Billy Currington Feels “King of the World” Again and He’s Bringing Fans Along for the Ride [Exclusive]

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Billy Currington sounds exactly like you’d expect him to, relaxed, content, and maybe even a little sun-soaked. There’s an ease to his voice, the kind that comes from a man who’s done the chasing, earned the hits, and found something far more valuable on the other side: peace. He’s not chasing trends or proving anything, he’s simply making music that feels right. And that feeling? It’s written all over King of the World, his most easygoing and self-assured project yet. The country superstar recently sat down with All Country News to chat the ins and outs of his latest album.

The Song That Waited Ten Years

The title track, as it turns out, was waiting in the wings for a decade. “I’ve had this song for 10 years and just finally got around to recording it,” Currington shares. “Every time I saw the title, I was like, I don’t really want to title the album one of the song titles, but it just fits. It just feels right.”

That easy, instinct-led decision-making defined the entire project. King of the World is produced by longtime collaborator Carson Chamberlain, the same man behind Currington’s first five albums and that familiar partnership brought him right back to his roots.

“A lot of it’s really the same,” he says. “It worked before, and it’s kind of what I know. Same engineers, same producer, a lot of the same players. We all knew each other it was like going back to our roots."

If it’s not broke, don’t fix it and Currington doesn’t.

Finding the Right Songs

Currington laughs when asked about the process of choosing tracks. “I’ve got hundreds of songs, so many that I didn’t have to go through them all,” he says. “Every now and then, I’ll go through like two or three different computers full of songs from whatever era that was. I’ll pile them up maybe 50 to 80 songs, then I’ll load them on my phone and drive around in my truck for days and days on end.”

That’s how the magic happens. “I start calling them down from there,” he explains. “Usually, I get to around 20 songs. Those are the ones I’ll take and share with Carson. And he always gives me his opinion, he don’t hide it. He tells you like it is, and I appreciate that.”

From those 20, they whittled it to ten. Simple. Honest. Just like the songs themselves.

Writing with Friends Who Feel Like Family

Some of the album’s most touching moments come from the friendships that formed long before the music. Currington lights up talking about collaborators like Dean Dillon and Scotty Emerick.

“The thing about those two, I got to know them before writing songs,” he recalls. “We went on a trip together to the British Virgin Islands. Dean set that up, and I didn’t really know him that well back then, but spending 10 days with him on a boat not even thinking about music, just having fun."

By the time they got back on land, their creative chemistry was locked in for life. “Us three were set up for the rest of our time to just be easy and write songs together,” he says.

That sense of ease runs through the record. There’s no striving or forcing. Just connection, both musical and human.

A Love Letter to the South

One of the most tender tracks on the album, “Georgia and Alabama,” immediately stood out to Currington. “Carson sent me that song,” he says. “He’s like, ‘Hey man, I know you love Paul Overstreet, and I think he wrote a great one. You’re gonna love it, especially being from Georgia.’”

The song feels like home, warm, nostalgic, and unmistakably Currington.

Nostalgia and New Horizons

Currington hopes listeners feel the same nostalgic warmth that filled the studio during recording. “I hope they feel a nostalgic feeling like I do,” he says. “Like we took you back in time. Carson produced my first five albums, the ones people first ever heard me singing on the radio. I hope it takes you back. It’s memory lane, basically.”

Currington is ready to bring that energy to the stage. “We’ve only played ‘King of the World’ live so far,” he says. “But next year, we’ll be playing a lot of these songs. It’s been going over great. Everything about that song has just been fun.”

Maybe that’s what this era of Billy Currington is all about, fun, freedom, and a little bit of sunshine. The sound of an artist who, after years of chasing, finally gets to sit back and smile, knowing he’s exactly where he’s meant to be.

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