Max McNown caught up with Billboard's Jessica Nicholson at Country Power Players 2025.
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00:00Well, thank you so much for being here and being part of the Country Power Players event.
00:04This has been such a great year for you.
00:06Like, you've got the deluxe version of your album.
00:08When it comes to adding songs to projects like that,
00:11how do you go about deciding which songs will be the best for that?
00:14That's a good question.
00:15So, Night Diving was actually initially just incomplete.
00:18I've always viewed it as a larger album, as a double album.
00:22And so, we put out Night Diving while we were kind of working on finishing the rest to give the fans something.
00:27But I've always seen Night Diving, the cost of growing up, as a full body of work.
00:31Yeah, I love that.
00:32Well, so we're also launching into CMA Fest this week.
00:35What are you most looking forward to?
00:36You know, it's short and sweet, but I'm really excited for two songs in the Nissan Stadium.
00:41That's going to be incredible.
00:42I'm looking at it right out here right now, and I'm like, that looks big.
00:46So, what is your game plan to not be nervous out there?
00:50Box breathing.
00:51Yeah, in for four, hold for four, out for four.
00:53That's all I do every time.
00:54Well, you're going to be so busy.
00:55Are you going to have any chance to see other people out and about?
00:58Is there anyone in particular you want to see while you're here?
01:00I mean, I just met Billy Zimmerman.
01:02That was an honor.
01:03So, I'm really excited to see who else I say hi to.
01:05Absolutely.
01:06Well, if you could, because there are so many collaborations in country music at the moment.
01:10Is there anyone in particular you would love to collab with?
01:14That's a really good question.
01:16I'm going to go with Ella Langley.
01:18I love that.
01:18Yeah.
01:19That's perfect.
01:19Well, thank you so much for being here.
01:21We appreciate it.
01:21Of course.
01:22Thank you so much for having me.
01:22Thank you for being here.