In this episode of Salute The Songbird, Maggie welcomes singer, songwriter, producer, and activist Joy Oladokun for a wide-ranging conversation about the intersections of creativity, identity, and survival. The two longtime friends delve into Joy’s genre-blurring artistry, her self-produced album Observations from a Crowded Room, and the deep introspection that fuels her music.

Joy opens up about growing up in a Nigerian-American household in Arizona, discovering Tracy Chapman, and why she left church spaces to build her own spiritual path. She shares how a moose sighting while on mushrooms nearly stopped her from quitting music, how collaboration starts with real friendship, and why she intentionally created an album without filtering her experience through others.

This is an intimate, funny, and profoundly moving episode about creative boundaries, emotional honesty, and what it means to be a queer Black artist in Nashville—and in the world.

Follow Joy @joyoladokun

Salute the Songbird is hosted by Maggie Rose. Produced by Austin Marshall, Maggie Rose, and Kirsten Cluthe with production assistance from Kip Baggett and Jamie Wendt. Final mix by Justin Thomas at Revoice Media. Music by Maggie Rose. Recorded live at Chiefs in partnership with Volume.com.

To view the entire episode with musical performances, go to Volume.com/iammaggierose. 

To attend a live episode taping, go to https://www.chiefsonbroadway.com.

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