The rumors have been swirling since the American Idol finale in May and now it’s finally official! Casey James announces his record deal with Sony Nashville!
He did it in a tweet:
I will be working with Sony Nashville!!! Not sure the exact specifics, but there will be an official press release soon. Unreal. :)
In an interview with Yahoo music in June, Casey talked about the possibility of going the country route after Idol. He said,
“I would love to, and the reason is, is that these days…Country music is a big wide open space for you to do what you want to do if you’re within a certain realm…I think that will allow me to do what I want to do, if I go to Nashville. They are going to let me play the guitar, they’re going to let me be edgy and rocky and a little bit bluesy, a little bit old school, a little bit new school, and my country roots–which I was born and raised listening to Merle Haggard and George Jones–all of that wrapped up into one big ball is who I am musically, and I’m not going to be able to do that anywhere else. So that’s what I’m hoping for.”
Congratulations Casey!
