Playlisted Podcast

**What does it REALLY take to get noticed in Nashville?** 🎤🔥 Six rising artists. One influential music journalist. And the kind of honest feedback that could change everything. This week on **PLAYLISTED**, host Austin Burke welcomes **Chris Barilla, Staff Editor at one of the biggest Magazines in the World**, for an unforgettable night of live music, honest feedback, and behind-the-scenes insigh...

15 NUMBER ONE COUNTRY HITS. OVER 1,000 SONGS RECORDED. ONE LEGENDARY SONGWRITER. What separates a good country song from a hit that people remember forever? Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member and BMI Icon **Bob DiPiero** joins Austin Burke on Playlisted to share his experience and give rising artists the opportunity to perform in front of one of country music's most accomplished songwr...

What does it take to turn a great song into a #1 country hit? Award-winning songwriter and producer Matt Geroux joins Austin Burke on Playlisted to pull back the curtain on Nashville's music industry. With over 500 million streams across his catalog, Matt has helped shape the sound of modern country music, including producing Josh Ross's #1 hit "Single Again." His work has earn...

One of the most respected voices in country music, Storme Warren joins Austin Burke on Playlisted to share his decades of industry experience while giving honest feedback and encouragement to the next generation of rising artists. From his legendary run hosting SiriusXM's The Highway to becoming the voice of Garth Brooks' The BIG 615, Storme has spent his career championing new talent an...

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....

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 technolo...

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 establ...

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...

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...

Country music legend Vince Gill joins Playlisted for one of the biggest episodes yet, sitting down with Austin Burke to talk songwriting, Nashville, longevity, the music industry, and what it really takes to build a career that lasts. Aspiring artists perform their original songs in front of him and get real, live feedback from one of the greatest singers, songwriters, and musicians in country mus...

Better Than Ezra frontman Kevin Griffin joins Playlisted to give 5 aspiring artists real, unfiltered feedback on their songs and performances. Kevin Griffin has built one of the most unique careers in music. He is the singer and founding member of Better Than Ezra, an award winning songwriter and producer, co founder of Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival, author, entrepreneur, and co founder...

Comedy has Kill Tony. Music has Playlisted. Country hitmaker Tyler Farr and songwriter/producer Jamie Collazo take over the guest chairs on Playlisted as rising Nashville artists perform one song and receive real, unfiltered feedback about their music, performance and career.  Tyler Farr, the voice behind country hits including “Redneck Crazy,” “Whiskey in My Water” and “A Guy Walks Into a Bar,” j...

**Comedy has Kill Tony. Music has Playlisted.** What does country radio REALLY listen for when deciding which artists and songs get played? Cumulus Media Vice President of Country Travis Daily joins Playlisted to give aspiring artists real, unfiltered feedback and pull back the curtain on the country radio and Nashville music industry. He even features 3 songs from the night on 103.3 Country.  Art...

Comedy has Kill Tony. Music has Playlisted. Artists perform one song in front of a live audience and receive real, unfiltered feedback from music industry guest hosts. SUBSCRIBE to Playlisted on Youtube to discover rising artists, hear real music industry feedback and see who gets pulled from the bucket next. Abbie Callahan is one of country music’s fastest rising new voices, blending Americana, f...

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. Country hitmaker Canaan Smith joins Playlisted to give six aspiring artists honest feedback and share the stories behind his career. Canaan scored a No. 1 with “Love You Like That,” released fan favorites like “Hole in a Bottle” and “Bee...

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. Dave Cohen joins Playlisted to share what it really takes to create a hit in Nashville. Dave is a producer, songwriter and session musician who has won ACM Piano/Keyboards Player of the Year four times and played on more than 100 No. 1 s...

Comedy has Kill Tony. Music has Playlisted. Country star Josh Ross joins Playlisted as aspiring artists take the stage to perform one original song in front of a live Nashville audience. One song. One opportunity. Real, unfiltered feedback from someone who has reached the top of country music. Josh Ross is a Canadian born, Nashville based country artist with more than one billion global streams, b...

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. Neil Thrasher is one of Nashville's most celebrated songwriters, with songs that have sold more than 50 million records and spent a combined 25 weeks at No. 1. His catalog includes country classics like "There Goes My Life&quot...

Comedy has Kill Tony. Music has Playlisted. Welcome to Playlisted, the live music show where rising artists perform one original song in front of a live audience and receive real, unfiltered feedback from music industry guest hosts. In Episode #71, Clay Hunnicutt returns to Playlisted for a real look inside what it takes to break artists, build careers, and spot talent before the rest of the world...

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. Rob Beckham is one of Nashville’s biggest power players, with more than three decades of experience helping shape the careers of some of country music’s biggest artists. Before co-founding The Artist Management Group, where he served as...

Over 50 artists put their names in the bucket for a chance to play one original song in front of the room, but nobody knew what was coming. Hit songwriter Jeffrey Steele kicked off the night with a 15 minute run of his number one songs, sharing the stories and songs that helped define country music. Then Cole Swindell surprised the crowd for a once in a lifetime Playlisted moment. This episode is...

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. Rufio Hooks is a Nashville based artist, songwriter, and producer best known as one of the writers behind BTS’s global hit “Butter.” Originally from New Jersey, Rufio has built a reputation for blending pop, country, and global sounds wi...

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. Ava Suppelsa is a rising hit songwriter in Nashville with cuts by Carly Pearce, Keith Urban, Max McNown, Randall King, Avery Anna, Donovan Woods, Flatland Cavalry and more. Her catalog has earned over 200 million streams, with songs char...

Comedy has Kill Tony. Music has Playlisted. Every week, artists step on stage, perform one original song in front of a live Nashville audience, and receive real, unfiltered feedback from some of the biggest names in the music industry. No auditions. No record label required. No industry connections. Just a song, a microphone, and a shot. This weeks special guest, Haley Mae Campbell is an independe...

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. Jordan Walker is a hit Nashville songwriter best known for co writing Luke Combs’ multi platinum No. 1 smash “When It Rains It Pours.” He also has major cuts including Kane Brown’s “Backseat Driver,” Drew Baldridge’s “Tough People,” and...