Terri Clark. Photo: Phil Crozier
Terri Clark is getting her much-deserved flowers this year.
Nearly 30 years after releasing her self-titled debut album in 1995, the multi-Platinum country hitmaker is celebrating her career in multiple ways. At the end of May, she released two retrospective projects: her 2004 Greatest Hits collection on vinyl and a highly-anticipated duets album. During CMA Fest, Clark took her beloved tunes to the big stage at Nissan Stadium and more. She also commemorated her 20th anniversary as a Grand Ole Opry member. Needless to say, the country music icon has been feeling the love.
Taking vinyl form for the first time, Clark’s 14-song Greatest Hits project features her classic top 10 singles as well as her No. 1 “You’re Easy on the Eyes.” On the duets project—titled Terri Clark: Take Two, Clark gathered some current hitmakers she admires and revisited her material.
“My manager Clarence [Spalding] and I started talking about doing this probably five years ago, but then COVID hit. We got back into the conversation a couple years ago and got to work on it. I started with four tracks and then Universal Music got involved and we decided to make it a whole album. I asked some friends and anybody I admired if they would come in and sing on it. I got almost everybody I asked, which was really wonderful.”
Lainey Wilson and Terri Clark perform at Nissan Stadium on Saturday, June 8 during CMA Fest 2024 in downtown Nashville. Photo: Courtesy of CMA
Cody Johnson joins Clark on “I Just Wanna Be Mad,” Lauren Alaina on “I Wanna Do It All,” Carly Pearce on “Girls Lie Too” and Paul Brandt on a live version of “You’re Easy On The Eyes.”
Pop contemporaries Kelly Clarkson and Ben Rector are also featured on Take Two, with the former joining Clark on “If I Were You” and the latter on “Now That I Found You.” Two stand-out collaborations are Clark and Lainey Wilson‘s “Poor, Poor Pitiful Me” and her and Ashley McBryde‘s “Better Things To Do.”
“Ashley is like a sister to me now. She was the first one I went to,” Clark says. “‘Better Things To Do’ felt like a natural fit for her. She talked about how that first album was kind of a big one for her and the image was something she could relate to when she was a teenager trying to find her way, being her own person and being individual.”
Clark has reached the point of longtime stardom that current country stalwarts cite her as a musical influence, something that she’s flattered by but humble about.
“I had never met Cody. He walked in the studio and said, ‘I had posters of you on my wall when I was a teenager!’ He was so sweet. He was such a fan of, ‘I Just Want To Be Mad.’
Wilson, who kicked off her 2024 headlining tour the night of Take Two‘s release, invited Clark to sing their version of “Poor, Poor Pitiful Me” in Nashville. The two also performed it during Wilson’s Nissan Stadium set at CMA Fest, and Clark’s anniversary show at the Opry—which also happened to be Wilson’s Opry induction night, making for a full circle moment between the two important female voices.
When reflecting on the transcendent moment, Clark thinks back to when she was inducted in 2004 with gratitude for the journey.
“If I could go back to 2004, I would tell myself, ‘You’re still going to be playing shows, you’re going to be playing the Opry, you’re going to be alive, healthy and the happiest as you’ve ever been in 20 years.'”
When asked about how long Clark has maintained her career, she attributes it to being good to people, keeping fans first and surrounding herself with honest and talented team members. She highlights the work of Maverick Nashville, her longtime management company.
“Clarence Spalding has been with me for 20-something years. Marne McLyman is just amazing,” she says. “In this business, you have to surround yourself with people who believe in you more than you believe in yourself, and who tell you the truth.”
Clark also shares her gratitude for her agent Nick Meinema of the Action Entertainment Collaborative group, saying that his creativity and understanding of sustaining a long career on the road has helped her move through all the stages of touring.
“He is strategic, he’s smart, he knows Canada very well and he’s very good at planning for the long game with me instead of going for the short term,” she notes. “He truly has my best interest at heart.”
