HARDY
On this week's episode of Artist Friendly, Joel Madden is joined by HARDY.\nGrowing up in the small town of Philadelphia, Mississippi, HARDY was introduced to heavy music in high school. Soon, he fell in love with n\xfc metal and metalcore, including System of a Down, Linkin Park, and August Burns Red.\nIt\u2019s all culminated in an overlap of country and hardcore within his own music, where HARDY has scratched out a unique space.\nHis 2023 album,\xa0the mockingbird & THE CROW, was split into two halves \u2014 country and hard rock \u2014 the latter featuring a collaboration with A Day to Remember\u2019s Jeremy McKinnon. Since then, it\u2019s hit No. 1 on the Top Country Albums, Top Rock Albums, and Top Hard Rock Albums charts and rose to No. 4 on the Billboard 200.\nListen to their conversation on Artist Friendly wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also watch the episode over at Veeps.\xa0\n-------\n\nHost: Joel Madden, @joelmadden\nExecutive Producers: Joel Madden, Benji Madden, Jillian King\nProducers: Josh Madden, Joey Simmrin, Janice Leary\nVisual Producer/Editor: Ryan Schaefer\nAudio Producer/Composer: Nick Gray\nMusic/Theme Composer: Nick Gray\nCover Art/Design: Ryan Schaefer\nAdditional Contributors: Anna Zanes, Neville Hardman\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices