00:00We're backstage at the CMA Awards with first-time nominee Tucker Wetmore up for
00:06New Artist of the Year. How are you feeling going into the show? Nervous. A little nervous,
00:10but excited. We were at Whiskey Jam last night and I think Ward Gunther's at a best use like
00:14this might be the most stacked new artist category I feel like we have ever seen. I
00:18think it is. I was just looking at the list yesterday actually and it's Ella, Zach, me,
00:25Shabuzi, Stephen Wilson, you know, and it's all over the place too. It's all country,
00:30but it's different kinds and different aspects of country and it's just it's so
00:34amazing to be a part of it. There's so much time. Whoever wins it is more than, honestly,
00:40more than deserving. Exactly, and you're gonna have a big moment in the show. You are
00:43performing. I am. What are you performing? I am Wind Up Missing You. Okay. Did you forget?
00:48It's been a long day. Which song? Okay, great. Wind Up Missing You. That's gonna be a fun
00:53moment for sure. If you're up there, like who do you not want to make eye contact
00:56with? Because it's actually all your friends and peers that are right there in
00:59the audience. Like who would make you giggle if you made eye contact with them?
01:02Gavin Adcock. Oh my god, yeah. No, you can't look at Gavin. He'll be doing something so stupid.
01:06I just saw him right on the corner. Yeah, good buddy of mine, Bailey as well. Another good
01:11buddy of mine. So if I look at, I'm probably gonna crack a smile. I'm hoping not to look at
01:17Chris Sableton or Cody Johnson. No, you can't look at either of them. Because I'll probably
01:20just freak out inside, you know. Forget the lyrics. Yeah, exactly. Just don't look at
01:24anyone the whole time. Eyes closed. Are you doing this? Is this like full band
01:27performance? Are you doing something on the piano? No, it's full band. Okay, got it. So it's
01:30gonna be super kind of just down the middle. Yeah. You know, it's my first, it's my
01:36first time doing like a big performance like this on a, on a award show. So it's, what we
01:42want to do is just, it's me and my band guys and you know, some lights in the back.
01:46Nothing crazy. You know, there's no pyro. Yep. We're just nothing. No fireworks. Okay.
01:51It's gonna be super simple and super full. I love this. What are you wearing on the red
01:54carpet? Clothes. Clothes. Yeah, you have no idea. Someone's gonna hand you something
01:58tomorrow and you're gonna walk out the door and wear it. No, it's kind of cool. I turned
02:00on today. It's a, it's like a black and blue type thing and my chest is showing, obviously.
02:08Obviously. Is there a limit? Because I was, last night we were at Whiskey Jam, I was like,
02:12you started with like a vest and your shirt was buttoned and then I looked down a while
02:14later and I was like, how many more, like, is there a limit to the buttons or does the
02:17limit not exist? You run out. I mean, you run out of buttons, but like, do you, did they're
02:21just all open then? Uh, yeah. Uh, I mean, I don't do it. You don't? I don't go all the
02:27way. No? You never, you never. So there is a button that you like know to stop at. Just
02:32you feel it out. You know, I don't really know how to answer that question. Just give me a
02:37shit. Oh my gosh. All right. Three, two, one is top 10 this week, which is also huge.
02:42Yep. You gotta be like freaking out. Like what a fun, this is a great time. I feel
02:45like everything correct is happening. Everything good that could happen is
02:49happening. And, um, I'm just, um, I'm sitting back and just enjoying it all.
02:54As you should. All right. Tucker Whitmore backstage at the CMAs.
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