Clark’s monumental year will continue throughout 2024. In August, she will headline the Ryman Auditorium for the very first time.
“I’m so excited and blown away to be playing the Ryman. I started in 1987 playing for tips in Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, and I would pay to go tour the Ryman pre-renovation in between sets because I was dreaming about it. I can’t believe I’m actually going to be playing there.”
Clark has a lot of gratitude for the current popularity of ‘90s country. “A career ebbs and flows. Some artists and eras lose popularity for a while, and it’s a grind. It’s often said that people remember the beginning and the end, but they forget a lot of the in between—and there are a lot of shit gigs that you play in between.
“But you keep going and all of a sudden, you’re playing the Ryman 30 years later,” she says. “I’m not complaining about the gigs—we’ve all been there—but it’s fun now that ‘90s country has regained interest. [Us hitmakers of the ’90s] are all very appreciative of it. There were times where we had to slug it out and stay after it, but now we’re getting the reward for staying true to ourselves and doing what we do.”
As for the next 20 years, Clark hopes to keep creating and giving her fans the best version of herself she can.
“I want to stay healthy and do this for as long as people show up to see my play,” she expresses. “I’m one of those people that if I can’t honor my legacy the way that I want to, feel good, sing well and have the same kind of energy people expect of me … I want to be able to be Terri Clark the way people remember me from when I was 30 as long as possibly can. If there comes a time that I can’t—there will be a conversation, but right now I feel like I’ve got some time.”
Clark shares that what keeps her going is feeling like she’s made a difference in someone’s life.
“What you leave behind and how you made people feel is so important. That’s what drives me to keep going. I’m under no illusions that I’ll have a big hit at country radio again, but you never know what could happen. You just gotta put your best foot forward, work really hard and treat people with kindness and respect.”
CRB Inducts Class Of 2024 Into Country Radio Hall Of Fame
/by Liza AndersonPictured (L–R): Tom Mailey of Pat & Tom, Jim Robertson, Meg Stevens, Mike Moore and Cody Alan. Photo: Kayla Schoen
Country Radio Broadcasters (CRB) inducted the Class of 2024 into the Country Radio Hall of Fame on Wednesday night (June 19) during a special dinner ceremony at the Virgin Hotel in Nashville.
Pictured (L–R): CRB’s RJ Curtis, Scott Borchetta and CRB/CRS’s Kurt Johnson. Photo: Kayla Schoen
With Blair Garner serving as Master of Ceremonies, the event celebrated the storied careers of this year’s six inductees, which included on-air personalities Cody Alan as well as duo Pat & Tom and off-air luminaries Mike Moore, Jim Robertson and Meg Stevens.
Additionally, Scott Borchetta, Chairman & CEO of Big Machine Label Group, was honored with the 2024 CRB President’s Award. This award is bestowed upon individuals who have demonstrated exceptional dedication and played a vital role in shaping the success of Country Radio Seminar (CRS) and its mission to advance the country radio format.
Nominations are now being accepted for the Country Radio Hall of Fame Class of 2025, which will be revealed during the forthcoming CRS in February. To submit a nomination, click here.
On The Row: Reid Haughton Details New Album & Musical Growth
/by John Nix ArledgeReid Haughton
Up-and-coming artist Reid Haughton recently stopped by the MusicRow office to play a few tunes and discuss his recent album.
The Haleyville, Alabama native grew up singing and playing guitar in church. After graduating high school, he attended Auburn University, where his talent as a performer blossomed. After impressing River House Artist’s VP/GM Zebb Luster at a Riley Green concert in 2019, Haughton moved to Nashville to begin his music career.
Pictured (L-R): MusicRow’s Madison Hahnen and LB Cantrell, Reid Haughton, MusicRow’s Sherod Robertson, John Nix Arledge and Liza Anderson
Since then, Haughton has been on the road playing shows across the country with the likes of Whiskey Myers and 49 Winchester while honing his skills as a songwriter. He debuted his self-titled EP, produced by Grammy-winning guitarist Sadler Vaden, in May of last year and recently followed up with his first full-length project titled Higher Than 9, on May 17.
