Shortly after Caitlyn Smith made a few trips to Nashville she made a quick realization, “You could have the best voice in the world but it didn’t matter,” she says with conviction. “If you really wanted to have a career as an artist you needed to have great songs.” It was then that she became a student of song and she landed her first publishing deal in the year of 2010. Since then, the Minnesota native has carved her own path in Nashville. Smith grew up in the tiny town of C

It is not an uncommon practice in Nashville to have artists writing for other artists. In fact, that’s what makes the country music community unique. One singer-songwriter that has found success writing for other artists, in particular, is HARDY, or Michael Hardy as he is often credited. He has had several No. 1 hits as a result of his writing. His longtime friendships with the likes of Morgan Wallen, Florida Georgia Line, and Jason Aldean have shown fans you can go from bein

ERNEST, also known as Ernest Keith Smith, is a singer-songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. Before his own singles like “Bad Boy” and “Cheers” went big, he got his start writing hit singles for other country artists. Here are the top five songs that were written by ERNEST for other country artists. 1. “Heartless” by Diplo featuring Morgan Wallen Diplo and Morgan Wallen released “Heartless” in August 2019. This track was a part of Diplo’s collaborative album called, Diplo Pres