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Married to the Music with Hanley Riggs

Married To The Musicis a podcast that takes you behind the scenes into the lives of country music artists and their spouses. We explore what it’s really like to be married to someone in the spotlight about the challenges, the triumphs, and the everyday life that fans rarely see. From navigating parenthood and relationships to balancing personal dreams while supporting a partner’s career, we dive into the trials and tribulations of being a country artist’s significant other. Through

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41:12

Mandi Payton (Elvie Shane): Love, Sacrifice, and...

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2026/04/10

Mandi Payton, wife of Elvie Shane, joins Married To The Music for a raw and emotional conversation about motherhood, marriage, and life behind country music. From raising her son at a young age to becoming the foundation behind Elvie’s early career, Mandi shares what it looked like to support a dream while managing real life at home. She opens up about long stretches apart, learning trust and communication in a relationship shaped by the road, and the powerful moment she first heard “My

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Sara Brice (Lee Brice): Faith, Family and The Farm

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2026/04/03

Sara Brice, wife of Lee Brice, joins Married to the Music for a heartfelt conversation about their love story, raising a family, faith, songwriting, and what life really looks like behind one of country music’s biggest names. Sara shares growing up in Youngstown, Ohio, discovering music through poetry and her grandmother, and how that led her to songwriting. She opens up about meeting Lee on the beach when they were young, falling in love before his career took off, and standing by him through

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32:47

Chase Fann (Madeline Merlo): Trust, Stability and...

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2026/03/27

What’s it really like being married to a country artist? Chase Fann joins Married to the Music to share a real, grounded look at building a relationship in the middle of the music industry. He talks about growing up near Nashville, becoming a lawyer, and meeting Madeline Merlo right before COVID, when their relationship had time to grow in a more intentional way. Chase also opens up about supporting a partner through touring, career highs and lows, and the constant balancing act between two

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54:19

Hannah Ellis & Nick Wayne: Marriage In The Music World

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2026/03/20

Country artists Hannah Ellis and Nick Wayne join Married to the Music to share how their Kentucky and Nashville roots shaped their paths into country music — and how a Nashville artist apartment building unexpectedly brought them together. They open up about navigating competition within a relationship in the music industry, the importance of having hobbies outside of music like golf, cooking, and scrapbooking, and what life really looks like on the road while preparing to welcome their first

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38:41

Peyton Niemann (Jerrod Niemann): Trust, Boundaries &...

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2026/03/13

Country music, Nashville relationships, and life behind the industry — Peyton Niemann joins Married to the Music to share what it really takes to build a strong relationship in the music business. Peyton talks about growing up in Florida, attending the University of Texas, and eventually finding her way to Nashville, where music, career, and love all began to intersect. She shares how her path evolved from competitive figure skating and dreams of becoming a forensic pathologist to songwriting,

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34:55

Hally Cooper (Cooper Alan): Fashion, Faith, and the...

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2026/03/06

Hally Cooper, the wife of Cooper Alan, joins Married to the Music for a real behind-the-scenes conversation about growing up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and what it actually looks like building a life in Nashville when your partner is chasing the dream. Hally talks about being the “chatty kid” growing up, studying fashion textiles at NC State, and how a summer internship in New York City helped her realize what she didn’t want and pushed her to rethink her path. She also opens

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40:21

Chloe Crawford (Shane Profitt): Love, Friendship &...

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2026/02/27

Florida girls unite. Chloe Crawford- Shane Profitt’s fiancée, joins Married To The Music for an honest, behind-the-scenes look at what life really feels like when your partner is building a career on the road. She shares how they met in true Nashville fashion, what it takes to maintain trust and communication in the music industry, and how she balances supporting his dreams while continuing to build a life of her own at home. The conversation dives into independence, friendship,

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Meghan Patrick (Mitchell Tenpenny): Healing, Marriage...

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2026/02/20

Country artist Meghan Patrick joins Married To The Music for a deeply honest conversation about her journey from Ontario to Nashville, the life-changing snowboarding injury that pushed her fully toward music, and how personal experiences have shaped both her songwriting and her purpose. She opens up about healing, family dynamics, finding confidence in the industry, and building a career from the ground up — plus the real story of how she met husband Mitchell Tenpenny, what makes their

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45:40

Kristen Brust (LoCash): Radio Hustle & Finding Love...

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2026/02/13

She left Michigan for radio, survived divorce and career burnout, then rebuilt her life inside Nashville’s country music machine. Kristen Brust, wife of LoCash’s Preston Brust, shares the untold reality of loving an artist while protecting your own identity.Kristen walks through her path from country radio promotions to Big Machine Records, the loneliness of life on the road, hitting rock bottom during a divorce, and the unexpected night she met Preston. She opens up about marriage under

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The People Behind Country Music’s Biggest Stars Are...

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2026/01/14

Married to the Music is a new podcast with honest, behind-the-scenes conversations with the husbands, wives, and partners of today’s top country artists. These men and women aren’t just the plus one they’re entrepreneurs, creatives, parents, and powerhouse individuals building lives in and around Nashville. Each episode dives into love, identity, ambition, and what it really looks like to be married to someone in the spotlight from how they met, to balancing careers and family, to

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