“When I first started writing songs I was honestly trying to mimic Luke Combs. He and Eric Church are the two people I was thinking about a lot,” explained Haughton. “Being on the road is what led to my current sound, really. We were in Indianapolis playing 8 Seconds Saloon with Aaron Watson and my now-wife and I were sitting in the van, freezing cold. I was about to go on in 10 minutes and we were listening to Marcus King. Afterwards, she looked at me and said, ‘Why don’t you play the type of music you love?’ It was like a light went off in my head–when I got home, I started writing.”
Haughton treated the MusicRow crew to several tracks off of his recent album such as “Man Made Money” and “Mendoza Line,” which he co-wrote with Luke Preston.
“For us it really all comes back to being on the road. Nowadays, it feels like we are the last of a dying breed–playing on the road.
Pictured (L-R): Reid Haughton & MusicRow’s Sherod Robertson
We know how to play music with our hands and we don’t run tracks. To each their own, but we are going out there and playing music the best we can, and we aren’t worried about anything else.”
Before performing his final track, “The Crow,” written by Scott Stepakoff, Nicolette Hayford and Aaron Eshuis, he reminisced about hearing the song for the first time early in his career and thinking that if he ever got the chance, he would cut the song. Four years later, he proudly sang the track to close out the special visit.
Additionally, Haughton took the Hard Rock Stage during this year’s CMA Fest, and will visit Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and more on upcoming tour stops.
In This Issue: MusicRow’s 2024 Artist Roster Features Visionary Industry Leaders
/by MusicRow StaffMusicRow’s 2024 Artist Roster Issue, released on June 18, offers a wealth of resources for industry professionals and features ASCAP songwriter and Big Loud Records/Songs & Daughters/Pigasus Records recording artist Hailey Whitters on its cover.
This annual edition contains a six-part company directory, complete with client rosters and up-to-date contact information as well as an indispensable Artist Grid which connects artists to their team members in Label, Management, Talent Agency and Publicity categories.
Inside, MusicRow chats with industry titan Mike Curb to discuss the 60th anniversary of Curb Records, his early career and journey to Nashville. In the six decades since its inception, the company has achieved an impressive 435 No. 1 hits, garnered over 1,500 top 10 songs and charted over 4,500 total records.
Elsewhere, top managers Daniel Miller of Fusion Music, Charly Salvatore of Underscore Works and Juli Griffith of PunchBowl Entertainment come together to discuss the ever-changing currents of the music industry and the technological advancements within it.
When asked about lessons they apply to managing their life both inside and out of the music business, the managers shared insights on the importance of the people around them.
“You’ve got to surround yourself with great people,” explains Salvatore. “In your work life, you’ve got to surround yourself with great artists that you want to work with and build your company with great people who you want to help grow. The same goes for your personal life, you need great people who push you and make you better.
“I agree. You have to have people around you that complement your life,” adds Griffith. “I have so little spare time that I can’t deal with anyone who takes away from my life. You need those people in your world that help you out and make life better, because you often have so little time for yourself that it needs to be worthwhile.”
Elsewhere in the print issue, MusicRow explores the exciting new development Nashville Yards, and chats with the minds behind the project including Pinnacle’s Andy Moats, CAA’s Jeff Krones, Southwest Value Partners’ Cary Mack and AEG Presents’ Mike DuCharme.
“There are so many great venues in Nashville, and we hope to be thought of in the same breath as them,” says DuCharme of the developing new music venue inside Nashville Yards, The Pinnacle. “We want this to feel like home to everyone in Nashville and beyond—a home that comes with all the appeal that a bespoke, purpose-built music venue can offer. It is going to lead to people traveling here to see their favorite act, in a great venue, in a wonderful city where they want to spend the weekend.”
