George Birge Talks "It Won't Be Long" Success, Performing At SXSW & More | iHeartRadio Music Awards 2025 - video Dailymotion

George Birge caught up with Billboard’s Tetris Kelly on the red carpet at the iHeartRadio Music Awards 2025.

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00:00Hanging out with George my man, you know you were billboards rookie of the month, but you're not a rookie anymore

00:05How are you feeling when you hear stuff like that?

00:07I still feel like a rookie when I show up here and see all these superstars, you know

00:10It puts in a perspective of just how lucky we are to be here. So I like to think we belong a little more every day

00:18But when you see all the megastars that are here tonight, you still kind of feel like a newcomer

00:22And I mean talking about megastars Gaga Taylor Swift Mariah Carey being nominated tonight. How do you feel about any of those ladies?

00:28This is music. You know what? I mean? This is the on the biggest stage. These are the tastemakers

00:32These are the pioneers the people that are writing songs that are pushing boundaries

00:36The people that are defining genres are all here tonight to see my name included in any of this

00:41It's like that's kind of cool. What point are we on?

00:43This is the best and I mean you're kind of a bro of billboard at this point because you were just hanging out with us

00:48It sounds by Southwest open up for Coex. Oh, so how was that my hometown man?

00:52Oh, you're from our special is that they call it the live music capital of the world and my number one goal

00:57Making music as a kid is like I want to bring this the Austin vibe to the rest of the world

01:02And so to get to go back to Austin with billboard in South by Southwest and beat the drum for Austin country music

01:08I'm on now and share with the rest of the world. You think I'm a happy guy. This is

01:11You're in a good mood. I love it. And then also you just have the new single with your kids in the video

01:16So, how was it to have your sons involved?

01:17So I had the biggest year of my life last year my first two number ones in the same year like beyond

01:24Wild right and I had this pressure on me of like, okay

01:27What's the next one because you always want to follow it up? We're at the dance

01:29We want to stay here for a little while now and this song came out and it was the realest song I'd ever written

01:34It's about my family. It's the most autobiographical thing

01:37I had ever written and I was like, you know what if I'm gonna give my fans a peek into my life

01:41I might as well open the door all the way

01:42So I got to have my kids and I got to have my wife in it and it just tells my story of like zero

01:47To where I'm at today and to have people connect with it the way they have

01:51It's been my fastest rising single ever

01:54And it's a good year. It's a good

01:56There you go. And then lastly we are having our women in music event at the end of this month

02:00They were honoring Megan Rooney. Do you know Megan? And how do you feel about her being on it?

02:03Yes, I have met Megan Maroney. I have been a fan of hers from day one. I think she is just scratching the surface

02:09I know that she's already a superstar, but she is going to be one of the biggest names in music. She's a true artist

02:15She knows who she is. She's an incredible songwriter

02:18She's an entertainer and I think everybody is lucky to get to be experiencing the Megan Maroney era right now

02:24I think it's gotta work for me. Actually, however, he does pitches. He's amazing at it. Thank you so much man. Have a good night