Sara Evans Pleads for Depth, Equality on Country Radio - RollingStone.com
Sara Evans has been outspoken ever since radio consultant Keith Hill called women in country music the tomatoes to their male lettuce counterparts in the salad that is country radio, and backstage at the CMT Awards last week she certainly wasn't... Sidebar "I miss the days where you can go to a show like this and there would be some moments where there are serious songs and brilliantly written songs," she told Rolling Stone Country , minutes after expertly offering a rendition of the Fresh... There weren't many ballads on Wednesday's CMT Awards, something Evans has become known for as a vocalist with hits like "A Little Bit Stronger" — which was one of five Number One songs she's had in her career to date. Lyrically, those chart-topping moments were built on themes of empowerment, love and loss — which is why some of the current storylines dominating the airwaves leave her not only wanting a stronger female presence but a few more mature narratives,... "I'm excited to hear any song that's not about drinking, or beer, or trucks, or partying, or jeans. Rising to prominence in the wake of the chart-dominating powerhouse females of the Nineties like Reba, Trisha Yearwood and Faith Hill, Evans isn’t sure where it all went wrong in the radio climate, which looked particularly dismal until Maddie &... Source: www.rollingstone.com
