It wasn't supposed to work - being a new artist, a female artist, an artist on an independent. That's what made it so much sweeter when we hit No. 1.

I want to stay where I am. I'm stoked to be a country artist.

Just to be nominated, and especially as a new artist and a female artist, is a feat. Winning anything is just a bonus.

I love when an artist can stand by themselves and play their guitar and hold a crowd, but I also love bells and whistles.

I've studied live shows and artists for so long. I got the tour documentaries and all that and watched them. I love a show. I love an artist that can do all of it.

My theory is the root of a country artist is truth and honesty. For me, I look at Sam Hunt. The truth and the honest thing is we have southern roots, we were raised in a southern way, but we listen to Drake and other stuff, too.