Darius Rucker talks about his new album, working with Ed Sheeran: watch – Billboard

Darius Rucker talks about his first new album in six years: Boy Carolynwhy he wanted to name the album after his mom, the success of Hootie and the Blowfish, working with Ed Sheeran, the recent popularity of country music on Billboard graphics and much more!

Darius Rucker:
You sing a line and he sings it back, and he sings it differently and says different words, but they’re just better. Hi, I’m Darius Rucker and this is Billboard News.

Tetris Kelly:
Hey, it’s Tetris Kelly from Billboard News hanging out with Darius Rucker. How are you?

Darius Rucker:
Oh good. I can’t complain.

Tetris Kelly:
We need to talk about this new music. I know Boy Carolyn will be released on October 6th, six years after your last release. I know why now? What took six years?

Darius Rucker:
When the pandemic started and everything, it slowed everything down. But it also got to the point where, you know, there was no rush to record, so I took my time. I think it’s time to go outside.

Tetris Kelly:
And then, of course, Boy Carolyn, obviously referring to your mom. So what was it like naming the album after her?

Darius Rucker:
You know, it was during the pandemic when everything was about making the record, and I was having a bad day. And I just remember, I just said to myself, “You know, at the end of the day, I’m just a mama’s boy.” And so I decided that I would call it Boy Carolyn after that, but… she just had such a big impact on me. And she was so important in my life. And, you know, it’s time to do something special with it.

Check out our interview with Darius Rucker above!