“I think one of the best songwriters and most successful women in the entire music industry is Taylor Swift, so I think I would just keep falling back on her as a major influence for me”
SoB: It says a lot about you, as an individual, to have recognized the need to put in that work and take the long road but you’ve done it and you’ve been so successful. Now that we’re on memory lane, take us back to the first time you heard your song on the radio. What were your thoughts when you heard your song on the radio or Spotify? AW: There have been a lot of moments like that. One thing people don’t always realize is that your song might get played on the radio as a little feature, but they might only spin it once. One of the coolest experiences for me is with my current single, ‘I Like Big Trucks.’ A radio station in Houston, TX, which is one of the top two stations in America for consumption, started spinning my song. That can move the needle on having other stations be interested in playing it. My mind was blown when it happened and I’m so grateful for that. And then, the first spin of that single in Canada was on Country 104 in Woodstock in Southern Ontario. I’ve gotten videos from people when it’s playing. And I’ve heard it’s playing on the radio in PEI, too, which is so special.
Photo Credit - PJ Brown
“You only get one first impression.”
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