Stars Volta Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Noah West and Alee are both solo Country Singers/Songwriters base in Nashville. Alee is a 3x CCMA Female Artist of the Year winner who released her third solo album, "Love, Again" earlier this year (2024). Noah is making his 4th appearance on the show and has released two new singles "Almost Heaven" and "If it Was Easy." We sat down with the two Count...

Send us Fan Mail Will Pruitt is a 6'3" 195 lbs. Guard at Lipscomb University. Pruitt averaged 15 PPG in the 2023-2024 season and led the Bison in rebounds and minutes played. The MT. Juliet native dropped 24 points on Florida State last season to help Lipscomb upset the Seminoles in Tallahassee. We sat down with the Grad-Senior at Lipscomb's campus in Nashville to talk about his bas...

Send us Fan Mail Tanner Morgan is a former college and NFL QB who holds multiple school records at the University of Minnesota including most passing TD's in a season (30) and career wins (47). Morgan helped the Gophers beat #4 Penn State in 2019 and led the Gophers to 4 bowl wins during his time in Dinkytown. We sat down with Tanner to talk about his record breaking career and people who hel...

Send us Fan Mail Jake Butt is a former college and NFL Tight End who played at the University of Michigan and the Denver Broncos. In college he was a 2x All-American, 2x Big Ten TE of the Year, Ozzie Newson and John Mackey award winner. Jake was drafted by the Denver Broncos but his career was cut short due to multiple ACL injuries. After retirement Jake joined the Big Ten Network and is currently...

Send us Fan Mail Conor Matthews is a singer/songwriter from Chicago who moved to Nashville after high school. Matthews caught the attention of Keith Urban with his raw vocal talent which led to a publishing deal in 2014 at just 19 years old. Since then he's worked with artist like Sam Hunt and Surgarland while also developing his solo career in Pop/R&B. Recently Conor has been pumping out...

Send us Fan Mail Jett Bush is a 6'2" 242 lbs Linebacker who walked-on at the University of Texas in 2019, earned a scholarship in 2020 and was a key part of the Longhorn defense under HC Steve Sarkisian. In 2023, UT beat #3 Alabama, won the Big 12 Conference and earned a birth to the College Football Playoff. Bush finished the season with 17 tackles, 2 sacks and a 43 yard pick six. We sa...

Send us Fan Mail Sadie Bass is a Singer/Songwriter that has opened for Hardy, Brantley Gilbert, Chase Rice and Tyler Farr. The Bath, Michigan native gained fame from her appearance on The Voice where she rocked the audition and got Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani to smash the red button of approval. Not long after, Sadie planted her roots in Nashville where she's turned out hit song like Wake...

Send us Fan Mail Thomas Rowland is a 22 year old singer/songwriter from Georgetown, SC. Now based in Music City, Rowland's sound can be described as a soulful mixture of indie rock, folk and blues. We sat down with Thomas in Nashville to discuss his journey as a young artist and the story behind his lyrics.  

Send us Fan Mail We sat down with Country artist, Noah West and Austin, live from Lucky's 3 Star in Nashville. The two singer/songwriters discuss new music, lyrics, women, recent concerts and the struggles they've faced as independent artist. This was Noah and Austin's second appearance on the podcast but first time together.  

Send us Fan Mail Jacob Lacey is a 6'1" 282 pound defensive tackle at the University of Oklahoma. As a senior at South Warren High School (Bowling Green) Lacey won the 5A state championship and was named the #1 prospect in the state of Kentucky (2018).  Jacob started his CFB journey at Notre Dame where he played three seasons under Brian Kelly helping the Irish go 32-6 and earning a birth...

Send us Fan Mail Ayo Adeyi is one of the most explosive running backs in college football today. He averaged 7.11 yards/carry in 2023 at the University of North Texas which was 4th in the country. Ayo will put his big play talent on display at James Madison University as a grad transfer in 2024. We sat down with Ayo to talk about his college football career, his experience hitting the transfer por...

Send us Fan Mail Austin is an up and coming solo musician that is changing what it means to be Country by infusing punk, pop and indie rock into classic country music story telling. The Hopkinsville, KY native graduated from Murray State University which is where he formed the duel group SixForty1. After a successful 8 year run that included performing for thousands as Brantley Gilbert opener, the...

Send us Fan Mail Cooper Greer is a Country Music singer/songwriter originally from Hyde County, North Carolina. With a voice like Jason Aldean and a country-rock vibe similar to Koe Wetzel, Greer has become an artist to watch in 2024. The tar heel native was named 2022 CCMA Songwriter of the Year and CMT showcase the music video for his single "Drugs." We talked with Cooper about his jou...

