Haley at BMI Pop Awards

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These kids. @haleyreinhart @allenstone #latergram #bmipopawards @bmi cc: @bj_olin###

I heard Blake Shelton say, a while back, that Carrie Underwood was embraced by the country artists community right from the beginning. And I think that's been the case for a number of country artists coming from Idol. Which is probably why the general perception is that AI country artist have a better chance of success than Idols trying to make it in genres who's musicians & fans have a somewhat more standoffish attitude towards Idol.

So I love seeing Haley getting to perform w/ & winning over established Jazz artists like Irvin Mayfied, or rock artists Myles Kennedy & Slash. I'm probably even happier to see her more & more around artists like Allen Stone, who is very much a part of, what I think of as, the soul/blues end of the Alt. Rock community, & the niche Haley will be pursuing this go around. The more involved she can be w/ her contemporaries the better IMO. Alt. Rock stations & AAA stations, which is who she'll be looking to for airplay might be more inclined to give her record a chance if she's touring w/ Allen or Grace Potter etc., than if it's just Haley.

Oh also, Hales looks all kinds of sexy in that dress.