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"'''Won't Be Around'''" is a song by American singer-songwriter [[Terry Blade]], released on January 6, 2023, as the lead single from his third studio album, ''Ethos: Son of a Sharecropper''.
"'''Won't Be Around'''" is a song by American singer-songwriter [[Terry Blade]], released on January 6, 2023, as the lead single from his third studio album, ''Ethos: Son of a Sharecropper''.


== Background and release ==
== Background ==
Blade released "Won't Be Around" on January 6, 2023.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=The Boot Staff |date=2023-02-09 |title=The Boot's Weekly Picks: Willie Jones, Mya Byrne + More |url=https://theboot.com/the-boot-weekly-picks-feb-9-2023/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211061843/https://theboot.com/the-boot-weekly-picks-feb-9-2023/ |archive-date=2023-02-11 |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=The Boot |language=en}}</ref>
Blade released "Won't Be Around" on January 6, 2023.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=The Boot Staff |date=2023-02-09 |title=The Boot's Weekly Picks: Willie Jones, Mya Byrne + More |url=https://theboot.com/the-boot-weekly-picks-feb-9-2023/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211061843/https://theboot.com/the-boot-weekly-picks-feb-9-2023/ |archive-date=2023-02-11 |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=The Boot |language=en}}</ref> Blade described the song as being "about leaving an abusive relationship by having the will to speak it, the courage to do it, and the strength to never return to it."<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Whalen |first=Shane |date=2024-07-03 |title=Meet the 2023 Song Contest Category Winners |url=https://americansongwriter.com/meet-the-2023-song-contest-category-winners/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=American Songwriter |language=en-US}}</ref>


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After receiving national radio airplay, the single appeared on [[New Music Weekly|New Music Weekly's]] Country Up & Coming Chart.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McCoy |first=Buck |date=May 3, 2024 |title=Inside Country Radio |url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/fullscreen/68696067/sammy-hagar-living-the-dream |access-date=June 22, 2024 |work=[[New Music Weekly]] |pages=33}}</ref>
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He described the song as being "about leaving an abusive relationship by having the will to speak it, the courage to do it, and the strength to never return to it."<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Whalen |first=Shane |date=2024-07-03 |title=Meet the 2023 Song Contest Category Winners |url=https://americansongwriter.com/meet-the-2023-song-contest-category-winners/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=American Songwriter |language=en-US}}</ref> The single was the blues category winner of the 2023 [[American Songwriter]] Song Contest.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Whalen |first=Shane |date=2024-04-10 |title=American Songwriter 2023 Song Contest Winners Announced |url=https://americansongwriter.com/american-songwriter-2023-song-contest-winners-announced/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=American Songwriter |language=en-US}}</ref> The single was nominated for Best Americana/Roots song at the 2023 [[Hollywood Independent Music Awards]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=2023 WINNERS {{!}} Hollywood Independent Music Awards |url=https://himawards.com/2023-winners/ |access-date=2024-03-31 |language=en-US}}</ref>


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The single was nominated for Best Americana/Roots song at the inaugural 2023 [[Hollywood Independent Music Awards]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=2023 WINNERS {{!}} Hollywood Independent Music Awards |url=https://himawards.com/2023-winners/ |access-date=2024-03-31 |language=en-US}}</ref> The single later won first place in the blues category of the 2023 [[American Songwriter]] Song Contest.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Whalen |first=Shane |date=2024-04-10 |title=American Songwriter 2023 Song Contest Winners Announced |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410171509/https://americansongwriter.com/american-songwriter-2023-song-contest-winners-announced/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=American Songwriter |language=en-US}}</ref>
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After receiving national radio airplay, the single appeared on [[New Music Weekly|New Music Weekly's]] Country Up & Coming Chart .<ref>{{Cite news |last=McCoy |first=Buck |date=May 3, 2024 |title=Inside Country Radio |url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/fullscreen/68696067/sammy-hagar-living-the-dream |access-date=June 22, 2024 |work=[[New Music Weekly]] |pages=33}}</ref>

