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Lindsay Ell: ‘Remember To Take Time To Slow Down’

Lindsay Ell is passionate about her beliefs, even as voicing them has cost her some country music fans along the way. Today (11/3), of course, is Election Day and tensions…

Lindsay Ell: 'Remember To Take Time To Slow Down'
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Lindsay Ell is passionate about her beliefs, even as voicing them has cost her some country music fans along the way.

Today (11/3), of course, is Election Day and tensions are running high, and last night Ell took to Instagram to share some thoughts. She wrote, "We are all feeling a lot right now. So much is going on in our world, in our hearts, in our minds... let us remember to take time to slow down. And know that slowing down is okay."

She added, "In a year when the pace has felt a lot different than what a lot of us are used to....may we gain some added perspective and hopefully a reassessment in what’s important. And with tomorrow being a big day....may we remember that sharing our voice is one of the most important things we can do right now. #useyourvoice."

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.