BOBBYCAST #656 - Going Extremely Viral & Spending Day with Taylor Swift with Britnee Kellogg

Summary

Bobbycast #656 - Going Extremely Viral & Spending a Day with Taylor Swift with Britnee Kellogg

Host: Bobby Bones
Guests: Britnee Kellogg, Eddie
Release Date: August 10, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode features country artist and viral TikTok sensation Britnee Kellogg, who joins Bobby Bones and Eddie for a candid, funny, and insightful conversation. They explore Britnee's unconventional rise to social media fame through her “Trash Day” segments, how that’s impacting her career as a singer-songwriter, navigating viral success and motherhood, and memorable encounters with country music stars and Taylor Swift. The discussion hits on the realities of building a music career outside Nashville, dealing with online trolls, family life, and what it means to be recognized for the “wrong” thing. It’s an inspiring, hilarious, and deeply relatable episode for artists, fans, and anyone interested in the intersection of music and modern media.

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Table of Contents

• Viral Fame: The "Trash Day" Phenomenon
• Life, Family, and the Nashville Dilemma
• Social Media Hustle vs. Musicianship
• The Realities of Going Viral
• Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments
• Most Likable Country Stars & Industry Insights
• Taylor Swift: A Day with an Icon
• Navigating Parenting & Career
• Managing Viral Shift & Security
• Pop Culture, Docs & True Crime
• Promoting Music, Upcoming Projects, and Merch

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Viral Fame: The "Trash Day" Phenomenon

[02:45–10:57]

• Bobby introduces Britnee as the “Trash Can Lady” from TikTok who drags her trash can and roasts trolls.
• Origin Story: Trash Day started after Britnee’s son faced online bullying post–Taylor Swift ERAS tour (05:38). Taking out the haters’ comments “with the trash” was meant as catharsis.
• She began sleuthing trolls—finding details on their profiles and humorously exposing contradictions.
• The segment became a signature, amassing hundreds of thousands of likes and a devoted “appointment viewing” audience.
• “Somebody actually bought a ticket to my show thinking I was a comedian!” —Britnee describing a fan gifting her the iconic trash mug, which became Trash Day swag (06:40)
• Merch success: First run of mugs with her logo (“Have the day you deserve”) sold out in 30 minutes (07:06).

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Life, Family, and the Nashville Dilemma

[11:06–16:11]

• Britnee emphasizes she lives in Arizona, not Nashville, due to custody clauses from her first marriage (11:06).
• She’s commuted monthly to Nashville for her career since age 22 and navigated industry challenges from afar.
• “Must be present to win—that’s really affected my career.”
• Her oldest son just graduated high school and is autistic, with deep interests in airplanes and Legos (13:46).
• She juggles three kids (two older boys, one 8-year-old daughter), sharing honest insights about parenting and the sacrifices involved.

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Social Media Hustle vs. Musicianship

[15:29–22:15]

• Social boom: Gaining millions of followers on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook, especially in the last 4 months (08:41).
• Bobby highlights that despite viral content, her music is strong and worth hearing.
• Discussion of platform revenue: Facebook/Meta pays most, TikTok pays worst (21:09)
• “I’ve built my following around my music. ...I don’t know, it’s been a wild journey.” —Britnee (22:06)
• On being “unseen” by the Nashville country community: “I feel so unseen by the country music community.” (22:39)

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The Realities of Going Viral

[22:15–25:43, 28:08-33:28]

• They dissect the grind for attention—how even great talent can go unnoticed without the right moment, style, and luck.
• Not signed to a label, Britnee embraces independence: “I love what I do...I get to do what I love and tour and that’s all you can ask for, I guess.” (24:11)
• Bobby: “Don’t get resentful of Trash Day, but don’t stop.” (28:08)
• Britnee reflects on her identity as both “the Trash Lady” and an artist—embracing her viral niche while remaining true to her music.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

Calling Out Trolls with Humor

• “There was one, at one point, someone was like, you really shouldn’t be doing this. Like as an artist...and I’m like, I really don’t care. I’ve always done my own thing anyway.” —Britnee (06:08)

On Being Recognized

• “I’ll be in the airport, and somebody’s like, you’re the trash broad. I’m like, ‘bra-broad, amazing!’ But then sometimes they’re like, you’re the singer.” —Britnee (30:39)

On Social Media Revenue

• “TikTok money is not. Facebook money is where it’s at.” —Britnee (21:07)

Bobby’s Empathy with Anonymity

• “There’s so many people vying for just 15 seconds of attention that it’s really hard.” —Bobby (24:04)

On Parental Burnout

• “If someone said, ‘Here’s a pill, and you’re going to take this pill, and it’ll tell you everything it’s gonna feel like to have a newborn’…I think I might have said, put it back in, I don’t want it!” —Bobby (34:27)

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Most Likable Country Stars & Industry Insights

[41:50–47:10]

• The hosts and Britnee list the nicest country stars they’ve met:
  • Britnee: Gretchen Wilson (“not what I was expecting…so kind,” [42:35]), and recounts collaborating on an upcoming song.
  • Eddie: Garth Brooks (“just always so nice,” [43:54]).
  • Bobby: Little Big Town (“odds are one of them should be a jerk… but all four of them are equally great,” [45:53]).
• Group mentions: Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift, Russell Dickerson, Keith Urban—discussing how genuine kindness in private and public settings matters.
• Memorable story: Britnee spent a day with Taylor Swift after winning a “Sing Like Taylor Swift” contest in 2009 ([44:22]).

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Taylor Swift: A Day with an Icon

[44:22–45:17]

• Britnee recalls winning a radio contest to “spend the day” with Taylor Swift during the Fearless era. Taylor was genuine, welcoming, and called her “Brit” by the end of the day.
• “She was so nice. By the end of the day, she was calling me Brit and just so kind.” —Britnee (45:13)

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Navigating Parenting & Career

[33:53–38:20]

• Advice on best ages for kids (“three is the best—sweet angel age,” [35:09]; Eddie says seven: “they start acting like themselves…what they’re going to be like as a person,” [36:13]).
• Toughest parts of teething, being an older parent, and the difference of raising boys and girls.
• “My daughter, she’s like my best friend.” —Britnee (35:39)

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Managing Viral Shift & Security

[51:00–54:32]

• Bobby and Britnee discuss the weirdness of security that comes with bigger fame (including needing security detail, Bobby receiving threats).
• Britnee: “Everywhere I go, someone’s like, ‘Oh my gosh, you’re Britnee…’” (53:40).
• She shares a recent experience of playing an Oregon show where the fan enthusiasm and demand for her signature hit new levels.
• “Normally I can go stand at my merch table…but I couldn’t even go stand at my merch table because, like, everyone was, like, crowding me…” —Britnee (54:21).

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Pop Culture, Docs & True Crime

[54:55–59:00]

• Britnee and Eddie bond over love for true crime podcasts and docs. Recent watches: Maternal Instinct (Netflix docuseries), which they call “one of the most effed up things I’ve ever seen” (58:27).
• Dive into a dark recent case involving psychosis and motherhood, and swap theories and reactions.

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Promoting Music, Upcoming Projects, and Merch

[50:07–51:55]

• Britnee’s new single “Sober” just dropped; recommends “King of Legoland” (about her autistic son) for first-time listeners.
• New duet with Gretchen Wilson, “Sun Don’t Shine,” releasing September.
• Trash Cup demand surges: More being sold at britneekellogg.com ([50:40]).
  • “I just ordered 500.” (50:25)
• All socials: @britneekellogg (B-R-I-T-N-E-E Kellogg, “like the cereal”).

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Fun, Odd & Candid Moments

• Bobby’s comically tortured math/who’s-the-dad calculations with Eddie ([12:11–13:46]).
• Eddie’s Google Street View hack—how to unblur your house ([31:31]).
• Britnee’s “Trash Day” become a weekly event—even on cruise beaches and during vacations ([07:54]).
• Hilarious anecdotes about being mistaken for a comedian at live shows and going viral for calling out the most bizarre troll comments.
• Britnee’s American Idol background—two seasons: Made Top 40 and “Vegas Week” [60:01–60:47].
• Candidly shares Keith Urban avoiding her after their duet to avoid divorce tabloid rumors ([61:47–63:08]).

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Closing Thoughts & Key Takeaways

Britnee Kellogg’s story is a modern roadmap of resilience, humor, and authenticity in a rapidly changing country music landscape. By leveraging viral comedy (“Trash Day”), she has opened new doors for her music and connected deeply with fans—while also navigating the challenges of single mom life, industry gatekeeping, and internet celebrity’s double-edged sword. The episode blends heart, laughter, and industry realism, leaving listeners inspired by Britnee’s honesty and self-driven path.

