The Red Clay Strays On What Inspired "People Hatin'," Beating Old Dominion for Best Vocal Group | CMA Awards 2025 - video Dailymotion

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The Red Clay Strays caught up with Rania Aniftos on the Winners Walk at the CMA Awards 2025.

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00:00Just because he says he only speaks for himself, not the group, what did you just say to me?

00:04Before this one, I would thank I'm speaking for everybody.

00:10The Billboard Award was our favorite, really.

00:13We're very honored.

00:14It's sitting up on my mantle, and it definitely weighs more than this.

00:17And it's gold, so that's fine.

00:19Take that, CMAs.

00:20I love Billboard. I subscribe to y'all. I get magazines. That's cool.

00:24Can I get some free magazines, dude?

00:26I think so. I'm always the one in charge of who gets the awards.

00:32What about a free year subscription? Let me get one of them.

00:35I don't even get one of those.

00:37Cold-blooded.

00:40We're here with the Red Clay Strays.

00:42They have just taken down Old Dominion, the constant winners.

00:47I don't think any of us like the way you win.

00:49I will word it that way, because they were the longtime winners, and you guys finally took over the crown.

00:54I mean, how does it feel?

00:57It's cool, you know, but we don't really let it go to our heads.

01:01It's not why we do it.

01:03So, like I said earlier, it's like a fine line between just being thankful for it,

01:06but also not letting it go to your head and don't think too much about it.

01:09It's just icing on the cake, I guess.

01:11It's true. It's true.

01:12And you guys also performed tonight.

01:13You performed People Hayden, which is about people need to stop Hayden.

01:17Was there a particular event that inspired that, or just a general sense, you know,

01:22especially with everything going on in the world right now?

01:25The performance at the CMAs, or the song?

01:28The song and the performance, I guess?

01:29The song, we wrote the song last April, or June.

01:36April.

01:37And it's just something we just wrote together in the studio, because we were tired of it.

01:41Every one of us has a different opinion politically and religiously in ways,

01:44and we all managed to be a band together, so that's what inspired the song.

01:48We all love one another no matter what, and that's what the rest of the world should be able to do, I think.

01:53Yeah.

01:53Absolutely. You'd think that it was easier.

01:56I mean, I guess that you...

01:57It's not easy.

01:58Yeah.

01:58Ain't nobody said that, you know.

02:00Yeah.

02:00I mean, I think it's pretty easy to love one another, and you guys are definitely showing that,

02:04and it's really beautiful, you know?

02:05It's easier said than done, I think.

02:06And a lot of people gave us a lot of crap for being a...

02:10The song was a neutral stance, and there was a lot of stuff going on in the country,

02:13but like Brandon always says, loving one another is the call to action,

02:17and that's hard.

02:18To love your enemy is a very hard thing to do, and that's all we're saying to do,

02:21is just love your enemy.

02:22That's a call to action.

02:23Yeah.

02:24And, I mean, no better person to win this award, clearly.

02:27Such beautiful spirits.

02:28You guys are awesome.

02:29Thank you so much.

02:29So thank you so much for coming by.

02:32I mean, you guys are great, and I'm looking forward to the next one next year,

02:35and we can celebrate again, and then hopefully at the Billboard Awards as well.

02:39Yeah, dude, let's go.

02:41Yeah, you guys are awesome.

02:42Thank you so much.

02:43Thank you so much.

02:43God bless you.

The Red Clay Strays On What Inspired "People Hatin'," Beating Old Dominion for Best Vocal Group | CMA Awards 2025

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