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From an outside perspective, it would be easy to assume that Kane Brown has become one of the most connected names in country music with the success he’s achieved. However, he’s setting the record straight, admitting there’s one part of the country music experience he feels he’s missing: a close-knit group of friends within the genre.
While country music is often described as a family where most of the artists on the scene support one another both publicly and privately, Brown admitted that he doesn’t necessarily feel as included as fans might think. He recently appeared on an episode of The Pivot, where he opened up to the show’s hosts Ryan, Channing and Fred about his personal experience with feeling like he doesn’t have anyone to relate to within country music.
Brown has developed a lot of different relationships within the entertainment space as his career has grown, but he reveals some of his closest friends are athletes like Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, rather than fellow musicians.
“A lot of people have egos. I shut down around that because I’m not trying to say who’s got the bigger…you know what I’m saying? So for me, Pat just makes it normal to hang out,” Brown admits. “I think I relate more to athletes because I wanted to be an athlete and I like the competitive aspect of that, like going to golf with Pat. I feel like I have more athlete friends than I do musician friends. I feel alone in the music world.”
He also noted that if there is a big country music group chat, he wasn’t invited to join.
The “Miles On It” singer goes on to say that feeling like an outsider is nothing new for him, explaining that he has always considered himself “a loner.” However, he shared that a few fellow artists, including Morgan Wallen, Shaboozey, Chris Young and Jason Aldean, regularly make an effort to check in and stay connected. Still, Brown noted that there is a difference between the kind of relationship where messages are exchanged every so often and having a genuine friendship outside of the music.
“The difference with what I’m trying to say is with texting somebody and being boys with somebody, because they’re the only people that I can really relate to. You know what I’m saying? And so when you don’t have somebody that you can talk to about that and have a brothership over it, I don’t know if I could really say we’re friends,” he said honestly.
Brown made it clear that he’s hoping to build more genuine bonds within the industry, and even extended an open invitation to anyone who might be watching the podcast who is looking for the same kind of connection to reach out to him.
“For me, I just want a friend in the industry that we just chill, come over, hit the golf sim, have a few beers, talk it up.”
Something else that the father of three admits he’s been struggling with lately within country music is wanting to stand out and share the kind of music that takes fans back to the kind of old school storytelling of Alan Jackson and Randy Travis. However, he explains that these types of songs are often overlooked, and instead, it’s the mainstream music that gets all the attention and traction. In lieu of this challenge he is making an effort to create music that is “different” for his next album.
“I feel like a lot of people work with the same people and then a lot of the songs use the same words. I try not to use those words, which makes stuff a little hard. And then I try to do different sounds as well, which sometimes it works. Like my song ‘Woman’ right now that’s on the radio doesn’t sound like anything else that’s on the radio. And so that’s why I try to stand out from that,” Brown shared. “But then also it could hurt me because that’s not what they’re used to listening to. So I think that’s what makes it hard for me is just trying to be different.”
He continued, “For this next album, it’s been my hardest album I’ve been writing because I’m trying to do a theme. I’m trying to make everything throwback. I’m trying to make it a hard song to write. Not even hard, but just not the same stuff that we keep hearing like ‘Chevy’ and ‘Truck,’ which I never said I’d have a truck song by the way. Then I wrote that damn song and it blew up… That’s just what this world relates to.”
Brown has a great love for 90s country music and he hopes that the genre will be able to get back to that era of songwriting soon.
“I have songs like that, but they don’t work. At least for me, they don’t do nothing. So I have a song called ‘Losing Hand’ right now. It’s like everything’s stacked against me. It’s just basically my life. And it says, ‘who says you can’t win on a losing hand?’ And I’m hoping that that does something for me, but I guarantee you that song gets overlooked. And so I don’t know, I think that’s the hardest part.”
While Kane Brown has officially confirmed that a new album is in the works, he has yet to reveal when we will get to hear the new music.
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In June, Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo shocked fans when they announced they were divorcing. Days later, Bunnie Xo made headlines again after releasing a lengthy episode of her Dumb Blonde Podcast titled “The Divorce,” in which she offered an unfiltered look at what led to the split.
Throughout the episode, she opened up about the reasons behind their divorce, shared details of their divorce agreement and discussed what life after marriage might look like. She even revealed some of the direct messages she’d received from potential suitors and candidly addressed how she felt about Jelly Roll re-entering the dating scene.
Perhaps the biggest revelation, however, was that despite ending their marriage, the former couple still planned to have a baby together and co-parent their future child.
“I love him and you guys are going to be shocked to hear this, but we’re still having a baby,” she shared.
“We’re still having a baby together.”
