Playlisted Podcast

Heath Warren is back on Playlisted, and this time he returns as a TWO-TIME #1 SONGWRITER and our Season 1 Guest of the Year.
Heath has quickly become one of Nashville’s most in-demand songwriters. He co-wrote Bailey Zimmerman’s massive multi-week No. 1 hit “Rock and a Hard Place,” which became an 8x Platinum smash and one of the biggest songs of Zimmerman’s career. Heath has now added another No. 1 to his résumé with “Chevy Silverado” by Bailey Zimmerman, which reached No. 1 at country radio and has already been certified Platinum.
Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, Heath has been recognized as a BMI Buzz Writer to Watch and was nominated for MusicRow Magazine’s Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year. He is signed to Warner Chappell Music and has landed songs with artists including Bailey Zimmerman, Nate Smith, Chase Rice, Josh Ross, Tyler Braden, Waterloo Revival, Skeez and more. He has had nine-plus cuts with Bailey Zimmerman alone, including “Rock and a Hard Place,” “New to Country” and “Chevy Silverado.” 
But before the second No. 1, before another huge year of songs and cuts, Heath was one of the people who helped define what Playlisted was becoming. After multiple appearances, the fans voted him our Season 1 Guest of the Year.
In this episode, Austin Burke sits down with Heath to talk about what changes after your first No. 1, what it feels like to do it again, writing songs for some of country music’s biggest artists, navigating Nashville relationships, knowing when a song is special, and the truths young songwriters need to hear about making it in the music business.
Performers Include:
Hope MacGregor
Trevor Wilson
Chad Michael Jervis
Clint Draper
Paul RoseWood 
Scotty Willis 
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This week on Playlisted, Austin Burke sits down with longtime music industry executive, producer, manager and entrepreneur Christy DiNapoli for a conversation packed with insight for artists, songwriters and anyone trying to make a living in music.

Christy has spent four decades in the industry, with a career spanning artist development, management, publishing, record production and music technology. His résumé includes helping develop, manage, publish and produce multi-platinum country band Little Texas, three Grammy nominations, numerous industry awards and work on projects totaling more than 13 million albums sold. MIC Newsroom

Today, Christy is taking everything he’s learned and putting it into MIC — Music Industry Community, a new platform built specifically for the music industry. MIC brings networking, bookings, streaming analytics, professional tools, collaboration and career resources together in one place, with the goal of giving independent artists and music professionals more control over their careers. GlobeNewswire

This episode goes deep into the business behind the music: what young artists get wrong, how the industry has changed, building the right team, creating real opportunities, developing a sustainable career and why relationships still matter in Nashville.

PERFORMANCES BY:
Huffman Acoustic
Nicholas Ray
Kevin Daniel
Adia Clark
Lay Monarch
Tammy Sue

If you're an independent artist, songwriter, producer or someone trying to break into the music business, this is an episode you don't want to miss.

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Hosted by Austin Burke

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Comedy has Kill Tony.  Music has Playlisted.
Artists perform one song in front of a live audience and receive real, unfiltered feedback from industry guest hosts.

Kevin Powers is one of the most exciting new voices blending country, pop and hip-hop into a sound he calls “Southern Pop.” After breaking through with “Walked In” and “How You Been?,” Powers made the move to Nashville and quickly established himself as both an artist and songwriter.

He co-wrote Shaboozey and Jelly Roll’s Grammy-winning #1 hit “Amen,” joined Shaboozey on The Great American Road Show, and became the first artist signed to Shaboozey’s American Dogwood label. His collaboration with Shaboozey, “Move On,” helped introduce the next chapter of his career.

On this episode of Playlisted, Kevin sits down with Austin Burke to talk about his journey, finding his sound, songwriting, his relationship with Shaboozey and what comes next.

Performers Include:
Alec Mason
Cody Lee Rose
Bella Rios
Zach Person
Max Beal

This might be the wildest episode of Playlisted yet. 

Dasha joins us for an absolutely unfiltered night of music, stories, laughs and advice for our aspiring artists. We talk about her career, songwriting, the crazy ride of breaking through in country music and what she’s learned along the way.

Special Surprise by Ranch Hands Cowboylesque. 

7 aspiring artists step up to perform original songs and get real, honest feedback from Dasha, and somehow we ended up with one of the funniest and most unpredictable episodes we’ve ever done.

Comedy has Kill Tony. Music has PLAYLISTED.

If you’re an artist, songwriter or just love seeing a side of your favorite artists you normally don’t get to see, this episode is for you.

🎙️ Special Guest: Dasha
🤠 Special Appearance: Ranch Hands Cowboylesque
🎸 7 aspiring artists perform live
📍 Recorded live in Nashville, TN

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Performers Include:
Carson Mac
Matthew Cole Needle
Ethan Anderson
JaeCe Simon
Ryan Higgins
Russell Wix
Dylan Brekke

Comedy has Kill Tony. Music has Playlisted.

Artists perform one song in front of a live audience and receive real, unfiltered feedback from industry guest hosts.

This week, one of the most powerful people in Nashville music publishing takes the Playlisted guest chair.

Rusty Gaston, CEO of Sony Music Publishing Nashville, joins Playlisted to hear aspiring artists perform one song and give them the kind of honest feedback most artists never get access to.

Before leading Sony Music Publishing Nashville, Rusty helped build THiS Music into one of Music Row’s most successful independent publishing companies, developing songwriters and songs that went on to earn dozens of ASCAP and BMI awards. Today, he leads one of the biggest publishing operations in country music and has spent his career identifying great songs, great songwriters and artists with something special.

On Playlisted, there is nowhere to hide. One artist. One song. A live Nashville audience. And real feedback from someone who has spent his entire career deciding what separates a good song from a great one.

PERFORMERS INCLUDE:

Melanie Murray
Kaylon McClish
Kyle Mercer
Michael Eddy
Corben Cole Bradford
Jordan Martin

Who should sit in the Playlisted guest chair next? Drop their name in the comments.

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