Old Dominion, de vocal group wey dey chop award every year since 2018 for di CMA, no just wake up one day become star. Dem put for years of work before dem start dey win award. Lead singer Matthew Ramsey tok sey, "We don be band for like 20 years now. And we don dey operate for dis level, you know, we dey do well, for 10 years now, so e don be long journey."
Trevor Rosen quick yan sey OD no be overnight success. "E be like e take forever," he admit. "But we spend plenty years dey learn how to write sweet song for Nashville before we even think about to be band. And when we decide to be band, plenty years we dey inside van and trailer dey build am fan by fan. So e dey always funny me when people dey look am like e happen overnight."
Friendship na Key
One of di main ingredient wey dey make di band dey last long na friendship. Geoff Sprung tok sey, "I no think sey we for don reach here if we no dey enjoy ourselves as friends, dey yarn about di eight to 10 years wey we dey really hustle. Di reason wey dey make us dey come back na because when we enter dat van, e dey sweet us to dey interact with dis guys."
CMA Awards Performance
OD go do medley of dem hits for di 59th CMA Awards, wey go show live from Nashville Bridgestone Arena start from 8 p.m. ET for ABC. Matthew yan sey, "E be nice long performance too. Sometimes dose performance, dem dey quick pass and you no dey really remember wetin happen, but dis one go feel like small mini-show and e suppose get plenty energy."
Celebrating 'Meat and Candy'
Old Dominion dey celebrate 10 years of dem debut album, 'Meat and Candy'. Brad Tursi yan sey, "So we go play, you know, as many hits as we fit cram inside wetin be dat, 4 and half minutes." Di group dey also hope to break dem own record for consecutive wins as Vocal Group of the Year. Brad laugh yan sey, "Di best kind of record to break, really."
- Friendship dey help dem dey together.
- Dem go perform medley of dem hits for CMA Awards.
- Dem dey celebrate 10 years of 'Meat and Candy'.