The Californer - Dolly Parton And Loretta Lynn Tribute "At Heaven's Country Gate" Passes 55,000 YouTube Views

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Maria DiGiovanni's imagined heavenly reunion of two country music legends finds an audience on YouTube as the original song expands to streaming platforms under FoRe! Radio.

LAKE FOREST, Calif. - Californer -- What began with a simple picture in Maria DiGiovanni's mind has grown into a tribute being discovered by tens of thousands of viewers.

At Heaven's Country Gate, written by DiGiovanni as an imagined reunion between country music icons Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn, has surpassed 55,000 YouTube views and 900 hours of watch time while generating nearly 400 new subscribers for the small independent channel since its August 25 release.

Much of the audience has come through YouTube's own recommendation system, with Browse and Suggested videos accounting for the overwhelming majority of its current traffic.

Now, At Heaven's Country Gate is taking its next step. The song has been submitted for worldwide digital distribution under FoRe! Radio, part of FoRe! Living Royal Ministries Trust, and is being delivered to major streaming services including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Pandora and iHeartRadio.

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"I didn't sit down thinking I was going to produce a video by writing a song that 55,000 people would watch," said DiGiovanni. "I could simply see Loretta waiting for her friend at Heaven's country gate. Two mountain girls. Two faithful hearts. Two voices Heaven knows. I think people connected with the story because they already loved what these women represented: the Freedom to BE."

At its heart, the tribute celebrates the friendship, faith, strength, and legacy of two women whose music helped generations of women find the courage to use their own voices.

"Every few thousand views, I would think, 'Well, surely this is where it stops,'" DiGiovanni said. "And then another person would find it. Then another. There is something beautiful about knowing that somewhere, someone who never knew me, or FoRe! Living Royal, is hearing this little story for the first time."

ABOUT MARIA DIGIOVANNI

Maria DiGiovanni is the Founding Trustee of FoRe! Living Royal Ministries Trust and founder of FoRe! Radio. For more than three decades, her work in media, ministry, and mentoring has centered on helping others recognize their voice, their value, and the legacy they leave behind.

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ABOUT FoRe! RADIO

Founded in 2012, FoRe! Radio is "A media platform used to elevate voices and empower dreams." Today, as part of FoRe! Living Royal Ministries Trust, FoRe! Radio is expanding into original music and story-driven projects. Including our Sunday Service - Church ReBoot.

Watch "At Heaven's Country Gate":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uobWJndDeOg

Streaming release:
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/foreradio/at-heavens-country-gate