Happy February or as the Hallmark Channel likes to call it, “Loveuary” 🙃
I love watching those movies this time of year. I know they’re sappy, but I just can’t help myself. I’ve always been a little sappy, and I’m finally learning to embrace it 😉 I’ve realized that the predictability and simplicity of those movies bring me a lot of comfort and peace and frankly, I’ll take that where I can get it.  

So speaking of Loveuary and romance…my song “Love of my Life” was featured on Women of Substance Radio Valentine's Day Podcast on Monday, February 9th (episode #1826).  You can catch it on demand 24/7 at www.wosradio.com and cozy up with my tune along with lots of other sweet tunes this Valentine’s week. 🎧♥️

A quick Songbird Song update:
Colin worked his mastering magic on the track, and it’s officially ready to make its debut this spring. I’ll let you know as soon as I have an exact release date.

I released a video recently on YouTube. It's an acoustic performance of an original song called “Itty-Bitty, Pretty Little Songs.  It's a short and sweet blues number, it celebrates the pure and unapologetic joy of creativity no matter what anyone else says. You can watch that below ⬇️

In case you missed my big update on social media recently, I’ll no longer be sharing new releases on Spotify, and I’ve trimmed my catalog there as well. Going forward, new music will live on Bandcamp (my main home), Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal, Amazon, Pandora, and YouTube Music.

This was a really difficult decision, but I can no longer stay active on a platform that doesn’t align with my values. There are a lot of reasons behind this (how much time have you got ;-) ) but too many to get into in this blog.(I went deeper into this in an email that I sent out last week to my core supporters) 

I will say that one of the reasons is audio quality, and as an artist, that matters to me. My music simply sounds better on other platforms.

If you’re a Spotify user, I still love you and I’m keeping some songs up there for you to enjoy. There just won’t be anything new. I need to do what feels right for me right now. Thank you for understanding.

On a lighter note, my Bandcamp page recently got a little makeover💄Since it’s my musical home base, I wanted it looking all polished and shiny😉 If you’d like to check it out, you can visit here, and I’d love to know what you think.

Thanks for landing here with me for a bit. I hope 2026 has been treating you kindly so far. There’s been a lot of chaos and cold lately (literally and figuratively), and I hope you’re still able to find some pockets of peace, hope, and joy even when it feels hard.

All the best from the nest,
💜
Melissa D

 P.S. If you enjoyed this blog, you might like my mailing list called Songbird even more. That’s where I share exclusive updates, behind-the-scenes stories, and little extra details I don’t post anywhere else. As a welcome gift, you’ll also receive a four-song care package to enjoy at home. Visit here to join ➡️Songbird Mailing list