Hannah Dasher Says Country Music Has Gotten So Competitive, Artists Don’t Help Each Other Out: “I Wish That We Did More Of That In Nashville”

Country music artist Hannah Dasher wishes that the country music community was more willing to lend a helping hand.

Hannah Dasher stopped by the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast to talk about how her presence on TikTok, her cooking show that has helped fans discover her music, the struggles of being a fully independent artist, what it’s like to be a woman in the industry, her thoughts on Beyoncé and how she wished the artist would have gone “full country” and much more.

One of the through lines of our conversation with the “You’re Gonna Love Me” singer was the fact that, in her experience in the music industry, there’s a lot more pushing down than lifting up. Dasher is someone who looks fondly on how things used to be in the country music world, and wants to be a steward for bringing back a helping, supportive culture among artists… especially female artists:

“The devil has just instilled this scarcity mindset in us, and I don’t know why it’s so much more competitive for girls. As a musician, I crave being around other talent. I crave being around people that are either where I am, or better than me. If it weren’t for that attitude, I don’t think we’d have the Highwaymen.

Who was Waylon hanging out with? Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash. I just think greatness feeds off of and breeds more greatness. I wish that we did more of that in Nashville. They used to years ago, but not anymore.”

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Without a doubt a fair point from Hannah Dasher.

It certainly seems as though the country music industry used to have a “rising tide lifts all boats” mindset. Now? It’s every man and woman for his and herself. So what could be the solution? Dasher thinks that looking towards the country music stars of yesteryear for guidance could be of service:

“I hope that we pay attention to our heroes, and our hero’s heroes and that’ll inspire us to love on the music community as they did. Patsy Cline was famous for helping Loretta Lynn and Dottie West and Jean Shepard and other acts obviously.”

And I’ve also got to point out that it was refreshing to here the independent country music artist speaking about her faith and the Lord working in her life throughout the interview. At the end of the day, Hannah Dasher just has a faith-based mindset, and her point of view on how the country music industry should be working requires a lot of heart, love, and selflessness:

“We are blessed to be a blessing to others. Like I said, look at our heroes and how they helped others out. Johnny Cash and June Carter babysat their neighbors’ kids. Think about how busy they were. They gave and gave. Kenny Rogers bought a car for Dottie West when she didn’t have the money… I just think that mindset, it takes that kind of heart and that kind of love for what we really do.”

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