Local country music artist Roberta Lea’s music video featuring Virginia Beach’s Moxy Hotel and other local scenes debuted on Country Music Television last week.
The music video for her song “Girls Trip” “brings to life “the picturesque backdrop of Virginia Beach, a place that has deeply influenced Roberta’s musical and personal identity,” according to a press release from a marketing firm.
Lea’s video shows her driving up to The Moxy, with a colorful Sunsations store in the background. The video is primarily shots of Lea and friends dancing in the hotel’s various bars, Lea dancing and singing along the boardwalk and a series of Lea’s different “Girl Trip” personas prowling the halls of the hotel.
“Our city is perfectly showcased by Roberta Lea,” Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer said in the press release announcing the music video.
“Her video celebrates our community's spirit and showcases why we're a top choice for visitors worldwide. We hope more women, mothers, and wives make Virginia Beach their choice for a trip, experiencing all the joy and beauty our city has to offer."
Lea was featured earlier this year in an episode of WHRO’s “Curate 757” as the first Black woman in the region to pursue a career in country music.
“Girls Trip” comes from Lea’s debut album “Too Much of a Woman.” She wrote the title track of with women from all over the country, she told “Curate 757.” That music video was featured on a billboard in Times Square, as was the “Girls Trip” music video last week.
Lea was included in CMT’s 2023 Next Women of Country list and “Girls Trip” is included in the network’s Hot 20 Countdown voting lists.
