Nashville, Tenn. (Oct. 23, 2025) — Latin Country artist MORIAH is releasing her debut set of Country EPs back to back: Nice Life (Oct. 24, stream HERE) and Buena Vida (Oct. 31, stream HERE).

 

Nice Life features six tracks of songs, all co-written by MORIAH and produced by Paul Mabury. The companion EP Buena Vida will release on the eve of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), October 31, and presents each of the Nice Life songs in Spanish.

Of the title track, "Nice Life," MORIAH says, "Of all the songs I'd ever written, this was my grandmother‘s favorite; and one of the last ones she got to hear while she was still on this earth with us. She lived out its message well: A life of simplicity and surprise. Now more than ever, I want to live out the art of noticing. Catching a single glimmer each day of something beautiful. I hope listeners get curious about a similar way of life. Quieting the noise, calming the chaos and resting in the joy of needing less and gaining more time with the people who matter."

 

She expands on the heart behind the EPs by adding, "Since this EP was so deeply inspired by my family, I couldn’t wait to translate it into Spanish. Buena Vida will be the first top to bottom project I’ve ever released that some of my family members, including my grandfather, will be able to understand and enjoy and it’s entirety, with Spanish being their heart language. After completing this EP, I noticed a serendipitous iron post a short drive down a dirt road from my grandfather’s doublewide trailer in El Paso, Texas that says 'La Buena Vida.' I take this to be confirmation that even in the most barren and simple places, we can find the greatest joys and most precious times with the people we love. Now that’s what I call a Buena Vida."

 

The Nice Life track listing is below:
1. "Hasta Manana" (Moriah Smallbone, Paul Mabury)
2. "Nice Life" (Moriah Smallbone, Cameron Jaymes, Paul Mabury)
3. "Honky Tonk Jesus" (Moriah Smallbone, Harold Wendel Sanders, Maria Corina Smith, David B Sanchez, Jamie Moore)
4. "Super Woman" (Moriah Smallbone, Ivory Layne, Paul Mabury)
5. "Sombrero" (Moriah Smallbone, Cameron Jaymes, Paul Mabury)
6. "Supermujeres" with Ana Bárbara (Moriah Smallbone, Ivory Layne, Paul Mabury, Ana Bárbara)

 

The Buena Vida track listing is below:
1. Hasta mañana (Versión en Español)
2. Buena Vida
3. Honky Tonk Jesús
4. Supermujer
5. Sombrero (Versión en Español)
6. Supermujeres

 

The release of Nice Life and Buena Vida follow a string of milestones this year for the "rising country star" (Rolling Stone, 10.6), including the following:

-Performed "Killing Me Softly" in Spanish in honor of songwriter Charlie Fox at the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame 12th Anniversary Gala, October 16.
-Rolling Stone exclusively premiered her duet with Ana Bárbara, October 6.
-Made her Grand Ole Opry debut, September 26.
-Featured on Apple Music's The Ty Bentli Show, September 25. Listen to the show, HERE.
-Selected as one of Nashville Lifestyles' 2025 25 Most Beautiful People, September 25.
-Debuted as a TEDx Nashville speaker, August 24.
-Performed a unifying Star Spangled Banner before the Jake Paul v. Julio César Chávez Jr boxing match in Anaheim, CA, June 28. Watch a clip, HERE.
-Performed “(Last Night) I Didn’t Get To Sleep at All” honoring songwriter Tony Macauley’s induction into the Songwriter Hall of Fame in NY, June 12.
-Performed on CMA Fest's Hard Rock stage, June 6.
-Opened the 2025 CMA Fest presented by SoFi (June 5) with the first Latin-inspired National Anthem which included Mariachis. Watch HERE.
-A spotlight performance during the NARAS Nashville Chapter's annual Block Party, May 20.
-Named to mtheory's 2025 Equal Access development cohort, March 31.

 

Look for MORIAH on the CMA Awards red carpet and debut a new Christmas song in November.

ABOUT MORIAH:
MORIAH’s Mexican roots are evident in her work as an actress, producer (music & film), recording artist and songwriter. The L.A. native who now calls Nashville home, delivered her debut track “Hasta Mañana” — in English and Spanish — last Fall, and is part of CMT’s 2025 Next Women of Country class. This Spring she released her follow up single, “Sombrero” — in English and Spanish — and was on hand to witness the song’s music video debut in Times Square in May. Billboard Magazine has taken note of her “country sound and mariachi flair,” while The Tennessean says she is “among the first to blend a strong Latin and mariachi influence into country music,” and Music Row Magazine notes, “It’s high time we had a Latina country star.” Most recently, Rolling Stone exclusively debuted the official music video to "Supermujeres" recorded and co-written by MORIAH and friend, Ana Bárbara.

 

Always paying tribute to her heritage, MORIAH often points to the words of her grandfather as she describes her artistic mission: “’La música no tiene fronteras’ which means “music has no borders.”