Abbey Cone is Thriving In Her Independent Artist Era

By Sophie Grube

Abbey Cone made the best of CMA Fest performing on the Amp Stage, joining Mickey Guyton for Social Hour, and even making a surprise appearance at Nissan Stadium with her best friend, Brittney Spencer. Abbey spoked to us about her song “Coffee With You”. The idea for the song began from a Johnny Cash interview where he defined “Paradise” as having coffee with his wife. Cone took the concept of enjoying the simple things with the one you love and turned it into a song. “I love having coffee and I love my boyfriend and I love having coffee with my boyfriend - There’s nothing else to it, those moments just make me so happy I had to write about it," she told us. Listen to "Coffee With You" here. 

Abbey’s “Independent Artist Era” began last year with the release of her hit “If You Were A Song”. She proceeded to give her listeners a chance to give their input on what they wanted to see next from her in order to succeed. And succeed she has! Recently Abbey started up her own writers’ round called “The Pony Show.” Cone and her co-founder, Madison Kozak were reminiscing about their experience playing writer's rounds around town and decided to try their hand at hosting their own. As much fun as venues like the Listening Room and Bluebird Cafe are, these young women wanted to return to the roots of these rounds and have something more simple, less touristy, where artists just came to share their music. Cone states, “We just wanted the ability to curate the vibes that we would really like to see at venues in Nashville.” Hosted at the Late Great (a speakeasy bar in the basement of the Virgin Hotel) The Pony Show aims to inspire a more underground community where artists can truly be themselves.

Up next, Cone is gearing up to open for Kimberly Perry, Morgan Wade, and Mickey Guyton on their headlining tours. She is beyond excited to play with these powerful women who are constantly inspiring her. Thinking back on her career so far, Cone remembers a time when she opened a fortune cookie that read, "Begin. The rest is easy.” This has stayed with Cone since and will continue to push her as she grows The Pony Show, touring, and all that her career has in store. Keep an ear out for Abbey Cone and learn more at https://www.abbeycone.com/.