Carly Pearce Teases New Album, Opens Up About Pericarditis Diagnosis & More| Stagecoach 2025

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Carly Pearce caught up with Billboard's Tetris Kelly at Stagecoach 2025.

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00:00How lucky am I kicking it with Carly Pearce at Stagecoach.

00:02Hey, girl.

00:03Hi.

00:04So you have a big performance that you're doing here at Stagecoach.

00:07And I want to first talk to you about, like, coming from tour,

00:10coming to a festival where it's not all your fans.

00:13It's a different crowd out there.

00:14How is that approach for you?

00:16You know, I think I try to just put together the best representation

00:19of who I am as an artist because a lot of these people

00:22may have never seen me perform.

00:23They may only know, like, a few songs from the radio.

00:25So it kind of gives you, whoo!

00:27It gives you a chance to maybe do a little bit different of a set

00:31than you would for your core fans, which is fun.

00:33And talking about a different set, what about this Jolene cover

00:37that you're performing at Stagecoach, like, shocking the crowd?

00:40What made you want to do that?

00:42I think everybody universally, if you're at Stagecoach, you love Dolly.

00:46I think we all love Queen Dolly.

00:48And for me, I left home when I was 16 to work at Dollywood,

00:52and then Dolly asked me to be a member of the Grand Ole Opry back in 2021.

00:56I love that.

00:57So it's just, she's always been, like, such an inspiration for me,

01:00and to get to reimagine one of her songs because she's been so influential

01:03is really fun.

01:04So I'm, it's a really good cover, and it gives everybody a chance

01:07to kind of sing along.

01:08And then speaking of, like, festivals in general,

01:10what is, like, a vibe that you look forward to as a festival, as a fan?

01:13Are there sets you want to see, foods you want to try?

01:15What's your vibe?

01:16I like being able to see my friends.

01:18You know, Tiger Lily Gold, I love them.

01:20Carter Faith.

01:20I'm a huge Brothers Osborne fan.

01:22We kind of came up together.

01:23They're amazing.

01:23Getting to stand, like, side stage.

01:24They're, like, my big brothers in this industry.

01:26So to get to be a fan, but also just see your friends

01:29because we're always on tour, and we don't get to see each other.

01:31And I have to say, the food's pretty good.

01:33And speaking of being on tour with friends.

01:36Yes.

01:36Little Big Town.

01:37Yes.

01:37Are you going on tour with them?

01:38How did that come together, and how excited are you about it?

01:40They've been long-term friends of mine through the years

01:43and just mentors, and they asked me to be a part of it.

01:45And we've actually never gotten to tour together,

01:47so I am so excited, and I'm sure that a lot of red wine

01:50will be consumed by Karen and I.

01:52I love that your choice is red wine.

01:54I was talking to Brothers Osborne.

01:55They were very much about the whiskey.

01:56You're about the red wine.

01:57Oh, yeah.

01:57I do not drink whiskey with them.

01:59Absolutely not.

01:59It's not for Carly.

02:00And then I also want to talk.

02:01You've been talking about new music.

02:02You have been teasing it.

02:04You've been in the studio.

02:05So what can fans expect coming up for you?

02:07I'm done tracking it.

02:09So it's kind of, we're in the middle of cutting vocals.

02:12I know that every artist says this,

02:14and it's like the most cliche thing I could ever say,

02:16but it's my favorite album I've ever made.

02:18I'm working with a new producer that I've known for a long time,

02:21but he's never produced any of my music.

02:23His name's Ben West, and I'm just really excited about it.

02:27It's kind of taking me all the way back home to Kentucky

02:30with my Appalachia roots.

02:31Well, I'm really happy for you.

02:32I'm happy you're excited about it.

02:33And, I mean, you've been very honest about your health

02:35and everything you've been going through.

02:36So how have you been taking care of yourself,

02:37and how is it to kind of share that information with your fans

02:39and have their support?

02:41I was diagnosed with recurrent pericarditis,

02:43which is a heart condition.

02:45I obviously have had to alter my shows at times

02:47when I'm having a flare,

02:48and I think it was important to me

02:50because we're all our best advocate,

02:52and you have to advocate for yourself.

02:54I was kind of dismissed for a long time

02:56with symptoms that I knew were not normal,

02:59but people just, doctors telling me,

03:01oh, it's anxiety, it's this, and it's like, no.

03:03If you know something's wrong,

03:05you have to be diligent in not taking no for an answer.

03:09And I just wanted to raise awareness for anybody out there,

03:12especially young people.

03:13I take care of myself.

03:14I eat right.

03:14I work out.

03:15But this still happened to me.

03:16And so just being your own best advocate.

03:19Well, we're so proud of you.

03:20I'm so happy for your new music,

03:21and I can't wait to see you on stage.

03:23All right, have fun.

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