American Songwriter Throwback 1984: Reba McEntire Says You Have to Look for the Hit Songs
Throwback 1984 interview: These days around Music Row, songwriters and publishers are hustling to pitch their best songs to Reba McEntire.
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Throwback 1984 interview: These days around Music Row, songwriters and publishers are hustling to pitch their best songs to Reba McEntire.
Songwriters used to to be able to make six figures on a platinum selling, now they earn about 5% of that.
Songwriters used to to be able to make six figures on a platinum-selling album, now they earn about 5% of that.
On Jan. 8, 1983, McEntire earned her first No. 1 hit with Can't Even Get the Blues.
Cher said in a new interview that she didn’t ask for a songwriting credit on her hit single “Believe,” despite penning one of the song’s most notable lyrics.