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YouTube Sensation Alicia Grimes Is Making Waves In The Music World

By: Aug. 14, 2017
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Alicia Grimes is an alternative music artist born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. Not only has she become a rising star on YouTube, but she is a singer-songwriter, marketing expert who has amassed a big social media following with over 1.3 million followers on Twitter, making her rank #14 on the top Twitter accounts for Chicago Illinois.

In 2013, she had began promoting her music and her first upload quickly attracted more than 300,000 views. She is a alternative music artist who gained her fame through the internet while being notable for her songs such as "Say I Do" and "Love You". Her music has been noted for its stylized and originality. She makes synthy pop and R&B with a quirky, crossover appeal.

There is no secret as to why Alicia Grimes continues to make her mark on the national music scene. However, there is a magic formula which continues to see this bonafide star win new fans from coast to coast. She is a YouTube Star with great popular appeal. She really found her niche by getting behind her own things and putting her music out there and using every opportunity offline and online in the music world to get her music heard.

With her enigmatic online persona and home-recording aesthetic, Grimes draws on everyone from T-Pain and Money Mark to Prince and LAna del Rey. Though something of an obscure industry presence, she maintains a robust online and social media profile. Her recent hit, "JAZZ WALK" from her latest musical collection "The Album 43" has been receiving positive feedback. Presently in regular rotation receiving radio airplay on Alternative Radio Station - WPCD 88.7 FM, Commercial Radio Station - WGFA 94.1 FM, and is also on 3 other radio stations in Illinois. Her "JAZZ WALK " video on YouTube has over 642,080 views, while her Money Money video clocks in at over 1.1 Million Views. She has been interviewed by numorous of publications and radio stations. Also she made it on Evan Carmichael Top Marketers to follow on Twitter from March 2013-April 2015. She presently is #1 on Evan Carmichael Jan 2015 - July 1, 2015 Top Marketers to follow on Twitter.

Not only has she been doing incredible things with music, she has succeded by taking business classes in the '90s and in 2016, founded her own Alicia Grimes Entertainment label.Grimes has become increasingly well-known and popular through the spread of her catalog accumulating over 19 Million plays on Soundcloud, Over 42K followers on her Instagram, On Her YouTube she has over 1.7 million total combines video views with over 11,400 subscribers. On Facebook she has over 52,900 likes. She has been featured in over 60 music blogs, including the Top Mega News Magazine, News Gazette, Allmusic.com, Music Connection, dmaclub.com, just to name a few. She has also been included on lists of Famous Illinoisans. Her style, many argue, is a fascinating fusion of Alternative, POP and Rock with a quirky, crossover appeal. Thus, Grimes' music is entirely original unto itself, and the performer's prolific releases have marked her as one of the most notablé rising talents today.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/aliciagrimes71

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/aliciagrimes71

Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/aliciagrimes

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVgxyt4BMDDXrHNrPpfEQw

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Alicia-Grimes-205959576094155/

Jazz Walk VEVO - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeVxyZ_NuV4

Lost & Gone YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq4SI3M6x64



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