Viral Indie Artist BMT on the Story Behind Her Hit "Vertigo"

Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris

Darrell Craig Harris

Music Interviews, Music, Music Commentary

4.6 • 107 Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Breakout indie artist BMT joins the show to talk about her viral single "Vertigo," the song that's capturing attention across the indie music scene. Known for blending vintage aesthetics with a modern pop edge and a touch of rockabilly flair, BMT brings a unique artistic voice that's quickly turning heads. In this episode, BMT shares the story behind "Vertigo," the inspiration that shaped the song, and how her Indiana roots and creative influences helped define her sound. We also discuss her journey as an emerging artist, the process of building momentum in today's music industry, and what fans can expect next. If you love discovering new music and hearing the stories behind breakout songs, this is an episode you won't want to miss. Follow BMT and listen to "Vertigo" wherever you stream music. links www.Instagram.com/theofficialbmt www.tiktok.com/theofficialbmt Spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/6ca1nlWW5r29k5NHEYKNNB?si=2aa48a33142c47f9 About Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris The Music Matters Podcast is hosted by Darrell Craig Harris, a globally published music journalist, professional musician, and Getty Images photographer. Music Matters is now available on Spotify, iTunes, Podbean, and more. Each week, Darrell interviews renowned artists, musicians, music journalists, and insiders from the music industry. Currently, 870,000 global downloads in over 40 countries. Visit us at: www.MusicMattersPodcast.com Follow us on Twitter: www.Twitter.com/musicmattersdh For inquiries, contact: musicmatterspodcastshow@gmail.com Support our mission via PayPal: www.paypal.me/payDarrell voice over intro by Nigel J. Farmer

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0:00.0	Welcome to Music Matters podcast with Daryl Craig Harris,
0:07.1	talking about all things music with celebrities, artists, music business insiders, and more.
0:20.8	Brianna Marie Turner, aka BMT.
0:24.1	How are you doing today?
0:25.2	I'm good. How are you?
0:26.5	I'm good. So where are you coming to us from?
0:29.5	I'm in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
0:31.4	Awesome. But you're in Memphis girl originally, right?
0:34.0	Or tell me that story. We were just talking about that. It's kind of a crazy story.
0:38.3	So we were, we lived in Tennessee.
0:41.3	My dad was stationed there at the time, but there was a really bad thunderstorm on the power
0:48.3	was completely out.
0:50.3	So we had to drive all the way to Memphis and the power there was even out too, but it was like, my mom was like, oh, I got to give birth.
0:58.8	So they had the hospital like running on like a backup generator and that I was born in Memphis.
1:06.5	So you made your debut in Memphis.
1:08.7	Yes, one way or another.
1:10.9	Wow, that's a crazy story. So you have a great song out called Vertigo. And the video is awesome, too. I love the video. It's really fun. Oh, thank you. So tell me about, let's talk about that song and how that came about. And also, before we get there, I want to talk about how you got into music, because I think you kind of came from a musical family originally, right?
1:30.4	Yes.
1:31.2	So I grew up, like, from the time I was born, my whole family, you know, plays music, sings music.
1:40.0	So, like, every family get together that we had, it was, like, a full-blown concert.
1:45.3	Like, I'm talking, like, a hundred people.
1:48.3	Yeah, and, like, everybody's taking turns, getting up there performing and just, like, jamming and stuff.
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