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Quick Links & Where to Follow Britnee Kellogg

• Music & Merch: britneekellogg.com
• Instagram/TikTok/Facebook: @britneekellogg (B-R-I-T-N-E-E Kellogg)
• Latest Songs: "Sober", "King of Legoland", upcoming duet “Sun Don’t Shine” with Gretchen Wilson

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Key Timestamps

• Trash Day origin & viral journey: 04:49–09:27
• Dealing with internet trolls: 06:27; 09:10; 10:21
• Motherhood & life logistics: 11:06–15:29
• Growth on social: 08:41; 21:00
• Balancing artist/viral identity: 22:15–24:38; 28:08–33:28
• Day with Taylor Swift: 44:22–45:17
• Nicest country stars: 41:50–47:10
• Music, releases, promotion: 50:07–51:55

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Notable Quote:
"Do what you love and love what you do, even if people only know you for dragging a trash can on the internet—if even 18% stick around for your music, that’s a win." — Bobby Bones, [28:27]

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Bottom line:
Britnee Kellogg proves you can be both “the trash lady” and a serious artist—embracing every opportunity, making people laugh, and staying real, regardless of the algorithm.

Transcript

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[Bobby Bones]

All right, welcome. Welcome to this episode with Brittany, Kellogg and Eddie. And everybody kind of just knows a little bit about what's going on. But for you guys watching, we're going to talk about the most likable country stars in just a little bit. Also, Eddie never knows what we're going to talk about. Brittany. Brittany at least knows what we're talking about a little bit today. You never have any idea.

[Eddie]

I didn't even know Brittany was coming.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, no Seriously.

[Eddie]

So this is very exciting.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Surprise.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, so let's start with Brittany. I know you from my TikTok.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

And I was talking to someone about you the other day, and I said, you ever seen Brittany Kellogg when she drags a trash can down and she, like, goes after trolls? And he was like. He said, yeah, I just found out she's a country artist. And I said, I think she's the same. We knew you from that. And that's funny, because sometimes people will come up to me and go, hey, I saw don't you dance, and they don't know what I do is, like, my main job. So you were coming in, and I thought you lived right down the road, but you don't. You don't live in Nashville.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I do not.

[Bobby Bones]

You live in Arizona.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I live in Arizona.

[Bobby Bones]

My mind is blown. I thought you'd literally just. I don't think I would have asked you to come because I wouldn't have wanted you to feel, like, burdened to come do the show.

[Eddie]

Well, you came in just.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Oh, I'm so sorry. Burdened to come do Bobby bumps?

[Bobby Bones]

That's my, like, insecurity is I feel like anybody that's doing anything with me doesn't really want to do it. So whenever you said you didn't live here, then I thought, oh, maybe Franklin.

[Malcolm Gladwell]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

Which is still kind of a long

[Bobby Bones]

drive, but, yeah, 40 minutes.

[Brittany Kellogg]

You bought your plane ticket, Got on a plane yesterday.

[Eddie]

That's crazy.

[Bobby Bones]

And you came here for this?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah, of course.

[Bobby Bones]

I feel like I should give her points or something. Like, I really have this guilt that she came all the way in.

[Brittany Kellogg]

No, I'm so honored.

[Bobby Bones]

I am so happy to have you. Now, Eddie was saying, I think I know her from somewhere.

[Eddie]

And I was. I was like, I feel like she's an artist, but I feel like we've met before or I've seen her play before something. And then you dropped. You dropped the bomb when you. When you walk in.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yes. So I played on the top shelf

[Bobby Bones]

country cruise on our cruise last year.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah. And Amy interview interviewed me on the cruise, too.

[Bobby Bones]

That's wild. Okay. Also, since I found out that you are an artist, you're really good.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Thank you.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Like, you're legitimately really good, even as an artist. I just thought you lived in Nashville. So I want to start with what you do.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Because you roll down the tan trash can, and then you just go after trolls.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Trash day.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Trash day.

[Bobby Bones]

I was showing Eddie you get hundreds of thousands of likes, not views. Likes. When did you start Doing this segment.

[Brittany Kellogg]

So trash day started, really. I wrote a song called hey Mama came out in 2021, and I wanted people to have like a something to relate, you know, like, when you're coming up with content, it's like, what, what's new? What's exciting? Like, what could I do that would get people to like, stop scrolling? And I was like, what's the thing that, like, moms have to do that, like, really sucks? I'm like, we'll take out the trash, like. And I, at the time, I lived in Washington state and it was pouring down rain and I'm like, how about I just take the trash to the curb? Like, seeing some encouragement to like, the moms out there. So that's kind of like where that random, like, trash can going to the curb happened. But then a couple years ago, I took my son to the ERAS tour and it was pretty horrific. The comments on one of the videos that I posted of him seeing her for the first time, he was getting death threats.

[Bobby Bones]

And your kid was.

[Brittany Kellogg]

My kid was, yeah. And he was 14 at the time. And so I was like, how do I, like, what do I do? And I'm like, trash, Trash day. Like, we're gonna take these comments and like, physically take them to the, to the curb to out with the trash. And so at that time, I did it with the Taylor Swift song, one of her, like, songs with my son, with me. And then it just kind of has evolved from there. And the sleuthing part started happening where like, I was like, okay, I'm gonna put their face and I'm gonna like, go on their page and like, find things about them. And it's just kind of evolved over time. And there was one, at one point, someone was like, you really shouldn't be doing this. Like, as an artist, like, it doesn't really look good to like, call out the haters. And I'm like, I really don't care. Like, I've always done my own thing anyway.

[Bobby Bones]

So it's also art, like what you're creating. The content is also art itself. I watched one, I laughed out loud yesterday.

[Brittany Kellogg]

And I love this so much.

[Bobby Bones]

You, you know, you have your trash cup. Do you sell those, by the way? Is that yours?

[Brittany Kellogg]

No. Somebody gifted that to me at a show in Boise. So this is really funny. Somebody actually bought a ticket to my show thinking I was a comedian. And then I come out and sing the 90 minute set, and they're like, I totally thought you were a comedian. And they brought me a trash can mug to my show. And so I was like, I'm just gonna start using that for trash day. Last week, I released my own, and I ordered a hundred because I'm like, maybe I'll sell 100. And they sold out in 30 minutes.

[Eddie]

That's awesome.

[Bobby Bones]

That's so cool.

[Brittany Kellogg]

With my logo. And it says, have the day you deserve. I'll get you one.

[Bobby Bones]

That's so cool. I love this story so much.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Thank you.

[Bobby Bones]

And the visual, so good. And it moves fast. And all of a sudden, you're so funny. And the one that I saw y was you pulled the trash can. You're like, all right, celeb, manicurist. And you're going after this lady, and then you went deep diving in her page, and you were like, I don't see any celebs. Yeah, I don't know whose nails you're doing. I don't see any celebs. And I was laughing out loud. At a time when it's really hard because everybody's good. It's a content swamp out there.

[Brittany Kellogg]

It is.

[Bobby Bones]

And everybody is so funny. When did it start to happen for you to where you realized, oh, I kind of have a thing thing.

[Brittany Kellogg]

So in May, like, this year, this

[Bobby Bones]

just happened to where it's become this massive now.

[Brittany Kellogg]

It's crazy. Like, it's always like, I would say maybe in the last year, Like, I was like, not even the last year, but, like, the last maybe six months, I was like, I have to do it on Tuesdays. Well, even on the cruise, I. I have a little mini one that says spread love, not trash. And I, like, did a trash day on the beach with my little mini trash can because it was Tuesday in the Bahamas, and. And I had to do trash day. So people, like, can't go without it.

[Bobby Bones]

You have millions of followers.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I do.

[Bobby Bones]

And did it happen where you just look? And one day it was, oh, my God, I got 100,000 followers in a day. That type thing.

[Brittany Kellogg]

So since May, I did a trash day in Georgia. I vacationed in Georgia. And the people I was staying with, like, didn't have a trash can, so they ordered a trash can to be delivered so I could do trash day in Georgia.

[Eddie]

This is serious.

[Bobby Bones]

May, June, July, August, we're talking four months.

[Brittany Kellogg]

So I had 280,000 followers on Instagram at the end of May, it was Memorial Day, and I just hit 500

[Bobby Bones]

last month, last night and on TikTok

[Brittany Kellogg]

1.6, and then 1.4 on Instagram or Facebook.

[Bobby Bones]

It's like, she has millions of Followers. I thought you've been doing this for so long because you just started popping in my algorithm. I don't like, look up the best trash or anything. I don't like that. I'm not like a trash can connoisseur, but visually, it's so stimulating. And then you're funny. The other one that I laughed out loud with was when they were telling you your eyes were too far apart.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I've never heard that. I have heard that I look like a man sometimes.

[Bobby Bones]

I have heard that you don't look like a man.

[Eddie]

What?

[Brittany Kellogg]

That I look like a man. But, like, eyes far apart, I'm like. And there was one where this guy said, what's up with your knees? I was like, my knees like people. But I love it now. Like, when I get a mean comment, I'm like, yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Do you feel the people are doing it at times to hopefully be featured Some.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yes.

[Bobby Bones]

You can kind of tell the difference though, right?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Sometimes not. Like, actually a guy commented yesterday on a video or on a photo, like a static photo, like, I bet you're good in the sack. And my husband commented on it and was like, respect my wife or something.

[Bobby Bones]

Gun dang.

[Brittany Kellogg]

And he was like, I. Yeah, exactly. He was like, I'm just trying to get on trash day. So I was like, okay. So they are. There are some, but that's too much, though.

