AREN’T IN OUR CIRCLE ALL THE TIME.
TIME. >> THANK YOU, KELLY CLARKSON.
WE LOVE HER.
WELCOME BACK TO THE "3rd HOUR OF
TODAY." LIVE IN NASHVILLE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THE CITY IS KNOWN AS THE SONG
WRITING CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.
>> WE DO LOVE YOU, AL.
>> ALSO OF COURSE HOME TO
LANDMARKS LIKE THE GRAND OLE
OPRY, THE BLUEBIRD CAFE.
>> WHERE I’LL BE GOING TONIGHT
WITH MY KIDS.
AND THAT’S NOT ALL THAT MUSIC
CITY HAS TO OFFER.
NOT BY A WILD MILE.
>> HERE TO FILL US IN ON THE
NASHVILLE MUSIC SCENE, WE HAVE
JIMMIE ALLEN WITH US THIS
MORNING.
MORNING. AND HUNTER HAYES.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU GUYS.
WE HAVE BEEN TALKING SO MUCH
ABOUT WHY WE LOVE THIS CITY, BUT
WHAT ABOUT FOR YOU GUYS, EITHER
ONE OF YOU CAN JUMP IN HERE,
WHAT MAKES MUSIC CITY SO IMAGINE
CALL
CALL -- MAGICAL IN YOUR OPINION?
>> IT’S BECOMING THE SILICON
VALLEY OF MUSIC, THERE’S SO MUCH
INNOVATION, NEW GENERAS, IDEAS
FOR THE MUSIC BEST.
IT’S A BEAUTIFUL TIME FOR THE
MUSIC INDUSTRY, AND I FEEL LIKE
THERE’S A LOT OF FIRE HERE.
>> YEAH, AND WHAT I LOVE MOST
ABOUT NASHVILLE I REMEMBER WHEN
I MOVED HERE WHEN I WAS 7, TRIED
NEW YORK FOR A LITTLE BIT, TRIED
L.A. FOR A WHILE.
IT WAS COOL.
I COULD JUST NEVER FIND MY
CIRCLE OF PEOPLE.
I FEEL LIKE MUSIC IS WHAT GETS
PEOPLE TO NASHVILLE, BUT IT’S
THE PEOPLE AND THE SOUTHERN
HOSPITALITY THAT KEEPS PEOPLE IN
NASHVILLE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
>> SPEAKING OF YOUR CIRCLE, I
KNOW KATHIE LEE IS YOUR CIRCLE.
YOU ARE WORKING ON PRETTY COOL
PROJECTS.
PROJECTS. >> I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME I
GOT TO COME UP AND PLAY, AND WE
MET, AND I GOT TO COHOST WITH
HER AND HODA, AND COHOST WITH
HER, IT WAS AN INSTANT
CONNECTION, AND NOW WE’RE
WORKING ON MUSIC STUFF TOGETHER.
>> FUN STUFF.
>> HIS SUMMER KIND OF REALLY PUT
A SPOTLIGHT ON THE FACT THAT
THIS TOWN AND THIS MUSIC IS
REALLY CHANGING, WHEN YOU HAVE
"OLD TOWN ROAD."
>> LIL NAS X, AND BILLY RAY
CYRUS IS THAT THE KIND OF ENERGY
WE’RE SEEING.
WE’RE SEEING. >> YEAH, IT’S SO MANY GENERAS OF
MUSIC HERE.
MUSIC HERE. YOU FIND GUYS, A GUY NAMED JASON
ESCRI
ESCRI ESCRIGE, PROBABLY ONE OF THE
BEST SINGERS, AND HIM FROM
TAYLOR, A ROCK GIRL NAME ELENA
CROSS.
CROSS. SO MUCH MUSIC.
AND CHRISTIAN MUSIC AS WELL.
CHRISTIAN MUSIC IS BIG HERE FROM
GROUPS LIKE NEWS BOYS, TOEBY
MACK, TO MR. TALK BOX, YOU KNOW,
HE’S BEEN FEATURED ON NOT ONLY
CCM RECORDS AND TOBY MACK ON
RECORDS LIKE BRUNO MARS AND
STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO MUCH MUSIC HERE.
>> AND MORE OF MY FRIENDS ARE
HERE.
HERE. WE MAY BE AN UNLIKELY DUO, BUT
THIS HAS BECOME ONE OF MY SWEET
DEAR FRIENDS, BRIAN ED WELCH,
THE LEAD GUITARIST FOR KORN.
>> I LOVE YOU KATHY.
>> SO COOL.
>> WHEN I SHOWED A PICTURE OF
HIM ON INSTAGRAM, HE WAS AT MY
HOUSE, HAVING A GET TOGETHER,
JUST ANOTHER WILD AND WEIRD
NIGHT IN NASHVILLE.
PEOPLE GO, I DON’T KNOW JESUS
MAKES HOUSE CALLS.
>> HUNTER, YOU KNOW, LAST
HOLIDAY SEASON, I GOT TO COME
OUT AND HANG OUT YOUR FAMILY,
MAKE SOME GUMBO, WHAT ARE YOU
GUYS DOING FOR THANKSGIVING?
>> GREAT QUESTION.
IT’S BEEN A BUSY YEAR.
WE HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD A LOT,
SO I THINK THE WHOLE THEME OF
THIS HOLIDAY SEASON IS, AGAIN,
STILLNESS.
STILLNESS. JUST SLOW IT DOWN FOR A LITTLE
BIT.
BIT. BREATHING AND JUST KIND OF BEING
WITH EACH OTHER AGAIN, YOU KNOW.
>> WE SHOULD CONGRATULATION
JIMMIE ALLEN WHILE HE’S HERE.
>> WHILE TALKING ABOUT
ENGAGEMENTS, WE HEAR
CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER.
>> YEAH, I GOT ENGAGED.
GOT A BABY GIRL DUE IN MARCH.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> CONGRATULATIONS. >> SO I’M EXCITED.
>> THAT’S LEXY, SHE’S DARLING.
>> YOU PROBABLY HAVE PLENTY OF
BABY BOOTS.
BABY BOOTS. >> AIDEN SAID HE WAS READY TO BE
A BIG BROTHER AND PROTECTOR, AND
MY SISTER, HER BABY IS DUE, I
THINK, THE NEXT WEEK OR
SOMETHING.
SOMETHING. SHE LOOK LIKE SHE’S READY TO POP
NOW.