Chris Stapleton and Carly Pearce caught up with Billboard's Lyndsey Havens & Tetris Kelly at the ACM Awards 2025.
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00:00So how are you tonight? You're nominated for Musical Event of the Year.
00:03Yeah, with my dream collaboration.
00:05You can get a little bit closer to me if you don't mind.
00:07Yeah, sure.
00:09Yeah, I'm literally, people were like, what's your dream?
00:12And I'm like, Chris Stapleton, and here we are.
00:14I mean, from collaboration to the nomination to the carpet, like, what's the journey been like?
00:18Did you guys think about that when you were in the studio?
00:20I literally DM'd Morgan, his wife, and asked if she...
00:25I literally slid into the DMs.
00:26You don't have to do it just for a date, you know what I mean?
00:28Wow.
00:28And so to think about the progression of that, and then I remember when he called
00:33me on the way to the studio, and I was like, oh my God, and I remember when I first heard
00:36his raw voice, and I sobbed.
00:37Like, I mean, it's just really cool.
00:39Yeah.
00:40How has that friendship evolved over the years, you know, since you first worked together and
00:43now?
00:44What's the best part?
00:45Well, I think we're both working so much, there hasn't been much evolution.
00:47No, we don't see each other very much.
00:48I feel like here.
00:49But now, I'm going to have his wife sing on my new record.
00:53Wow.
00:54There's the evolution.
00:54Yeah.
00:55In two weeks, she's coming in with me.
00:57So I'm getting all the Stapleton energy.
00:59Love that.
01:00Have you ever slid into anyone's DMs?
01:02I wouldn't even know how to.
01:04That makes sense to me.
01:04Yeah.
01:05Have you tried that again, or was that a one-time thing?
01:08I mean, it couldn't get me better.
01:11No.
01:11That's the end.
01:12Yeah.
01:12I'm good.
01:12I asked you, but you know, since we're here celebrating 60 years, when you think back
01:17on your career, is there one moment that stands out that makes you the most proud?
01:22Oh, gosh.
01:23I mean, I dreamt of doing this my whole life.
01:25Probably winning female artists a few years ago.
01:27That was, I always wanted to do that.
01:29I think every girl in here wanted to do that.
01:30So, yeah.
01:32Yeah.
01:32And then, I'm sure you've answered this question before, but I've been looking at
01:35this guitar tattoo on it.
01:36The Grand Ole Opry?
01:37Oh, yeah.
01:37So, like, yeah, I was about to say, what was the inspiration?
01:39But I couldn't see Grand Ole Opry from here.
01:41I mean, my dream since I was a little girl was to be a member of the Opry.
01:44And so, in 2021, and my grandpa, he loved little stamps and stuff.
01:48So, it just reminded me.
01:49So, I created this.
01:50This is actually a cookie that I saw online.
01:52And I just, I made it into a stamp.
01:54I was like, I like that.
01:56That's what I want.
01:56So, yeah, I mean, even you saying that right now, it's just making my heart glow.
02:00Because, like, the Grand Ole Opry, working with Chris, winning female of the year.
02:03Like, you've just had this incredible career.
02:04Like, it still, it keeps growing.
02:05I know.
02:07It's cool hearing you talk, because everything you've done, you say, was a dream of yours.
02:10And you just keep crossing them off.
02:11Is there anything left?
02:12I really don't know.
02:13Literally, everybody's like, what are you going to?
02:15I'm like, I don't know.
02:16Like, it ends with Chris Stapleton, I guess.
02:18Where does it end?
02:19I always say I have to find a new dream.
02:22And I've had to do it so many times.
02:24So, just find a new dream.
02:27Do you have a new one right now?
02:28Do I have any dreams?
02:30Early bedtime, maybe.
02:32She loves early bedtime, too.
02:34You're the second person to say that.
02:36It's a party scene here.
02:38Yes, I literally saw Carly leaving a party last night.
02:40She's like, oh, I'm going home.
02:42Time to go to sleep.
02:43Well, I'll let you two get into the party.
02:45I'll let you go to bed early.
02:46Thank you both so much.
02:47I love seeing you here.
02:49Have fun.