I love this song. I also don’t believe it’s gonna impact the problems we have in the industry. Both things can be true at the same time.

I made a joke about boat shoes & hedge funds in my 50 States of Country Music post about Connecticut, which i stand by and think is funny. But I think that this image may have been a mistake. I’ve seen significantly lower open rates and click through.

This part: “But let’s not confuse an exception with progress: in an industry where women received less than 9% of total radio spins over the last two years, sustained support remains scarce.” If y’all don’t subscribe to DRTI y’all are missing out.

Ok, I still don’t like Bad Bunny’s music but that was visually incredible. A fabulous show.

ChatGPT commercial line of the day: “Am I gonna get a raise?” “No….”

Anyone shocked that Mike Tyson in MAGA?

“Maintains his status as the alpha among his class of Pledge Week Country acts via a baseline *competence* as a vocalist and songwriter, and for not putting anything on record that's an active hate crime against genre or basic human decency.” Well, when ya put it that way…

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Hard to speak up with a boot in your mouth.

1) this is horrible. 2) this has long been one of the best journalism jobs in the country.

every headline more nauseating than the last

Is it fighting fire with fire? You tell me.

Remember that “How I Met your Mother” episode about a glass shattering event? Well, @countryuniverse.net did a number on me about Megan Moroney — I can’t unhear the criticism about her tone.

11 days until @harvilla.bsky.social officially lied about the podcast coming back in January. I, for one, expect accountability from our podcast hosts. Because if we can’t trust the voices in our heads, who can we trust?

Does the Big 12 not have the holding penalty?

My favorite part of the National Anthem is when they boo Trump.

Nick Saban is such a sore loser.

Watching football & listening to good music is important. Getting lost in distraction is critical to being able to continue to fight back.

I feel a bit attacked by the Progressive insurance — some of those young homeowners make good points…

This revolution will be televised and simulcast on TikTok. We don’t need to move backward. We need a better future. A discussion of the a better music economy.

A new interview with Brit Taylor is available now for visitors & subscribers alike on the Country Cutler newsletter.

New piece on prestige TV, country music industry & multiplatform entertainment fostering an economically sustainable system. open.substack.com/pub/countryc...

A new interview with Brit Taylor is available now for visitors & subscribers alike on the Country Cutler newsletter.

This revolution will be televised and simulcast on TikTok. We don’t need to move backward. We need a better future. A discussion of the a better music economy.

More like Roll Over Tide, amirite?

A long read about AI, humanity & art.

Very good:

I liked his songs about animals. His other stuff I felt I had to like. He seems more like Dylan than Prine — Dylan is mediocre & appropriated his entire esthetic yet deemed a genius by the masses. Prine was under appreciated by the masses & loved by those who knew.

A long read about AI, humanity & art.

Subscribe tonight for tomorrow’s long read on AI & the Future of Music. CountryCutler.substack.com

Top 16 albums of the country music underground. Also, buys something from these artists. open.substack.com/pub/countryc...

I really liked these two albums & I bet you will, too open.substack.com/pub/countryc...

The first of several Best of 2025 lists is now posted for you to disagree with. open.substack.com/pub/countryc...

Country Cutler is only 394 people away from 400 paid subscribers, a big milestone for us. No better time to subscribe to one of the country newsletters in all the land. (As a longtime paid subscriber to DRTIB I can make this joke. Both are worth supporting) CountryCutler.substack.com

I’m just gonna complain about the CMA & not watch them, ok?

Five more.

AI isn’t going to kill music. Nothing can kill music. Here is why. countrycutler.substack.com/p/music-is-d...

Is vague posting still a thing?

Very pleased to poke fun at myself & a few others in our silly little space. countrycutler.substack.com/p/breathless...

Looking through my records for an album to do homework to, my oldest looked at “Snipe Hunter” & said, “oh, is that the one with the devil’s dick? Yeah, that one.”

AI, art and parenting.

Discussing the double-edge sword of Waylon’s new album. countrycutler.substack.com/p/new-music-...

As a Red Sox fan this is still pretty good.

Thanks to all my Bakersfield friends for your time & help on this one.

Happy Holidays.

I spoke with @greydelisle.bsky.social about her new effort to support the legacy of Hall of Fame songwriter Cindy Walker. countrycutler.substack.com/p/the-legacy...

On Margo Price, Kimmel and listening to what women say the *first time* www.dontrocktheinbox.com/special-note...

The union representing the musicians from Jimmy Kimmel’s band releases a statement calling the FCC’s pressure on Disney “state censorship.”

Good stuff this week.

New pod episode.