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Brad Paisley Drops Song Reflecting Feeling Of Togetherness During COVID-19

Brad Paisley has unveiled “No I In Beer,” his first country radio single of 2020. The new song, which Paisley co-wrote with longtime collaborator Kelley Lovelace, is about spending time…

Brad Paisley Drops Song Reflecting Feeling Of Togetherness During COVID-19
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Brad Paisley has unveiled “No I In Beer,” his first country radio single of 2020. The new song, which Paisley co-wrote with longtime collaborator Kelley Lovelace, is about spending time with close friends and family.

Brad says, “People are utilizing this time to connect and to feel solidarity as human beings. This song wasn’t written for this specific moment we are all facing, but it takes on a new meaning for me when I hear it now.”

In keeping with the uplifting spirit of his song, Paisley plans to host virtual happy hours and continue performing live stream concerts in the immediate future.

He added, “If we’ve ever felt unified as Americans, as citizens of the world, it’s in the fact that nobody loves what we’re going through, but everybody’s willing to do what we have to do. One of those things is, let’s be a team.”

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.