Amelia Ferrell
![Story Behind the Song: Travis Meadows, ‘First Cigarette’](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2018/12/travis-meadows-first-cigarette.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Story Behind the Song: Travis Meadows, ‘First Cigarette’
"I think the idea originally — I hate to even admit this — but ..."
![Story Behind the Song: Nikki Lane, ‘Forever Lasts Forever’](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2017/09/2017-cma-awards-nominees-new-artist-wishlist-4.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Story Behind the Song: Nikki Lane, ‘Forever Lasts Forever’
"We didn’t say, 'Hey, let’s write a divorce song,' necessarily, but ..."
![Story Behind the Song: Frankie Ballard, ‘Good as Gold’](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2016/06/frankie-ballard-cma-fest-2016-guitar-solo.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Story Behind the Song: Frankie Ballard, ‘Good as Gold’
"That’s very flattering for a songwriter, to have someone embrace a song like that ..."
![Story Behind the Song: Jon Pardi, ‘Out of Style’](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2018/06/cma-fest-2018-day-3-pictures-12.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Story Behind the Song: Jon Pardi, ‘Out of Style’
"I came up with a chunk of that [first verse] when I was in the shower. Sometimes that’s where they come to me ..."
![Story Behind the Song: Eric Church, ‘Dark Side’](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2017/07/eric-church.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Story Behind the Song: Eric Church, ‘Dark Side’
"I get this mystery text on my phone that really felt kind of James Bond-esque ..."
![Story Behind the Song: Lindsay Ell, ‘Worth the Wait’](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2017/11/GettyImages-874721960.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Story Behind the Song: Lindsay Ell, ‘Worth the Wait’
"Songwriters, it’s the craziest thing: You can meet someone you’ve never hung out with, and there’ll be the pleasantries ... Then, all of a sudden ... you’ll share things with another songwriter that you wouldn’t share with God ..."
![Cole Swindell’s Mom Cried More Than He Did Over His First Time on the Radio](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2018/04/cole-swindell2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Cole Swindell’s Mom Cried More Than He Did Over His First Time on the Radio
"Being able to tell her – I know I drove her crazy with country music, singing along [while] riding in car rides as a kid ..."
![Story Behind the Song: Lanco, ‘High’](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2018/02/GettyImages-666701268.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Story Behind the Song: Lanco, ‘High’
"It was cool when I went in there to play that guitar part and saw those guys sitting around in a band ..."
![Dustin Lynch’s First Time on the Radio Involved ‘a Lot of Screaming, a Lot of Tears’](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2015/04/dustin-lynch-birthday.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Dustin Lynch’s First Time on the Radio Involved ‘a Lot of Screaming, a Lot of Tears’
Of course he called his mom and dad, too!
![Luke Combs Calls His First Time on the Radio ‘Pretty Wild’](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2017/07/luke-combs-devil-dont-sleep-tour-2017-3.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Luke Combs Calls His First Time on the Radio ‘Pretty Wild’
"I remember exactly where I was, exactly who I was with ..."
![High Valley Would Prefer If You Never Heard the First Song They Had Played on the Radio](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2017/03/high-valley-shes-with-me-single.jpg?w=980&q=75)
High Valley Would Prefer If You Never Heard the First Song They Had Played on the Radio
"They played one of our songs off an album I never, ever want you to hear ..."
![Kane Brown Only Got to Hear His First Single on the Radio Once](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2018/04/kane-brown.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Kane Brown Only Got to Hear His First Single on the Radio Once
"I didn’t like [hearing myself on the radio] at first, but I do now ..."