[Bobby Bones]

I know most of the guys, they have goatees. Like, a lot of the guys, if they're from the through line that I've seen with the guys that are trolls, they. They kind of have goatees and they're balding a little bit. Like, there's a general type of guy and then there's a general type of woman who's of a hater too. And I, you know, I get a lot of that as well, but I'm not near as funny as you. Have you ever done anything in comedy at all?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Never.

[Bobby Bones]

Do you write? Your stuff is so good. You have to have it somewhat prepared. But, like, your timing and the things that you say are so sharp. Do you practice this in front of the mirror?

[Brittany Kellogg]

No, I don't. It's so weird because, like, I do feel like I. I got bullied a lot when I was younger and I feel like, like being funny was something that, like, I did to like, make like. I'm like, maybe now, maybe now you like me because I'm funny. So I feel like I've always just had, like, this sense of humor. And I honestly, like, I just sit down at my computer and I just, like, go through their socials and try to find stuff, and then I just kind of, like, write it.

[Bobby Bones]

And it's so funny that you don't live here. I don't want to dox you in any way. I don't want to say where you live, what state you live in, but it's not this state. Do we already say what state you lived in?

[Brittany Kellogg]

I live in Arizona.

[Bobby Bones]

Do you say that?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah. People know I live in Arizona. So I married my high school sweetheart, had two kids. He was having lots of affairs, and so left him when I was three months pregnant with my second. And he specifically put in our parenting plan that I could not move to Nashville.

[Bobby Bones]

No way. So we went through the court process, and then you can't move here because of the kids.

[Brittany Kellogg]

And it's really affected my career, obviously, of course, must be present to win is like, you know. So I have commuted here for. Oh, gosh. I mean, I've been singing since I was 6 and been commuting here since I was 22.

[Bobby Bones]

How often do you come to town?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Once a month.

[Healthcare Announcer]

Wow.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

So if your kids, like. Another thing that blew my mind. This is all just me being amazed by what you do. It's me just going, I'm a fan. This is crazy. You have a kid I was watching that's 18 or just graduating high school.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Just graduated. He's 18.

[Bobby Bones]

Were you 12 when you had him?

[Brittany Kellogg]

I am 42, so do the math, Eddie.

[Eddie]

No, I can't do that.

[Bobby Bones]

No, you can do this.

[Eddie]

I have dyscalculia, which is, like, dyslexic of numbers.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Okay.

[Eddie]

So it's really hard for me. That's why he's asking me.

[Bobby Bones]

Work it slow, though.

[Eddie]

Okay. What is it? He's 18. I'm 42, and you're 42. So you had him when you were 32. That's 10.

[Sponsor Voice]

How would you do.

[Bobby Bones]

Show us your work.

[Eddie]

42. I'm going to take 10 off, because that's easy. 10 is 32.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I'm mesmerized by this.

[Eddie]

And then we got to do the eight, and then that's where I take the three first. Okay, so 32. Three. So we're at 29. Right?

[Bobby Bones]

Why would you not just do. Since you. Okay, can I. Let me work with you here for a second. I like it. I know, I know. I like the 10, though. So I think that's good. So 42 to 32. But now we have an eight. But what is. Since you have 32, why don't you just cut two off immediately. So then you just have six. Oh, so now it's 30 minus six.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

Now I'm just saying that I feel

[Brittany Kellogg]

like it hurts my brains too much.

[Eddie]

No, that's. What'd you say? 30 minus 6.

[Bobby Bones]

You just do your thing.

[Eddie]

I gotta start over now.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. Okay.

[Eddie]

So now I'm distracted.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Okay.

[Eddie]

42, 18. So let's take the 10 off. Let's go back to 32.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Eddie]

And then we're take three off the eight. So we're going to go to.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't know why it's doing that number.

[Healthcare Announcer]

That's how it's how I do it.

[Eddie]

So we're at 29 minus 5. So we're at 24.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Congratulations.

[Bobby Bones]

You got there in the weirdest way.

[Brittany Kellogg]

That was crazy.

[Eddie]

Yeah, that's how my brain works.

[Bobby Bones]

You didn't go around the lake. You put on scuba gear, went through the water and came out and got in a different car on the other side.

[Eddie]

So messed up though. That's how my brain calculates numbers.

[Bobby Bones]

That's because I don't know any other

[Eddie]

way to do it.

[Brittany Kellogg]

That's awesome.

[Bobby Bones]

What's it like having a kid graduate in high school?

[Brittany Kellogg]

It's weird because he's autistic, which.

[Bobby Bones]

So what are his sensitivities?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Well, what do you mean like. Or what are his, like brilliancies? Airplanes.

[Bobby Bones]

So does he know everything? Is he obsessed?

[Brittany Kellogg]

He can hear an airplane and tell you what it is.

[Bobby Bones]

That's so cool. That's crazy cool.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah. And I wrote a song called King of Legoland about him because he also like, Legos are insane. Like he's really good at him really good at Legos. And so it was weird that I said it's weird that he's autistic. So he's so much younger than like what a normal high schooler is. I now have another son and that's a senior in high school. Yes. So two.

[Eddie]

Because you held them back.

[Brittany Kellogg]

No, they were 18 months apart.

[Bobby Bones]

Did you get pregnant while you were pregnant? Okay, got it. Literally said, I'm doing the math. Hold on. So she's pregnant and then nine months minus three.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I was nine months pregnant plus two

[Bobby Bones]

and I cut the 10.

[Brittany Kellogg]

This is like.

[Bobby Bones]

And then you're making fun of me now.

[Eddie]

Take the ten out.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Take the seven from the six. Sixteen.

[Bobby Bones]

So you have two older kids?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Two older kids, yeah. And then an eight year old daughter.

[Bobby Bones]

I was gonna say if they're both 18, then you could go wherever you wanted.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Well, my 16. So I'm so close. Yeah, so close.

[Bobby Bones]

But also the great thing about it now is, and however the timing works out is that you almost now can get away with not being here as much because of social media, because of the Internet. I mean, it definitely. When I moved to town, you had to be here. And I would tell artists, if you don't move here, you are for sure going to miss out because studios are here, the publishers are here, the. All of this industry. I think now, I think you're onto something. I mean, I really think what you're doing is so good that I went and listened to your music. And it's also really good.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Thank you.

[Bobby Bones]

And that's the avenue that it took me to get there. But in this world that we live in now of just making content, it doesn't matter how people get to it. It just get people there. Do you find people watch your videos and then go and like your music and then they're big fans of the music?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah, it's really cool that. That part has been really awesome. Like, starting to sell out shows and that's so cool. It's like, it's really awesome. I mean, it's. It's been so cool. And then people, like come across a video of me singing and they're like, hold up, this is the trash lady.

[Bobby Bones]

Me.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Like, that's me.

[UnitedHealthcare Employee]

What?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Like, I don't know if you know the show the Road. That.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, that's very sensitive to me because they were like, hey, we want you to be the person that travels with them. And then I. That mentor. I think Gretchen Wilson ended up doing that job. Anyway, it got very. Then I ended up not doing that job. So I do know the show well. I was rejected by the show.

[Eddie]

Carry on, Brittany.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, but you go and do your thing, though. Let's celebrate you for a second.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I was on that show.

[Bobby Bones]

You were?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. That's cool. How'd that go?

[Brittany Kellogg]

I don't want to talk bad about it, but it just like, I got fourth, which was great, but it's just like, you know how those shows are. Like, it's pretty political and like everything

[Bobby Bones]

else eat you up and spit you out, they did to me. Anyway, real quick, they were like, is your name Gretchen?

[Sponsor Voice]

Nope.

[Eddie]

Get out.

[Bobby Bones]

Get out.

[Brittany Kellogg]

You would have been great.

[Bobby Bones]

There were just some issues because I did that job on American Auto for so long, and they were like, oh, it just looks like we're hiring the guy that just did this on another network to do that. But they taken me through the whole process because Taylor Sheridan was Involved in that. Yes, That's. And Blake.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

And so I was like, yeah, I'm up for it. And they were like, there's this girl that takes out the trash. They told me all about you. We really feel like she's got the fourth place.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Oh, my gosh. Yeah, it was good. I think they thought it was gonna be bigger. They didn't get a second season. It was a super unique, like, you

[Bobby Bones]

know, documentary style show, and that show traveled around. And you opened for Keith. How did Cuz again, doing television is so different than real life.

[Brittany Kellogg]

It's so different.

[Bobby Bones]

So it's not organic at all. But it's so not organic to look so organic.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Right.

[Bobby Bones]

What was it like playing those shows? And did they make you guys, like, redo anything?

[Brittany Kellogg]

No, everything was one take. And it was. I mean, it's Keith Urban, so it was pretty crazy, like, having the opportunity to open for him every night. And the crowd was tough.

[Bobby Bones]

Did they know that you were a part of a show or did they? They did, yeah. What did they tell the crowd before you went on?

[Brittany Kellogg]

So they just, like, told. They took everyone's phones, Told everyone that it was for a new TV show

[Bobby Bones]

and took their phones. It was a small show then.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah. And they also, like, it was a secret who, like, was still in the competition.

[Bobby Bones]

Got it.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Because, like, every night we played, someone went home, and so they didn't want people knowing who was still in it.

