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Cassadee Pope
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Background information
Birth name	Cassadee Blake Pope
Born	(1989-08-28) August 28, 1989 (age 35) West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Country pop pop rock power pop pop punk emo pop
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Universal Nashville Harbor DCD2 Awake Music
Member of	Hey Monday
Website	cassadeepope.com

Cassadee Blake Pope (born August 28, 1989) is an American pop and country singer. She was the lead vocalist and songwriter of the pop punk band Hey Monday, with whom she released one studio album and two EPs. Pope embarked on a solo career in early 2012 and released the EP Cassadee Pope in May 2012. She took part in the 3rd season of The Voice and became the first female winner in December 2012. Her debut solo country album, Frame by Frame, was released in 2013 to a top 10 Billboard 200 charting. It debuted at No. 1 on Top Country Albums, with 43,000 copies sold in its first week.

Life and career

2008–2011: Career beginnings and Hey Monday

While attending Wellington High School in Wellington, Florida, Pope formed the band Blake with good friend Mike Gentile. The project disbanded before being signed. In 2008, she and Gentile founded the pop punk band Hey Monday along with Alex Lipshaw, Michael "Jersey" Moriarty, and Elliot James. Hey Monday released their first studio album, Hold on Tight, in October 2008. Pope wrote two songs and co-wrote the other nine songs. She appeared in Fall Out Boy's video for "America's Suitehearts", from their 2008 album Folie à Deux. She also provided guest vocals for The Cab's remix version of their song "Take My Hand" that appeared on Fall Out Boy's mixtape, Welcome to the New Administration, and appeared in the music video for it the following summer of 2009. James left the band at the end of 2009. Hey Monday's first EP Beneath It All was released in August 2010; to promote the album the group toured the US and played on the 2010 Warped Tour. The Christmas EP was released on December 6, 2011, and later that month Hey Monday took an indefinite hiatus on good terms.

2012–2014: Solo career, The Voice and Frame by Frame

In January and February 2012, Pope embarked on her first solo acoustic tour across the east and west coasts of the United States. She released her debut self-titled EP (self-labeled) on May 22, 2012, containing four songs written by Pope. She auditioned for season 3 of the singing competition The Voice during the summer and had all four coaches offer her a place on their teams; she ultimately picked country singer Blake Shelton. In the third live round, Pope performed "Over You", co-written by mentor Shelton. The song reached number one on the iTunes chart, knocking Psy's "Gangnam Style" down to number two. She was the only female contestant to advance to the Top 4 round where she performed "Stupid Boy" by country singer-songwriter Sarah Buxton, which also reached number one on iTunes. She advanced to The Voice finals, winning the title on the live finale results day in December. An album compiling her performances on The Voice entitled The Voice: The Complete Season 3 Collection reached No. 1 on the Heatseekers and sold 11,000 copies, and 8,000 more copies in the following week. Her self-titled EP also re-entered the chart at No. 42, selling 1,000 copies.

The Voice (2012)

  – Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes

In January 2013, Pope signed with country music label Republic Nashville; the lead single of her solo album, "Wasting All These Tears", was released on May 31, 2013. It debuted at number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It sold 125,000 copies in first week of release. The album, Frame by Frame, was released in October 2013. Pope spent most of 2014 touring with country artists Tim McGraw and Dierks Bentley. She also was featured on the Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute to Mötley Crüe album where she covered The Animal In Me.

2015–2021: Summer EP, Stages, and Thrive

Pope released the lead single, "I Am Invincible" from her upcoming second studio album. During late 2015, Pope recorded a duet with Chris Young, titled "Think of You" for his 2015 album I'm Comin' Over. This single became Pope's first song to peak at number one on the US Country Airplay chart in May 2016. In March 2017, Pope traveled to London and performed several times as part of the C2C: Country to Country festival lineup, including an appearance on the main stage with Young.

Pope's EP, Summer, was released on June 3, 2016, and the title track was released as a single on June 6, 2016.

On July 24, 2016, Pope sang the Star Spangled Banner, the United States national anthem, before the Brickyard 400 NASCAR race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

On October 16, 2016, Pope sang the Star Spangled Banner, the United States national anthem, before the Houston Texans and Colts game.

Pope and Young were nominated for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for "Think of You", making her first contestant from The Voice to receive a Grammy nomination. In May 2017, Pope parted ways with Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment.

