Grace VanderWaal Keeps Growing Up !

On 'City Song,' Grace VanderWaal Continues to Grow Up Before Our Eyes.

Grace VanderWaal has replaced her signature ukulele with punctuating drums in her new song "City Song," which was published today (Oct. 26), just a week before her debut album, Just the Beginning (out Nov. 3). "City Song," which was provided exclusively to Billboard, exemplifies VanderWaal's diverse vocal range. "Let's take the city and make it our song," she sings with a maturity much above her years.

"Growing up in New York, I always wanted to visit the city but was always disappointed since it is so congested and filthy," the author says, quoting VanderWaal from Billboard. ""However, some songs made it appear absolutely delightful and magnificent." Now that I'm 13, I realize it's not about the city; it's about using your imagination to change things into something beautiful. That was the root of this song's inspiration."

Last year as an adored 12-year-old who played only original music and last year as an adored 12- as an adored 12-year-old who played only original music and last year as an adored 12-year-old who played only original music and warmed the judges' hearts so much that they pegged her as music's next superstar, won America's Got Talent's eleventh season as an adored 12-year-old who played only original music and warmed the judges' hearts so much that they pegged her as music's next superstar, won America's Got Talent's eleventh season as an adored 12-year-old who played only original music and warmed the judges.   Perfectly Imperfect, her debut EP, charted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200, and she was named to Billboard's 2017 21 Under 21 list at No. 8. "The songs I create are based on my life experiences," VanderWaal explains in a news release about the tracks he wrote for Just the Beginning.