I think I find new idols every day - someone that says something really inspiring, is successful, has character.

There's been a shift: Country music is popular music now. Every other genre wants to come over to our land.

Country music has always sort of been country music.

I do appreciate every single dollar I earn.

You have a career, and you start as a business person. And you work your way, you reach this peak, and you know the time's going to come when you go back down.

I'm an outdoors girl - I like to go fishing, riding four-wheelers, hunting.

I don't know where "bro country" came from or what it really means, but a lot of those guys are my buddies and I ­support their music. Within ­country there are lots of styles: stone-cold country, like Brandy Clark, and there's Florida Georgia Line with what they do, which is completely different and bringing a whole new audience. There's room for everyone.