Category Archives: NCD Interviews

Elaina Smith is back with the second season of her award-winning podcast, Breaking Thru With Elaina, formerly titled Women Want to Hear Women.Elaina kicked off Season 2 with one of her favorite guests...

I can’t believe we’ve come to the finale episode of Season 1.I’m so excited about what we’ve accomplished since launching this podcast in June-and that includes YOU listening, ...

I can’t believe Season 1 of Women Want to Hear Women is winding down.Since launching in June, we have completed 23 amazing episodes featuring some of the genre’s biggest names, rising star...

Leah Turner has had such an interesting career since moving from California to Nashville in 2012. She is a true example of how finicky the country music industry can be-but her hard work and talent ha...

As of today, there is only one woman in the Top 30 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart: Maren Morris, whose single “Rich” is currently No. 5.Maren stopped by Women Want to Hear Women th...

A few weeks ago I mentioned that I really wanted to start involving more men into the Women Want to Hear Women conversation, because the only way to change the conversation is by working together.I th...

You know you’re doing something right when Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town handpick you as the opener for their Bandwagon Tour, right? Well, that is exactly what happened to Tenille Townes t...

Rachel Wammack was the first new artist I was introduced to this year-and she’s a big reason I launched the Women Want to Hear Women podcast.After a random “Asian-fusion” dinner with...

Kalie Shorr has been carving out a name for herself since moving to Music City five years ago . . . and she hasn’t let a little thing like the lack of a record deal stand in her way.Since 2016, ...

The ladies of Runaway June-Naomi Cooke, Hannah Mulholland and Jennifer Wayne-are three of the smartest, kindest and most talented women I have ever met. This is a trio country music should be proud to...