In another editorial feature, MusicRow delves into PR strategy with Sacks & Co.’s Executive Vice President Asha Goodman. She shares what it takes to get a team behind an artist and establish credibility with new talent.
“What you constantly have to do is to put yourself in the shoes of who the audience is for that person and try to figure out how to reach those people,” Goodman explains. “Not every piece of music is for everyone, but I think that as long as an artist has a real perspective, a real point of view and real authenticity within their art, it becomes very easy to become passionate about it.”
The Artist Roster issue also takes a look at the impact of Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter album on the industry and the featured artists that have been championed because of it. Rising singer-songwriter Tiera Kennedy sheds light on her experience as a collaborator on the project.
Single copies of MusicRow’s 2024 Artist Roster print issue are available for purchase at musicrow.com for $50, and are included with yearly MusicRow subscriptions.
Shelby Lynne To Explore ‘Consequences Of The Crown’ On Comeback Album
/by Lorie HollabaughShelby Lynne will release her new album, Consequences Of The Crown, on Aug. 16 via Monument Records. She shared the project’s track “Butterfly” today (June 21.)
Produced by Lynne, Karen Fairchild, Ashley Monroe and Gena Johnson, Consequences Of The Crown is her first new album since returning to Nashville after 25 years away. Lynne explores the complexities of humanity across the 12 genre-blending tracks, as she chronicles experiences of heartbreak and loss as well as the growth that comes with both. The album also features contributions from Waylon Payne, Jedd Hughes, Angaleena Presley, Carter Faith, Meg McRee and Ben Chapman.
“I am going where it feels right to take a step,” says Lynne. “Breathing. Feeling the power of this music I lived for a time, another chapter in my life. I am grateful to be alive. I am grateful to you for listening to my life. This is the moment. We all wear a crown of consequences.”
The collection includes previously-released tracks “Over and Over” and “But I Ain’t,” which serves as a bridge between her past and present work, interpolating “Dreamsome,” a song from her album, I Am Shelby Lynne, which just celebrated its 25th anniversary. In honor of the I Am Shelby Lynne anniversary, a special reissue of the album was released last month via Monument Records.
Dasha To Embark On First Headlining Tour
/by Madison HahnenDasha. Photo: Adam Budd
Dasha will embark on her first headlining tour, “Dashville, USA,” this summer.
The tour will kick off on Aug. 12 in Stockholm, Sweden before making stops in London, New York City, Minneapolis as well as Nashville’s Exit/In and more before wrapping up in Atlanta on Nov. 15. Tickets are on sale now. For more information, click here.
Additionally, Dasha will release her new song “Didn’t I” on July 12 via Warner Records. She first debuted the song on the platform stage at Nissan Stadium during CMA Fest.
To date, the pop-country sensation has amassed over 10 billion views on TikTok, largely attributed to her viral hit “Austin.” The track is currently at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100. She also peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Emerging Artists chart with her album What Happens Now?, which also made it to No. 117 on the Billboard 200.
Dasha has recently performed at the 2024 CMT Awards, Stagecoach, Hangout Music Festival and more in addition to making her Grand Ole Opry debut last Saturday (June 15).
