Switching back to music, "Broke Down," off your latest album You Should Be Here, is such a great song. But they've all gonna be awesome to be at this point. I just think.the way I was raised, I'm just going to look for a good, genuine girl. I'm honored - there's gonna be a lot of people watching like, "Who the heck is this guy?" In my situation, that's a good thing!ĭo you think being a country singer will give you a unique perspective on the contest? I can't believe I'll be sitting at a table with people way bigger than me - I mean, Mark Cuban and Ciara? For a country artist to be on something like that is a big deal. It's something new, and it's something I'll get to say that I've done. You've got all these beautiful girls walking towards you, and you can't look at them like, "Wow!" You have to kind of play it cool. I've already talked to him - his advice was to work on my poker face, because you can't let them know what you're thinking. My labelmate Brett Eldredge did it last year, so he can coach me through it. I would feel so bad, you know? Putting somebody on the spot like that! I wouldn't want to answer any of them! And there they are, on live TV, and their answer impacts whether they win or place. It's live.I just hope if I'm asking a question, it's a reasonable one - not something hard.
What do you do? These girls, they work so hard. You know, exactly! The way you'd feel if you were a judge, that's probably how I feel right now. How are you getting ready? Seems like it might be tricky to prepare for. Watch Cole Swindell Belt Country Classics (Including His Own) Karaoke-Style: Exclusive That's all anybody's asking me about right now. I think I got more texts about it from my buddies than I did after any of my number one songs. My management and label came to me with it - I knew it was a big deal, obviously I've seen it before, so I said "Yeah, absolutely I'll be a judge! Though I'm not quite sure how I'm qualified for that." But once it was announced, it was more like, wow - this is huge. How did you get involved in the Miss America competition? Read on for the story behind the track, as well as how he's preparing for his moment in the spotlight on Sunday. His, as you might glean from the title, isn't a mobile refuge or conduit to some carefree locale - instead, it's an island on a dark highway, where his only company is a radio DJ playing the song that reminds him of the girl who broke his heart. 11 on Hot Country Songs), Swindell also took the time to talk about a song he hopes will be a future single: the evocative power ballad "Broke Down," in which Swindell somehow finds untilled ground in a vast field of truck metaphors. OK, so it's kind of an unlikely spot for the country star - but, as he tells Billboard, he's more than up for the challenge (especially with pal Brett Eldredge giving him pointers).Ĭountry Star Cole Swindell to Judge Miss America PageantĪs "Middle of a Memory," the second single off his recent album You Should Be Here, dominates country radio (it's currently at No. Or maybe someone I gave my heart to that didn't know what to do with it.Cole Swindell, the 32-year-old Georgia singer who cut his teeth writing hits for Luke Bryan and Florida Georgia Line, is about to embark on the mission his whole trajectory of hits has been leading to: a stint judging Miss America 2017, which airs live this Sunday at 9 p.m. To family members that didn't make it or friends I lost along the way.
So to anybody who isn't here to see how far I've gone or how far I've yet to go. It's for the world because somebody out there really needs to hear this. But I have to be strong, not for myself but for a greater purpose, because I feel like my duty is far beyond me, you know? Beyond saving my family. And I've seen things and I've felt more pain than some will in their entire lives, all before the age of even being able to buy a f*cking drink at a bar. And as much as anyone can say how invincible I seem or how fearless I am or how brave I must be, I'm still human. They say God gives his toughest battles to his strongest soldiers and what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Do you know who Kehlani is? Do you know who your granddaughter is? I know who she is and I know who she was I know you're the star on top of stars and everybody every day has to remind me. In LA? Princess when do I get to see you? You know you are my granddaughter. New York? Studio LA? Studio Atlanta? Studio here? Happy belated Valentine's day, what are you doing?
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