A Nashville artist I've long admired, Caroline Spence joins me to talk all about her new album, "Heart Go Wild," upcoming tour with The Lone Below, her decision to be independent after having a label deal, motherhood, social media cringe, songwriting and everything in between. Caroline has released 5 solo albums that have been featured in Rolling Stone, Pitch Fork, and NPR. Her music has garnered more than 100 million streams and she's worked with songwriting legends like Emmylou Harris and Lori McKenna. So grateful to her for joining me on the podcast. Be sure to buy her new album (links below) and see her on tour this November!

CAROLINE LINKS:
► Listen to Caroline's New Album "Heart Go Wild": https://ffm.to/heartgowild
► See Caroline on Tour: https://www.carolinespencemusic.com/shows
► Visit Caroline's Website: https://www.carolinespencemusic.com

FOLLOW CAROLINE SPENCE:
► Instagram: https://instagram.com/carolinespence_
► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carolinespence
► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carolinespencemusic/

EMMA LINKS:
►Listen to Emma's Album "Thirties" OUT NOW: https://stem.ffm.to/thirties-emmawhite

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Website: http://www.EmmaWhite.com

Dr. Jada Watson and Founder of SongData joins me to discuss the state of radio airplay in country music. In 2024, she found that songs by women made up only 8.39% of songs played on country radio (a decline from 2023). Most of these songs were songs by White women 8.23% and songs by Black women were programmed only 0.09% of the time. The lack of female representation and songs by women of color has long been an issue, and is seemingly only getting worse. When the media makes it seem like marginalized groups are finally finding success, Jada points out, we're only ever talking about a few artists. And a few artists does not make equity across an entire genre.

I share my own experiences in trying to find deals in Nashville, and while it does feel intimidating to discuss, I think it's important to be honest about our experiences if we ever want to see change. I found out she was in Nashville the day before we filmed this (back in May). She was already on my list of people I wanted to talk to on the podcast, and fortunately, she had one more day in town. Thank you for watching and thanks to my friend Jada for joining me.

I also wanted to share an update on my publisher meetings as it relates to a lot of what I talked about in this podcast. A few weeks after filming this, I actually had a meeting where the publisher made no mention of my gender and I got actual feedback on my writing. A critique on my lyric writing and this person spent quite a bit of time with me which I was extremely grateful for. While it was one of the first times I had a different/more positive experience in the 14 years I've been in Nashville, I thought it was worth mentioning and gave me a little hope.

DR. JADA WATSON | SONGDATA | LINKS:
► Follow Jada on Instagram: https://instagram.com/data_jada
► Jada's Research & Website: https://songdata.ca/
► Songs by Women 2024 https://web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/datajada.bsky.social/post/3liuxsqs2hk23

EMMA LINKS:
►Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/emmawhitemusic
►Website: http://www.EmmaWhite.com
►Download/Stream Emma's NEW ALBUM "Thirties" OUT NOW: https://stem.ffm.to/thirties-emmawhite

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If you're a small business owner, aspiring entrepreneur or trying to level up your marketing efforts, this episode for you! My friend Allea joins me to talk about all things EMAIL MARKETING. She shares her tips on how to build community, and why it's still the best way to keep in touch with fans, subscribers and customers in any business. Allea runs her own company, Duett where she specializes in email marketing for bloggers to build deeper connections with their audience.

ALLEA GRUMMERT
► Duett: https://duett.co/
►Free Resources on Duett: https://duett.co/resources
► Follow Allea on Socials
Instagram: https://instagram.com/alleagrummert
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alleagrummert/

EMMA WHITE
►Download/Stream Emma's NEW ALBUM "Thirties" OUT NOW: https://stem.ffm.to/thirties-emmawhite

►Exclusive Merch: https://EmmaWhite.com/collections/official-merch

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Website: http://www.EmmaWhite.com