[Eddie]

What was every night, how many shows we did.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Okay. So I was on the entire six weeks because I made it all the way to finale. So 10 shows.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

And did you. Because they want to get everything crammed in as quickly as possible because you got to pay crew and you got to pay everything. So did you do those 10 shows in two weeks?

[Brittany Kellogg]

It was about three weeks.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Because they have to give one week off in Arkansas.

[Bobby Bones]

Don't do that. Hey, don't do that. Don't do that.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I said that on purpose.

[Bobby Bones]

Don't do that. Where in Arkansas?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Little Rock.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, don't do that. She says, hey, we take her out.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah, I did that on purpose.

[Bobby Bones]

So did you stay in Arkansas for a week?

[Brittany Kellogg]

A Little Rock, Arkansas, for a whole week?

[Bobby Bones]

You didn't have to do the face thing again. We got it the first time with the joke. The second time.

[Eddie]

Cool, though.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. I. I got the river and they got the capitol.

[Eddie]

The capitol building.

[Kelly Moore]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

The governor's there and everything.

[Bobby Bones]

Some good crime.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I was like, me. I don't know. It was just like. We also were in, like, a best Western, like, for almost 10 days.

[Bobby Bones]

That's crazy.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Long time.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. What did you do on days off that. That many days off together is wild.

[Brittany Kellogg]

We did nothing, which is why I'm like, oh, it was like the longest year of my life. That was wrapped into a week. We, like, hung out and shopped and.

[Bobby Bones]

Did you write songs with the other contestants?

[Brittany Kellogg]

We did not.

[Bobby Bones]

Did you. Were you not allowed to?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Anything we wrote while we were on the show was their property.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, yeah.

[Eddie]

You're not writing anything?

[Bobby Bones]

No, nothing. I'm not even thinking. I'm not even listening to music.

[Eddie]

I can't have this. Nothing.

[Brittany Kellogg]

So we weren't writing at all and

[Bobby Bones]

you weren't doing Trash Day at this point?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Not consistently, no. No. It hadn't, like, hit yet.

[Bobby Bones]

So you made that show because you. Did you audition, like, via video or did you go to, like a.

[Brittany Kellogg]

So a lady named Avon? I don't know if you're familiar with her. She discovers Zach Bryan actually on YouTube. And she found all of us on YouTube. She doesn't even have social media, so she, like, brought I don't know how many people, a few hundred people to Blake and Taylor, and then they narrowed it down to like 30 people. And we went to LA and auditioned, and then they picked the top 12.

[Bobby Bones]

What's the deal with your music? You start playing at what age?

[Brittany Kellogg]

So I went to a Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash concert when I was six.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. Somebody took. You did that?

[Brittany Kellogg]

My grandparents.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Brittany Kellogg]

And it changed my life.

[Bobby Bones]

Do you remember it?

[Brittany Kellogg]

100%. I remember the smell. I remember I actually. I wrote a song called thank you, Johnny and June. I call it my Opry song. Cuz someday when I make my Opry debut, that I want to sing that song. And I've been singing ever since. So my Tik Tok follower following actually is because of my music completely.

[Bobby Bones]

But don't you have like a million now?

[Brittany Kellogg]

1.6. But I've only grown like 200,000 since trash day went viral.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, you had almost a million followers on Tik Tok from your music?

[Brittany Kellogg]

1.4.

[Eddie]

Wow. Wow. How's that Tik Tok money? Is that Tik Tok money?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Tik Tok money is not.

[Bobby Bones]

No Tik Tok. It's the worst money.

[Eddie]

That's what I'm asking.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Facebook money is where it's at.

[Bobby Bones]

Facebook meta Money Meta.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah. Instagram, I think it's all one.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, it's. I get it as one.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, yeah. The meta money is the only. It's the only thing that really pays. I know Tik Tok garbage for money, really. And I feel you are. You have more followers than I do on TikTok.

[Brittany Kellogg]

That's crazy.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, I'm almost at a million. I've been working hard at that TikTok, that TikTok.

[Brittany Kellogg]

It's hard. TikTok's harder.

[Bobby Bones]

My Instagram is much bigger. I'm at, like, 1.2 million on Instagram. But TikTok, when I got in the, like, the creator program, I felt like they were suppressing my videos so they didn't have to pay me as much, 100% because nothing would pop. As soon as I said, yes, I'd like to make money. I felt like it was like as soon as you click, like, 500 views for something that would really do. Like, if my baseline was like, 110,000 views, I was getting a thousand views on videos. So then I got out and boom, it popped again.

[Brittany Kellogg]

So annoying.

[Bobby Bones]

So I just was like, I'm not trying to. Not trying to make money there anyway.

[Brittany Kellogg]

No. And they're not. They're not paying, but, yeah, I mean, I've built my following around my music, and so it's. I don't know. It's. It's been a wild journey.

[Bobby Bones]

Do you have any resentment toward how popular Trash Days become, though?

[Brittany Kellogg]

I don't think I have resentment. I think it's, like, because people are, like, coming to my music from Trash Day. I think I have more resentment that, like, I've been working so hard for so long and, like, I feel so unseen by, like, the country music community.

[Eddie]

Like, I think that's because she's not here.

[Bobby Bones]

I think it could be because she's an artist.

[Brittany Kellogg]

It's so hard.

[Bobby Bones]

I mean, it's the absolute hardest thing to do because it doesn't. You have to be good, but it doesn't matter. There is not a single thing I can point to and say that's the thing that matters because it's so much timing, style, who sees it when they see it. It's such a mix of things of a stew that has to happen in the exact right way that the best artist I know, and I am not saying this because he's here, but one of the best singers that I know in all of Nashville is that guy there, Brandon Ray, and he writes and is an artist. And forever I'm just like, what is happening? How does this guy that is better than anybody that is out there that I. Other than like, maybe Stapleton. We start listing other artists.

[Eddie]

There is Stapleton, but I can think

[Brittany Kellogg]

of one person that should be a massive star.

[Bobby Bones]

But it's not just that. There's a lot of odd things that have to fall in place at the exact right time, the exact right way. Even if you're so good and get signed and everything works, if the timing of a release of your music isn't right, they go, single, didn't work. Let's move to the next person. It all can go. So I understand what you're saying. Like, you've been grinding so hard and nobody noticed you, but I'm part of that. Like, I'm sorry I never noticed you.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Oh, it's okay.

[Bobby Bones]

But I'm. But I'm part of that. And I don't not notice you on purpose.

[Brittany Kellogg]

No, I know.

[Bobby Bones]

And I didn't go, never. She sucks.

[Healthcare Announcer]

Next.

[Bobby Bones]

I didn't know. But there's so many people vying for just 15 seconds of attention that it's, it's, it's really hard.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I feel really lucky because, you know, I'm not signed. I don't have a manager, I have a booking agent. But like, I love what I do and I'm doing what I love and I've been doing it since I was 6 years old. I've been singing and I come here once a month to write and I do all my recording here, but I get to do what I love and tour and that's all you can ask for, I guess, you know.

[Malcolm Gladwell]

Hang tight.

[Bobby Bones]

The Bobby cast will be right back.

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[Ron Moore]

I'm Ron Moore.

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And I'm Kelly Moore. And starting our own business in our 50s was a little scary, but exciting.

[Ron Moore]

The biggest advantage was our community. The whole thing about business is relationships.

[Kelly Moore]

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[Ron Moore]

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[Bobby Bones]

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[Bobby Bones]

This is the bobbycast. Don't get resentful of trash day. But don't stop. And it's going to be a hard fight. And it's internally. It's going to be tough. It's going to be tough because that is so good. And people are gonna know you just for that. But even if 100% of people know you for that and 18% of them go and find your music.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Like that.

[Brittany Kellogg]

It's totally. It's great.

[Bobby Bones]

Yep. Don't be resentful. Because I could. There were times where I would get mad at people for. And mostly it's just insecurity within myself where I would go, like, man, like, I'm doing a couple of these stupid things. People only think I'm. That they don't even know what I'm like, grinding what I'm really good at. Don't get mad at it.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Well, because you have so many eggs.

[Bobby Bones]

Because I'm not that good at anything. This is what I feel. That's what I feel. That's why I feel insecure with you even being here. I'm like, oh, I would have never asked her to come if you lived in Arizona, because I wouldn't want to put the burden on you to fly over here.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I literally was. This is really funny story. I was walking through the airport. Well, first of all, you followed me on TikTok and I lost my.

[Bobby Bones]

I did. I thought.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I was like, he only follows 140 people.

[Eddie]

I follow nobody Tick Tock.

[Ron Moore]

Like, that's.

[Eddie]

Once you follow someone on Tick tock, that's a big deal.

[Bobby Bones]

But I don't follow anybody on anything. I have to, like, know you or really think what you're doing. Awesome.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I was like, 140 people is all he follows. I like, called my friend Autumn who lives here, Reba McIntyre's niece. She's my producer. We co write a lot. And I was like, bobby Bonds just followed me. She was like, no. I'm like, yes. And you didn't even. I was like, it has to be trash day. So I was like. I was like, the thing is, he doesn't even know that I'm an artist probably, you know. And so then I'm walking through the airport. I had played a show, I don't even know where I was coming back from a show, going home. And I got the DM from Mike about the podcast and I instantly start sobbing. Like, sobbing. And like, I'm like trying to go through security. And the poor TSA guy's like, ma', am, I'm like, I'm really sorry. I just got asked to be on Bobby Bones.

