On her new album, Sunset Drive, Denitia shares her story of going after something new — a life
back in Nashville, where she attended college, immersed in both the city’s roots music scene
and the community of the artist collective Black Opry — while experiencing the menagerie of
emotions that come with leaving behind what you knew and starting over. Across the album, she
draws from the country and alternative rock music she listened to growing up outside of
Houston; the songs of artists such as the Eagles, Vince Gill, Waylon Jennings, Joni Mitchell,
Dolly Parton, and Neil Young, ever present in her life; and the decade she spent entrenched in
Brooklyn’s indie music scene.
Denitia’s music has been featured in the films Nanny and The Invitation, as well as in the series
Better Things (FX), Broad City (Comedy Central), Dear White People (Netflix), Shrinking (Apple
TV+), and The Terminal List (Amazon). She has toured extensively with the Black Opry Revue;
been invited to perform at the National Museum of African American Music and the Country
Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville; and shared stages with Amythyst Kiah, Joy
Oladokun, and Allison Russell, among other artists.
In 2023, Denitia earned one of five spots in a residency hosted by the Black Opry and WXPN,
was named to Rissi Palmer’s Color Me Country class, and was one of three artists selected for
CMT and mtheory’s Equal Access cohort. And the momentum has continued in 2024: Denitia is
one of CMT’s 2024 Next Women of Country; was named an artist to watch by the Nashville
Scene in January; is making her Grand Ole Opry debut in late June; and will open shows for
Mickey Guyton in the fall.