I feel like I am a celebrity for no reason, like people are resentful I didn't have to play bars for 10 years to get a record deal.

[Carnival Ride] is part of a line from my favorite song on the album, "Wheel of the World." It sums up everything that's happened to me. It's nuts to think of where I was a couple of years ago.

Save me from this road I'm on, Jesus take the wheel.

Above all, God wanted us to love others. We have to love each other and get on with each other, she added. It's not up to me to judge anybody.

I can't believe this is happening to me. The weirdest thing is it was just a dream, and now it's actually real. It's hard to believe sometimes.

We see new male artists have their first single reach No. 1 on the charts, but it generally takes a female a lot longer to build momentum.

There's mistakes that I have made. Some chances I just threw away. Some roads I never should've taken. Been some signs I didn't see. Hearts that I hurt needlessly. Some wounds that I wish I could have one more chance to mend, but it don't make no difference: The past can't be rewritten. You get the life you're given.