[Eddie]

You said that?

[Brittany Kellogg]

And he's like, I don't know who

[Bobby Bones]

that is, but that's amazing. You could have left that part out. That part you could have left out. You gotta change this. Bobby Bones.

[Malcolm Gladwell]

Wow.

[Bobby Bones]

That's been my dream too.

[Eddie]

And then you don't just me, you

[Bobby Bones]

just leave that part.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I was. I was very, very excited. So I am honored.

[Eddie]

Honestly, I thought she Was gonna say she was at the airport. Heard you say, like, hey, it's Bobby Bones.

[Bobby Bones]

Put your plastic bottles away in the Nashville.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Oh, my gosh.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm one of the voices up there.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I can't wait. It's.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. It's what sometimes only people know me for? They're like, oh, you're the guy who does the airport overhead in Nashville. Airport.

[Kelly Moore]

See?

[Brittany Kellogg]

So it makes me feel better that, like, people have only known you for certain things. Like, I mean, I'll be in the airport, and somebody's like, you're the trash broad. I'm like, bra broad. Amazing. But then sometimes they're like, you're the singer.

[Healthcare Announcer]

You're.

[Brittany Kellogg]

We're on the road, so it's like, there's both of those.

[Bobby Bones]

Don't get mad at the trash thing.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah. I love doing it.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. Because there's going to be a moment where you go, this is becoming too big. And it's not really what I want to do.

[Brittany Kellogg]

No, I really love doing it.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, great.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I literally sit down with my coffee in the morning, and I'm like, who are we going to take today? I love it.

[Eddie]

Is that your house or, like. Because I'd be weird putting, like, my house on social media. I would use my neighbor's house. But that's yours.

[Brittany Kellogg]

It's my house. And I think. I honestly think, like, people can find you wherever you are. You know, like, people can literally Google your address. And, I mean, my house is blurred out on Google. Like, you can't see my house, but people can find you if they want.

[Eddie]

There's a little hack to that. You ever use that?

[Bobby Bones]

Don't tell people to hack.

[Eddie]

No, no, no.

[Bobby Bones]

How to unblur a house, Just move

[Eddie]

the street view like you're going to the next one, and then look back and move the camera like that. It's unblurred. I found that out the other day.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, why were you doing that?

[Eddie]

Yeah, I blurred my house.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

And I went by it, and I'm like, this is kind of cool. And then. Wait a second. I went to the neighbor's house, looked back at mine, and it was clear as day.

[Bobby Bones]

Can you blur the neighbor's house?

[Brittany Kellogg]

It's so funny.

[Eddie]

No, no, you can only blur your house.

[Brittany Kellogg]

You can actually blur your own house.

[Kelly Moore]

Mm.

[Eddie]

Yeah. Did you not blur yours?

[Brittany Kellogg]

I didn't.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, we'll do that today.

[Eddie]

Oh, yeah, Blur it.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah, it's already blurred. Somebody else must have blurred it.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, so it's blurred already?

[Eddie]

Maybe a past owner.

[Podcast Announcer]

Maybe.

[Bobby Bones]

Are you Playing show. You're not playing shows this weekend.

[Brittany Kellogg]

No.

[Bobby Bones]

Which is why you can be here.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Why I could be here. Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

And how many shows do you think you play a year?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Maybe like a hundred.

[Bobby Bones]

Really?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Always on the road, what's the closest that you've been to, like, somebody saying, hey, we, you know, want to develop you or sign you to a deal? Never really. Do you think it's a lot of that's because you haven't been able to be here and invest with the human part of it?

[Brittany Kellogg]

So I have. Like, when I come here, I mean, I. I am in all the artist circles. I've played the Bluebird, I play the Listening Room. I'm like. I'm in all the circles. I've done all the. I was. Well, I'm with 1 RPM as, like, distribution. But, like, I. It's confusing, honestly. And, you know, they say, like, you gotta go viral. I've had, I don't know, five of my songs go massively viral and nothing has ever happened.

[Bobby Bones]

What's your best song?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Ooh.

[Bobby Bones]

Impossible question to answer, but that's why

[Brittany Kellogg]

I'm gonna ask you best.

[Bobby Bones]

Like, to me, if there are people watching this or listening to it, they're only gonna give you. If they even leave this and go to another platform to search for anything, which is impossible to get people to do, they're gonna go look at one song. What song do you want to direct people to? To see if they like what you're doing?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Oh, my gosh. That's really hard. That's really hard. My most recent release, Sober, I feel like, is a really good, like, kind of idea of what my music is, but I'm a storyteller and I think my song King of Legoland is. It's about my son who has autism. And I think, like, that song is definitely, like, a story that people should hear.

[Bobby Bones]

What's the best age for kids? I got a 4 month old. Should I be 5 months old? So I don't have a, you know, a big surface area to look at and go like, this is it. Because I probably put it like four months. The best age for me so far is about four months. Four and a half months. Yeah.

[Brittany Kellogg]

It's like right now because they start smiling and stuff.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. She's teething, though.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Oh, that's rough.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, my God.

[Brittany Kellogg]

No one prepares you, like, they can say, like, being a parent's hard. Being a parent's heart. No one can prepare you for what having a newborn is like.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm glad they couldn't Prepare me, because I think I might have said, put it back in, I don't want it if I was. Now she's not a newborn anymore and there's still a lot of attention that's got to be paid, right? Because she can't sit up yet, she can't eat, she can't do any of that. She can't have a beer yet. There's a lot of stuff she can't do. But yeah, if someone said, here's a pill and you're going to take this pill and it's going to tell you everything that it's going to feel like to have a newborn. And there had probably been a conversation with my wife going, are we sure? Because it's so hard and I'm not 25. I don't have the energy of a 25 year old. And I tell my wife I'm so old and she's like, okay, yeah.

[Ron Moore]

Yes.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, you are. What's the best age?

[Brittany Kellogg]

I think like three, because they can really start communicating and like, they don't know the weight of the world yet. Like, they don't have like the, you know, fights with friends or like, see the news and like, see, I don't know, like, I think three, they're just this like little sweet angel that can talk and talk back, but also like, they're just oblivious to everything around.

[Eddie]

You're talking about the girl, right?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Right now?

[Podcast Announcer]

Yes.

[Eddie]

Yeah, yeah.

[Brittany Kellogg]

She's like my best friend.

[Eddie]

Because boys at threes, that's the three. Nager.

[Bobby Bones]

Tough.

[Ron Moore]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

I mean, boys are just tough because

[Bobby Bones]

you have four boys.

[Eddie]

I have four boys.

[Brittany Kellogg]

And teenage years suck.

[Eddie]

Oh, yeah. They say it's like terrible twos. Right? And then it's the three. Nature and then the four. Nado.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Oh, four.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[UnitedHealthcare Employee]

They're just looking for words.

[Bobby Bones]

The five. A cane.

[Eddie]

That's good.

[Bobby Bones]

No, we can do. We can do this. The six quake. Like, what are we gonna keep.

[Eddie]

Dude, it's terrible. Keeps going.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah. I would say three.

[Bobby Bones]

What do you say?

[Eddie]

I was gonna go like seven because I feel like you're right about the, you know, they're still kind of like early. There's no bad influences, you know. But like seven to me is when they just become themselves and they start acting like themselves and you get a really good idea of what they're gonna be like as a person.

[Brittany Kellogg]

That's so true. My daughter's eight right now and she's so fun. She's so fun.

[Bobby Bones]

Help me with the teething part because she. My daughter's 4 months old, and she has a tooth now that's all the way erupted.

[Sponsor Voice]

Thank God.

[Bobby Bones]

But she's got another one right beside it. But this has to happen over and over again. That's not the only two teeth in there.

[Eddie]

No.

[Bobby Bones]

So she's gonna be this miserable for every tooth that comes through.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yes.

[Bobby Bones]

Because it's so intense.

[Eddie]

What you want, though?

[Brittany Kellogg]

We put the lemon cream on it.

[Bobby Bones]

No. We do need some whiskey.

[Eddie]

Oh, my.

[Bobby Bones]

Somebody told me that the other day. Hey, you should do whiskey. And I was like, my wife would kill me.

[UnitedHealthcare Employee]

Yes.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I would not

[Eddie]

walk in with a bottle.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. I don't drink. But she goes, why is there a bottle of Jack under the crib? Well, you'll never guess what I learned today. She would kill me. But I think they used to do that back in the day.

[Brittany Kellogg]

They totally did.

[Bobby Bones]

We do the creams.

[Eddie]

It doesn't really.

[Bobby Bones]

It works for a second.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

And so then it's also, like, the amount of Tylenol that you can give a baby at a certain age. So we're having to, like, monitor all. But the teething thing is terrible.

[Brittany Kellogg]

It's pretty awful.

[Eddie]

What you want is like, three teeth coming at the same time. That way it's just like, get it over with.

[Bobby Bones]

We have two that are kinda.

[Eddie]

So it's not like 20. I don't know. How many teeth do we have? 24.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. Minus 10.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

And then if you do three, that would be 30 off.