“Dashville, USA” Tour Dates:
August 12- Stockholm, SE- Nalen
August 14- St. Polten, AT- Frequence Festival
August 16- Hasselt Kiewit, BE- Pukkelpop
August 17- Stradbally, IE- Electric Picnic
August 19- London, UK- Scala
August 21- Amsterdam, NL- Melkweg
August 23- Reading, UK- Reading Festival
August 24- Leeds, UK- Leeds Festival
October 8- New York, NY- Bowery Ballroom
October 9- Boston, MA- Brighton Music Hall
October 14- Denver, CO- Bluebird Theater
October 15- Salt Lake City, UT- Soundwell
October 18- San Luis Obispo, CA- SLO Brew Rock
October 19- Los Angeles, CA- The Roxy
November 5- Minneapolis, MN- Fine Line Music Cafe
November 8- Cincinnati, OH- Top Cat’s
November 9- Grand Rapids, MI- The Stache
November 11- Toronto, ON- Opera House
November 13- Indianapolis, IN- Hi-Fi
November 14- Nashville, TN- Exit In
November 15- Atlanta, GA- The Masquerade – Hell
Roman Alexander Inks With Warner Chappell Music & Twelve6 Entertainment
/by Lorie HollabaughPictured (L-R): Sara Latimer (WCM), Benji Amaefule (WCM), Ben Vaughn (WCM), Melanie Wetherbee (Red Light), Roman Alexander, Travis Myatt (Twelve6), Alaina Maggart (Twelve6), Dan Goodfellow (Twelve6), and Willow Belenski (Twelve6). Photo: Courtesy of WCM
Singer-songwriter Roman Alexander has signed a global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music and Twelve6 Entertainment. Alexander released his latest single, “Sad Song Summer,” today (June 21).
A Missouri native, Alexander moved to Nashville to pursue music shortly after high school graduation. In 2020, he released his first EP, Between You And Me, which featured the single “Cocktail Conversations” that amassed over seven million streams. A year later, he was named one of Spotify’s Hot Country Artists to Watch and went on to release multiple singles, including “Missouri On My Mind” and “She Was Mine” from his latest EP, Songs From A Breakup, which helped him rack up over 76 million global streams.
Alexander is currently one of the longest-running independent artists on Spotify’s Hot Country playlist, and the rising country star’s single “Between You & Me” with Ashley Cooke has garnered over 31 million streams on Spotify alone and reached the top 10 on Rolling Stone’s Trending 25 chart. Alexander has collaborated with Jared Keim, Jerry Flowers and more, and co-wrote “Party Mode” with Dustin Lynch. Additionally, he’s opened for Sam Hunt, Old Dominion and Billy Currington, among others.
“I have had the pleasure of working with Roman over the past five years and watched him develop into an artist and a man worthy of the career he so tirelessly pursues,” says Travis Myatt, President & General Manager, Twelve 6 Entertainment. “Roman’s talent and work ethic exceed each other, and with our new partners at WCM adding a lens of focus to his writing, Roman is poised for great successes in the coming months.”
Josh Ross Plots ‘Single Again Tour’ For August
/by Lorie HollabaughJosh Ross is set to embark on his headlining “Single Again Tour” in August, with special guest Brandon Wisham.
The journey will kick off in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey on Aug. 28 before hitting New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and more, including a stop in Nashville at the Exit/In on Oct. 24.
Tickets are on sale now. Fans can also purchase VIP Packages, which may include premium tickets, a pre-show performance by Ross, a meet-and-greet and individual photo with Ross, limited edition poster and more. For more information, click here.
“I’m so stoked for my first U.S. headline tour,” shares Ross. “We have been opening for some of the best over the past couple years, and we have worked hard to build our live show. We started our headline tour in Canada earlier this year and can’t wait to bring it to the U.S. It’s going to be so much fun being out there with y’all.”
Ross is currently on the road this summer for select dates of Luke Bryan’s “Mind Of A Country Boy Tour,” which kicked off last weekend. Ross will also continue as support on Bailey Zimmerman’s “Religiously. The Tour.” through July, and make festival appearances at Faster Horses and Watershed, among others.
RCA Records & Legacy Recordings To Release Elvis Presley Hometown Recordings
/by Madison HahnenRCA Records and Legacy Recordings, under the Sony Music Entertainment umbrella, will release the first full collection of Elvis Presley‘s hometown recordings, Memphis, on August 9.
The collection will feature over 111 tracks, which showcase Presley from his earliest days at Sun Studio 70 years ago to his last sessions at Graceland’s Jungle Room. The journey of the tracks showcase the trajectory of his artistry including finding his creative stride at American Sound in 1969, his time at Stax in 1973 while overcoming personal struggles, his iconic live show at the Mid-South Coliseum in 1974 and more.
