Personal Brand & Positioning
Do you still need a record deal to get played on country radio?
Answered independently in 2 episodes. Every line below is verbatim from the transcript, timestamped to the moment it was said.
The short answer
What the archive says
01In country music, radio is still the spark — Tyler Rich's advice is to get a record deal, even a small independent one, because you need a radio promo team to chart. source →
02In country music, radio remains the spark, and a current song climbing the country charts is the number one criteria for landing big opening tour slots. source →
In their words
What was actually said
I would still my number one form of advice is go get yourself a record deal, but get the right one. Even if it's an independent one, even if it's small, you need a radio promo team because country radio. Is the spark to every career still currently.
The episodes
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