[Ron Moore]

11.

[UnitedHealthcare Employee]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

It's not that many teeth is what I'm saying. Sometimes they come in, like, five at a time or whatever.

[Bobby Bones]

So you're gonna say 8.

[Eddie]

7.

[Bobby Bones]

7. And for you, 3. I think there's a softness that I have with the girl that if I had a boy, it wouldn't be there. I think it would be. I think it would be different. My wife says that too.

[Brittany Kellogg]

My Even like, my husband and my daughter, I mean, it's his child and my boys aren't. But it's even the same. I mean, he's been around almost their whole life, and it's very similar. Like, he is in love with my daughter. And the boys, he's just like. Like, he's great with them, but they're dudes. They can fend for themselves.

[Bobby Bones]

And they're older and they're older.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah. And they're annoying because they're teenagers.

[Bobby Bones]

The Bobby cast will be right back.

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[Ron Moore]

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[Ron Moore]

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[Bobby Bones]

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[Bobby Bones]

Welcome back to the Bobbycast. Let's do nicest country stars. If you've had the chance to meet anybody. And I'm sure we all have met different. And the reason I bring this up. There was a list that came out this morning. I don't want to give you guys the list because I don't want to take anything from you. I'll give it to you in a minute. But a list of the most likable country music stars. If you just get one. Brittany, you go first. Who have you met that has been really nice to you?

[Brittany Kellogg]

That's really hard.

[Bobby Bones]

Hard because.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Because I've met a lot of really nice ones. I would say Gretchen Wilson.

[Bobby Bones]

Gretchen Wilson took my job.

[Eddie]

Yeah. You want to bring.

[Bobby Bones]

No, I love Gretchen. I do love Gretchen. Is it from the show? Because Gretchen's so normal and cool.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah. And I think. It wasn't what I was expecting. You know, I'm thinking like the redneck woman. I thought she was gonna be like this.

[Eddie]

She'd kick your ass.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I don't know. I just, like, was, like, kind of scared of her in a good way, like. And obviously she's a legend, so I was like, gretchen Wilson, she's just been so kind to me. And we actually have a song coming out together.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, that's cool.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah, it's called Sun Don't Shine. And she's just been really gracious to me and invited me over to a house and ordered Cracker Barrel. And we.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, you went.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, good for you.

[Brittany Kellogg]

She's so nice.

[Bobby Bones]

I never go anywhere. People invite me.

[Brittany Kellogg]

You do? You don't like going.

[Bobby Bones]

It's not that I don't like it. I don't feel like they really want me over.

[Shingles PSA Narrator]

Why do you.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Okay, we gotta work on this.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't go anywhere.

[Eddie]

Do you feel like they really want them over? Because I'm with Bobby.

[Bobby Bones]

I think they just say stuff. It's just, like an extension for the sake of extending.

[Eddie]

Like when they say we should get together sometime. No, I shouldn't.

[Bobby Bones]

Like, call me and let's go to dinner. I'd like to go this Weekend. Specifically into this restaurant. I'm like, nah, you don't.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Well, I cried in the airport when you invited me, so.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, you get Gretchen. Eddie, you only get one.

[Eddie]

Oh, this is so hard.

[Brittany Kellogg]

It is hard.

[Eddie]

It's really hard because you're right. There are a lot of really nice country artists, but I'm gonna have to go one that's consistently nice. And he's just good at being nice. And I don't know if he's truly nice, but when I talk to him or beat him, he's really nice as Garth Brooks.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

Like, he is just always so nice.

[Bobby Bones]

I mean, he's the original Taylor Swift when it comes to that. He is so great at making you feel like you're that person that he cares to talk to you. Yeah.

[Brittany Kellogg]

So if. If Taylor Swift was still in country, she would have been my choice because.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, it doesn't have to be.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I got to spend the day with her, but that.

[Bobby Bones]

That counts.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

It doesn't have to be counted.

[Eddie]

You might change it and.

[Bobby Bones]

But she kind of is because she has a song right now, the Toy Story song. So she's back in.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I don't know. I might change it. She's. I spent the day with her in 2009.

[Bobby Bones]

How did that happen?

[Brittany Kellogg]

I won a Sing like Taylor Swift contest.

[Eddie]

No way.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah. Back in 2009, it was a national radio contest and my son was like weeks old when I auditioned and like put in this video of me singing teardrops on my guitar. And I won the whole frickin thing. And spent the day with Taylor and met with Scott Borchetta.

[Bobby Bones]

What does that mean? Spent the day with Taylor?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Like, we went to what's the studio. Wow. We did all of our road stuff there. It doesn't matter. Her studio, where she was. I'm like, where she was recording Fearless and just hung out, spent the day.

[Eddie]

So she had her day and you just tagged along, or was it.

[Brittany Kellogg]

It was specifically for the contest. So she was there, like for me, basically. But like, she was so nice. And by the end of the day, she was calling me Brit and like, just so kind.

[Eddie]

And.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, she's the greatest when it comes to people. And if you spend any time with her, around her, or people that do, it's always that.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

There's no one that says the opposite. And like Garth Taylor, Dolly.

[Eddie]

Oh, yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

When it comes to just being so kind. But they're. It's in a professional sense, but they make it feel like it's more than professional. Dolly's in that category. If I'm gonna pick an artist, though, Garth is a great. I'm probably just gonna pick Little Big Town because there's four of them. At least one of them should be a jerk.

[Eddie]

But they're not.

[Bobby Bones]

Odds are one of them should be. I know, but all four of them are equally great.

[Eddie]

They really are so weird.

[Bobby Bones]

Even if you see them individually, you're like, all right, this is your chance to shine. Be a dick. It's just you.

[Eddie]

Phillip's gonna be a dick today.

[Bobby Bones]

Jimmy. Dick it up, Jimmy. Come on. Show me what you really are made of. And they're all so nice. Okay, do honorable mention, then. If you guys wanted another Keith Urban.

[Eddie]

Yeah, that's a good one.

[Brittany Kellogg]

He's so nice.

[Eddie]

You, Tim McGraw. He kissed my mom in the hand, told her, happy Mother's Day. Like, three days before Mother's Day. Just so nice. He gave me a chair.

[Brittany Kellogg]

A chair.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. Well, that was a whole different experience.

[Eddie]

The matter. He still gave me a chair. Is awesome.

[Bobby Bones]

Somebody who is constantly so positive and so nice is Russell Dickerson.

[Eddie]

Oh, that's good.

[Bobby Bones]

Like, that guy comes around and when he leaves, you're going, man, life's pretty good.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I forget about myself.

[Eddie]

Yeah. And I feel like he's a guy that never has bad days. I know he does, but he acts like he knows.

[Bobby Bones]

Cause that dude comes into a room and it's like, what's up? Like, everything about his energy. He has such positive energy. So I would definitely put him on the list of things.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I'm a big energy person, so I've never met Russell.

[Eddie]

Oh, you'd love him.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, I'll read you some of the list here.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

So this is who they have and they really missed on a couple of these. I'm not going to say which couple.

[Malcolm Gladwell]

I got you.

[Eddie]

I got you. I can't wait to hear this.

[Bobby Bones]

They really missed.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I want the tea.

[Eddie]

Yeah, we got to play the opposite, too. After you read.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I have. My husband calls them subtitles. So when I like my face, I have really bad, like, okay, so sorry.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm going to read them all straightforward without saying anything. And I just have a. I've been here a long time. That's all.

[Eddie]

Oh, yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

And have a lot of experiences. Not from just like this capacity, but like being on the road, being award show, like, everything.

[Eddie]

And that's what I was saying about consistent. Because, like, yeah, you meet people in all these different environments and they act different in different environments.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Totally.

[Bobby Bones]

All right, number 12, Vince Gill. Man, I would love to tell Stories about some of these. But then I'm gonna tip off who it's.

[Eddie]

Got it.

[Bobby Bones]

It's not that cool.

[Eddie]

You go through one, you don't see it.

[Healthcare Announcer]

I know.

[Bobby Bones]

And then I just skip. So I can't. I'll give you one Vince Gill story, and I won't do the rest.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

Vince Gill is amazing. Caitlin's grandpa came and we took him to the Opry. I might have played the Opry that night. Or we just took him backstage. One of the two.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Are you waiting right now?

[Eddie]

Oh.

[Bobby Bones]

Cause you haven't played yet. It's okay. I've only played 20 times, but it's

[Eddie]

no big deal, Brittany. I played a few times.

[Bobby Bones]

No big deal.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I'm gonna be 70 when I play.

[Bobby Bones]

Vince Gill was back there, and he sat and talked to Caitlin's grandpa for 10 minutes.

[Eddie]

That's amazing.

[Bobby Bones]

And I didn't want to bother. And I know Vince, so I said hi, and I said, hey, Vince, this is Caitlyn's grandpa. And he's like, hey. And then Vince just, like, took the conversation and talked to him forever. And that was so kind. He didn't have to do that. And Amy, his wife. Amy Grant's really great, too. I'm gonna say no more about anybody else.

[Malcolm Gladwell]

Okay?

[UnitedHealthcare Employee]

That's it.

[Bobby Bones]

And I'm actually gonna roll through them pretty fast. All right, this is the make. No, do not make any faces.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I'm gonna really try.

