Josh Kelley will appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Thursday, April 7, as part of the launch of his debut country album Georgia Clay, which is earning rave reviews.

“It is gratifying,” he says of the album’s great reception.”It is great to finally see three years of hard work and passion paying off.”

Georgia Clay, which was released on March 22, is his most autobiographical album to date. He wrote or co-wrote all 11 songs, which reflect upon the defining moments of his life, including his Southern upbringing, marriage to actress Katherine Heigl and fatherhood.

He is eager to perform the title track and the album’s first hit, “Georgia Clay,” for Ellen DeGeneres because he’s a fan of the show.

“I love watching Ellen,” he says. “She has such a fun show and her audience always has a great time. I am really looking forward to playing on Ellen, but I’m also really looking forward to having a new dance partner.”

Josh is currently on tour with Miranda Lambert and says it’s a very comfortable place to be.

“Being on Miranda’s tour feels like being a part of a really awesome huge family,” he says. “It’s very comfortable, very creative and it’s very entertaining. We have been writing a lot of songs together. We do it after the show in her Airstream. She has a traveling bar, so we do it in the traveling bar.”

In August and September, he will join Taylor Swift’s Speak Now World Tour for 13 dates on the West Coast and in Canada.

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