Carly Pearce and her dog June.Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty
Carly Pearceand her pup June Jolene are a paw-fect pair!
Carly Pearce and June.Jason Kempin/Getty
Ahead of the show, Pearce posted an Iams-sponsored video to Instagram featuring June playing with her brother Johnny, who is Pearce’s mother Jackie’s dog.
“We’re best friends and our puppies are best friends,” Pearce says of her mom in the clip, which she captioned, “June and I loved partnering with@iamsfor the#CMTawards. Her presence throughout this last year has been such a comfort to me. Don’t forget to tune in Wednesday at 8/7c to catch more of our story.”
In April, Pearce celebrated June’s birthday on Instagram, writing, “HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY TO MY GIRL 💗🐶🎂 I can’t even begin to explain how much joy you’ve brought me over the last year.”
At the CMT Music Awards this year, Pearce is nominated for female video of the year for her song “Next Girl.”
Pearce debuted “Next Girl” last September, amid the finalization of her divorce from fellow country singerMichael Ray. In “Next Girl,” she sings of hidden “red flags” and self-blame after a breakup.
“You’re gonna think it’s all your fault / It’s just a switch that he turns off / He’ll make you think it’s love / But I promise you it’s not,” she sings.
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Elsewhere in the tune, Pearce speaks directly to whomever will be the so-called next girl as she tracks the crumbling of a relationship.
“Hey next girl, you don’t know me/ I’m just the one he says went crazy on him/ That’s just what he does/ But once upon a time I was/ The next girl, I’ve been where you’re at/ You overlook a lot when he looks like that/ He’ll charm your mama with that smile/ Hide the red flags for a little while,” she sings.
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In a press release at the time, Pearce said, “We live in a world where there are so many smooth-talking guys who’re so quick to sweep you off your feet — and they always have a story about the girl before.”
“So when we were asking ourselves, ‘What wouldPatty Lovelessdo?’ We figured not only would she warn the girl, she’d turn overallthe cards: how he works, how he talks about the old girlfriend, what he’ll do once he’s got her,” she continued.
Pearce said she was “nervous” to record “Next Girl,” especially followingthe deathofher longtime producer busbee, but she quickly felt reassured and connected to the message once she was in the studio.
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In conversation withThe Kelleigh Bannen ShowonApple Music Country, Pearce explained how broken relationships inspired the cautionary song.
“If a girl has not experienced this yet, God bless them that they haven’t — they’re going to,” she said. “And I feel like the song is almost like preparation and also an anthem of just, like, this has nothing. … We as women think it has to do with us. It has nothing to do with us and everything to do with them.”
source: people.com