Now, less than a month after the episode was released on YouTube and across Bunnie Xo’s social media platforms, “The Divorce” has mysteriously disappeared without explanation, leaving fans wondering why it was removed.
Jelly Roll initially appeared to support the podcast’s release, even encouraging fans on social media to listen to the episode if they wanted to learn more about the couple’s split.
At this time, neither Bunnie Xo nor Jelly Roll has addressed why the episode was removed, and no reason has been given for its disappearance.
Court documents obtained in Williamson County, Tennessee, reveal that Jelly Roll filed for divorce on May 18, with the couple’s official date of separation listed as May 9. The filing cites “irreconcilable differences” as the grounds for the divorce.
According to Bunnie Xo, the legal process has moved very quickly. During the since-deleted podcast, she shared that the two were working through the divorce amicably.
“My husband and I are ending this marriage on the best possible terms that you could ever have a divorce,” she said. “We’re literally settling our divorce and we’ve done it in like what, three weeks, two weeks?”
The pair first crossed paths in 2015 at one of Jelly Roll’s concerts on Fremont Street in Las Vegas, where they quickly formed a strong connection. Less than a year later, they tied the knot on August 31, 2016.
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Jon Pardi and his wife Summer Fawn Duncan were just a few months away from celebrating their sixth-year wedding anniversary when they announced their divorce. They shared their decision to end their marriage in a joint statement posted on social media Friday, July 3 and since then, both Pardi and Summer have offered individual reflections on this new chapter.
Their initial post made it clear that even though their love story did not have the ending they expected it to, they will be moving forward as co-parents to their daughters Presley Fawn, 3, and Sienna Grace, 2.
The message read, “After much thought, we have made the difficult decision to end our marriage. Our daughters will always remain our highest priority and we are committed to moving forward with love and respect as co-parents.”
They added, “Thank you for understanding, support, and respect as we navigate these changes as a family.”
Shortly after this news went public, the country star took to his own Instagram page to reveal his plans to take a break from social media as he works through this difficult transition period with his family.
“While I navigate this next chapter, I’m going to take some time away from social media to focus on myself and my family. Thanks to you all for the love and support. My team will handle posting for the time being. I’ll see you at the shows,” he wrote.
Summer took a few days before returning to the platform to share a few words of her own. She explained that even though the majority of their life is in the spotlight, this moment in their personal journey will be kept as private as possible.
“I know many of you have seen the news about Jon and me. I wanted to acknowledge it here beyond the joint statement we put out. This has been a very difficult and deeply personal time for our family. While so much of our life is shared online, there are parts of it that I’ll always choose to keep private, especially something as difficult as this.”
She went on to express her gratitude for all the “kindness, prayers, and support” that she has received from so many of her online followers, noting “It truly means more than you know.”
Unlike Pardi, Summer plans to remain online, continuing to post her normal content including links to clothing and various products as a way to stay connected to the community she has built along the way.
“I will continue showing up on here and sharing links and parts of life with you, like I always have. This space is a part of my work, but it’s also a place that brings me joy, connecting with so many of you. Again, thank you for all of the love and support for our family 🤍” she added in conclusion.
According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, Summer filed for divorce on May 12 in Tennessee and listed May 11 as the date of their separation due to “irreconcilable differences.” The records also show that she requested spousal support on top of being their daughters’ primary residential parent.
The former lovebirds first met back in May of 2017 after going on a blind date set up by a client of Summer’s and a friend of Jon’s mom. They fell in love and got engaged in 2019 on the stage of Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium, during a stop on his Heartache Medication Tour.
They tied the knot the following year on November 21 at Saddle Woods Farm in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The couple had originally planned to say “I do” in Montana in May, however, due to the pandemic, they were forced to change their date, location and downsize their guest list.
“Originally we were getting married in Montana in May, which was going to be unreal,” Summer told PEOPLE at the time. “We had an entire lodge rented out for three days for a wedding weekend extravaganza with events daily, a spa, chefs … But then COVID hit, and that all went away. With the sudden postponement — and Jon still having a full tour schedule — we were very limited with available dates.”
Pardi and Duncan took extra safety precautions due to COVID, including testing all guests on-site and offering everyone custom “Parditime” masks to wear.
They went on to expand their family, welcoming their first child, a baby girl named Presley Fawn Pardi on February 18, 2023 and a second daughter, Sienna Grace Pardi on July 16, 2024.
Despite the news of his divorce, Jon Pardi has not implied that he will be taking any time off the road. Instead, he will continue on with his packed schedule with his next show taking place on Wednesday July 8 in Cincinnati, OH before heading to Calgary for the Cowboys Music Festival on July 11.
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