Alana Springsteen’s socials paint an image of the country singer living a rock-star lifestyle on the road, but she promises not everything is as it seems.

“You probably watch artists and bands on stage, and you’re like, ‘God, they’re probably so wild,'” she tells PEOPLE. “But we are a bunch of nerds. We are back on the bus listening to Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter, getting pumped up.”

After a monumental year of numerous firsts, including her CMA Awards red carpet debut on Nov. 20, Springsteen — one of PEOPLE’s 2024 Ones to Watch — says she’s built “such a family environment” with her band.

“We have each other’s backs,” she says. “We’ve been through some things together now, and it really does feel like a family, and I’m just so grateful for that.”

Indeed, in October, Springsteen and her crew faced a major setback when their tour bus caught on fire, destroying their …

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