OCTOBER 2024 Edition 54

On Cover : Girls Next Door Released on 28th Oct 2024

Grant and Barbara speaks to Tammy Stephens

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Barbara: After a long hiatus, how does it feel to be back with your new single, “Livin' in the Rain”?-

Tammy: We are so excited to be back with the new EP, Now or Never, and our single, “Livin' in the Rain”.

It is our only acappella song on this EP. We love singing acappella. We feel it really showcases our

harmonies and also the evolution of our voices together over the last few decades. It is the only gospel

song on the album, too. We did a fun video for this song. Check it out on our YouTube channel.

Grant: The song's gospel roots are very evident. How does your faith influence your music?

Tammy: Our faith is the key element of Girls Next Door. From the very beginning, we said that “we are a

match made in heaven”….. from our harmonies, our personalities to the richness of our friendships, we

believe that God put us together for a bigger purpose than just making great music together. We desire to

inspire women of all ages. We hope to encourage through our music and conversation, anyone and

everyone that listens. We now choose our music based on the experiences and wisdom gained by our

“many trips around the sun” and want to communicate that life is better lived and better managed with

God in control. We pray about every aspect of GND and want Him to guide us in all we do.

Barbara: Can you share the creative process behind “Livin' in the Rain” and what inspired the song's

message?

Tammy: There were many components to the process. We have been singing the song in our gospel

concerts for years. We heard it first done with a kinda bluegrassy sound and instruments. We knew it

would be a great acappella song with all of the background, tight harmonies making it lively and upbeat,

encouraging and celebrating! And the theme of the song fits Diane’s testimony perfectly. Her home was

destroyed by a tornado and then she battled cancer and WON! She saw the love of Christ and the

faithfulness of God in those tough times. We knew she could really sing this song and celebrate her

victories through the “rain”. We walked those times with her. We knew it was a great fit!

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