Chris Stapleton & Carly Pearce On Their Dream Collaboration, Working With Chris Stapleton's Wife Morgan Stapleton & More | ACM Awards 2025 - video Dailymotion

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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.

Chris Stapleton & Carly Pearce On Their Dream Collaboration, Working With Chris Stapleton's Wife Morgan Stapleton & More | ACM Awards 2025

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