 In 2009, she toured Canada and the United States with Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley as a special guest on the Paisley Party 2009 tour.Her first single, "You Can Let Go", peaked at number 21 on the Hot Country Songs charts.In mid-2009, Shawanda left RCA Nashville and, through her own record label, New Sun Records, and a distribution deal with EMI/On Ramp Records, released a Christmas album titled "I'll Be Home for Christmas".