to matters of the heart: picking the wrong guys, falling in love for the wrong reasons, not trusting my gut, and being generally unaware of my self-sabotaging tendencies. All of it because I hadn’t taken the time to truly get to know myself. These songs dig into the hardships I’ve experienced being twenty something so far and some of my missteps along the way.” A prime example of Messing It Up’s emotional complexity is “goodbye looks good on you” which features Springsteen’s former tourmate Mitchell Tenpenny, as it serves up an unexpected twist on the classic breakup song. To that end, the bittersweet and unforgettably moving duet finds Springsteen trading off verses with Tenpenny as they play the part of a couple splitting up but choosing to take the high road. After opening on a razor-sharp lyric from Springsteen (“I know the rules of a break up / Delete your number and ruin your name”), “goodbye looks good on you” ultimately speaks to the beauty of treating each other with kindness instead of succumbing to the ugliness of spite (from the chorus, delivered in soul-stirring harmony: “I hope you meet somebody who / Loves you like I couldn’t do / Cause baby you and me were never right / But we ain’t gotta be on different sides”). As Springsteen further reveals, the decision to have “goodbye looks good on you” on the Messing It Up track list involved a bit of aspirational thinking on her part. “When we were writing that song, Mitchell and I were talking about what it would be like if you could break up with someone and recognize that it was for the best,” recalls Springsteen, whose co-writers on “goodbye looks good on you” also include Lauren LaRue and Dallas Wilson. “I’ve personally never had that experience so it’s pretty idealistic, but I love the idea of making a clean break and being able to move on as friends.” Produced by Chris LaCorte (Sam Hunt, Cole Swindell) and Springsteen, they further intensified its captivating power by weaving in such elements as sublimely catchy guitar hooks, head-nodding beats, soulful dobro tones, and dreamy synth textures, all of which converge into a breathtakingly tender outpouring of heavy-hearted affection. Directed by David Bradley and Springsteen, the adjoining music video for “goodbye looks good on you” closely captures Springsteen and Tenpenny as they each cope with the aftermath of a brutal split. Inspired by a real-life experience where Springsteen broke up with an ex just before walking onstage, the visual follows the two musicians from their separate studios to the outside world, both fully embodying the song’s unbridled emotion. In the clip’s final moments, Springsteen and Tenpenny then meet up on a starkly lit soundstage at Skyway Studios in Nashville, TN, to join together for a poignant and impassioned performance. Speaking about the making of “goodbye looks good on you,” Tenpenny shares, “This song is one of my favorite songs I’ve ever been a part of writing. Alana is a superstar and makes me believe every lyric she sings. I’m honored to share this story together.” A testament to the extraordinary depth of Springsteen’s songwriting, Messing It Up encompasses everything from the exhilarating triumph of lead release “you don’t deserve a country song” (hailed as a “confidence bolstering jam” by Billboard), to the crushing desperation of follow-up track “shoulder to cry on” (a beautifully raw steel guitar-laced ballad co-written with the likes of multi-Grammy Award-winning hitmaker Liz Rose). But whether she’s expressing fiery defiance or devastating heartache, Springsteen graces every song with her impossibly catchy melodies and warm but powerful vocal work, bringing an undeniable radiance to even the most painful moments. Like all of TWENTY SOMETHING, Messing It Up finds Springsteen immersing herself in all aspects of the creative process. Along with co-writing each song and playing guitar on many of the tracks, she co-produced all but one offering on the album’s first installment. “My co-producers (Chris LaCorte, Paul DiGiovanni, and Pete Good) and I worked really hard to bring these songs to life in the studio,” adds Springsteen. “We built a lot of these tracks around my guitar and lead vocal – it always amazes me how much magic is in the simplest form of these songs, and the songwriter in me loves honoring that. At the same time, I’m so specific about notes and tones. It’s wild how much time you can spend on one note that most people won’t hear in a final mix. But they will feel it, and that’s what I think about in the studio. It’s the same reason I listen to voicemails from exes before singing my vocal in the dark (face-palm). In all seriousness, I’m so grateful to Chris, Paul, and Pete for approaching this process the same way, and to my co-writers for bringing these songs into the world with me in the writing room. They’re all artists in their own right and I’m lucky to consider them collaborators and friends.” Springsteen continues her run as the special guest on Adam Doleac’s ‘BARSTOOL WHISKEY WONDERLAND’ Tour, which continues through May. Also making her anticipated return to the Grand Ole Opry next Tuesday (3/28) after her October 2022 debut, find a full list of tour dates and ticketing information here. ALANA SPRINGSTEEN’S TWENTY SOMETHING: Messing It Up TRACK LIST: 1. “you don’t deserve a country song” (Alana Springsteen, Mitchell Tenpenny, Geoff Warburton, Will Weatherly, Michael Whitworth) * 2. “if you love me now” (Alana Springsteen, John Byron, Jared Keim, Ryan Beaver) ** 3. “caught up to me” (Alana Springsteen, Mitchell Tenpenny, Will Weatherly, Dallas Wilson) ** 4. “goodbye looks good on you (feat. Mitchell Tenpenny)” (Alana Springsteen, Lauren LaRue, Mitchell Tenpenny, Dallas Wilson) + 5. “tennessee is mine” (Alana Springsteen, Madison Kozak, Claire Douglas Wall, Grady Block) ^ 6. “shoulder to cry on” (Alana Springsteen, Liz Rose, Trannie Anderson, AJ Pruis) + * Produced by Chris LaCorte; Co-Produced by Will Weatherly ** Produced by Paul DiGiovanni and Alana Springsteen + Produced by Chris LaCorte and Alana Springsteen ^ Produced by Pete Good and Alana Springsteen  KEEP UP WITH ALANA SPRINGSTEEN WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | TIKTOK | YOUTUBE ABOUT ALANA SPRINGSTEEN: Columbia Records NY/Sony Music Nashville artist-songwriter Alana Springsteen is TWENTY SOMETHING. Making her anticipated debut as a three-part album, her first installment, TWENTY SOMETHING: Messing It Up, delivers a diverse introduction with “you don’t deserve a country song,” “shoulder to cry on,” and “goodbye looks good on you (feat. Mitchell Tenpenny).” Hailed by Billboard as possessing “a classic female voice packed with angst and determination,” E! News praises “one of Nashville's most buzzworthy emerging artists,” as PEOPLE applauds Springsteen as representing “the future of country music.” Quickly nearing 100 MILLION streams, the 22-year-old is among the Class of 2023 for CMT’s Next Women of Country and MusicRow’s Next Big Thing; a Celebrity Ambassador for the Ryan Seacrest Foundation; and previously named a Country Artist to Watch by Pandora. Next supporting back-to-back tours for Adam Doleac and Luke Bryan, she’s appeared at the Grand Ole Opry and has already been spotted on the road with Mitchell Tenpenny and LANY. WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO