{"id":1317089,"date":"2019-12-03T19:25:28","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T02:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1815317"},"modified":"2019-12-03T19:25:28","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T02:25:28","slug":"does-everybody-else-think-brad-paisleys-special-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/does-everybody-else-think-brad-paisleys-special-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Everybody Else Think Brad Paisley\u2019s Special Now?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/bonaguroa\/\" title=\"Posts by Alison Bonaguro\" rel=\"author\">Alison Bonaguro<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\"><br \/>\n17m ago<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Brad Paisley thinks he\u2019s special, and on Tueday night (Dec. 3), after watching his primetime variety show of the same name, I\u2019m pretty sure the rest of the world agrees. <\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s got a sense of humor a country mile wide, and this was the first time he was able to showcase his wit outside of a reality show, awards show or late-night talk show. But Paisley didn\u2019t do it alone. He got by with a little help from his friends. Friends who were there to allegedly roast him, but his rapport with every single one was impossible to ignore. <\/p>\n<p>The show was taped at Nashville\u2019s War Memorial Auditorium, which busted the myth that Paisley explained at the start of the show. \u201cI think for a while people pictured this town as a bunch of hillbillies singing country music driving around in pick-up trucks, but we are so much more than that now,\u201d Paisley said in between the continuous medley of his music, including the hits and the parodies. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Peyton Manning<\/strong><br \/>Manning\u2019s role throughout the show \u2014 as a former NFL quarterback \u2014 was simply to coach the damn near uncoachable Paisley. He rolled his eyes, threw his playbook, and made threats to pull him out of the game. Repeatedly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"4dd428b3\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491227-1575425789.jpg?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491227-1575425789.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491227-1575425789.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491227-1575425789.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491227-1575425789.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491227-1575425789.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491227-1575425789.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491227-1575425789.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title class=\" js-srcset-img shortcode-image \" alt><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Carrie Underwood<\/strong><br \/>When Paisley offers to give Underwood sweet tea and go muddin\u2019, she was quick to agree, but only if she could drive. \u201cYou\u2019re gonna wanna buckle up. I feel the need for speed,\u201d she said as Paisley tried to play guitar from the passenger seat. \u201cJesus! Take the wheel. I\u2019m gonna throw up,\u201d he says, pretty convincingly, before falling out of the truck. <\/p>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"3ad31825\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491200-1575425818.jpg?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491200-1575425818.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491200-1575425818.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491200-1575425818.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491200-1575425818.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491200-1575425818.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491200-1575425818.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491200-1575425818.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title class=\" js-srcset-img shortcode-image \" alt><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2OLIGPDN06A?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2OLIGPDN06A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Kelsea Ballerini<\/strong><br \/>\u201cDear Teenage Kelsea,\u201d Ballerini said when she came on stage during Paisley\u2019s \u201cLetter to Me\u201d segment. \u201cPlease keep following all of your dreams. But under no circumstances should you ever show anyone the video of you signing Jonas Brothers in your bedroom, ever. Ever.\u201d But Paisley knows people. So not only did he unearth that video, he unearthed the Jonas Brothers. <\/p>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"a3da499f\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491252-1575425847.jpg?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491252-1575425847.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491252-1575425847.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491252-1575425847.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491252-1575425847.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491252-1575425847.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491252-1575425847.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491252-1575425847.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title class=\" js-srcset-img shortcode-image portrait p3x4\" alt><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>The Jonas Brothers<\/strong><br \/>Nick, Joe and Kevin Jonas all agreed that that song didn\u2019t apply to the sibling boy band who literally lived the kind of life teenagers dream about. But they are still good sports. So Ballerini and all the Jonas\u2019 joined him to finish the song. Once they left, Paisley backed Ballerini for her \u201cMiss Me More.\u201d The Jonas Brothers came back later in the show to perform their \u201cLovebug\u201d and then Paisley\u2019s \u201cShe\u2019s Everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"d4dd7909\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491263-1575425899.jpg?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491263-1575425899.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491263-1575425899.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491263-1575425899.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491263-1575425899.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491263-1575425899.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491263-1575425899.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491263-1575425899.