On March 30, 2018, she independently released her first single in nearly two years, called "Take You Home". It was followed on August 10 by her second single of 2018, called "One More Red Light".

On February 1, 2019, Pope released her second full-length studio album, Stages. It released four singles; "Take You Home", "One More Red Light", "If My Heart Had a Heart", and "I've Been Good".

On October 15, 2021, Pope released her third full-length studio album, Thrive. Two singles were released from the album; "What the Stars See" featuring Karen Fairchild and Lindsay Ell, and "Say It First".

2022–present: Return to pop-punk and Hereditary

In December 2022, Pope said that she was stepping away from country music and going back to her roots in pop-punk, and collaborated with Levi Hummon on the song "RSVP". She says that "RSVP" is "a great bridge for what I did before and where I'm headed with my next solo project." About her return to the genre she says, "This next project has an authenticity that I've never been able to tap into before now," "Pop and rock music is such a staple in my creativity so to fully return back that genre feels special and like coming back home."

Her new single "People That I Love Leave" was released on April 14, 2023. On June 10, 2023, Pope sang the National Anthem at Game 4 of the 2023 Stanley Cup Finals. Pope released another single "Almost There" in July 2023. The song was inspired by her boyfriend Sam Palladio.

On October 13, 2023, Pope released a re-recording of Wasting All These Tears, changing the style of the song from country to pop-punk, and marking the 10-year anniversary of the song's original 2013 release. The third single from her first full-length pop-punk project, "Eye Contact", was released in March 2024.

In February 2024, Pope did an interview with Rolling Stone that expanded on her decision to leave country music and that part of the reason was due to the racist and sexist politics that were associated with the genre. In May 2024, she announced the upcoming release of her fourth studio album, Hereditary, and released its fourth single, "Three of Us".

Personal life

In January 2010, Pope began dating drummer Rian Dawson, who is a member of the band All Time Low. They became engaged in February 2017. In July 2017, it was announced that the couple had ended their relationship.

Pope has been in a relationship with British actor and musician Sam Palladio since December 2017.

Influences

When it comes to Pope's influences she has said "I'm all over the place. I tend to go backwards a little bit and listen to Natalie Imbruglia's Left of the Middle and old Shania, Michelle Branch, Avril, Blink 182…I'm kind of all over the board. And then more recently I'm into the new Blake Shelton album, not gonna lie. Hunter Hayes and Taylor Swift." Pope also mentions Martina McBride as one of her influences.

Filmography

Television

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Promotional singles

Music videos

Releases from The Voice

Compilation albums

Singles

Guest appearances

Other appearances

Awards and nominations

Tours

Headlining

• Solo Acoustic Tour (2012) with Stephen Jerzak, Justin Young, and Darling Parade
• CMT Next Women of Country Tour (2019) with Clare Dunn and Hannah Ellis

Supporting

• Live & Loud Tour (2013) with Rascal Flatts & The Band Perry
• Crop Circles and Tractor Beams Tour (2014) with Dean Brody
• Sundown Heaven Town Tour (2014) with Tim McGraw & Kip Moore
• Riser Tour (2014) with Dierks Bentley & Randy Houser
• Southern Style Tour (2015) with Darius Rucker & David Nail
• I'm Comin' Over World Tour (2016) with Chris Young
• GIRL: The World Tour (2019) with Maren Morris
• The Force of Nature Tour (2024) with Marianas Trench

Notes

1. Stages did not enter the Billboard 200, but did chart at number 81 on the Top Album Sales component chart that tracks physical and digital albums sales.
2. "One More Red Light" did not enter the Billboard Country Airplay chart, but reached number 54 on the Country Indicator airplay chart that employs the same methodology with an alternate panel of reporting stations.
3. "Champagne" did not enter the Hot Country Songs, but did chart at number 43 on the Country Digital Song Sales component chart that tracks the top downloaded country songs based on Nielsen SoundScan sales data.
4. "Stand" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 3 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as a 25-song extension.
5. "I'm With You" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 11 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as a 25-song extension.

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External links

• Official website
• Cassadee Pope at IMDb

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• 21st-century American guitarists
• 21st-century American singer-songwriters
• 21st-century American women guitarists
• 21st-century American women singers
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