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When Liz and her husband Will first started dating, among their first dates were a rodeo and a fishing trip.

This struck Scotty as funny, considering that Liz is more of a city mouse than a country mouse.

At least that's where the discussion began. It ended with Scotty calling Liz a big 'ol liar.

Liz &Scotty learn a little something about skin care.

What is it about Billy Ray Cyrus that keeps getting him gigs?

It's a question that Scotty has asked many times, and it comes up again after Billy's performance at President Trump's inauguration.

More proof, that Scotty is an idiot.

We really enjoyed this visit with Kenny Jay about what Country Music in 2025 may look like.

Kenny is a guy we love working with at Clear 99. He works with radio stations now, but has worked with artists like Morgan Wallen and Hardy on the record label/artists management side of things.

We asked Kenny to come up with a couple of trends he see's for the format in 2025. Not just things that would be important for us as radio people, but things you would find interesting too.

It's a great "peek behind the curtain", and we think you'll enjoy it too.

(:18) Setup

(1:41) Kenny's credentials

(3:30) A brief overview of Country music in 2024, and how things may shift in 2025.

(6:08) A couple of new artists to watch for...Ty Myers & Hudson Westbrook.

(10:44) Where Country Radio and "Nashville" may have gotten off-track in the past few years.

(12:06) The unique story behind the success of Ella Langley and "You Look Like You Love Me".

(18:10) Kenny talks glowingly of the Clear 99 audience.

(18:42) Kassi Ashton

(21:56) The Zach Bryan personal drama, and how it might affect his career.

(23:57) Kenny talks about The Blue Note, and how lucky we are to have it in our backyard.

(25:55) 2025 Tour news

(29:30) Wrap-up

(33:26) A Morning Sip - "Smart Watches"

Kenny on TikTok and Instagram - @KennyJayRadio

Liz on TikTok and Instagram -

@LizzyLedger

Scotty on TikTok and Instagram -

@MyUncleScotty45

Clear 99 on Instagram - @Clear993

No one could play "Baptist Betty", other than Baptist Betty.

Former Clear Crew member, and current CMT Top 20 Country Countdown co-host Carissa Culiner joins us for a look back at a few Country Music stories from 2024.

Since Carissa lives & works in Nashville, and the Country Music industry, we wanted to get her perspective on a couple of things.

Plus, it's always good to catch up with our friend and her life!

(:10) Welcome & setup

(1:40) Carissa "Cole"

(2:21) Carissa's trash collection story

(5:19) 2024 and Drew Baldridge

(7:57) Lainey Wilson and making it in Nashville

(11:12) Zach Bryan's career

(19:45) Great, Carissa likes Bobby Bones too

(20:47) Post Malone's impact on Nashville

(28:24) Kassi Ashton!

(31:03) How's your Mama?

(33:24) Coda & prelude

(38:42) The Morning Sip: "Evelyn & Scotty"

TikTok - @lizzyledger & @myunclescotty45

Instagram - @clear993

Facebook - @clear99 & @ClearCountryMornings

Scotty found himself wondering why he even bothers with his normal healthy snacks this time of year.

Yellowstone, which started 6 years ago, is done.

Sometimes it seemed like 6 years between seasons!

Liz & Scotty talk about the final episode, and how they think it all wrapped up.

Wrapped up for now anyway. There is talk of more Yellowstone coming in a different series, and they talk about that too!

Christmas is a popular time of year for proposals.

Scotty wondered if ladies would PREFER to be proposed to on a day, independent of another holiday.

We heard different opinions, and different holidays...