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But I do think that, man, to Barbara Mandrell, I was country when country wasn't cool. Man, I have never felt... more in tune with that sentence than in the last, like, four or five years with, like, the biggest pop stars in the world wanting to make country records. And it just feels good to be like, yeah, come on over. We've been here for a while.

But I do think that, man, to Barbara Mandrell, I was country when country wasn't cool. Man, I have never felt... more in tune with that sentence than in the last, like, four or five years with, like, the biggest pop stars in the world wanting to make country records. And it just feels good to be like, yeah, come on over. We've been here for a while.

Yeah. It feels really cool, man. I mean, everybody now, dude. Even Lana Del Rey, I think, announced that she's doing one. Chapel Roan, obviously Post Malone, Beyonce. I mean, so many people are wanting to do a country record.

Yeah. It feels really cool, man. I mean, everybody now, dude. Even Lana Del Rey, I think, announced that she's doing one. Chapel Roan, obviously Post Malone, Beyonce. I mean, so many people are wanting to do a country record.

I'll give you a great example. Me, myself, and two of my other writers co-wrote I'm a Little Crazy, which is a song that Morgan just put out. To think that it's tough that we won't really make a lot of money. And if that song were just on the radio, it would make these guys a life-changing amount of money.

I'll give you a great example. Me, myself, and two of my other writers co-wrote I'm a Little Crazy, which is a song that Morgan just put out. To think that it's tough that we won't really make a lot of money. And if that song were just on the radio, it would make these guys a life-changing amount of money.

Yeah, and it's just, I think that a lot of things, I mean, God, we'll get in the weeds on this, but I personally think that labels should start shelving out points for album cuts for artists like Morgan who can have, who's actually selling like Garth was back in like actual, where people could get a last song on the album, two minute, you know, song and it make,

Yeah, and it's just, I think that a lot of things, I mean, God, we'll get in the weeds on this, but I personally think that labels should start shelving out points for album cuts for artists like Morgan who can have, who's actually selling like Garth was back in like actual, where people could get a last song on the album, two minute, you know, song and it make,

250 grand because it was on a record that sold life changing money for, for a young song, right? Absolutely. Right. Yeah. I mean, surely to God, these people have great lawyers and they go restructure their deal every few years, you know, where they have a big record and stuff like that. But, um,

250 grand because it was on a record that sold life changing money for, for a young song, right? Absolutely. Right. Yeah. I mean, surely to God, these people have great lawyers and they go restructure their deal every few years, you know, where they have a big record and stuff like that. But, um,

Yeah, to think about, to compare like Alanis Morissette, you know, to a chaperone or somebody of a somewhat of a similar thing these days who are kind of putting up the same numbers when it comes to outreach and things like that. And probably the difference in money that like somebody in the 90s or whenever made, you know, to post internet.

Yeah, to think about, to compare like Alanis Morissette, you know, to a chaperone or somebody of a somewhat of a similar thing these days who are kind of putting up the same numbers when it comes to outreach and things like that. And probably the difference in money that like somebody in the 90s or whenever made, you know, to post internet.

I don't even want to know. It would make me sick, dude.

I don't even want to know. It would make me sick, dude.

Dude, they were flying people.

Dude, they were flying people.

private on radio tours and stuff even in country i have buddies that had you know old songwriter guys and stuff that are like yeah we had a deal in the 90s and they'd sony just fly me around on pj all day and just fly from here there and everywhere just on radio tour the money was just insane but the money's i feel like labels are making a lot of money again now because of streams

private on radio tours and stuff even in country i have buddies that had you know old songwriter guys and stuff that are like yeah we had a deal in the 90s and they'd sony just fly me around on pj all day and just fly from here there and everywhere just on radio tour the money was just insane but the money's i feel like labels are making a lot of money again now because of streams

There's way too much money, uh, being made for songwriters to not do something. I think it's, I think it's ridiculous. I think that's the biggest chip on my shoulder of the past couple of years is just seeing how much money a song can make, but just because it's not a single on the radio, you know, that's the only reason it doesn't make, you know, it doesn't, it doesn't pay songwriters six figures.

There's way too much money, uh, being made for songwriters to not do something. I think it's, I think it's ridiculous. I think that's the biggest chip on my shoulder of the past couple of years is just seeing how much money a song can make, but just because it's not a single on the radio, you know, that's the only reason it doesn't make, you know, it doesn't, it doesn't pay songwriters six figures.