A month after its release, the song appeared on Blade's third studio album, ''Ethos: Son of a Sharecropper''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Liebig |first=Lorie LiebigLorie |date=2023-05-01 |title=Most Wanted Music: 2023's Country, Americana, Bluegrass and Folk Album Releases |url=https://theboot.com/new-country-americana-bluegrass-folk-albums-2023/ |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=The Boot |language=en}}</ref> The album's title refers to Blade being a descendant of African-American sharecroppers from [[Colerain, North Carolina]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-03 |title=Meet the 2023 Song Contest Category Winners - American Songwriter |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703172122/https://americansongwriter.com/meet-the-2023-song-contest-category-winners/ |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>


== Music video ==
== Music video ==
The music video for "Won't Be Around" was directed by Blade and released on September 22, 2023.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRZs5NT8ECk |title=Won't Be Around (Official Music Video) |date=2023-09-22 |last=Terry Blade |access-date=2024-08-12 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
Blade produced and directed the music video for "Won't Be Around", and released it on September 22, 2023.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRZs5NT8ECk |title=Won't Be Around (Official Music Video) |date=2023-09-22 |last=Terry Blade |access-date=2024-08-12 |via=YouTube}}</ref> For the music video's logline, Blade wrote: "The music video follows three individuals who are descendants of African-American sharecroppers, and who confront the racial history of sharecropping in the [[Southern United States|American south]] by showing that black bodies can exist and subsist on land in the south without the exploitation of black labor."<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Blade |first=Terry |title=Won't Be Around (Official Music Video) |url=https://filmfreeway.com/projects/2811685 |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=[[FilmFreeway]]}}</ref>

In his [[Director's statement|Director's Statement]] for "Won't Be Around", Blade wrote:<ref name=":2" />

{{Cquote
| quote = [[Sharecropping]] in the American South is captured in the video's rural/pastoral setting. The black suits worn by the performers represent racial blackness and the professionalism and dignity with which black American sharecroppers performed their work. Leaving the abusive relationship of [[sharecropping]] is shown by the performers not working the land, but defiantly standing/resting on it (looking directly at the viewer). In this way, the video illustrates that abusive relationships can take many forms, even economic and socioeconomic ones.
| author = [[Terry Blade]]
| source = [[Director's statement]] via [[FilmFreeway]]
}}


It won the award for Best Music Video USA at the 2024 [[Bare Bones International Film Festival|Bare Bones International Film & Music Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=NOMINEES-PART 1 |url=http://www.barebonesfilmfestival.org/id527.html |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=www.barebonesfilmfestival.org}}</ref><ref name=":8">http://www.barebonesfilmfestival.org/id527.html</ref> It also received the award for Best Music Video at the 2024 [[Berlin Short Film Festival]].<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=Festival 2024 {{!}} Berlin Short Film Festival |url=https://berlinshort.com/festival-2024/ |access-date=2024-07-06 |language=en}}</ref> The music video was nominated for Best Music Video awards at the [[14th Hollywood Music in Media Awards]]<ref name=":44">{{Cite web |title=2023 HMMA Nominations |url=https://www.hmmawards.com/2023-hmma-nominations/ |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=Hollywood Music In Media Awards |language=en-US}}</ref> and the Best Music Video at [[Regina International Film Festival|Regina International Film Festival and Awards]].<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |title=2024 Nominees |url=https://riffa.ca/nominees/ |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=riffa.ca}}</ref>
The music video received nominations for Best Music Video at the [[14th Hollywood Music in Media Awards]]<ref name=":44">{{Cite web |title=2023 HMMA Nominations |url=https://www.hmmawards.com/2023-hmma-nominations/ |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=Hollywood Music In Media Awards |language=en-US}}</ref> and the [[Regina International Film Festival|Regina International Film Festival and Awards]].<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |title=2024 Nominees |url=https://riffa.ca/nominees/ |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=riffa.ca}}</ref> It won the awards for Social Justice and Hope, Best Fashion and Makeup, and Best Cinematography in a Music Video at the 7th Annual California Music Video Awards.<ref name=":3" />


