If you’re not already counting down to the release of “Little Miss Jagged”, Courtney Hadwin’s long-awaited debut album, her a cappella performance might be the wake-up call you need.

In a stripped-down, wildly intimate moment, Hadwin stunned fans with an a cappella rendition of her new single “You Only Love Me When I Lie” — recorded casually in a bathroom of all places. But don’t let the humble setting fool you. This version hits like lightning.

Watch the video below.

No band. No effects. Just raw vocals and echoing tiles — and still, Courtney delivers a performance so full of urgency and emotion, fans are calling it even better than the studio version.

Her voice — once compared to icons like Janis Joplin, Aretha Franklin, and Tina Turner — now carries the weight of experience. And in this unexpected acoustic setting, you can feel every jagged lyric as she belts the chorus with a kind of soul-baring power that gives goosebumps.

It’s the kind of performance that reminds you why she first stunned the world at just 13 on America’s Got Talent — and proves that she’s grown into an artist fully in command of her voice and her story.

Now 20, Courtney is stepping into the spotlight on her own terms. “Little Miss Jagged” — due out September 12, 2025 — marks a turning point. Recorded in Memphis with Grammy-winning producer Kevin Bowe (Etta James, Joe Cocker), the album moves confidently between rock, funk, punk, Motown, and sweeping ballads. It’s bold. It’s personal. And it’s undeniably Hadwin.

“A big part of my journey and this song was showing and telling how I’m no longer that kid everyone wants me to be,” she explained. “This is the most personal I’ve ever been in my songwriting.”

If this a cappella take is any indication, Courtney Hadwin isn’t just releasing an album — she’s reclaiming her narrative.