After a whirlwind 10-day vacation in Japan with his wife, Caleigh, and the final shows of his 39-stop THE COUNTRY! COUNTRY! TOUR, HARDY is shifting his focus to new music.
In a recent interview with Lon Helton on Country Countdown USA, HARDY revealed that he’s been working on some of the best music he’s ever written. While he remained tight-lipped about a release timeline, he teased that he believes the new music will resonate with fans, especially considering the concept is similar to something he’s done in the past that proved to be quite popular.
“I have been in the studio, I’ve been writing. I’ve written 6 or 8 of the best songs I’ve ever written. They’re all on this record. I’m very excited about it,” HARDY shared. “I have a concept, and it’s similar to something I’ve done in the past that was very popular. New music is coming, a lot of it, and a lot of good stuff. It’s very close. Closer than you might think.”
Always one to keep fans on their toes, HARDY also revealed that he’s been working closely with fellow country star Kane Brown on something that could surprise fans.
“I’ve been writing some stuff with Kane. Without giving too much away, Kane & I have something going on together that might come out at some point,” he teased. “That’s as vague as I can be. We’ve spent time in the studio together. We’ve written some songs. We’re cookin’ on something. I have no idea when or where.”
On Thursday, HARDY earned a CMA Awards nomination for “McArthur,” which he co-wrote with Eric Church, Morgan Wallen and Tim McGraw. While chatting with Helton, he looked back on the story behind the song and the writing session that brought it to life alongside Chase McGill, Jameson Rodgers and Josh Thompson.
“I was in a writing session, and one of the writers said, ‘What if we did John’s verse, and then jumped to his son, and we make it about how this family has passed down this farm through generations.’ Everything just fell together,” he recalled. “I got bold and sent it to Eric. He immediately texted me and said he was in. Same with Morgan. The three of us sent it to Tim, and the rest is history. We kind of got lucky.”
“McArthur” is vying for the title of Musical Event of the Year at the upcoming 60th Annual CMA Awards. The show, hosted by Lainey Wilson, will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, November 18, at 8/7c on ABC and Disney+. The broadcast will also be available to stream on Hulu the following day.
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