Ashley McBryde: ‘No Room On The Record For Your Opinion’

Ashley McBryde has announced that her forthcoming album titled The Devil I Know will be released on September 8. And she says that she did it her way.

Ashley said in a statement, "When it was time to put together The Devil I Know, my band and I did what we always do: got together in the purple building in East Nashville, played through a bunch of songs, and discussed where we wanted it to go. We decided to take all the things that people tend to give us a hard time for and turn it up."

She continued, "'Y'all are too country.' We leaned into that – more country it is. 'Y'all are awfully rock-leaning for a country artist.' Is that so? You ain't seen nothin' yet. 'Last thing y'all need is another tender, finger-pickin' song.' Oh? Tender makes you uneasy, cowboy? I hear you. Let's see how much more tender we can be. We listened to all those opinions and said, 'I hear you. I understand what you're saying.' But sadly, there's no room on the record for your opinion. We'll do what we want."

McBryde also released a new song from the project called "Learned To Lie." She said of the new song, "'Learned to Lie' was a hard one; I wrote it with Sean McConnell and Nicolette Hayford. After it was written, I called my mom to let her know that I had told a little bit more of our story as a family. I said, 'It's going to be hard to hear, but none of it is untrue.'"

Ashley will be performing in Nashville for CMA Fest's 50th Anniversary at Nissan Stadium next week. She will be on the road throughout the summer for a slew of headlining, festival shows, and tour dates with Eric Church and Jelly Roll.

Made For This (Ashley McBryde and Travis Meadows)
Coldest Beer in Town (Ashley McBryde, Autumn McEntire, and Nicolette Hayford)
Light On In The Kitchen (Ashley McBryde, Jessi Alexander, and Connie Harrington)
Women Ain't Whiskey (Ashley McBryde, Hillary Lindsey, Jon Nite, and Chris LaCorte)
Learned To Lie (Ashley McBryde, Nicolette Hayford, and Sean McConnell)
The Devil I Know (Ashley McBryde, Jeremy Stover, and Bobby Pinson)
Single At The Same Time (Ashley McBryde, Benjy Davis, and Andy Albert)
Cool Little Bars (Ashley McBryde, Trick Savage, and Lainey Wilson)
Whiskey and Country Music (Ashley McBryde, John Osborne, and Lee Thomas Miller)
Blackout Betty (Ashley McBryde, Aaron Raitiere, and Nicolette Hayford)
6th Of October (Ashley McBryde, Blue Foley, and CJ Field)

This could be a big week for Ashley McBryde as she attends the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards as a double nominee on Sunday (2/5). Her fifth and sixth GRAMMY nominations are for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for her chart-topping duet "Never Wanted To Be That Girl" with Carly Pearce and for Best Country Album for her project Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville.

When she got the news a few weeks ago, she said in a statement, "I'm so proud to be able to share these nominations with so many friends and collaborators – for a duet we wrote and took to No. 1 with Carly and the entire cast of Lindeville, where we gave ourselves the opportunity to change the approach and make decisions based solely on serving the songs." She added, "I've always said that recognition from the Recording Academy and joining the Grand Ole Opry are the two best things that could ever happen to you as an artist, so here I stand just in awe of this moment. It's such an honor to be right here right now. And especially in such good company."

Ashley has had a few significant years in country music. She will perform "Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville Live," featuring the cast of collaborators and special guests performing songs at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium on February 15 and 16.

Here, we take a look at her last few years in country music. Will she become one of country's newest Grammy darlings this week?