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Jon Pardi Releases New Song ‘Ain’t Always A Cowboy’

Jon Pardi is releasing a song a month until his new album Heartache Medication comes out; it will be available September 27. This week, he releases the song “Ain’t Always A…

Jon Pardi's 'Happy New Leaving Song'
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Jon Pardi is releasing a song a month until his new album Heartache Medication comes out; it will be available September 27.

This week, he releases the song "Ain't Always A Cowboy," which he describes as, “An anthem for girls and guys, or for the girls trying to do her own things. It’s kind of a leaving song, but a happy leaving song. It’s about going out to chase her dreams, be independent or do her thing. He ain’t mad about it, and I thought that was a really cool outlook of a song and melody; just everything about it was awesome.”

Jon posted to Twitter recently, “'Ain't Always The Cowboy' is out today! Putting out a new song once a month until the album is out in September. Shout-out to all the women out there chasing their dreams..."

-Nancy Brooks

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.