Jim Casey talks with Carly Pearce about: releasing her self-titled sophomore album on Feb. 14 finding confidence over the last few years the evolution of her music since releasing her 2017 debut project, Every Little Thing her friendship with writer/producer busbee, who passed away in September 2019 the responsibility of keeping busbee's music alive the success of Top 20 single, "I Hope You're Happy Now," which features Lee Brice songwriters featured on the new album, including Little Big Town, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Combs, Thomas Rhett, Shane McAnally and more making her vocals the f ..read more

Jim Casey talks with Joe Diffie about: attending this year's CMA Awards performing more than 100 shows in 2019 tearing his MCL while performing topping the charts with "Pickup Man," "Home" and more in the 1990s his signature hit, "John Deere Green" recording his new vinyl album, Joe, Joe, Joe Diffie, which features many of his past hits recording Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Pride & Joy" on the new album, which features vocals from Marc Broussard celebrating his 26th anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry Podcast Participants: Joe Diffie Jim Casey, NCD editor in chief ..read more

Jim Casey talks with Craig Morgan about: his family business, The Gallery at Morgan Farms, in Dickson, Tenn. the passing of his 19-year-old son, Jerry Greer, in 2016 the therapeutic nature of woodworking writing his new single, "The Father, My Son and the Holy Ghost," in honor of Jerry the impact the song has had on people around the world the song reaching No. 1 on the all-genre iTunes chart after a social media push by Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson, Ellen and more the physical and emotional toll of performing the song live his upcoming album reuniting with his old label, Broken Bow ..read more

Jim Casey talks with Jon Pardi about: creating his new album, Heartache Medication, which dropped on Sept. 27 the success of his previous album, California Sunrise, which spawned three No. 1 hits the thought process behind selecting the 14 "feel-good" songs for the new album co-writing seven of the 14 tracks on the new album selecting "Heartache Medication" as the album's lead single making the video for "Heartache Medication," which co-stars Jon's girlfriend recording "Don't Blame It On Whiskey," which features Lauren Alaina and was co-penned by Miranda Lambert and Eric Church closing ..read more

Jim Casey talks with Brantley Gilbert about: preparing for the arrival of his first daughter in September releasing his fifth studio album, Fire & Brimstone, on Oct. 4 growing musically with the new album co-writing all 15 songs on the new album releasing the new album's lead single, "What Happens in a Small Town," featuring Lindsay Ell, which is Top 15 on the charts recording new song, "Welcome to Hazeville," featuring Colt Ford, Willie Nelson and Lukas Nelson, on the West Coast in Tupac's old studio recording new song, "Fire & Brimstone," featuring Alison Krauss and Jamey John ..read more

Jim Casey talks with singer/songwriter Ingrid Andress about: the genesis of her name growing up in Denver being home-schooled until high school learning to play the piano as a six-year-old singing at a young age going to college at the Berklee College of Music in Boston moving to Nashville after college making connections in Music City by booking writer's rounds releasing her debut single, "More Hearts Than Mine" co-penning the single with Sam Ellis and Derrick Southerland working on her upcoming album her Nashville "class" making national TV appearances on Late Night With Seth Me ..read more

Jim Casey talks with singer/songwriter/actress Clare Bowen and her husband, Brandon Robert Young, about: releasing her self-titled debut album in the U.S. on July 12 releasing the album in Germany, U.K. and Australia over the last year starring as Scarlett O'Connor on Nashville for six season growing up in Australia speaking with a Southern U.S. accent on Nashville working and touring with Charles Esten overcoming cancer as a four-year-old drawing from childhood experiences for her new album opening the album with new single, "Let It Rain" featuring Buddy Miller on new song, "Tide Ro ..read more

Jim Casey talks with Levi Hummon about: being born and raised in Nashville watching the city change over his 27 years growing up with a successful songwriting father, Marcus Hummon being influenced by all genres of music, including the Ramones and the Clash the homegrown singer/songwriters coming out of Nashville, including Thomas Rhett and Tucker Beathard studying sculpture and painting in college before transitioning to music building a songwriting catalog by co-writing with his dad stepping away from his record deal with Big Machine finding his voice, both literally and figurativel ..read more

Jim Casey talks with Kane Brown about: staying cool under pressure getting married in October releasing his new sophomore album, Experiment, on Nov. 9 learning from the process of making his debut album in 2016 growing as a songwriter working with producer Dan Huff on the new album choosing current Top 10 hit, "Lose It," as the new album's lead single the inspiration behind new song, "Homesick" hitting the road for his first headlining tour in 2019 learning from Jason Aldean's live show setting the Guinness World Record for becoming the first country artist to simultaneously top fiv ..read more

Jim Casey talks with Aaron Watson about: scoring his first Top 10 hit with "Outta Style" in 2017 releasing his new 20-song album, Red Bandana, on June 21 writing all 20 songs on the new album by himself the "purposeful" nature of the new project preparing to make the new album by listening to records by Pink Floyd, the Beatles and the Beach Boys kicking off the album with "The Ghost of Guy Clark" the notion of "selling out" by trying to get played on country radio titling the new album and writing the title track, "Red Bandana," as an ode to his father, who was a disabled Vietnam veter ..read more