Send us Fan Mail Jaxson Lavender is a Freshman Slot Wide Receiver at Southern Methodist University. Prior to SMU Lavender was catching touchdowns at Lovejoy High School just 30 minutes NE of Dallas in Lucas, TX. In the off-season you can find him training with the likes of Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, Cole Beasley and 2023 Heisman winner Jayden Daniels. We sat down with Jaxson in Dallas to talk abou...

Send us Fan Mail Thomas Gordon is a 6'5" 245 pound senior TE at Northwestern University. We sat down with the Houston native to talk about his roller coaster career in Evanston which includes the highs of winning the Big Ten-West and the Citrus Bowl followed by lows of losing 20 games in 2 years and the firing of head coach Pat Fitzgerald. Gordon's career got back on track this seas...

Send us Fan Mail Akeem Hunt is a former NFL running back who played with the Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs. Prior to the pros, the Covington, Georgia native racked up 4,600+ all-purpose yards and 20 TD's at Purdue University. We sat down with Akeem in Dallas to talk about his journey to the NFL, the current state of college football and his amazing stories with JJ Watt, Raheem Mostert...

Send us Fan Mail Tracielynn is a country music artist with a powerful voice and commanding stage presence. The Chesapeake, Virginia native moved to Nashville in 2019 and since then has opened for Morgan Wallen, Sam Hunt, Brooks & Dunn, Jon Pardi, Sara Evans, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley and Cody Johnson to name a few. In August of 2023 Tracielynn dropped her debut album 'More Than a Bad Ha...

Send us Fan Mail Tim Dillard is former MLB pitcher who is currently the Pregame and Postgame Analyst for the Milwaukee Brewers. Dillard made his MLB debut in 2008 and got his first strikeout against current Yankees Manager, Aaron Boone. We were lucky enough to talk baseball with the funniest man in sports and hear about his journey which may or may not include hilarious stories about Bob Uecker, J...

Send us Fan Mail Conor Darvid is a New York based singer/songwriter who jumped on the music scene in 2017 when he collaborated with internationally ranked DJ, Morten. Their hit single "Ride Around" currently has over 12.3 million streams on Spotify. You can listen to his latest single "Sad Song for the Summer" everywhere you get your music but before you do that, slap the play...

Send us Fan Mail Former ESPN SportsCenter Anchor sits down with us to talk about Week 1 of the 2023 NFL season.  Jay Crawford brought America their sports news and updates as the midday SportCenter Anchor on ESPN from 2007-2017. Crawford joined ESPN in 2003 when he launched his show Cold Pizza, which eventually became First Take. The Sandusky, Ohio native has won 4 Regional Emmy Awards, hosted the...

Send us Fan Mail Our panel of former/current QB's analyze the top Quarterbacks in college football entering the 2023 season. In Part 3, our experts looked at two transfer QB's, Sam Hartman who transferred into Notre Dame this offseason via Wake Forest and Bo Nix who transferred to Oregon in 2022 via Auburn. Both have Heisman hopes and National Championship dreams, but do either have what...

Send us Fan Mail Our panel of former/current QB's analyze the top Quarterbacks in college football entering the 2023 season. In Part 2, our experts looked at Washington's Heisman hopeful Michael Penix Jr. and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams  Watch the video of the podcast via YouTube @starsvolta Our QB Panel: 1. Kevin Anderson - Current Pro QB who just won the XFL Champions...

Send us Fan Mail Our panel of former/current QB's analyze the top Quarterbacks in college football entering the 2023 season. In Part 1, our experts looked at UNC sophomore sensation Drake Maye who finished 3rd in Heisman voting last season. They will also analyze Tulane's junior play-caller Michael Pratt who shocked the world last year with an incredible comeback win over USC in the Cott...

Send us Fan Mail Tulsa siblings Caleb, Hannah, Cody and Jacob make up the country band, Voth (VOE-TH).  Their debut single "I choose Us" (2018) and their self-titled EP (2020) made waves in the country music world by hitting major playlists on Spotify. Since then they've opened up for acts like Walker Hayes, Priscilla Block and have signed a global publishing deal with Warner Chappe...

Send us Fan Mail Cam Allen is a singer/songwriter who's shared the stage with country music headliners, Dustin Lynch, Chris Cagle, Randy Roger and Corey Kent. Later this year Cam will be opening for Carly Pearce and Tyler Hubbard. Prior to his singing career, Allen played college baseball at one of the top Junior Colleges in the country. While in college, Cam found his voice, and a talent sco...