One of the most talented and talked about new male artists that has been breaking the charts and has had a very impressive year is Kane Brown. I had the chance to talk with him about his new album, new headlining tour and upcoming wedding!

Kane’s new album “Experiment” will be coming out November 9th, and I asked him how this came about and he said, “Honestly, it was just
me wanting to have fun. I really focused on the lyrics and then something came to me. I found all the writers that I wanted to write with. I knew how to make them work together, which ones I wanted in the room at the same time. And then went with one of the best producers in the world, Dann Huff. And I told him I wanted all the extinct instruments on this record and make it sound just awesome as possible and a lot of guitar solos, and that’s what he did. It’s going to a rocking tour. We got Danielle Bradbery and Jimmie Allen out as well and everybody’s got super crazy talent. Everybody’s different, so there’s gonna be a lot of diversity on this tour. And it’s just gonna be a good time.”

The name for Kane’s new album is “Experiment.” He tells me, “We couldn’t find a name, and then all of a sudden during all these interviews, I just kept saying, ‘Oh, you know, I was just experimenting with different sounds,’ and the experiment title just came to me right there. I was like, ‘Wow, let’s call it Experiment.’”

Things just seem to come to Kane. He explains, “Yeah, I feel like that’s how life works. Everything’s there that you need, you just gotta listen for it.”

I asked Kane if there is a favorite song on the album and he said, “There’s not a favorite song, which is awesome to me. I feel like that’s how
you know it’s a good record to yourself. Just because my first album, I only wrote seven of the 11 songs. I could pick and choose maybe
four out of the whole album that I loved. And with this one, I literally love every song, even the one that I didn’t write is one of my favorite songs on there probably.”

Kane tells me that he had several musical influences growing up and that, “I really listened to everybody. I will have to say that the first artist I ever knew of was Tim McGraw. My mom always played Shania Twain, so I definitely have to say her. The person I would have to say that got me to want to start singing the most other than Tim or Shania was probably Chris Brown. Whenever he was coming up, at 16 years old, before all that mess happened with him. Because I was in middle school and he was just the hottest thing at the time. Then I got into high school and started listening to country music again, and it completely changed from 90’s to what it is now. Chris Young came to mind, so I started listening to his songs. I learned his songs, and he’s the one that inspired me to get into country today.” Having had his first album do so well, I asked Kane if that puts more pressure on him to release and make the second one. He said, “It does, I didn’t expect my last album to do as well as it did. But with this album now, just listening to it, I’ve listened to these songs probably over 100 times, and they still haven’t got old to me. And I just feel like this album just blows the last album out of the water!”

Kane has become the first artist to have simultaneous number ones on all five main country charts: Top Country Albums, Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay, Country Digital Song Sales and Country Streaming Songs. Along with that, he has been nominated for several CMT, ACM and Billboard Awards. He won CMT’s Collaborative Video of the year with “What Ifs” featuring long time friend and artist Lauren Alaina. Kane also won Favorite Country Male Artist, Favorite Country Album and Favorite Country Song with “Heaven.” Kane tells me, “It was
awesome, because I hadn’t had an award yet and the talent that was up there on the screen, like Carrie Underwood and Ludicrous. So I was sitting there by my fiance, and I didn’t even know I was nominated for it. And after they said all of them, I was sitting there and she’s like, “Do you think you’ll win?” I’m not even looking up. I’m like, ‘I’m not worried about it. I ain’t gonna win.’ And they said, ‘Kane Brown’ and I was like freaked out. It was an awesome show, it was a great feeling!”

Some people only see the positive and good things that Kane does or is involved in. He says, “I try and never let anything negative come into my life, even if me or my fiance starts to argue or something, I’m like, ‘Babe, please let’s not argue.’ I hate negative stuff. Let’s just be positive, just because I’ve suffered with depression for so long, because my whole family does. I found that a way to beat it was just by surrounding yourself with good people, positive and happy people. It’s been working. The way I look at life has just been amazing. It’s been helping me out a lot, and I feel like that’s honestly also what helped me write this record, too.”

Kane tells me his greatest musical accomplishment to date is, “Probably just getting my name out there. And honestly just being a role model to a bunch of kids. I feel like that’s my main focus. Just trying to tell people, no matter where you come from or what dream you have, you can always do it. And just showing kids that, I guess, is the biggest focus for me towards my music.

Fans of Kane Brown, don’t forget to pick up his new album, “Experiment,” on November 9th and check your listings for his upcoming headlining tour, “Live Forever Tour” starting in January 2019!!