Cassadee Pope

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 her 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, beating Psy's "Gangnam Style" down to number two. She was the only female contestant to advance to the Top 4 round in the season where she performed "Stupid Boy" by country singer-songwriter Keith Urban, 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 number 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 number 42, selling 1,000 copies.

The Voice (2012) – Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes Stage Song Original Artist Date Order Result Blind Audition "Torn" Ednaswap Sept. 25, 2012 7.6 All four chairs turnedJoined Team Blake Battles (Top 64) "Not Over You" (vs Ryan Jirovec) Gavin DeGraw Oct. 22, 2012 14.4Saved by Blake Knockouts "Payphone" (vs Suzanna Choffel) Maroon 5 Oct. 30, 2012 17.10 Live Playoffs "My Happy Ending" Avril Lavigne Nov. 5, 2012 18.5Saved by Public Vote Live Top 12 "Behind These Hazel Eyes" Kelly Clarkson Nov. 12, 2012 21.7 Live Top 10 "Over You" Miranda Lambert Nov. 19, 2012 23.9 Live Top 8 "Are You Happy Now?" Michelle Branch Nov. 26, 2012 25.8 Live Top 6 "Stand" Rascal Flatts Dec. 3, 2012 27.2 "I'm With You" Avril Lavigne 27.11 Live Top 4 (Semifinals) "Stupid Boy" Keith Urban Dec. 10, 2012 29.3 Live Finale (Final 3) "Over You" Miranda Lambert Dec. 17, 2012 31.2 Winner"Steve McQueen" (with Blake Shelton) Sheryl Crow 31.6 "Cry" Faith Hill 31.9

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. 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 then-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.

In 2016, Pope performed the "Star Spangled Banner", the United States national anthem, at two sporting events, first before the Brickyard 400 NASCAR race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 24, and second before the Houston Texans and Colts game on October 16.

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 departed 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 leaving 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 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 May 2024, she announced the upcoming release of her fourth studio album, Hereditary, and released its fourth single, "Three of Us".

Acting In the 2020s, Pope started performing Off-Broadway including starring as Rose in Titanique. In 2025, she starred in Rolling Thunder which closed September 7, 2025.

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 was in a relationship with British actor and musician Sam Palladio from December 2017 to 2024. In July 2026, reports emerged that Pope and fellow singer Maren Morris had appeared to publicly confirm a romantic relationship after the pair shared affectionate posts on social media.

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 Year Title Role Notes 2009 Degrassi Goes Hollywood Herself Television film 2010 Hellcats Episode: "Nobody Loves Me But My Mother" 2012 The Voice Artist / Winner (Season 3) 2016 Lip Sync Battle Episode: "Cassadee Pope vs. Dustin Lynch" 2017 Nashville Episode: "'Til I Can Make It on My Own" 2018 Audience Music Episode: "Cassadee Pope" 2022 Name That Tune Episode: "Country Divas and Spicy Stars of The Stage"

Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales US Country US US Indie CAN UK Country Frame by Frame Release date: October 8, 2013 Label: Republic Nashville Formats: CD, digital download 1 9 — 16 3 US: 181,000 Stages Release date: February 1, 2019 Label: Awake Music Format: Digital download 39 — 7 — —US: 2,300 Thrive Release date: October 15, 2021 Label: Awake Music Format: Digital download — — — — — Hereditary Release date: July 12, 2024 — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that failed to chart or was ineligible for that chart.

Extended plays Title Album details Peak chart positions US Country Cassadee Pope Release date: May 22, 2012 Label: Self-released Formats: Extended play — — 25 Summer Release date: June 3, 2016 Label: Republic Nashville Formats: Extended play 14 164 — Rise and Shine Release date: August 7, 2020 Label: Awake Music Format: Digital download — — 13"—" denotes items which failed to chart.

Singles Single Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications(sales threshold) Album US Country US Country Airplay US CAN Country CAN "Wasting All These Tears" 2013 5 10 37 26 41 RIAA: Platinum "I Wish I Could Break Your Heart" 2014 35 32 — — — US: 92,000 "I Am Invincible" 2015 — 52 — — — US: 22,000 "Think of You" 2016 2 1 40 1 57 US: 513,000 RIAA: Platinum MC: Platinum I'm Comin' Over "Summer" — 55 — — — Summer "Take You Home" 2018 49 — — — — Stages "One More Red Light" — — — — — "If My Heart Had a Heart" 2019 — — — — — "I've Been Good" — — — — — "What the Stars See" 2021 — — — — — Thrive "Say It First" 2023 — — — — — Hereditary "Almost There" — 2023 — "—" denotes items which failed to chart or was not eligible.

Music videos Year Video Director 2013 "Wasting All These Tears" Brian Lazzaro 2014 "I Wish I Could Break Your Heart" Wes Edwards 2015 "I Am Invincible" Roman White 2016 "Think of You" (with Chris Young) David McClister/Trey Fanjoy "Summer" TK McKamy 2018 "Take You Home" Justin Nolan "Tomorrow Night" Kamren Kennedy "Thrive" 2023 "People That I Love Leave" Ed Pryor 2024 "Three of Us" Unlisted "Are You Happy Now?"—9592"Stand"———"I'm With You"———"Stupid Boy"44028"Cry"—6053"Steve McQueen" (with Blake Shelton)42——"—" denotes items which failed to chart.

Guest appearances

Other appearances YearSongAlbumRecord label2014"The Animal in Me" Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute to Motley CrueBig Machine

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