My experience working with a major label was not all bad, I was blessed to go through that experience, and I know what to do during the next time around.

Even though it was a stressful time in my life, I have a lot of good memories from my Idol experience.

I was 16-years-old when I appeared on 'American Idol,' and the show was my boot camp. It was a crazy, stressful at times, experience.

Music has always been a huge part of my life.

I think that I have grown a lot as an artist. I have been writing about my experiences of love and overcoming the struggles that I have faced in the music industry. I have so much more to tell my fans, and I know so much more about myself. It is crazy how much I have grown over these past years.

I used to have hair so long, my nickname was Pocahontas.

My friends are mostly familiar with music that plays on the mainstream radio.