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Darius Rucker has been on the country music scene since 2008, but he has never lived in Nashville, until now. He called South Carolina home for most of his life.  Now Darius is loving life in Music City and is taking full advantage of being so close to Broadway. He says he goes down to the honky tonks to hang, hear live music, and even make song requests! Darius also lets us in on new music and shares his new motto for life.

Tracy Lawrence has been in country music for 30 years.  He was signed to a record deal just seven months after coming to Nashville, but after being mugged and shot four times, he almost didn't get his chance to see his music released.  

I've known Tracy for over 18 years and in that time he has continued to build an incredible discography including 18 number one hits!  But he isn't slowing down, he has three new albums coming out this year! Get ready to take a deep dive into 90's country with Tracy Lawrence.

There are several names in Nashville that rise to the top when you are talking about power players.  Laura Hutfless is always a part of that list.

She has been at William Morris, TicketMaster,  and Creative Artist Agency in the past. It was 2015 when Laura and colleague Jeremy Holley started FlyteVu, a full service entertainment and marketing company.  They have worked on campaigns with Bumble, Jack Daniel's, Victoria's Secret and many more. The success of the company has allowed Laura to give back in many ways, including a healing retreat she started to help survivors of mass shootings. Her story is incredible and her strength is an example of turning pain into purpose.

If you want more information about the retreat we discuss in this episode contact Onsite www.onsiteworkshops.com.

He is the "Dark Horse" in country music.  Devin Dawson is a prolific songwriter and artist ("God's Country" for Blake Shelton, "One Beer" with Hardy and Lauren Alaina).  But how did he get his start in the music industry? It started with a 1999 Chevy Silverado and a mashup of Taylor Swift songs.

You interested yet? I thought so. He has a new EP called The Pink Slip with six amazing new songs on it.  We dive into those AND we talk about how his first truck helped change his life. Check out this episode of Connected with Kelly!  

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You may not know his name but I am CERTAIN you are familiar with at least one of Shy Carter's songs.... "Someday" - Rob Thomas "Stuck Like Glue"- Sugarland  "It Don't Hurt Like it Used To" - Billy Currington "Speak to a Girl" -  Tim McGraw and Faith Hill "Heaven"  and "Good As You"  - Kane Brown and the massive hit  "One Call Away"  with Charlie Puth.  Shy has been making music for years, but now he is front and center as the  artist. Signed to Warner Nashville, Carter just released "Good Love" and has more music on the way. So why would an uber-successful songwriter want to be an artist?   We find out in this episode of Connected with Kelly!

What sounds fun to you? Really fun?  That's one of the questions Annie F. Downs started asking on her podcast nearly 7 years ago.  Now she has a brand new book that goes by the same name as her podcast "That Sounds Fun!"  This is the 8th book for Annie. We dive into why we all are chasing our fun, why we should all be amateurs at something, and why hobbies are so important. So let's have some FUN with Annie F. Downs!