Cassadee Pope Moves Away From Country Genre, Exits Fusion Music
Cassadee Pope. Photo: John Shearer
Singer-songwriter Cassadee Pope is shifting from the country music genre back into the pop-rock scene.
The genre change will be a homecoming for Pope, who got her start in the pop-punk band Hey Monday. The group had success with singles “Homecoming” and “How You Love Me Now” before Pope ventured out on her own in 2012.
She competed on season three of The Voice, becoming its first female winner. As a member of Voice coach Blake Shelton‘s team, the Florida native sang many country songs throughout the competition. Pope released her debut country album Frame by Frame in 2013 via Republic Nashville, and had a hit with “Wasting All These Tears.”
Pope went on to release another country album and tour with artists such as Maren Morris and Tim McGraw, among other accomplishments. She had another hit alongside Chris Young for their 2015 duet “Think Of You.”
For her 2021 album Thrive, Pope combined her pop-punk roots and country sensibilities. According to an interview with People, Pope’s collaboration with Levi Hummon for his new song “RSVP” serves as a “bridge for [her] between what [she] did before and where [she’s] headed with [her] next solo project.”
The genre-shift also means that Pope is no longer on the roster of Nashville-based management firm Fusion Music, who represents Martina McBride, Riley Green, Lily Rose, and more.