Memphis will be released in 5 CD, 2 LP and digital format. The collection was produced by Ernst Jørgensen and will include archival material and liner notes made by Grammy-winning music historian Robert Gordon. All tracks, with the exception of the Sun recordings, were mixed by Grammy-winner Matt Ross-Spang at Southern Grooves in Memphis. All overdubs have been stripped away, giving the listener the exact same sound Presley heard in the studio.
The new collection will be celebrated throughout Elvis Week 2024, taking place Aug. 9-17. On Aug. 13, Graceland Soundstage will host the “Elvis: Back In Memphis” concert. The event will blend live performances with recounts from the musicians and vocalists who were part of these recording sessions. Participants include American Sound drummer Gene Chrisman and vocalists Donna (Rhodes) Morris, Larry Strickland from the Jungle Room Sessions, among others.
On Aug. 14, Sony will host a Memphis listening event and Q&A at Graceland’s Guest House Theater. Details and special guests will be revealed at a later date for this event, and free tickets can be reserved here.
Fans can pre-order their copy of Memphis here.
Terri Clark Talks Staying Power & Exciting Milestones [Interview]
/by LB CantrellTerri Clark. Photo: Phil Crozier
Terri Clark is getting her much-deserved flowers this year.
Nearly 30 years after releasing her self-titled debut album in 1995, the multi-Platinum country hitmaker is celebrating her career in multiple ways. At the end of May, she released two retrospective projects: her 2004 Greatest Hits collection on vinyl and a highly-anticipated duets album. During CMA Fest, Clark took her beloved tunes to the big stage at Nissan Stadium and more. She also commemorated her 20th anniversary as a Grand Ole Opry member. Needless to say, the country music icon has been feeling the love.
Taking vinyl form for the first time, Clark’s 14-song Greatest Hits project features her classic top 10 singles as well as her No. 1 “You’re Easy on the Eyes.” On the duets project—titled Terri Clark: Take Two, Clark gathered some current hitmakers she admires and revisited her material.
“My manager Clarence [Spalding] and I started talking about doing this probably five years ago, but then COVID hit. We got back into the conversation a couple years ago and got to work on it. I started with four tracks and then Universal Music got involved and we decided to make it a whole album. I asked some friends and anybody I admired if they would come in and sing on it. I got almost everybody I asked, which was really wonderful.”
Lainey Wilson and Terri Clark perform at Nissan Stadium on Saturday, June 8 during CMA Fest 2024 in downtown Nashville. Photo: Courtesy of CMA
Cody Johnson joins Clark on “I Just Wanna Be Mad,” Lauren Alaina on “I Wanna Do It All,” Carly Pearce on “Girls Lie Too” and Paul Brandt on a live version of “You’re Easy On The Eyes.”
Pop contemporaries Kelly Clarkson and Ben Rector are also featured on Take Two, with the former joining Clark on “If I Were You” and the latter on “Now That I Found You.” Two stand-out collaborations are Clark and Lainey Wilson‘s “Poor, Poor Pitiful Me” and her and Ashley McBryde‘s “Better Things To Do.”
“Ashley is like a sister to me now. She was the first one I went to,” Clark says. “‘Better Things To Do’ felt like a natural fit for her. She talked about how that first album was kind of a big one for her and the image was something she could relate to when she was a teenager trying to find her way, being her own person and being individual.”
Clark has reached the point of longtime stardom that current country stalwarts cite her as a musical influence, something that she’s flattered by but humble about.
“I had never met Cody. He walked in the studio and said, ‘I had posters of you on my wall when I was a teenager!’ He was so sweet. He was such a fan of, ‘I Just Want To Be Mad.’