[Eddie]

Don't do it. Don't do it.

[Bobby Bones]

Especially Eddie. Cause Eddie knows me.

[Eddie]

Oh, I know.

[Bobby Bones]

So don't make any faces. Here we go. Number 12, Vince Gill. Number 11, Jelly Roll. Number 10, Dark Spentley. Number. Well, they mess up their numbers. Cause they have number eight. Maybe they kick somebody off.

[Eddie]

Interesting.

[Bobby Bones]

Nine. Number eight, Dan and Shay. Number seven, La Wilson. Number six, Walker Hayes. Number five, Kelsey Ballerini. Number four, Russell Dickerson. Number three, Lauren Elena. Number two, Luke Combs. Number one, Dolly Parton. That is their list.

[Eddie]

Danisha is tough, right? Because you have to rate them as

[Brittany Kellogg]

a group, a couple.

[Eddie]

Yeah. Even though they're both really nice, you just have to still kind of.

[Bobby Bones]

I guess they're the only more than one person on here. Yeah. How about that?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Who did this list?

[Bobby Bones]

The Boot.

[Eddie]

I thought you were gonna say who do you not agree with? No.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Give me the T. The Boot.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. So what do you do? Like, what are you doing now in town? Like, after you leave here, what do you do?

[Brittany Kellogg]

I have four nights in Laughlin, Nevada, next weekend.

[Bobby Bones]

No, I mean, like, in Nashville this weekend.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I fly out tonight. Oh, you.

[UnitedHealthcare Employee]

Wow.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I came just for you.

[Eddie]

You wouldn't, like, play a gig around town?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah, but I have a show in September here.

[Bobby Bones]

But Radius Clause. Radius Clause will get you.

[Eddie]

Gotcha.

[Bobby Bones]

Can't do a show.

[Eddie]

You can't walk into Broadway like, the.

[Bobby Bones]

You know, probably unannounced. You know, she's a real artist.

[Eddie]

I get that.

[Bobby Bones]

And not that it's not real artists, but those are artists that are doing it at a different stage for a different reason.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah. Yeah. I'm playing Chiefs Neon Steeple in September, so I'll be back for here.

[Bobby Bones]

But so what can we, like, promote of yours?

[Brittany Kellogg]

I mean, any of my music. I just released a song called Sober.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Brittany Kellogg]

And then I have a song coming out with Gretchen Wilson in September.

[Eddie]

And if we want one of those cups.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, yeah, can you buy more cups?

[Brittany Kellogg]

I just ordered 500.

[Bobby Bones]

How do we get the cups?

[Brittany Kellogg]

I'll send you.

[Bobby Bones]

No, no, no. You're missing the point here, Brittany.

[Eddie]

Like, focus.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm not asking for me.

[Eddie]

Focus.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Can you tell I'm, like, freaking out right now?

[Bobby Bones]

If someone is watching this on Netflix or listening to the podcast, how can they get a cup?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Brittany, Kellogg.com and yourself a trash cup.

[Bobby Bones]

Your name, though, is spelled not with a Y.

[Brittany Kellogg]

No, it's T, N, E, E. But

[Bobby Bones]

B, R, I first.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah, just Tinny, B, R, I, T, N, E, E. And then Kellogg. Like the cereal.

[Bobby Bones]

We got to work on the promotion part of it. She's like, don't worry now. I'll just give you guys one.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I'll just give you one.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Have you. Did you have a period in your career where you were like. Because I feel like right now I'm literally, like, kind of freaking out a little bit about, like, how things are growing. Did you have a place where you were like, what's happening?

[Bobby Bones]

Mine was all security related, though, so. Yes, but it was when people were breaking into things or, like, jumping me, like, physically. Mine all came because of that.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

It never. And there were definitely moments where I had things happen that would take me to a new level, but I was so under the covers, focused on work, and I was by myself, and there wasn't anybody else to worry about that. I never really noticed that. It was just go to the next thing all the time. So never in that capacity, like, for you, you have to be noticing it. It has to. You have to be feeling it in new ways.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Shift. It's really freaking me out.

[Bobby Bones]

I never got to give you a cup.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I don't know what to say.

[Bobby Bones]

I never Got to experience the shifts like that. I got to experience people trying to kill me.

[Shingles PSA Narrator]

What?

[Bobby Bones]

And those type of shifts. And so that's the only time I knew when things were getting bigger. Whenever. Yeah, it was just like, more death threats.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Weird.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Ron Moore]

Scary.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, it's weird.

[Brittany Kellogg]

And why comedy?

[Bobby Bones]

I just did an interview yesterday with the Hollywood Reporter about that. And the question was, why do people get mad at you talking to me? And I said, I don't think they get mad at anything that I say. I think it's just a numbers game where if you're being seen by 10 people, maybe one of them is a little irritated. If you're lifted up and then now a thousand people see you. Numerically speaking, maybe there's four people now that don't like you, and one of them is having a bad day. And so that one's a little more aggressive. Now let's lift it up higher. And now you got 100,000 people. And I think it's just a numbers game.

[Brittany Kellogg]

It's totally a numbers game.

[Bobby Bones]

And I don't think that I'm not that polarizing, and I don't talk about things purposely to piss people off. People can get upset at my opinions, and that's fine, but it is simply a numbers game. And so that's why it happens. But we had an issue this week where because I have a security guy that's with me pretty much all the time, it feels douchey a lot of times, but it's not because I feel like I need one. I do, but the company has insurance on me, and if I get hurt.

[Brittany Kellogg]

But you do need one, because you're sort of.

[Bobby Bones]

But we're in a very secure building. But we had a guy that got through, sort of, and so he said my security guys had to follow me home. He's had to sit outside. Like, those times get weird.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I'm sure you're scary.

[Bobby Bones]

Those times get weird.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Especially I have a wife and a kid now. What's it feel like for you? That's different.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I just feel like I. Everywhere I go, like, someone's like, oh, my gosh, you're Britney. Hi, Brittany. Like, it's like, hey.

[UnitedHealthcare Employee]

I.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Like, it's the first. And then I just had a show in Oregon and completely sold it out. And, like, everyone has their phones, like, oh, and they're wanting me to, like, sign everything, which I've had that to a degree for maybe the last few years. But, like, this felt different. I was like, this feels really weird. Like, normally I can go stand at my merch table for an hour, 30 minutes after my show. But I couldn't even go stand at my merch table because, like, everyone was, like, crowding me and, like, trying to throw things at me to sign, and I'm like, what's happening?

[Eddie]

That's cool, though.

[Brittany Kellogg]

It's awesome. And I'm grateful that, like, Trash Day. I really do feel like those two worlds are colliding. Like, my music and Trash Day are colliding for sure. Wild.

[Bobby Bones]

It's also showing you as a multi faceted, multi layered artist, Meaning we can watch your music and I watch some stuff of you, like, playing on stage and, you know, some. But when you come out and you're funny and you're, like, in normal clothes and like, that's.

[Brittany Kellogg]

It's this or Adam Sandler.

[Bobby Bones]

I mean. Yeah, I mean, that's it.

[Brittany Kellogg]

That's what you're gonna get. Literally, that's what you're gonna get.

[Eddie]

Ah, that's super.

[Bobby Bones]

That's super cool. Have you seen any good movies at all lately?

[Brittany Kellogg]

No, I'm like a crime podcast.

[Eddie]

I like True crime.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I love True Crime.

[Eddie]

What about documentaries? Like, True Crime.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Love.

[Eddie]

What have you seen lately? Have you seen Maternal Instinct?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yes. That is why is Wild.

[Eddie]

Do you remember seeing that in the news?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Totally.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

I didn't, like, I. I didn't either, but. Did you fall? Because you fall. It's in your algorithm.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. One thing I didn't have in my algorithm was that trial that's going on, which I'm kind of mad that the lady, like, killed her killer kids.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, my God.

[Brittany Kellogg]

And now they're saying it. Maybe the husband did it.

[Bobby Bones]

No, I didn't know that.

[Malcolm Gladwell]

Yes.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, so maybe we're not talking about the same one.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah, we are.

[Bobby Bones]

So her.

[Brittany Kellogg]

She's like, I know we are.

[Bobby Bones]

The mom is saying, this breaks my

[Brittany Kellogg]

heart because she was like, psychosis.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. And she went to the doctor and said, I'm having these psychotic episodes.

[Brittany Kellogg]

And, like, no one helped her.

[Bobby Bones]

She multiple places she went and said, I'm having these episodes. And so they have the documentation of her, and she ended up killing her kids. But she was like, I'm having these. These thoughts. And they gave her medicine, and this medicine and this medicine didn't mix. Right. And then it happened. Her husband was testifying when I was watching it for her, like, defending her.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

So I don't update me here.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Okay. My makeup artist that came today, she was telling me that now there's no DNA on, so she used exercise bands apparently to strangle her kids. There's no DNA of hers on these exercise bands at all. Like, none. None on any of them. And the husband apparently told police, whatever. That he was getting Chinese food and, like, brought the Chinese food home. And the wife told him, I killed the kids. Well, she fell out a window into the snow. And, like, her thyroid was crushed. She had, like, apparently, like, matter coming out of her nose.

