Rising country artist Madison Kozak is on the road this week with Tanya Tucker and the CMT Next Women of Country Tour, opening her first of four shows. Born and raised in Canada and now living in Nashville, Kozak chatted with Hot 20 Countdown about the shows, as well as the new music she’s releasing through the new, female-focused label, Songs of Daughters.
“Growing up, I listened to very classic country music,” she said. “‘Delta Dawn’ was a song I sang over and over again at fairs and festivals back home in Ontario. So getting to open for an artist like Tanya is such a dream, something I never thought would be possible. I’m also heading out on the road with Willie Nelson this spring. I’m so pumped to be carrying the torch of traditional country that needs to be heard and represented in 2020.”
CMT: First off, let’s talk about your record deal with Songs and Daughters, which is a female-driven and female-focused label. Tell me why you felt it was the right move for you as an artist.
Kozak: I’m very proud to be a woman in country music. When I think about all my biggest heroes in country music who’ve influenced me, it’s people like Tanya Tucker, Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton, Shania Twain and I’m like, “Oh, wait, yeah, they’re all females.”
It never really occurred to me that that was the streamline that kept them all together in my brain. But yeah, I’m proud to be a part of this force of a female-led label, a female-artist focused label as well. It feels like a movement. I’m proud to be part of it.
