Lucy Hale to release country album

CEBU, Philippines - She may be best known for her role as Aria on the hit series “Pretty Little Liars,” but Lucy Hale is adding another role to her resume: country musician!

The brunette beauty opened up on the October issue of Self magazine about the release of her first country album and why she is following her heart and pursuing music.

“I’m scared as hell,” the 24-year-old confessed. “Some days I go to sleep and I’m like, ‘What am I doing?’ People aren’t going to take me seriously. Music is my favorite thing, and I’m going to fight to make it happen.”

The starlet weighed in on the need for women to speak up for each other, and how she translated this into her upcoming album. “Women don’t speak up for women enough. We’re sort of in this cycle of judging or hating one another. I recorded a song about how every girl is fighting her own battle and struggling. At the end of the day, no matter where you’re from, what you look like or what you do, we’re all the same.” (FREEMAN)