Conner Smith Reveals the Downside To Going Viral With ‘I Hate Alabama’

Conner Smith visits with Evan Paul and (5:50) remembers why he didn’t totally love going viral with a song called “I Hate Alabama” in 2022. The “Creek Will Rise” singer is an old soul who will go deep down a list of Nashville songwriters with you, but he’s also young enough to be (1:10) afraid of Kenny Chesney.

With his Smoky Mountains album set for Jan. 26, Smith visits and reveals why Jelly Roll will fight for him, (7:30) how a Thomas Rhett concert changed his life and what it was like scoring a publishing deal at 16 years old. Then (13:35) the Night Cap with Billy Dukes.

Also mentioned during this episode: Hal Ketchum, Brett James, Keith Urban, Zach Crowell, Dierks Bentley, Thomas Rhett, Toby Keith, Brantley Gilbert, Jelly Roll and Dustin Lynch.