Chris Young and Jerrod Niemann may have just wrapped a few months on the road with Miranda Lambert‘s “On Fire” Tour, but Jerrod and Chris have known each other for a long time, and when we caught up with Chris, he said that one of the things he really respects about Jerrod is the inventiveness that he brings to his music. (AUDIO INFO BELOW)

• So, is there really a harp on Jerrod’s new album? You can find out when Free the Music hits your favorite online or brick-and-mortar music store on October 2nd! The album’s first single, “Shinin’ on Me,” is on the radio now, and you can pick up your copy at your favorite home for digital music!
• Chris is hot on the charts with his latest single, “Neon,” the title track to his current album, which also features back-to-back number-one hits with the songs “Tomorrow” and “You.”

  Chris Young talks about Jerrod Niemann and his approach to music. (:42)
“He’s one of my favorite people. Just a very, very laidback guy, very different style, very different sound, and he knows exactly what he wants to do. And that’s not true of a lot of musicians. Some people are just kind of like, ‘I want to have a hit.’ Jerrod’s one of those artists where when you sit down and talk to him, you realize he’s like, ‘Yeah, I want to have a hit, too, but I want to have a hit making music that I want to make.’ And it’s rare to see somebody that knows exactly what they want. Goin’ in the studio with that guy is just crazy ’cause he’s got…’Okay, what if we put a harp right here on this record?’ and you’re like, ‘What??’ He goes, ‘Yeah, yeah, no, stay with me!’ And I mean, just some of the ideas that he uses in studio and on his music is just brilliant.”