The music video was included in the 2024 official selections of [[Castle Rock Film Festival]],<ref>{{Cite Instagram |postid=C5LrJC3rldf |user=castlerockfilmfestival |title=Here are just some of the great films we will be showing at the Castle Rock Film Festival |date=2024-03-31|April 12&13th|Theater of Dreams.}}</ref> [[LA Shorts Fest]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=LA Shorts International Film Festival |url=https://www.lashortsfest.com/film-index |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=LA Shorts |language=en}}</ref> [[Midwest Film Festival]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Emerging Filmmaker Night - The Line-Up |url=https://www.midwestfilm.com/get-tickets |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Midwest Film Festival |language=en}}</ref> [[New Media Film Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Susan |date=2024-04-01 |title=Won't Be Around |url=https://www.newmediafilmfestival.com/wont-be-around/ |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=New Media Film Festival |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Northeast Film Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Film Lineup |url=http://www.nefilmfestival.com/2024-film-lineup.html |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Northeast Film Festival |language=en}}</ref>[[Thin Line Fest]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Event Details |url=https://www.thinline.us/event-details?id=Terry%20Blade,%20%22Won%27t%20Be%20Around%22 |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=www.thinline.us}}</ref> and [[Tribeca Festival]].<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2024-04-23 |title=Tribeca Festival Sets Short Film Lineup For 2024 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/tribeca-festival-short-film-lineup-2024-unveiled-1235891990/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2024, the music video was an official selection of the [[Bare Bones International Film Festival|Bare Bones International Film & Music Festival]] and the [[Berlin Short Film Festival]], winning the award for Best Music Video at both film festivals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WINNERS & NOMINEES-PART 1 |url=http://www.barebonesfilmfestival.org/id527.html |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=www.barebonesfilmfestival.org}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=Festival 2024 {{!}} Berlin Short Film Festival |url=https://berlinshort.com/festival-2024/ |access-date=2024-07-06 |language=en}}</ref> The music video went on to further premiere and screen as official selections of the [[Castle Rock Film Festival]],<ref>{{Cite Instagram |postid=C5LrJC3rldf |user=castlerockfilmfestival |title=Here are just some of the great films we will be showing at the Castle Rock Film Festival |date=2024-03-31|April 12&13th|Theater of Dreams.}}</ref> [[LA Shorts Fest]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=LA Shorts International Film Festival |url=https://www.lashortsfest.com/film-index |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=LA Shorts |language=en}}</ref> [[Midwest Film Festival]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Emerging Filmmaker Night - The Line-Up |url=https://www.midwestfilm.com/get-tickets |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Midwest Film Festival |language=en}}</ref> [[New Media Film Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Susan |date=2024-04-01 |title=Won't Be Around |url=https://www.newmediafilmfestival.com/wont-be-around/ |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=New Media Film Festival |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Northeast Film Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Film Lineup |url=http://www.nefilmfestival.com/2024-film-lineup.html |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Northeast Film Festival |language=en}}</ref>[[Thin Line Fest]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Event Details |url=https://www.thinline.us/event-details?id=Terry%20Blade,%20%22Won%27t%20Be%20Around%22 |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=www.thinline.us}}</ref> and [[Tribeca Festival]].<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2024-04-23 |title=Tribeca Festival Sets Short Film Lineup For 2024 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/tribeca-festival-short-film-lineup-2024-unveiled-1235891990/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
[[Ryan Cassata|Ryan Cassata's]] ''Rock the Pigeon'' publication wrote: "The lyrics are raw and emotive, delving into themes of loss and love."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pigeon |first=Rock the |date=2023-01-20 |title=Bluesy and Soulful Terry Blade Won't Be Around |url=https://rockthepigeon.com/2023/01/19/19041terryblade/ |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=ROCK THE PIGEON |language=en-US}}</ref> Bee Delores of ''B-Sides & Badlands'' wrote: "Blade’s voice carries immense weight and pierces right through the heart. You can’t escape his power as a performer."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Delores |first=Bee |date=2023-01-11 |title=Songs of the Week: Terry Blade, LAV.ISH, & more - |url=https://bsidesbadlands.com/songs-of-the-week-terry-blade-lav-ish/,%20https://bsidesbadlands.com/songs-of-the-week-terry-blade-lav-ish/ |access-date=2024-08-13 |language=en-US}}</ref>
[[Ryan Cassata|Ryan Cassata's]] ''Rock the Pigeon'' publication wrote: "The lyrics are raw and emotive, delving into themes of loss and love."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pigeon |first=Rock the |date=2023-01-20 |title=Bluesy and Soulful Terry Blade Won't Be Around |url=https://rockthepigeon.com/2023/01/19/19041terryblade/ |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=ROCK THE PIGEON |language=en-US}}</ref> Bee Delores of ''B-Sides & Badlands'' wrote: "Blade’s voice carries immense weight and pierces right through the heart. You can’t escape his power as a performer."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Delores |first=Bee |date=2023-01-11 |title=Songs of the Week: Terry Blade, LAV.ISH, & more - |url=https://bsidesbadlands.com/songs-of-the-week-terry-blade-lav-ish/,%20https://bsidesbadlands.com/songs-of-the-week-terry-blade-lav-ish/ |access-date=2024-08-13 |language=en-US}}</ref>