Wilson, who kicked off her 2024 headlining tour the night of Take Two‘s release, invited Clark to sing their version of “Poor, Poor Pitiful Me” in Nashville. The two also performed it during Wilson’s Nissan Stadium set at CMA Fest, and Clark’s anniversary show at the Opry—which also happened to be Wilson’s Opry induction night, making for a full circle moment between the two important female voices.
When reflecting on the transcendent moment, Clark thinks back to when she was inducted in 2004 with gratitude for the journey.
“If I could go back to 2004, I would tell myself, ‘You’re still going to be playing shows, you’re going to be playing the Opry, you’re going to be alive, healthy and the happiest as you’ve ever been in 20 years.'”
When asked about how long Clark has maintained her career, she attributes it to being good to people, keeping fans first and surrounding herself with honest and talented team members. She highlights the work of Maverick Nashville, her longtime management company.
“Clarence Spalding has been with me for 20-something years. Marne McLyman is just amazing,” she says. “In this business, you have to surround yourself with people who believe in you more than you believe in yourself, and who tell you the truth.”
Clark also shares her gratitude for her agent Nick Meinema of the Action Entertainment Collaborative group, saying that his creativity and understanding of sustaining a long career on the road has helped her move through all the stages of touring.
“He is strategic, he’s smart, he knows Canada very well and he’s very good at planning for the long game with me instead of going for the short term,” she notes. “He truly has my best interest at heart.”
Clark’s monumental year will continue throughout 2024. In August, she will headline the Ryman Auditorium for the very first time.
“I’m so excited and blown away to be playing the Ryman. I started in 1987 playing for tips in Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, and I would pay to go tour the Ryman pre-renovation in between sets because I was dreaming about it. I can’t believe I’m actually going to be playing there.”
Clark has a lot of gratitude for the current popularity of ‘90s country. “A career ebbs and flows. Some artists and eras lose popularity for a while, and it’s a grind. It’s often said that people remember the beginning and the end, but they forget a lot of the in between—and there are a lot of shit gigs that you play in between.
“But you keep going and all of a sudden, you’re playing the Ryman 30 years later,” she says. “I’m not complaining about the gigs—we’ve all been there—but it’s fun now that ‘90s country has regained interest. [Us hitmakers of the ’90s] are all very appreciative of it. There were times where we had to slug it out and stay after it, but now we’re getting the reward for staying true to ourselves and doing what we do.”
As for the next 20 years, Clark hopes to keep creating and giving her fans the best version of herself she can.
“I want to stay healthy and do this for as long as people show up to see my play,” she expresses. “I’m one of those people that if I can’t honor my legacy the way that I want to, feel good, sing well and have the same kind of energy people expect of me … I want to be able to be Terri Clark the way people remember me from when I was 30 as long as possibly can. If there comes a time that I can’t—there will be a conversation, but right now I feel like I’ve got some time.”
Clark shares that what keeps her going is feeling like she’s made a difference in someone’s life.
“What you leave behind and how you made people feel is so important. That’s what drives me to keep going. I’m under no illusions that I’ll have a big hit at country radio again, but you never know what could happen. You just gotta put your best foot forward, work really hard and treat people with kindness and respect.”
Post Malone & Morgan Wallen Hold Top Spot On MusicRow Chart With ‘I Had Some Help’
/by John Nix ArledgePost Malone holds the top spot on the MusicRow CountryBreakout Radio Chart again this week with “I Had Some Help” featuring Morgan Wallen.
The song comes from Post’s upcoming country album and was written by Post, Wallen, Ernest, Louis Bell, Ashley Gorely, Hoskins, Charlie Handsome and Chandler Paul Walters.
On Tuesday (June 18), Post revealed the name and release date of his sixth studio album, F-1 Trillion, in an Instagram post of the Nashville Sign. The highly-anticipated album will drop on Aug. 16.
“I Had Some Help” currently sits at No. 2 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart and No. 2 on the Mediabase chart.
Click here to view the latest edition of the MusicRow Weekly containing the MusicRow CountryBreakout Radio Chart.