[Bobby Bones]

The mom.

[Brittany Kellogg]

The mom. Because she tried to kill herself. Well, she's a nurse.

[Eddie]

After she committed the murders.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Killed her children because she's on trial right now.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yes. She apparently, like, slit herself, but she's a nurse, so if she was trying to. She slipped them this way. But if you're a nurse, you know.

[Bobby Bones]

You know, to get.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Brittany Kellogg]

And so that. That's part of it. But then also, he said that she immediately told him she did it when he got home. Well, she wasn't conscious, so, like, how would she be able to tell him that?

[Eddie]

Apparently. And what is she saying, though? What? Like, what is she saying?

[Brittany Kellogg]

I guess she's, like, kind of paralyzed, right? Like, she can't really. She. He made her believe that she did it.

[UnitedHealthcare Employee]

Oh.

[Bobby Bones]

Or maybe allegedly, according to a theory that you don't.

[Brittany Kellogg]

A theory that I am now. So now I'm like, from your makeup

[Bobby Bones]

artist loses her whole career all because we go. Have you seen any good movies?

[UnitedHealthcare Employee]

Yeah.

[Brittany Kellogg]

You know that lady that didn't slit her wrist the right way? It's a dark place.

[Bobby Bones]

That's how it all goes.

[Brittany Kellogg]

My brain is a dark.

[Bobby Bones]

She's like, I'm feeling the love from so many people. Boom.

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[Bobby Bones]

No, you're not Britney.

[Podcast Announcer]

Hold on.

[Eddie]

Have you seen the Crash?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yes. That's really sad.

[Eddie]

Have you seen the Crash yet?

[Bobby Bones]

No, but I know how it ends because I listen to a podcast. Spoil it.

[Eddie]

Why do you do that?

[Bobby Bones]

Well, they even said, hey, we're gonna spoil it. And I. And I was listening too far away from my phone, and I didn't feel like taking my airpod out. And they told the end, and I was like, ah, okay.

[Eddie]

There's no point in watching it now.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Yeah. I'm not a big true crime person. I did watch Maternal Instinct, thought it was a wonderfully put together docu series on something that was so effed up,

[Brittany Kellogg]

like, so effed up.

[Bobby Bones]

Like, unlike those other shows that are like that. They're effed up. I felt like that was one of the most effed up things I've ever seen without saying what happened in it.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Brittany Kellogg]

She reminded me of, like, that Anna Delvey girl that, like, just was like, I don't know if you guys watched.

[Eddie]

That's crazy.

[Brittany Kellogg]

But, like, she reminded me a little bit of her where she, like, just had money, and, like, I was like, how do you go buy a truck with no money?

[Bobby Bones]

Mm.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Like, I'll just bring you. I'll just bring you money next week. What?

[Ron Moore]

Everything.

[Eddie]

She did everything. Unbelievable.

[Bobby Bones]

So irrational and delusional.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Or like, where did the confidence come from? I guess being psycho. Just completely delusional all the time. Well, we are so happy that you came in.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Thank you for having me.

[Bobby Bones]

This has been crazy. I did not know about five or six things, and I'm glad we got to find out. Thank you for the free cup.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Thank you for telling everybody where they can get a cup.

[Malcolm Gladwell]

Yes.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't know. I'm rooting for you.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Thank you. It surely means a lot to me.

[Bobby Bones]

Eddie, anything?

[Eddie]

No, just. Did you enjoy the cruise?

[Brittany Kellogg]

I loved the cruise.

[Bobby Bones]

How long were you on?

[Brittany Kellogg]

The whole time?

[Bobby Bones]

You were on for all seven days.

[Brittany Kellogg]

The whole time.

[Eddie]

What was your favorite stop? I love Key west because, I mean, I just love Key West.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I loved Key West. Yeah, it was really cool. We went and got to the Blue Parrot, I think it's called, and got root beer float shots. They put root beer schnapps in Bud Light.

[Eddie]

That sounds disgusting.

[Brittany Kellogg]

It does, but it was so good.

[Bobby Bones]

How do they find you for the cruise?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Through my booking agent.

[Bobby Bones]

Got it.

[Brittany Kellogg]

And I was on the road, so I think that's why I was also on American Idol.

[Bobby Bones]

But not when I was there.

[Podcast Announcer]

No.

[Bobby Bones]

Were you there for the Fox years or after I left Fox Years? Did you ever. How far did you make it?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Top 40.

[Bobby Bones]

Did you go to get through Hollywood Week?

[Brittany Kellogg]

I made it to Vegas the first year. Yeah.

[Eddie]

So was it Hollywood? Vegas?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Hollywood, Vegas. Yes.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, so you made. So I wasn't part of the show then. So was Vegas Hollywood Week? Was that what that was?

[Healthcare Announcer]

Nope.

[Brittany Kellogg]

They did Hollywood Week, and then they went to Vegas for, like, more performances.

[Eddie]

Who was on your season?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Philip Phillips won my season, but judges were JLo, Steven Tyler, and Randy. First year. Second year was the Nicki Minaj. Wait, you got.

[Bobby Bones]

You're on twice?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yeah, two years in a row.

[Bobby Bones]

What happened the second year?

[Brittany Kellogg]

I didn't go as far, but that was, like, weird because it was like the Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj thing, and I was kind of.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't remember that.

[Ron Moore]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

What happened with them?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Keith Urban. There was just, like, we would literally sit in the theater for hours Waiting for Nicki Minaj to show up, and then she would show up and her makeup wasn't done. So then we had to sit there and wait for her to get her makeup done.

[Eddie]

How annoying.

[Brittany Kellogg]

After we'd been up all night, you know, rehearsing.

[Bobby Bones]

We had a little bit of that in our season.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Ooh, the tea. Yeah, I love it.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, everyone, follow Brittany on Instagram, which is Brittany Kellogg.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Yep. Everything's.

[Bobby Bones]

It's the same. You have it all. You have it all there. Get a cup. Watch trash day. But mostly check out the music.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Thank you.

[Bobby Bones]

You're doing a great job.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I appreciate it.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, you really are doing a great job.

[Brittany Kellogg]

It means a lot coming from you, truly.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, that's it.

[Eddie]

Eddie, watch this, watch this. You're doing a great job.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Thank you. It means a lot coming from you.

[Malcolm Gladwell]

No,

[Eddie]

not as much as Bobby.

[Bobby Bones]

Eddie, Anything?

[Eddie]

No, just really nice to meet you. And I guess. Did we meet on the boat? We did, yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

So good to see you again. There was a lot of people on the boat, but I remember everybody I met. Every single one, you know?

[Podcast Announcer]

What?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Do you want to know something really sad, actually, that really hurt my feelings? Keith Urban did not acknowledge that I existed. And I think it's because he's not, like, allowed to, like, know other women. I don't know. Like, I. He invited me to sing with him in Cincinnati after the show. I sang the Miranda Lambert duet with him at his show in Cincinnati. And.

[Bobby Bones]

What do you mean, no other women?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Well, so I was getting a lot of comments on the video of us like, oh, is she the reason that they got a divorce?

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, God. So he was just avoiding being around anyone in case there was a picture taken?

[Brittany Kellogg]

I guess.

[Bobby Bones]

Were you the other woman?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Hell no.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Eddie]

Because this would be the place to say it.

[Healthcare Announcer]

That's what.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, that makes sense. Absolutely not at that time, especially anybody he was with, they were going, that's her. So if he's avoiding every. Every female. Because, yeah, I would have probably avoided.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Well, he literally, like, saw me and he goes, what the? And then it's like his brain went, don't it.

[Bobby Bones]

That makes sense.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Shut down.

[Bobby Bones]

Do you understand why?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Totally.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Brittany Kellogg]

But that for me is hard. Cuz I'm not like, I don't. Makes me sad that he has to be at that level that, like, he can't be like, hi, Britney.

[Bobby Bones]

Any video he ever sang with, any girl was put up and scrutinized. So crazy. Like, people that I know, they're like, I don't. I've performed with them twice and people are saying that I'm having sex with them?

[Brittany Kellogg]

Totally. I mean, I had so many comments

[Bobby Bones]

and there was a video of me and Keith and they thought I was having sex with him. I remember that I was the other girl. And I'm not saying I wasn't. Okay.

[Brittany Kellogg]

I mean, I was gonna say, who wouldn't?

[Bobby Bones]

That is Brittany Kellogg, Queen of Trash Day. Follow her, check out her music, and if she comes near you, she has dates. Nevada. Nevada. Sorry, Nevada. Arizona, Oklahoma, Minnesota. You're playing in Nashville, like we said. Tampa, Miami. Yeah, you're all over. Go check her out. Good to see you.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Thank you.

[Bobby Bones]

Thank you for coming in.

[Brittany Kellogg]

Thank you.

[Bobby Bones]

And that is this weekend's episode. Thank you guys for watching and listening and we will see you guys next time. Bye, everybody. Love this episode of the Bobbycast. Subscribe on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

[Eddie]

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[Brittany Kellogg]

Hey guys.

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[Brittany Kellogg]

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[Bobby Bones]

Sounds like she wants you to buy lots of essential oils.

[Brittany Kellogg]

They are so essential.

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[Brittany Kellogg]

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