Christopher Treacy of ''Country Queer'' wrote: "The instrumentation lays low, allowing the arresting vocal to remain at the forefront of the mix. Blade is telling an excerpt from a larger story, here, so context is hard to pinpoint, making the narrative all the more compelling."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Treacy |first=Christopher |date=2023-01-04 |title=CQ Roundup with Keep For Cheap, Terry Blade and Ever More Nest • Country Queer |url=https://countryqueer.com/stories/list/cq-roundup-with-keep-for-cheap-terry-blade-and-ever-more-nest/ |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=Country Queer |language=en-US}}</ref> Treacy continued, "'Won’t Be Around' still oozes plenty of soul, though, and the sentiment could either be a one of independence or abandonment, depending on perspective."<ref name=":0" />
Christopher Treacy of ''Country Queer'' wrote: "The instrumentation lays low, allowing the arresting vocal to remain at the forefront of the mix. Blade is telling an excerpt from a larger story, here, so context is hard to pinpoint, making the narrative all the more compelling."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Treacy |first=Christopher |date=2023-01-04 |title=CQ Roundup with Keep For Cheap, Terry Blade and Ever More Nest • Country Queer |url=https://countryqueer.com/stories/list/cq-roundup-with-keep-for-cheap-terry-blade-and-ever-more-nest/ |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=Country Queer |language=en-US}}</ref> He continued, "'Won’t Be Around' still oozes plenty of soul, though, and the sentiment could either be a one of independence or abandonment, depending on perspective."<ref name=":0" /> Treacy added, "As an excerpt from a more linear storyline, 'Won’t Be Around' leaves us wondering about context: is he inhabiting a character, or is this a first person narrative?"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Treacy |first=Christopher |date=2023-01-05 |title=Q&A With Terry Blade • Country Queer |url=https://countryqueer.com/stories/interview/qa-with-terry-blade/ |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=Country Queer |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Awards and nominations ==
== Awards and nominations ==
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|[[American Songwriter]]
|Blues (2023 Song Contest): Category Winner
|''Won't Be Around''
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|[[Hollywood Independent Music Awards]]
|[[Hollywood Independent Music Awards]]
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|<ref name="HMMA2023">{{Cite web |title=2023 HMMA Nominations |url=https://www.hmmawards.com/2023-hmma-nominations/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026082501/https://www.hmmawards.com/2023-hmma-nominations/ |archive-date=2023-10-26 |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=Hollywood Music In Media Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
|<ref name="HMMA2023">{{Cite web |title=2023 HMMA Nominations |url=https://www.hmmawards.com/2023-hmma-nominations/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026082501/https://www.hmmawards.com/2023-hmma-nominations/ |archive-date=2023-10-26 |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=Hollywood Music In Media Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| rowspan="16" |2024
|[[Bare Bones International Film Festival]]
|[[Bare Bones International Film Festival]]
|Best Music Video USA
|Best Music Video USA
