The podcasts are set in a casual environment where CMA staffers sit down with the artists to give fans an inside look at life as a artist. CMA Road Stories, the initial series, will feature interviews with new and established Country Music artists. Some of the artists featured in CMA Road Stories participated in the Road to the CMA Music Festival, CMA Music Festival and the Annual CMA Awards in November.
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Absolute Radio Country leads the way in championing country music, playing the latest releases and classic tracks from the most iconic artists of all time - and talking to them about their influences and the stories behind the songs. With any album, there's a usually a Deluxe edition with bonus material or exclusive content and that's what you can expect right here on Country Music Talks. Every episode will feature every special moment from our guest interviews. And don’t forget, you'll hear ...
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Founding owner of CMR Nashville, Europe's #1 Country Music Radio Station, and 2013 CMA International Broadcaster of the year, Lee Williams, has spent as much time in Nashville as he has in the UK! In this show Lee interviews some of the biggest names in music from both sides of the pond across many genres from Country to Pop and chats about their latest news, releases, and shows. Twitter: @CMRNashville (http://twitter.com/cmrnashville) Facebook: /CMR-Nashville (https://www.facebook.com/CMR-N ...
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Andy Whitby presents BOUNCE HEAVEN - the World's Number 1 Bounce & Hard Dance Mix Series!For DJ dates, music, mixes, USBs, merch and more please visit Andy's website at www.andywhitby.comCheck out www.BounceHeaven.co.uk for event news, digital store, CD shop and more!
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Ben Earle catches up with Sam Williams, son of Hank Jr. and grandson of Hank Williams, who is now carving his own path in country music. He talks about collaborating with Dolly Parton, his latest release 'Act I: Scarlet Lonesome' and reflects on the day he made his Grand Ole Opry debut in his Grandfather's iconic cowboy hat.…
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Baylen Leonard sits down with country music legend Keith Urban to find out all about his brand-new album 'High'. Keith tells the story of why it was 4 years in the making, reflects on being inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame by Dolly Parton, and shares what it was like collaborating with Lainey Wilson.…
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Josh Turner - September 2024
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Baylen Leonard talks to country music legend of 'Long Black Train' fame, Josh Turner, about his Grand Ole Opry debut, the TikTok revival of 'Your Man' and his brand new album 'This Country Music Thing'.
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Thomas Rhett - August 2024
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Jennie Longdon sits down with a country music superstar who has over 20 number 1 songs to his name... Thomas Rhett tells her all about how his family inspired his new album 'About A Woman,' reflects on his career and shares what it was like working with Morgan Wallen on 'Mamaw's House'.
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The Long Road Festival 2024: Russell Dickerson
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The Long Road Festival Headliner Russell Dickerson sits down with Jennie Longdon to talk about how it feels to bring the RD Party back to his UK fans. He reflects on how it feels to be a father of two, shares his country music ambitions, and talks about playing the Grand Ole Opry.
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Country music sensation Dasha talks to Jennie Longdon backstage at The Long Road Festival. They talk about her rise to fame, the support she's received from Lainey Wilson and Kelsea Ballerini and how it felt when she first realised 'Austin' was going to be a hit...
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The Long Road Festival 2024: Flatland Cavalry
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Jason and Cleto from Flatland Cavalry talk to Baylen Leonard, backstage on a hay bale at The Long Road Festival. They talk about how it feels to travel the world sharing their music, and reflect on the Texas bar that helped them get started in country music.
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Baylen Leonard catches up with Randall King backstage at The Long Road Festival, just ahead of his debut UK performance on the Rhinestone Stage.
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Lainey Wilson - August 2024
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Baylen Leonard sits down with Grammy Award-Winning country music superstar Lainey Wilson to find out all about her brand-new album Whirlwind. She reflects on her Grand Ole Opry induction, talks about her collaboration with Post Malone and shares how this new album is her most personal work yet…
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The Long Road Festival 2024: Don McLean
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Don McLean talks to Jennie Longdon about how he feels about the UK audiences he has been performing to for over 50 years, and how it feels to be headlining The Long Road Festival. He also shares the story behind one of the most iconic songs in music history, 'American Pie'.
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The Long Road Festival 2024: Wyatt Flores
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Wyatt Flores sits down on a hay bale with Baylen Leonard backstage at The Long Road Festival to talk about his enormous success over the last couple of years. He shares the personal story behind fan favourite 'Please Don't Go,' reflects on his performance at Nashville's CMA Fest earlier this year, and talks about how excited he is to be making his …
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Jennie Longdon catches up with Colbie Caillat at The Long Road Festival. She talks about what she loves about the UK Country Music scene, what it was like working with Taylor Swift on 'Breathe' and teases her next country music project...
