Carly Pearce reveals what success secretly cost her
Montag, 2. November 2026 · 51 min
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Over the past decade, Carly Pearce has been one of country music’s most successful female artists with half a dozen platinum singles. She's won four ACM awards and another three CMAs. Her new album, “Honest Woman,” takes a bold look at the price of that success.
"I lost the ability to see myself"
Dollywood at 16, Nashville at 19
"Dream Come True" and the house at the end of the cul-de-sac
The award, and the text messages the next morning
The heartbreak ballad that felt like career suicide
Cleaning Airbnbs in a ten-year town
The caveman and the diamond
"It was whiplash"
Was it all worth it?
Circus animals: the truth about touring
Going back to her bluegrass roots
"There's no timeline"
The weirdo music kid who started writing at 11
The songs that scared her
"Church Girl," faith, and the backlash
Finding her sound with Dan Tyminski and Molly Tuttle
Losing busbee and what he told her at the end
Kelsea Ballerini, her safe place
Her mom's note: "You are enough"
Finding the joy again
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