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| rowspan="6" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=TasteTV |date=2024-01-11 |title=7th Annual California Music Video Awards Announce Nominees for Year's Best Music Videos |url=http://www.tastetv.com/2024/01/11/7th-annual-california-music-video-awards-announce-nominees-for-years-best-music-videos/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112084041/http://www.tastetv.com/2024/01/11/7th-annual-california-music-video-awards-announce-nominees-for-years-best-music-videos/ |archive-date=2024-01-12 |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=TasteTV |language=en-US}}</ref>
| rowspan="6" |<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=TasteTV |date=2024-01-11 |title=7th Annual California Music Video Awards Announce Nominees for Year's Best Music Videos |url=http://www.tastetv.com/2024/01/11/7th-annual-california-music-video-awards-announce-nominees-for-years-best-music-videos/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112084041/http://www.tastetv.com/2024/01/11/7th-annual-california-music-video-awards-announce-nominees-for-years-best-music-videos/ |archive-date=2024-01-12 |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=TasteTV |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|Best Fashion and Makeup
|Best Fashion and Makeup
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|[[Castle Rock Film Festival]]
|Best Music Video
|''Won't Be Around''
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{Cite Instagram |postid=C5LrJC3rldf |user=castlerockfilmfestival |title=Here are just some of the great films we will be showing at the Castle Rock Film Festival |date=2024-03-31|April 12&13th|Theater of Dreams.}}</ref>
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|[[LA Shorts Fest]]
|Best Music Video
|''Won't Be Around''
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=LA Shorts International Film Festival |url=https://www.lashortsfest.com/film-index |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=LA Shorts |language=en}}</ref>
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|[[Midwest Film Festival]]
|Music Video
|''Won't Be Around''
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Emerging Filmmaker Night - The Line-Up |url=https://www.midwestfilm.com/get-tickets |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Midwest Film Festival |language=en}}</ref>
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|[[New Media Film Festival]]
|Music Video
|''Won't Be Around''
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Susan |date=2024-04-01 |title=Won't Be Around |url=https://www.newmediafilmfestival.com/wont-be-around/ |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=New Media Film Festival |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|[[Northeast Film Festival]]
|Music Video
|''Won't Be Around''
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Film Lineup |url=http://www.nefilmfestival.com/2024-film-lineup.html |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Northeast Film Festival |language=en}}</ref>
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|[[Regina International Film Festival|Regina International Film Festival and Awards]]
|[[Regina International Film Festival|Regina International Film Festival and Awards]]
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|<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |title=2024 Nominees |url=https://riffa.ca/nominees/ |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=riffa.ca}}</ref>
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|[[Thin Line Fest]]
|Music Video
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"Won't Be Around"
File:Wont Be Around, Cover Art, Terry Blade.jpg
Single by Terry Blade
from the album Ethos: Son of a Sharecropper
ReleasedJanuary 6, 2023 (2023-01-06)
Recorded2022
Genre
Length2:25
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Official Music Video
"Won't Be Around" on YouTube