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The Long Road Festival 2024: Kristian Bush
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Kristian Bush from Sugarland joins Jennie Longdon on a hay bale backstage at The Long Festival. He talks about how it feels performing for UK country fans, what it's like working with names like Taylor Swift, Thomas Rhett and Megan Moroney and reflects on his many performances at The Grand Ole Opry. He also shares the inspiration behind Sugarland's…
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268: Lee talking to Mim Grey ay Weyfest Music Festival August 15
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Russell Dickerson - August 2024
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Russell Dickerson chat to Baylen Leonard about his latest single Bones, and shares how excited he is to be returning to the UK to headline The Long Road Festival before heading to London, Manchester, Birmingham and more on tour...
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Charley Crockett - July 2024
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Baylen Leonard sits down with Charley Crockett, who shares the journey that took him from busking in Paris to selling out the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and playing the Grand Ole Opry. He also talks about learning his craft as a performer on the street and writing his latest album, #$10 Cowboy' while on the road.…
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Baylen Leonard sits down with up-and-coming country music sensation Tucker Wetmore to discuss the success of his single 'Wind Up Missin' You' and how playing Beethoven on the piano was the first step he took toward a career in music... He also shares what it's like touring with names like Luke Bryan and Chris Young, and what it felt like being aske…
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Baylen catches up with multi-platinum artist Riley Green on his first ever trip to the UK to support Morgan Wallen... They talk about how he got started in country music, his album 'Ain't My Last Rodeo' and what it's like collaborating with Jelly Roll and Luke Combs...
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Baylen catches up with record-breaking singer-songwriter Nate Smith to find out all about his brand new EP 'Through The Smoke'. They talk about what it's like supporting Morgan Wallen on tour, how he's made friends with Avril Lavigne and when he plans to come back to the UK...
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Charles Esten - June 2024
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Nashville legend Charles Esten stops by to tell Baylen all about his debut album, 'Love Ain't Pretty' which was more than 10 years in the making. He reflects on the popularity of the TV show 'Nashville,' what it means to have played the Grand Ole Opry over a hundred times, and shares his love for the UK...…
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Carly Pearce - June 2024
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Carly Pearce sits down with Baylen Leonard to tell him all about her brand-new album 'hummingbird'. She reflects on the success of her previous album '29: Written In Stone' and how it laid the foundation for her latest record, which has authentic storytelling at its heart.
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American Idol Winner and country music star Scotty McCreery tells Baylen all about his brand-new album 'Rise And Fall'. He chats about the new single 'Lonely,' and shares what it was like returning to American Idol to perform his latest number 1 'Cab In A Solo'.
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Highways 2024: The War And Treaty
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Join Baylen Leonard back stage at the Highways Festival at the Royal Albert Hall as he catches up with some of the country and Americana stars on the lineup… In this episode, Baylen chats to Michael and Tanya, The War And Treaty about how playing the UK's most iconic venue is on their bucket list...
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Join Baylen Leonard back stage at the Highways Festival at the Royal Albert Hall as he catches up with some of the country and Americana stars on the lineup… In this episode, Baylen chats William Prince about his career, and what it's like to perform for country fans at the Royal Albert Hall.
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Join Baylen Leonard back stage at the Highways Festival at the Royal Albert Hall as he catches up with some of the country and Americana stars on the lineup… Josh Ross shares the story of his country music journey, which has taken him from selling furniture online to one of the UK's most iconic stages...…
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Highways 2024: Brett Young
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Join Baylen Leonard back stage at the Highways Festival at the Royal Albert Hall as he catches up with some of the country and Americana stars on the lineup… In this episode, headliner Brett Young talks about engagements at his concerts, what it's like playing some of the world's most iconic venues, AND how committed he is to his UK fans.…
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Highways 2024: The Cadillac Three
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Join Baylen Leonard back stage at the Highways Festival at the Royal Albert Hall as he catches up with some of the country and Americana stars on the lineup… The Cadillac Three sit down with Baylen to talk about how playing such an iconic venue is a bucket-list moment for them.
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Highways 2024: Bowen Young
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Join Baylen Leonard back stage at the Highways Festival at the Royal Albert Hall as he catches up with some of the country and Americana stars on the lineup… In this episode, Baylen chats to Bowen Young about how their music brings people together and discovers the story of how the couple met. Clare Bowen also teases her next acting project.…
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Highways 2024: Shane Smith
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Join Baylen Leonard back stage at the Highways Festival at the Royal Albert Hall as he catches up with some of the country and Americana stars on the lineup… In this episode, Shane Smith talks about how being featured on Yellowstone was a game changer for his music…
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Join Baylen Leonard back stage at the Highways Festival at the Royal Albert Hall as he catches up with some of the country and Americana stars on the lineup… In this episode, Tanner Usrey shares the impact that Yellowstone has had on his career…
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Bailey Zimmerman - May 2024
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Country music superstar Bailey Zimmerman stops by during his UK tour. He talks about how it feels to hear UK fans singing his songs back to him, what he's learned from Morgan Wallen and he shares what we can expect from his next album. He also talks about THAT moment at Stagecoach when he stripped to his pants in front of thousands of fans...…
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Brian Kelley stops by to tell Baylen Leonard all about his brand new album 'Tennessee Truth'. He talks about how grateful he is for his growing UK fanbase, how the pandemic inspired his first solo project and what fans can expect from the latest album...