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title class=\" js-srcset-img shortcode-image \" alt><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Chris Harrison<\/strong><br \/>Because Paisley had never known the joy of a pedal tavern \u2014 the mainstay of every Nashville bachelorette party \u2014 he decided to crash one meandering down Nashville\u2019s Lower Broadway. He sits next to the bride-to-be declaring the ride like the <em>Flinstones<\/em>, but drunk. The <em>Bachelor\/Bachelorette<\/em> host Chris Harrison showed up to take a ride with the group, and hand out the show\u2019s trademark roses and then ask the dramatic questions about the fate of Marina and Tyler. <\/p>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"44626498\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491210-1575425947.jpg?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491210-1575425947.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491210-1575425947.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491210-1575425947.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491210-1575425947.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491210-1575425947.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491210-1575425947.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491210-1575425947.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title class=\" js-srcset-img shortcode-image \" alt><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v8LFtu85lYE?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v8LFtu85lYE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Tim McGraw<\/strong><br \/>As Manning points out, McGraw agreed to come on the show as a back-up because, \u201cTim McGraw <em>knows<\/em> he\u2019s special.\u201d And together, they came up with a short list of what Paisley is doing wrong: he\u2019s blowing this, he\u2019s not delivering quick enough. and he\u2019s slow on his feet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"3365540e\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491224-1575425978.jpg?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491224-1575425978.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491224-1575425978.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491224-1575425978.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491224-1575425978.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491224-1575425978.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491224-1575425978.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491224-1575425978.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title class=\" js-srcset-img shortcode-image \" alt><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SeAYswy935M?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SeAYswy935M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Addie Pratt<\/strong><br \/>When Paisley started a brand new song called \u201cAlive Right Now,\u201d Addie Pratt \u2014 a cancer survivor from St. Jude Children\u2019s Hospital \u2014 came out to join him on the special song about the modern miracles all around us. \u201cShe defines what this song is all about,\u201d Paisley said of Pratt. <\/p>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"05f87a6d\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491257-1575426012.jpg?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491257-1575426012.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491257-1575426012.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491257-1575426012.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491257-1575426012.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491257-1575426012.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491257-1575426012.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491257-1575426012.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title class=\" js-srcset-img shortcode-image \" alt><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Hootie &amp; the Blowfish and Darius Rucker<\/strong><br \/>Paisley meets up with Rucker in the legendary Tootsies Orchid Lounge and together they play the Hootie &amp; the Blowfish hit \u201cI Only Wanna Be with You.\u201d The song was a massive hit in 1995, incidentally the same year that Paisley graduated from Nashville\u2019s Belmont University. Rucker and Paisley then headed back to the show\u2019s main stage to perform Paisley\u2019s 2009 hit \u201cAmerican Saturday Night.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"72ff4afb\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491204-1575426044.jpg?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491204-1575426044.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491204-1575426044.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491204-1575426044.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491204-1575426044.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491204-1575426044.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491204-1575426044.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1183491204-1575426044.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title class=\" js-srcset-img shortcode-image \" alt><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"author\">\n<div class=\"description\"> Alison makes her living loving country music. She&#8217;s based in Chicago, but she&#8217;s always leaving her heart in Nashville. <\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/alisonbonaguro\" target=\"_BLANK\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@alisonbonaguro<\/a> <\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1815317\/does-everybody-else-think-brad-paisleys-special-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Alison Bonaguro 17m ago Brad Paisley thinks he\u2019s special, and on Tueday night (Dec. 3), after watching his primetime variety show of the same name, I\u2019m pretty sure the rest of the world agrees. He\u2019s got a sense of humor a country mile wide, and this was the first time he was able to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1317089","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-14 14:49:04","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1317089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1317089"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1317089\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1317089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1317089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1317089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}