13 March 2023
Corey Kent is glad his father convinced him to get an education before becoming a singer. Dad never discouraged him, he just wanted the best for him and didn’t want him to not have something to fall back on.
Hardy was a late bloomer when it came to music. He didn’t get into singing and songwriting until high school. He wrote a lot of shirt stories and essays which transitioned into songwriting and then his singing career.
Nate Smith is super-excited about this. “I’ve been nominated for my first CMT Award for Breakthrough Male Video of the Year for ‘Whiskey on You,’” he tells us. “Pretty nuts. Shout out to Chris Ashley who directed it and my band, everybody who participated, thank you so much, and wish me luck!”
She’s living her grandmother’s dream… Carly Pearce. She tells us that it was her grandmother’s dream to sing at the Grand Ole Opry, and she felt her presence there as she got her invitation to join.