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Ben Earle sits down with multi-million selling country superstar Jon Pardi. Jon shares what he loves about playing to country fans in the UK, shares what it was like playing the Grand Ole Opry during the pandemic, and looks ahead to his next album... He also reveals just how many cowboy hats he actually owns!…
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Jennie Longdon catches up with husband and wife duo The War And Treaty who have been taking the country music world by storm. They've had CMA nominations, a GRAMMY nomination and they've collaborated with names like Zach Bryan and Emmylou Harris... They reflect on their success, talk about their latest single 'Stealing A Kiss' and look ahead to the…
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Shane Profitt joins Baylen in the Absolute Radio Country studio to tell the incredible story of how a chance meeting with Chris Janson in a Sushi restaurant helped land him a record deal. He also talks about how his musical journey began when his Granddad gave him a guitar and reflects on his Grand Ole Opry debut.…
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Jordan Harvey - April 2024
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Scottish singer-songwriter Jordan Harvey stops by to talk about how he's living out his country music dreams in Nashville, Tennessee. He talks about the song he wrote about his wife, reflects on the moment his dad told him he'd be playing the Grand Ole Opry, and looks ahead to his new music...
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Hannah Ellis stops by to tell Baylen Leonard about how she moved to Nashville to become a singer but ended up signing a publishing deal as a songwriter... She talks about how the Nashville community has supported her as an artist in her own right, reflects on her Grand Ole Opry debut and shares how releasing her album 'Karma On The Rocks' is a drea…
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267: Lee talking to Eli Alger in Nashville about his new EP and single
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Lainey Wilson - April 2024
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GRAMMY Award Winning country music superstar Lainey Wilson stops by the Absolute Radio Country studio to talk about her meteoric rise in music city... She reflects on how it feels to play to sell-out crowds in the UK, shares the story of one of her first ever performances as a child, and talks about the importance of staying grounded as her career …
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Bounce Heaven 41 - Andy Whitby x Mr Bounce x CMA
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🛍️ Bounce & Donk merch - http://www.DonkDepot.com Get Andy Whitby, Bounce Heaven, BTID, Wigan Pier, Lets Ave It, Rave Kidz and We Are Bounce merch, USBs and CDs on our store! ❤️ Get this track - http://www.BounceHeavenDigital.com New DJ tracks added every Monday & Friday! ✅ Follow Whitby: http://www.AndyWhitby.com 🗣 'Alexa, play Bounce Heaven Podca…
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Viral superstar Dasha stops by to tell Baylen all about how she wrote her runaway hit 'Austin'. She talks about how she discovered her love of country music, how playing coffee shops and vineyards in California helped hone her craft and what it was like performing at the CMT Awards.
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Baylen Leonard gets to know an artist who has been on the road with some of country music's biggest names; Morgan Wallen, Jameson Rodgers and Lily Rose to name a few... Lauren Watkins talks about her latest EP, what it's like performing in the UK, and she teases her next project...
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Multi-Grammy-Winning singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat stops by to catch up with Baylen about her latest album 'Along The Way' and her collaboration with the legendary Sheryl Crow for the single 'I'll Be Here'. She reflects on moving to Nashville from California, working with Taylor Swift and how excited she is to see Beyonce make her country music …
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He's written huge hits for artists like Kenny Chesney and Jordan Davis, and now Nashville-based songwriter Greylan James is starting out as a solo artist. He tells Baylen about how the quality of the storytelling in country music started his passion for the genre, the advice that Kenny gave him when it came to knowing which songs to keep for himsel…
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Tyler Hubbard - April 2024
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Tyler Hubbard joins Ben Earle to discuss his brand-new album 'Strong.' He talks about how getting older has inspired him to create music that's more nostalgic, he compares playing the Opry back in the day with FGL to making his solo debut AND shares his belief that Beyonce's country album is making the genre more diverse and inclusive than ever bef…
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266: Lee talking to Barbara Fairchild in Branson about her new album that was produced by Don Williams. Beware of some sound issues with the Phone Line
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266: Lee talking to The Rangers Band from Chicago in Nashville
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Jackson Dean - April 2024
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Jackson Dean joins Baylen Leonard to talk about how it feels to perform for UK audiences, how he wants to make music that connects with listeners on a deeper level and he reflects on the family lore that almost led him into a life in the military before he discovered his love of music.
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Conner Smith stops by to chat to Baylen about his hit song 'Creek Will Rise,' what it was like to make his Grand Ole Opry debut, and his brand-new album 'Smoky Mountains'.
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