"Won't Be Around" is a song by American singer-songwriter Terry Blade, released on January 6, 2023, as the lead single from his third studio album, Ethos: Son of a Sharecropper.

Background

Blade released "Won't Be Around" on January 6, 2023.[1] Blade described the song as being "about leaving an abusive relationship by having the will to speak it, the courage to do it, and the strength to never return to it."[2]

After receiving national radio airplay, the single appeared on New Music Weekly's Country Up & Coming Chart.[3]

The single was nominated for Best Americana/Roots song at the inaugural 2023 Hollywood Independent Music Awards.[4] The single later won first place in the blues category of the 2023 American Songwriter Song Contest.[5]

A month after its release, the song appeared on Blade's third studio album, Ethos: Son of a Sharecropper.[6] The album's title refers to Blade being a descendant of African-American sharecroppers from Colerain, North Carolina.[7]

Music video

Blade produced and directed the music video for "Won't Be Around", and released it on September 22, 2023.[8] For the music video's logline, Blade wrote: "The music video follows three individuals who are descendants of African-American sharecroppers, and who confront the racial history of sharecropping in the American south by showing that black bodies can exist and subsist on land in the south without the exploitation of black labor."[9]

In his Director's Statement for "Won't Be Around", Blade wrote:[9]

Sharecropping in the American South is captured in the video's rural/pastoral setting. The black suits worn by the performers represent racial blackness and the professionalism and dignity with which black American sharecroppers performed their work. Leaving the abusive relationship of sharecropping is shown by the performers not working the land, but defiantly standing/resting on it (looking directly at the viewer). In this way, the video illustrates that abusive relationships can take many forms, even economic and socioeconomic ones.

— Terry Blade, Director's statement via FilmFreeway

The music video received nominations for Best Music Video at the 14th Hollywood Music in Media Awards[10] and the Regina International Film Festival and Awards.[11] It won the awards for Social Justice and Hope, Best Fashion and Makeup, and Best Cinematography in a Music Video at the 7th Annual California Music Video Awards.[12]

In 2024, the music video was an official selection of the Bare Bones International Film & Music Festival and the Berlin Short Film Festival, winning the award for Best Music Video at both film festivals.[13][14] The music video went on to further premiere and screen as official selections of the Castle Rock Film Festival,[15] LA Shorts Fest,[16] Midwest Film Festival[17] New Media Film Festival,[18] Northeast Film Festival,[19]Thin Line Fest,[20] and Tribeca Festival.[21]

Reception

Ryan Cassata's Rock the Pigeon publication wrote: "The lyrics are raw and emotive, delving into themes of loss and love."[22] Bee Delores of B-Sides & Badlands wrote: "Blade’s voice carries immense weight and pierces right through the heart. You can’t escape his power as a performer."[23]

Christopher Treacy of Country Queer wrote: "The instrumentation lays low, allowing the arresting vocal to remain at the forefront of the mix. Blade is telling an excerpt from a larger story, here, so context is hard to pinpoint, making the narrative all the more compelling."[24] He continued, "'Won’t Be Around' still oozes plenty of soul, though, and the sentiment could either be a one of independence or abandonment, depending on perspective."[24] Treacy added, "As an excerpt from a more linear storyline, 'Won’t Be Around' leaves us wondering about context: is he inhabiting a character, or is this a first person narrative?"[25]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2023 American Songwriter Blues (2023 Song Contest): Category Winner Won't Be Around Won [5]
Hollywood Independent Music Awards Americana/Roots Won't Be Around Nominated [4]
Hollywood Music in Media Awards Best Music Video (Independent) Won't Be Around Nominated [26]
2024 Bare Bones International Film Festival Best Music Video USA Won't Be Around Won [27]
Berlin Short Film Festival Best Music Video Won't Be Around Won [14]
California Music Video Awards Best Cinematography in a Music Video Won't Be Around Won [12]
Best Fashion and Makeup Won't Be Around Won
Social Justice and Hope Award Won't Be Around Won
Best Male Solo Artist Won't Be Around Nominated
Lyrics and Verse Won't Be Around Nominated
Best Inspirational Won't Be Around Nominated
Castle Rock Film Festival Best Music Video Won't Be Around Nominated [28]
LA Shorts Fest Best Music Video Won't Be Around Nominated [29]
Midwest Film Festival Music Video Won't Be Around Nominated [30]
New Media Film Festival Music Video Won't Be Around Nominated [31]
Northeast Film Festival Music Video Won't Be Around Nominated [32]
Regina International Film Festival and Awards Best Music Video Won't Be Around Nominated [11]
Thin Line Fest Music Video Won't Be Around Nominated [33]
Tribeca Festival Best Music Video Won't Be Around Nominated [34]

