{"id":1316616,"date":"2019-11-12T10:08:24","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T17:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1814480"},"modified":"2019-11-12T10:08:24","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T17:08:24","slug":"jessie-james-decker-on-cma-glam-country-mentors-and-her-carrie-underwood-intuition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/jessie-james-decker-on-cma-glam-country-mentors-and-her-carrie-underwood-intuition\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessie James Decker on CMA Glam, Country Mentors, and Her Carrie Underwood Intuition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by Alison Bonaguro<\/a><\/span>
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One day before Wednesday night\u2019s (Nov. 13) CMA Awards, as country fans everywhere started counting down the hours until showtime, I had the chance to catch up with Jessie James Decker about everything country. <\/p>\n

Starting with the end of the night. <\/p>\n

You know, that moment when they finally announce the artist who will take home the CMA Awards\u2019 coveted grand prize: entertainer of the year. <\/p>\n

This year\u2019s nominees include the show\u2019s host, Carrie Underwood, along with Garth Brooks, Eric Church, Chris Stapleton and Keith Urban. And side note: The CMA hasn\u2019t selected a female entertainer of the year in almost a decade. Taylor Swift took it home in 2011, and since then it\u2019s just been men, men, men and more men. <\/p>\n

But Decker feels very strongly that this year will be Underwood\u2019s year. \u201cOh, Carrie is gonna win it. Absolutely. It\u2019s a premonition,\u201d she told me, \u201cand I will be so happy for her.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beyond that, Decker and I talk about getting ready for the show, how much she feels at home in Nashville, and how she\u2019s mentoring new artists the way her \u201cbig brothers\u201d mentored her. <\/p>\n

CMT.com: What are your glam plans for tomorrow night\u2019s CMA Awards? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Jessie James Decker: I\u2019m pretty hands-on. I don\u2019t really love all the hoopla. I can take care of most of it myself. I ordered a dress online, I already own the shoes, and then when it comes to hair and make-up I definitely stick with the same help. I feel like everyone gets a little stressed out, and I do get kind of flustered because you want to look your best. So I have someone do it for me. <\/p>\n

And once you get there, and after you\u2019ve walked the red carpet, what do you look forward to the most?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I obviously care about the performances and the awards themselves, but I\u2019ll be honest, it\u2019s just fun to see all your friends. You get to hang out with them, see the people you haven\u2019t seen in a while, catch up with everyone and just celebrate music together. My husband Eric (Decker) loves it, too, because he\u2019s friends with so many of the artists himself. So he\u2019s always down.<\/p>\n

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I know you moved around a lot as a kid, so does life in Nashville feel like home to you now? Like you\u2019ve settled down for good? <\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been here in Nashville since I was 19 and got an apartment. Then I met Eric in 2011, and now this is home to us. It\u2019s actually always felt like home, ever since the very beginning, and going from a young artist to a mother of three. Our kids feel that way. My husband feels that way. My sister lives a mile up the road. And my mom and dad are about to move here. I\u2019ve convinced everybody.<\/p>\n

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Your \u201cRoots & Wings\u201d from earlier this year is always on my Most Played playlist. I literally listen non-stop. Please tell me you\u2019re making more country music just like it. <\/strong><\/p>\n

After that last release and the tour, I wanted to take a break and really tap into my creativity. And then figure out my next move. So I took a mental pause, and now I\u2019m feeling the most creative I\u2019ve felt in a long time. I did get back into the studio \u2014 I can\u2019t talk about it just yet \u2014 but I can\u2019t wait to share the next chapter of my music. Then I do plan on getting back out on tour probably starting in March or April.<\/p>\n

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