Kane Brown talked about how he went from Lowe’s employee to country music superstar in a new interview on NBC News’s Sunday Today with Willie Geist, which will air on Sunday (9/17).
Kane said he was working at Lowe’s, mixing paint and doing a lot of singing: “I was singing. My buddy ended up hearing me and telling me to try out for the talent show.”
He said that when he tried out for the talent show, he got an encore. It was the encore that “sparked” his desire to sing. He said, “That’s what sparked everything.”
Brown posted a tease of a new song on his Instagram recently where he sits in a vintage white car, and the music plays. The lyrics include, “I can feel it in the air, feel it in the whiskey in my hand.” He captioned the clip, “New song (fire emoji) new tour.”
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Brown made his acting debut on the CBS drama Fire Country in May. Kane talked to us in Nashville not long ago before he celebrated his recent chart-topper “Like I Love Country Music” and told us about his acting dreams.
Brown said of his first acting gig, “I loved Robin (his character) as my first role; I felt like it was really me, so it wasn’t too hard to try to act. I got a lot of good advice from the actors that were on the scene. I kept asking them how they go about doing their characters, and they said, ‘Just make it yourself,’ and I thought that was really cool. They made me feel like family.”
While he admitted that he wouldn’t be auditioning for too many roles, he shared his movie plans and what parts he would love to do. Kane offered, “I would love to be in movies, but we’re not gonna push anything; we’re just gonna go, and whatever offers we get, we’re gonna look at ’em and see if we want ’em.”
And his dream roles? He said. “Every Avenger that you could possibly think of, yeah, that would be sick. I love scary movies and comedies. I think it would be cool to do a comedy. It’d be cool.”
9 Of The Sweetest Country Music Couples
Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani
Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesThese two started dating after meeting on NBC’s The Voice in 2015 and got married in 2022. They are one of entertainment’s biggest and most watched couples today. They enjoyed music success together on their number-one country duets, “Nobody But You” and “Happy Anywhere.” They post about their happy life together on social media often, and their millions of followers love every minute of it.
Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman
Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesKeith and Nicole married in 2006 and have enjoyed 17 years of wedded bliss along with their two daughters Sunday, 15, and Faith, who is 13. Watching the Oscar-winning Kidman sit front and center at country music award shows supporting her man is always a joy. When Urban won the coveted Entertainer of the Year honor from the ACMs in 2018, Nic (as he calls her) was right by his side.
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
Kevin Winter/ Getty ImagesThese two superstars in country music will celebrate their 27th wedding anniversary in October. With their two successful country careers through the years, they have often been called “country music royalty,” and that’s really what they are. On social media, the couple often celebrates each other and their three grown daughters, Grace, Maggie, and Audrey.
Kane and Katelyn Brown
Jason Kempin/Getty ImagesThis young couple glow when they walk red carpets together. Their duet “Thank God” is now a staple of country radio, and the song and video earned them much praise from critics, listeners, and their peers. The couple is still in their twenties and often post family fun about their two young daughters, Kingsley and Kodi.
Luke and Nicole Combs
Jason Kempin/Getty ImagesLuke and Nicole met while on a songwriting retreat, and the couple has been inseparable ever since. They were married in 2020 and have since had their one-year-old son Tex. Any day now, they are expecting their second baby, a boy, to add to their growing family. Walking many red carpets together through the years of Combs’ success, the couple shine, walking arm in arm.
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood
Jason Kempin/Getty ImagesGarth and Trisha are another example of country music “royalty.” The couple has known each other since the very beginning of their careers in Nashville in the early 1990s. They have been friends that bloomed into love and a marriage that has lasted 18 years to date. Through the years, they have recorded several duets together and tour with one another, as Trisha opens most of Garth’s shows.
Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty ImagesMaren and Ryan met in a songwriting room and have been connected ever since. Since they married, the couple had a baby boy, who was born in 2020 during the pandemic. They have recorded a handful of duets through the years, including “Chasing After You,” which they performed at the 56th Annual ACM Awards in 2021.
Lainey Wilson and Devlin Hodges
Jason Kempin/Getty ImagesLainey brought her new man with her to officially announce they were dating at the 2023 ACM Awards. She won Female Vocalist and Album of the Year at the show for “Bell Bottom Country.” Wilson recently said of writing songs after dating former Pittsburgh NFL football player Devlin Hodges, “I’ve never written a love song in my life until the last two and a half years.”
Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes
Emma McIntyre/Getty ImagesKelsea started dating “Outer Banks” actor Chase Stokes earlier this year. The two have been seen walking red carpets together in Nashville and Hollywood. He recently surprised her at a show in California, flying the Red-eye from North Carolina, where he was filming his show. The sweet actor flew just to spend a few hours with his girl before heading back East for work.
