Country Music Talk

In a special episode recorded backstage at The Long Road Festival, Jennie Longdon catches up with Rissi Palmer about her Colour Me Country brand, and what it’s like being a woman in country music.

Nashville born and bred rapper and singer-songwriter Jelly Roll has been taking country radio by storm since releasing his album 'Ballads of the Broken' last year. The last 12 months have seen him score a rock number 1, collaborate with Brantley Gilbert and rise up the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with 'Son of a Sinner'. Jelly tells Baylen about getting into song writing, his Grand Ole Opry d...

Morgan Evans is back in the UK for his own show in London ahead of joining country music superstar Brad Paisley on his arena tour across Europe. He tells Baylen what it’s like being text-buddies with Brad, how it feels performing with his band and whether or not we can expect any collaborations with his wife Kelsea Ballerini anytime soon. He also chats about his new music and how he got into Count...

Carrie Underwood is one of the biggest names in Country Music, in this episode Carrie joins Baylen to talk about her new album ‘Denim & Rhinestones’. Carrie reflects on the creative process of putting this album together, what it’s like to be back in the UK and memories of performing at Glastonbury back in 2019. Plus, find out what happened when Carrie had to rescue an actual armadillo! Yes, you r...

Luke Combs is back on the podcast talking to Baylen Leonard about his brand new album, Growin' Up. Luke also reflects on headlining the C2C Festival in 2022, how his performance in London nearly didn't happen and how he managed to get his friend Ed Sheeran on stage with him to duet. Plus Baylen also finds out when Luke is planning on coming back to the U.K. for a full headline tour and they look b...

Yola joins Baylen Leonard in the Absolute Radio Country studios to talk about her starring role in the hit movie Elvis. Yola is a hugely successful singer-songwriter who has been nominated for multiple Grammy Awards for her albums 'Stand For Myself' and 'Walk Through Fire'. Originally from Bristol in the U.K. she now lives in Nashville and is rooted in the musical community in Tennessee. Yola is s...

Hailey Whitters chats to Baylen Leonard in the Absolute Radio Country studios about her latest album 'Raised', plus what it took to make it in Nashville and how it feels to support Luke Combs on stage. Hailey and Baylen chatted just a few days after her performance at the Country to Country festival in the U.K. and explored the story of writing her critically acclaimed album 'The Dream', which inc...

Miranda Lambert, the CMA, ACM and Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter, talks to Baylen Leonard about her brand new album 'Palomino'. She tells him about how hard women have to work in Country Music to make it and explains her passion for diversity in the genre. She also reveals that she would love to return to the U.K. for more gigs after performing at C2C and shares the secrets of her salt and...

Chris Young, the hit U.S. singer-songwriter who first broke out onto the Country Music scene in 2006 after winning the talent show Nashville Star, chats to Baylen Leonard. Chris has since released numerous number 1 records and 8 studio albums. His latest single 'Famous Friends' with Kane Brown was Billboard's number 1 country airplay single of the year in 2021. Plus Chris is coming to the U.K. to...

Tenille Townes, the award winning Canadian Country Music star chats to Absolute Radio Country host Baylen Leonard about her new EP 'Masquerades'. Plus they talk about Tenille's incredible weekend of performances at the C2C Festival across the UK after being promoted to the main stage. She shares her love for the U.K. and the fans and opens up about the 'slow burn' of her career and how it's taken...

Morgan Wade catches up with Baylen in our Absolute Radio Country studios in central London after flying in for the C2C Festival. They talked about her incredible breakthrough album 'Reckless' and the hit single 'Wilder Days', plus what it was like growing up in Virginia. They also talked shopping, Morgan's love of Elvis Presley and if she feels the pressure when looking at recording her next album...

Callista Clark, the Country Music rising star from Georgia, chats to Baylen Leonard on her first trip outside of the US. Callista was in the UK for the Country 2 Country Music Festival and was talking to Baylen ahead of performing on the Spotlight stage at the festival. Callista also tells Baylen about writing music in Nashville during lockdown and what it was like having to put her career on hold...

The CMA Award winner and Grammy Award nominee Ashley McBryde joins Baylen Leonard for a chat in our Absolute Radio Country studios in London. The interview was recorded the morning after her weekend performing at the Country to Country Festival in London, Glasgow and Dublin and Ashley reveals how the whole band lost their instruments whilst on the road. Plus she tells us more about the new music s...

Maren Morris, the Grammy Award winning Country Music megastar, chats to Absolute Radio Country host Baylen Leonard. Maren talks about her brand new album 'Humble Quest', her love of the U.K. and she shares her feelings on speaking out on diversity in Country Music. Baylen also talks to Maren about her memories of performing 'My Church' for the first time at the C2C Festival in London and her upcom...

Luke Combs, the biggest Country Music star in the world today, chats to Baylen Leonard about his brand new single “Doin’ This”. Luke also tells Baylen about his friendship with Ed Sheeran, how he feels about becoming a father and the type of dad he wants to be. Plus he talks about the excitement he feels about returning to C2C in the UK and his love of a full English Breakfast. Luke also reflects...

Baylen Leonard chats to the Country Music legend Reba about her brand new album, touring the US, returning to her Las Vegas residency with Brooks & Dunn and working with her good friend Dolly Parton.

Baylen Leonard talks to the Queen of Country, Dolly Parton about the return of the "9 to 5" musical, her new perfume, her new novel with accompanying album and how she helped fund a Covid-19 vaccination.

In-depth conversation with the biggest names in country music.