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On Tuesday, July 14, Chris Janson took over the streets of downtown Nashville for a full-circle moment that proves just how far he’s come in over two decades of grinding in Music City to make his dreams come true.

He first moved to town back in 2004 after he had just finished up high school in Perryville, Missouri. At 18 years old, Janson was determined to dive headfirst into his music career. He spent his first nights sleeping in the back seat of his car parked behind a honky-tonk on Broadway, playing the same streets where he hoped to one day make his mark.

That young dreamer returned to that very stretch of downtown Nashville this week and shut down the block as thousands of fans packed the streets to watch his unforgettable performance, which marked the kick-off of the CONNECT Conference.

After proudly taking in the full-circle moment, Janson reflected on the journey it has taken to get to this point.

“I vividly remember when I first arrived in Nashville. I slept in my Monte Carlo with the seats folded down, many many nights in the lower broadway alley behind Tootsies, and many nights behind what used to be a boarded up building off 4th, In between gigs. Hustling, scrapping, working. Last night was a great reminder of the American Dream. From the bar room, to the City Of Nashville shutting down Broadway for Me,” he said before admitting he couldn’t help but get emotional on the stage.

“It humbled me, to say the least. Beyond grateful. From the streets, to shutting the streets down! Big thanks to everyone who continues to be in my corner. We continue to Win together. When you dream Big, you win Big. All the love,” Janson added.

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The performance took place as the multi-Platinum and award-winning Country music artist continues to heat up the country radio charts with his current single, “Fight For A Girl,” off his latest album, Wild Horses. Janson speaks with true honesty and draws from the love he has for his wife Kelly while depicting the story of a man who isn’t afraid to fight for the woman who has stolen his whole heart. Through the upbeat melody, the lyrics lean into the instinct a man feels to protect and cherish a once-in-a-lifetime connection.

“Then out of the blue/ Baby, there was you/ I didn’t know what to say/ I didn’t know what to do/ Everybody wanted a chance/ Everybody wanted a dance/ But when you see your whole world/ You’ll fight for a girl/ Under flickering lights/ Out on a Friday night/ When you got one like mine/ You’ll fight for a girl/ Yeah, you’ll fight for a girl,” Janson sings on the chorus.

Just last week, he dropped an alternate version of the track penned by Janson with Blake Bollinger, Thomas Archer and Michael Tyler. The newly released rendition takes a more reflective approach while leaning into a more emotional delivery.

“Super excited to have this song at country radio! It’s been a fan favorite out on tour, and I’m thrilled to have it out,” said Janson. This version is a slightly different sound for me, but I love playing it and hope you all like this version as much as I do.”

Fans can hear the new track live throughout Chris Janson’s headlining dates that run into the Fall.

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Elle King is opening up about her recent autism diagnosis and how it has given her a deeper understanding of herself.

Back in May, the singer and mom of two took to social media to write, “Good news is, I’m autistic.” She didn’t expand on that statement any further at the time, but while recently reflecting on her experience filming the new reality show Nation’s Dumbest, King shared how the diagnosis helped explain things about herself that she had struggled to make sense of before.

“I love games. I love game shows. I’m extremely competitive, and I love puzzles and everything,” King told US Weekly. “I actually found out right after the show that I’m autistic, and so I was like, ‘Everything makes so much sense now.’ But I didn’t even know.”

Hosted by Jack Whitehall, the show, which premieres today (June 15) on Fox, features a mix of different stars from all different areas of the entertainment industry who all come together to work their way through school-themed challenges, including logic tests, pop quizzes, and physical rounds. Each week, the smartest of the celebrity players will “graduate” from the show, narrowing down the contestants until the end of the challenge, where a final exam will determine the winner of the unwanted title of Nation’s Dumbest.

According to King, it wasn’t until after signing on for the show that she started to question whether she was up for the challenge, and feared that she would be deemed the least intelligent among her fellow contestants

“Right before the show, I was like, ‘Oh my gosh.’ [I was] starting to panic, ‘There is a scenario that you could be the nation’s dumbest,’” she recalled.

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With this worry in the back of her head, King decided to take an IQ test to see where she stood and ended up being surprised by the high score of 132 that she received, while the average IQ test score is 100 on nearly all standardized tests.

“I didn’t even trust it, so I took another one, and I got the same score on a different website,” she admitted.  

Receiving an autism diagnosis has provided a completely new perspective for the “Ex’s & Oh’s” singer. As she continues learning more about her diagnosis, she feels determined to embrace this next chapter with intention.

“It’s so important to continue,” she said. “I’m still learning. I don’t understand it. I just don’t want to do things the way that I used to do it because, ultimately, at the end of the day, I truly enjoy being an artist, being a performer, and getting to do all these other things just as myself is really fun for me. I keep telling myself whatever this next chapter is, I really want to be present and enjoy it. That’s what I’m trying to do.”

