Cassadee Pope

Biography

Cassadee Blake Pope (born August 28, 1989) is an American pop and country singer and songwriter. 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×Frame by Frame8 October 2013 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Good Times3:412Champagne3:523Wasting All These Tears3:384I Wish I Could Break Your Heart3:415Everybody Sings3:406You Hear a Song3:307This Car4:138One Song Away3:439Easier To Lie4:0110113:5011Proved You Wrong3:24, 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.

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×The Voice: The Complete Season 3 Collection18 December 2012 · Album · CompilationSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Torn3:282Not Over You3:343Payphone2:434My Happy Ending3:235Behind These Hazel Eyes3:196Over You3:367Are You Happy Now?3:508Stand3:259I’m With You3:3910Stupid Boy3:3911Cry3:2812Steve McQueen3:28 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

In January 2013, Pope signed with country music label Republic Nashville; the lead single of her solo album, "Wasting All These Tears×Wasting All These Tears4 June 2013 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Wasting All These Tears3:35", 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×Frame by Frame8 October 2013 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Good Times3:412Champagne3:523Wasting All These Tears3:384I Wish I Could Break Your Heart3:415Everybody Sings3:406You Hear a Song3:307This Car4:138One Song Away3:439Easier To Lie4:0110113:5011Proved You Wrong3:24, 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×I Am Invincible24 July 2015 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1I Am Invincible3:32" 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×Take You Home5 May 2020 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Take You Home3:35". It was followed on August 10 by her second single of 2018, called "One More Red Light×One More Red Light10 August 2018 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1One More Red Light3:30".
On February 1, 2019, Pope released her second full-length studio album, Stages×stages1 February 2019 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Take You Home3:182One More Red Light3:303How I Feel Right Now3:074Bring Me Down Town2:325If My Heart Had a Heart3:216FYI3:247Distracted2:488Gavi1:299Don't Ask Me3:1810Still Got It3:3411I've Been Good3:27. 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×Thrive15 October 2021 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Welcome0:532Same Old Brand New Me3:363Tomorrow Night2:514What the Stars See3:075Say It First3:206Break Too2:407Thrive2:418Just a Girl3:029Mind Your Own3:2710Some People2:4711Remedy3:3212Sis3:0013No Now3:37. Two singles were released from the album; "What the Stars See×What the Stars See7 May 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1What the Stars See3:07" 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×People That I Love Leave14 April 2023 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1People That I Love Leave2:29" was released on April 14, 2023. On June 10, 2023, Pope performed the National Anthem at Game 4 of the 2023 Stanley Cup Final. Pope released another single "Almost There×Almost There21 July 2023 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Almost There2:572People That I Love Leave2:293People That I Love Leave2:29" 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×Wasting All These Tears4 June 2013 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Wasting All These Tears3:35", 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 revealed on an interview with Rolling Stone explaining 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×Hereditary12 July 2024 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1People That I Love Leave2:292Eye Contact3:003Secret2:454More To Me3:225Three of Us2:186Rom Coms3:297Almost There2:578Capacity3:059I Died2:3010Hereditary2:4611Ever Since The World Ended3:1812Wrong One3:52, 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.