Y2Kountry

Buzz Brainard was raised on country music and his dad’s old vinyl records. His journey to Nashville and radio has taken him from Michigan to NYC to Los Angeles. Brainard has worked as the voice of Disney Channel, hosted shows such as This Week In Baseball and Maximum Exposure, and appeared in films, TV shows, and commercials. It’s been a crazy ride, but Brainard feels at home here in Music City with his SiriusXM family. In addition to his love of music, it’s golf, bourbon, and baseball for Buzz.

Danielle Peck is a multifaceted talent in the music industry. An accomplished recording artist and performer, Peck has enjoyed chart success with songs such as “I Don’t,” “Findin’ A Good Man,” and “Isn’t That Everything,” and has cultivated a loyal fan base on the road, performing hundreds of shows both as a headliner and in support of country music’s biggest names.
 
While music has driven her life since childhood, it’s only recently that she’s centered it in a deeply personal place. “When I first came to town I had been writing songs by myself and performing them on the road,” she says of early years with her Ohio-based band. “When I got to Nashville the big thing was co-writing, so I had to learn how to write with someone else. I felt like I always had to have 10 ideas and was always writing toward the catchy song, the clever turn of phrase, something I thought radio would want. It wasn’t so much about what was inside of me, where I was at, or what I believed. A lot of the songs I wrote back then are great, but I’ve learned to let go of some of that and write from a more personal perspective.”
 
Not only has Peck’s writing style evolved to reflect the artist she is today, her talents have been utilized in other areas. In addition to performing, Peck appears as a weekday host on SiriusXM’s Y2Kountry (Channel 61) where she gets to play some of her favorite music by her friends, as well as share some of the good stories from years of touring with fellow Y2K artists. When not broadcasting to all of North America, you may find her hosting your local/regional music festival, corporate function, or charity event.

A Nashville icon for more than two decades, Trace Adkins has made his mark on the country music industry. Eleven million albums sold. Time-honored hit singles. Momentous, fiery, and always memorable live performances. Grammy nominations. CMT and ACM awards. Nearly 200 million plays on YouTube. Hell, even a slew of movie and TV roles have come the Grand Ole Opry member’s way. But ask Adkins what’s left to prove in his career and the small-town Louisiana native says it’s simple: the itch remains. To create. To collaborate. To continually feel the excitement that comes after whipping up a new song out of thin air and laying it down to tape. It’s what, after all these years, he says he still craves. “It’s an adrenaline rush and I love it. There’s nothing else like that,” Adkins says. “That is still my favorite thing to do in this business. Go into the studio with some lyrics and a melody and then let the finest musicians in the world help turn it into something magical. It liberates me. I just dig it!"

Working with some of Nashville’s most respected songwriters, Adkins continues to find ways to connect with his fans through music while recording what he describes as autobiographical songs. Adkins says he’s profoundly touched that he serves as an inspiration to a younger generation of country artists, much in the way he revered icons like Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard when he first moved to Nashville. “I want to be in that position,” he says of taking the reins as an elder statesman of the genre. “I want to be looked at that way. I want those guys to know they can walk up to me and ask me anything and know I’m here for them and I’ll help them however I can. I relish that position."

With one million followers on Spotify and more than a billion spins on Pandora (10 million spins per month), the longstanding country icon has yet to lose any of his trademark passion and killer instinct for his craft.

Brad Paisley has said that, in the right light, Al Skop looks like he could be his brother—or at least his cousin. Well, what we do know for sure is that Al loves Brad’s music, and all the music you get to relive that he helped you discover on SiriusXM since you were rockin’ a flip phone. In fact, he helped build our country channels even before all the satellites were in space. Now that’s dedication! Hear the music and the stories from this millennium of country every weekday afternoon.