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

© Emma White

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

►Follow Emma White socials
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/emmawhitemusic
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/emmawhitemusic
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/emmawhitemusic
Website: http://www.EmmaWhite.com

My friend and Nashville based singer/songwriter, Stacey Kelleher joins me to share her latest release, “I Hate Germantown.” We cover everything from Berklee College of Music memories to playing in Downtown Nashville and she talks all about the last 3 months Touring in Europe! ...My first guest not in their 30s! ;) Stacey is a doll and I hope you'll check out her tunes and follow her socials (links below)!

STACEY LINKS:
► Follow Stacey on Instagram: https://instagram.com/iamstaceykelleher
► Listen to Stacey's New Single "I Hate Germantown”

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

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

►Follow Emma White online
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/emmawhitemusic
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/emmawhitemusic
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/emmawhitemusic
Website: http://www.EmmaWhite.com

© Emma White

Country artist and songwriter, Clayton Johnson's New EP "Live to Learn" comes out May 30th! He joins me on the pod to share his new music and the incredibly impressive career he's had thus far that led him to Nashville. From touring with pop punk bands, landing in LA and working with household names, he's done a little bit of everything from music to acting, priming him for his solo debut with Virgin Music Group/Audio Chateau. Hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to pre-save Clayton's new EP! Links below....

Pre-Save Clayton's New EP "Live to Learn" out May 30th!
https://ffm.to/livetolearnep.OIS

Follow Clayton on socials:
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/claywatch
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ClaytonJohnsonMusic/
TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@claywatchofficial
Website: https://claytonjohnsoncountry.com

I'm so excited to launch this podcast with one of my dearest friends. Actress, singer, songwriter and co-founder of AZ if productions, Sarah Zanotti joins me for my first episode! We discuss all of Sarah current projects, her starring role on Lifetime, new music, as well as all things related to her 30s: finding herself, her voice and sobriety.