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Ella King is also making an effort to be more mindful about the people she surrounds herself with and the choices she makes moving forward, in order to become a better happier version of herself.

“I’ve had a lot of not my proudest moments, and so especially with my autism diagnosis, I am putting new kinds of safety barricades,” she said. “And I just want to be around people that I feel safe around, and I just want to do things that bring me joy.”

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Riley Green recently joined Theo Von on an episode of This Past Weekend, where the two discussed everything from hunting to Green’s new album, his rapidly growing career and his dating life. When Von asked if settling down was in Green’s near future, the country star explained that trying to find a meaningful connection has only become more difficult as his career continues to soar.

Von suggested that it must be easy for Green to meet women, however the Alabama native admitted that in his experience, it’s been the opposite. Between his demanding touring schedule and growing fame, he says his lifestyle doesn’t leave many opportunities to meet someone naturally, and when he does, it can be difficult to know what their intentions are.

“I feel like you know better than that because you’re in that world too. It’s really not that easy to meet a girl when you’re doing what we’re doing,” Green said to the podcast host. “I mean, I’m not going to meet a girl at a show, I’m confined to the back on a bus and I’m not going to meet a girl on Instagram. And when you get to a place where people are, it gets tough to know who you’re meeting for what.”

Green also tends to stay hidden away when he’s out in public to keep from drawing too much of a crowd, especially on nights when he’s just trying to forget about the fame and feel like a normal person. He notes he instantly feels “uncomfortable” and “anxious,” when entering a bar, fearing that he will suddenly become the center of unwanted attention.

“I don’t mind being the center of attention at a show or if I’m in a town, I’m playing a show and I go to a restaurant or a bar down the street, but I don’t like being the center of attention when I’m not supposed to. That always makes me feel odd,” he explained. “I don’t like to feel like if I went to another show and people were asking me for a picture and there was somebody else on stage, that would make me feel really, really rude.”

Even when he makes an appearance at his own Duck Blind Bar in Nashville’s Midtown, Green doesn’t expect to meet a woman there. Instead, he usually finds himself the back deck away from the crowds.

Beyond those challenges, Green reveals he simply doesn’t have much of a home life these days. Between his farm in Alabama, a house in Nashville and a touring schedule that’s busier than ever, he feels like he’s constantly on the move, making it difficult to build the kind of stability needed for a serious relationship.

While he could take time off and stay at home more often to feel more “settled” in life, Green says he can’t bring himself to slow down while his career is gaining so much momentum. This year alone has brought a wave of different opportunities that have allowed him to introduce himself to entirely new audiences, like making his acting debut on Marshals, co-hosting CMA Fest 2026 and joining The Voice as a coach for the first time.

The “Think as You Drunk” singer believes there will eventually be a season for slowing down and making more room for life outside of music. But for now, he’s focused on making the most of every opportunity that comes his way.

“I’m sort of like, grind right now, keep my nose down, say yes to everything. And then in a couple of years, things will stop doing this,” he said while motioning the upward trajectory of his career. “And they’ll kind of plane off and I’ll have this career and I’ll say, ‘Alright, I’m going to play 40 or 60 shows a year. I might film a little TV show or a movie or whatever, and then I can have a life outside of it.’ But it’s just tough to do right now.”

That mindset is also what led Green to accept one of the biggest opportunities of his career so far, joining Season 30 of The Voice as a first-time coach alongside Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine and Queen Latifah. The singer revealed that landed the coveted role simply by being himself.

“They were considering me. I sort of told them that I got what they wanted. They want somebody that’s sort of funny, sort of dry, that cuts up. And they came to a show and I had a little Q&A with somebody beforehand and we cut up back and forth. And then I went on Jimmy Fallon and they got me on the couch and we had a little duck call moment that was funny. And that’s how I got the job, just goofing off.”

It’s clear that he does not take the opportunity lightly, especially considering the short list of country artists who have previously filled one of the iconic red chairs on the hit competition series.

“There’s one country music artist that’s a coach on The Voice. Blake Shelton, Reba’s been on there. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity. And you got to think about all the people in country music that are so lucky to be where they are and have the careers they are and they don’t even have that opportunity.”

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Being a part of something that is not centered around country music is definitely unfamiliar territory for Green, especially as he sits next to three very well-known household names. However, he sees that as a positive thing because it gives him the chance to introduce himself to viewers who may not already know his music.

“I would guess that most of my fans are country music fans and I could tell it from the first day of filming, I’m the least famous person as a coach on The Voice right now with the people that are fans of The Voice,” he admitted. “Kelly Clarkson’s been on it forever. Adam Levine’s been on it forever. Queen Latifah’s on it with me and she’s iconically famous. So the fact that I can tell I’m not as well known in that world only tells me how much I’ll gain from it because it’s putting me in front of so many different people.”

On top of filming for the show, Riley Green is currently out on his Cowboy As It Gets Tour with dates running through December.

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