Why Priscilla Block Has Gotten into 'F--- It Mode' — and How It's Coming Through in Her Music (Exclusive)

Priscilla Block looks like she is in love.

"There's definitely a guy for sure," Block, 29, told PEOPLE backstage following her electrifying set at Windy City Smokeout in Chicago back in July. "I'm very happy. I probably overshare honestly, but right now I'm just so happy and my relationship has been something that just feels like home and it's something that I protect. One day, we'll put it all out there, but right now I am just enjoying this moment that we have that's nobody else's right now."

Nevertheless, the platinum-selling singer-songwriter has shared a few peeks at her new man on her various social media channels, much to the delight of the millions in her fanbase that can’t seem to get enough of the crazy antics and sheer vulnerability of the North Carolina native.

"I put everything out there on the internet," admits Block, who released her EP PB2 this past June, with a laugh. "People that follow me know I'm a ‘what you see is what you get’ sort of girl."

It’s that girl that the world got introduced to back in 2020 when she went viral with "Just About Over You" and the girl the world fell in love with upon the release of her debut album two years later appropriately titled Welcome to the Block Party. 2022 also had Block snagging her first No. 1 on country radio courtesy of her fiery collaboration with Justin Moore on “You, Me, and Whiskey.” And with every single accomplishment, Block says she just grows that much more confident.

"I do feel like there's a different level of confidence that I have now than I've ever had," says Block, who will join Jon Pardi’s Mr. Saturday Night Tour this September. "I know who I am as an artist. I know what I want to say. I know how I want my fans to feel, and I want them to feel as much love for themselves that I feel for them."

Granted, there was a time she couldn’t feel that love for herself.

"There were years of my life that I didn't feel good enough and I missed out on so much in my life because I was insecure,” Block reflects. “I finally just got to a big ‘'f--- it' mode. If I'm going to the beach, I am going to be in a two-piece. There's so much time in life caring about what other people think. And I've learned to love myself a lot through my fans and them being like, 'We love who you are.' And so why would I be anything but me?"

It’s this circle of love that Block infuses in many a song she sings, including the brand-new acoustic version of her hot summer single "Good on You," which she serves as a co-writer on. "I try to write songs from where I'm at in my life," explains Block. "I've been writing a lot of love songs lately."

She smiles big, once again shining a bit of a spotlight on the mystery man that has seemingly kept her super happy these days. "This life is really crazy, and I try every single day to surround myself with people that just lift me up and make me feel good," she says. "I like being around people that just get me."

But as Block finds herself sitting on the edge of turning 30 years old, she says that this is also a time of evolution for her both professionally and personally. 

"Fans are going to see a different side of me that they haven't seen,” concludes the vocal powerhouse. “I think they've already started kind of seeing it a little bit. It's been three years since I put out an album, and so a lot in my life has happened in three years that I am so excited to share with everybody. And I've been writing for this album for years. I'm really excited to share the story of my life over the past three years."

And yes, there are going to be love songs on there — but not too many.

"I'll still be writing breakup songs when I'm happily married and with children," she jokes, laughing. "Here’s the deal: People love to love you and they love to hate you, so I'm just going to keep doing what I'm doing, and the chips will fall where they may."