Mind Over Melody

Episode 8: Life, Love, & the Cycle of Success w/ Walker Hayes

53 min · 14. apr. 2025
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Join Emily & Sam as they chat with Monument Records recording artist Walker Hayes, a singer/songwriter whose smash hit “Fancy Like” topped every country music sales and streaming chart, spent more than six months at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart, hit the top 5 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Songs, hit No. 1 at country radio, and gave Hayes his first GRAMMY Award nomination as an artist for Best Country Song. In this episode, Hayes outlines his journey of wins, losses, family, & his relationship with Jesus Christ.

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