The Music Universe Podcast

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The Music Universe Podcast is the flagship talk show of the largest independently-circulated music news site, The Music Universe. The show features conversations with diverse superstars from Garth Brooks and Gene Simmons to Dionne Warwick; newly minted superstars such as Parker McCollum and The War and Treaty. Co-hosts Matt Bailey & Buddy Iahn also chat with up-and-coming artists they think need to be on your radar. Plus, the pair take you on their own adventures as they travel and cover the biggest events in music and entertainment.
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Episode 223 with Brian Kelley
Friday, 20 June, 2025

Building on the soundtrack of his life, diamond-selling superstar Brian Kelley drops his latest solo offering, Sunshine State of Mind Season Two, Chapter One, today (Fri, June 20th). The full-length independent project features 14 tracks co-written by Kelley, as he returns to his personal mantra, and the feel-good foundation of his acclaimed solo career.Kelley’s new songs were penned alongside his 2021 release, Sunshine State of Mind Season One, and saved for another day. Much has changed in the years since – including delivering two more albums (Tennessee Truth and Ed & Mary Margaret’s Son) – but its sing-along themes remain relevant, with creative passion and country-born pride expressed through Kelley’s laid-back beach town vibe.Kelley’s expansive creativity was recently showcased on Fox's The Masked Singer season 13, where he made it to the show’s final round. Unmasked as the Mad Scientist Monster, judge Robin Thicke applauded his closing performance as the “best vocal of the season.”Starting July 24th in Savannah, Georgia, Kelley will hit the road to headline his Sunshine State of Mind Tour with dates continuing through September 7th in Raleigh, North Carolina.In this episode, Kelley speaks to us about the fun he had on The Masked Singer, his new album, the tour, and more.