{"id":18177,"date":"2019-09-04T04:00:44","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T10:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1811386"},"modified":"2019-09-04T04:00:44","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T10:00:44","slug":"cmt-next-up-now-volume-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/music-news\/cmt-next-up-now-volume-2\/","title":{"rendered":"CMT Next Up Now, Volume 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:ao:image:cmt.com:680951?width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline\">by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/cmtcomstaff\/\" title=\"Posts by CMT.com Staff\" rel=\"author\">CMT.com Staff<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\">27m ago<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n<p><em>Next Up Now brings together a variety of country music videos each week. Check out these artists and find out who their influences are \u2014 directly from the musicians themselves. Then come back each week to discover who you should be listening to next.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Nate Botsford, \u201cLuxury Float\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\">Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ceOPDotq4C4?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ceOPDotq4C4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><strong>Influences:<\/strong> Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Brett Young, Michael W. Smith, and Ryan Tedder<\/p>\n<p><strong>From the Artist:<\/strong> \u201c\u2018Luxury Float\u2019 is an upbeat, summer anthem about living your best life while floating on the river. It\u2019s about being happy with what you have, being present in the moment, and a tricked-out queen-sized air mattress. This is the most fun I\u2019ve ever had working on a video.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Kaleb Lee, \u201cCooler Weather\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\">Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5OpacYrLnHE?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5OpacYrLnHE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><strong>Influences:<\/strong> Chris Stapleton, Travis Tritt, George Strait, Eric Church<\/p>\n<p><strong>From the Artist:<\/strong> \u201cThis video was so much fun to make. We essentially threw one of our normal summer parties on the lake and decided to film it!\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Rob Mayes, \u201cCloser\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\">Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ogf2IDP1d54?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ogf2IDP1d54?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><strong>Influences:<\/strong> Alan Jackson, George Strait, and Michael Peterson<\/p>\n<p><strong>From the Artist:<\/strong> \u201c\u2018Closer\u2019 is a song about having a crush and wanting more; wanting to have it realized and hoping the feeling is mutual. It\u2019s about the exciting kind of emotions that make you feel alive and the electricity and anticipation that makes you smile.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Madeline Merlo, \u201cDear Me\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\">Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DwJJDZ-StyY?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DwJJDZ-StyY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><strong>Influences:<\/strong> Fleetwood Mac, Kacey Musgraves, Joss Stone<\/p>\n<p><strong>From the Artist:<\/strong> \u201cThis is an incredibly special and important video to me. It perfectly encapsulates the message of the song in the place where I grew up dreaming and playing in. Thank you to Alice Comer for playing little Madeline with the fearless spirit I had as a child.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Hunter Thomas Mounce, \u201cFeelin\u2019 the Fire Burn Out\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\">Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/piGkrR8Dk0s?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/piGkrR8Dk0s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><strong>Influences:<\/strong> Eric Church, Cody Johnson, Tracy Lawrence, Brooks &amp; Dunn<\/p>\n<p><strong>From the Artist:<\/strong> \u201cI knew that being a firefighter I had access to a few resources. We found a house that was already scheduled to be burned and the Fire Department would be using it for training. I\u2019m so thankful Chapel Hill let me step in and train with them for a day while also using the footage to make what is my favorite music video I\u2019ve ever done.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Brandon Stansell, \u201cTop Shelf\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\">Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EEpeHQjoZvA?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EEpeHQjoZvA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><strong>Influences:<\/strong> \u201cAll the women, oh and Vince Gill! Honestly, I grew up listening primarily to \u201990s female country \u2014 Reba, Trisha Yearwood, Martina McBride, Shania Twain, Faith Hill. And then when I was in college, I started falling in love with artists like Skeeter Davis, Brenda Lee, and Dolly Parton. And now still, the majority of what I listen to now is female country. So, it\u2019s not that I don\u2019t love the men \u2014 because we all know I do love men \u2014 but it\u2019s always been the women of country music who have inspired me and been my greatest influences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>From the Artist:<\/strong> \u201cI got told a thousand times never to use my body or sexuality in my career. Basically, just be a voice, nothing else. The exact opposite of what they tell every straight performer, women and men. But that kind of advice kept me holding back \u2014 not wanting anyone to think the music I was making couldn\u2019t stand it\u2019s own two feet, but that wasn\u2019t advice. It was fear, and I realized it was keeping me quiet in a whole different way. So when it came time to shoot the video for \u2019Top Shelf,\u2019 I thought to hell with it \u2014 I wanted to feel as sexy as the song is, so we went full trope; wet white T-shirt, beach and all. And I am so proud of this video! Because it showcases me \u2014 all of me \u2014 not just the parts people are comfortable with. And what else am I doing in music, if not being myself? I\u2019m not highlighting my sexuality to advance my career. I\u2019m highlighting my sexuality because it\u2019s a part of who I am, and more than that, something I am proud of.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Jordyn Stoddard, \u201cBad Baby\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\">Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ATJSpswnAIg?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ATJSpswnAIg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><strong>Influences:<\/strong> Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Natalie Hemby<\/p>\n<p><strong>From the Artist:<\/strong> \u201cThe song shows the growth from my first record into the country\/pop sound I truly want to capture as an artist. People watching the video get to feel like they\u2019re glancing into my wildest daydreams. It represents the feeling of falling in love and breathes life into the song by the raindrops, shadows, and purple\/blue tones. I hope this video connects with anyone who knows this feeling all too well!\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1811386\/cmt-next-up-now-volume-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by CMT.com Staff 27m ago Next Up Now brings together a variety of country music videos each week. Check out these artists and find out who their influences are \u2014 directly from the musicians themselves. Then come back each week to discover who you should be listening to next. 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