References

  1. ^ The Boot Staff (2023-02-09). "The Boot's Weekly Picks: Willie Jones, Mya Byrne + More". The Boot. Archived from the original on 2023-02-11. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  2. ^ Whalen, Shane (2024-07-03). "Meet the 2023 Song Contest Category Winners". American Songwriter. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  3. ^ McCoy, Buck (May 3, 2024). "Inside Country Radio". New Music Weekly. p. 33. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "2023 WINNERS | Hollywood Independent Music Awards". Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  5. ^ a b Whalen, Shane (2024-04-10). "American Songwriter 2023 Song Contest Winners Announced". American Songwriter. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  6. ^ Liebig, Lorie LiebigLorie (2023-05-01). "Most Wanted Music: 2023's Country, Americana, Bluegrass and Folk Album Releases". The Boot. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  7. ^ "Meet the 2023 Song Contest Category Winners - American Songwriter". web.archive.org. 2024-07-03. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  8. ^ Terry Blade (2023-09-22). Won't Be Around (Official Music Video). Retrieved 2024-08-12 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ a b Blade, Terry. "Won't Be Around (Official Music Video)". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  10. ^ "2023 HMMA Nominations". Hollywood Music In Media Awards. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  11. ^ a b "2024 Nominees". riffa.ca. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  12. ^ a b TasteTV (2024-01-11). "7th Annual California Music Video Awards Announce Nominees for Year's Best Music Videos". TasteTV. Archived from the original on 2024-01-12. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  13. ^ "WINNERS & NOMINEES-PART 1". www.barebonesfilmfestival.org. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  14. ^ a b "Festival 2024 | Berlin Short Film Festival". Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  15. ^ @castlerockfilmfestival (2024-03-31). "Here are just some of the great films we will be showing at the Castle Rock Film Festival" – via Instagram.
  16. ^ "LA Shorts International Film Festival". LA Shorts. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  17. ^ "Emerging Filmmaker Night - The Line-Up". Midwest Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  18. ^ Johnston, Susan (2024-04-01). "Won't Be Around". New Media Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  19. ^ "2024 Film Lineup". Northeast Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  20. ^ "Event Details". www.thinline.us. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  21. ^ Grobar, Matt (2024-04-23). "Tribeca Festival Sets Short Film Lineup For 2024". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  22. ^ Pigeon, Rock the (2023-01-20). "Bluesy and Soulful Terry Blade Won't Be Around". ROCK THE PIGEON. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  23. ^ Delores, Bee (2023-01-11). "Songs of the Week: Terry Blade, LAV.ISH, & more -". Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  24. ^ a b Treacy, Christopher (2023-01-04). "CQ Roundup with Keep For Cheap, Terry Blade and Ever More Nest • Country Queer". Country Queer. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  25. ^ Treacy, Christopher (2023-01-05). "Q&A With Terry Blade • Country Queer". Country Queer. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  26. ^ "2023 HMMA Nominations". Hollywood Music In Media Awards. Archived from the original on 2023-10-26. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  27. ^ http://www.barebonesfilmfestival.org/id527.html
  28. ^ @castlerockfilmfestival (2024-03-31). "Here are just some of the great films we will be showing at the Castle Rock Film Festival" – via Instagram.
  29. ^ "LA Shorts International Film Festival". LA Shorts. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  30. ^ "Emerging Filmmaker Night - The Line-Up". Midwest Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  31. ^ Johnston, Susan (2024-04-01). "Won't Be Around". New Media Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  32. ^ "2024 Film Lineup". Northeast Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  33. ^ "Event Details". www.thinline.us. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  34. ^ Grobar, Matt (2024-04-23). "Tribeca Festival Sets Short Film Lineup For 2024". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
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