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Beth Nielsen Chapman has written songs for Neil Diamond, Elton John, Faith Hill, Willie Nelson, Bette Midler, Kathy Mattea, Trisha Yearwood, Pam Tillis, and several other top-shelf acts. She's recorded with Tanya Tucker, T. Graham Brown, Suzy Boggus, and dozens more.

On this episode, Beth talks about her 40+ year career in the music industry (she started when she was 11), how to make money as a songwriter, the pros and cons of major label deals, her new album, the art of songwriting, and more. She also plays demos, including the original version of "This Kiss", and tells the story of how it was cut by Faith Hill. This episode also includes a live, in-studio performance.

And then there is the demo derby...

You can imagine how much somebody with 40+ years as a successful artist and songwriter has to share, so in order to fit more stories in the broadcast version of the show, we taped a special "online-only" version of our demo derby segment, that allowed Beth to really go deep with her critiques of the music that was submitted. Search "Beth Nielsen Chapman's XXXL Demo Derby" to get it!