“The hundreds or thousands of dumb ideas that I’ve had are what led me to my good ideas,” Swift said. While reflecting on her career, Swift said she always tried to “make the right decision” for herself at the time “whether or not it had ever been successfully done before.” Though oftentimes in the industry many “want an example of something working before,” Swift noted that the “coolest ideas or moves or choices are the new ones, ones that set a new precedent.”Īfter thanking her fans for always supporting her in her career decisions whether it be “switching genres or rerecording all of my old music,” she emphasized, “But I do want to say the thing with these exciting nights and moments and specifically this award that i’m so luck to have gotten is they’re shining a light on the choices I made that worked out.” The entire audience sang 'Happy Birthday' to McGraw, who celebrated his 48th birthday on Friday.Neil Diamond on Living With Parkinson's Disease: 'I Can't Really Fight This Thing, So I Had to Accept It' The label mates paired for 'Small Town Throwdown' at the iHeartRadio Country Festival. The superstar country trio let the audience do most of the singing on crowd favorite, 'Life Is a Highway.'įarr performed songs from his brand-new album, Suffer in Peace. The Arizona native's performance of new single, 'Riser,' was one of the highlights of the iHeartRadio Country Festival. The Perry siblings got a rousing response to their cover of Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson's 'Uptown Funk.' Sporting a plaid shirt and his signature baseball hat, the Georgia native performed chart-toppers, 'Leave the Night On' and 'Take Your Time,' among other songs from his debut album. The 'Southern Style' singer not only walked into the audience but also ended up crowd surfing during his iHeartRadio Country Festival set. The West Virginia native proved his guitar prowess during a high-energy set that included newest single, 'Crushin' It.' In addition to dazzling the crowd with hits including 'Girl Crush' and 'Day Drinking,' Little Big Town's Karen Fairchild also came out on stage to sing 'Diamond Rings and Old Barstools' with Tim McGraw. Image Credit: Gary Miller/FilmMagic/Gettyįresh off her run as Roxie Hart in the Broadway musical, Chicago, Jennifer Nettles co-hosted the iHeartRadio Country Festival with Darius Rucker.

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