{"id":14914,"date":"2019-05-05T23:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T05:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1806073"},"modified":"2019-05-05T23:00:06","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T05:00:06","slug":"renee-blair-learns-shes-better-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/music-news\/renee-blair-learns-shes-better-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Renee Blair Learns She\u2019s \u201cBetter Off\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by Samantha Stephens<\/a><\/span> 19m ago<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/video-clips\/dq7kfy
It was the first song idea that Renee Blair brought to the table the day she walked into Smack Songs\u2019 Music Row office, before she even had a publishing deal with the renowned firm.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis song is my story of two, on-again-off-again relationships that I was in back-to-back,\u201d she told CMT.com of her debut single \u201cBetter Off.\u201d<\/p>\n

They do say to always write what you know.<\/p>\n

\u201cI loved them both but our hearts were never on the same schedule,\u201d she continued. \u201cI was convinced I was going to be stuck in a vicious cycle of this flip-flopping love forever. Finally, after breaking it off for the umpteenth time, I realized I was just better off without either.\u201d<\/p>\n

And sitting on the perfect idea for a good ol\u2019 country song, which took Blair and her co-writers a minute to complete.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t end up writing or finishing it until over a year later,\u201d she confessed.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s okay, because the right thing sometimes takes time, and a debut release is one thing you want to get right, as well as a debut music video.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the first video I have ever shot!\u201d Blair said excitedly. We shot in Nashville in an apartment in a neighborhood called Germantown.\u201d<\/p>\n

Blair is currently in the studio cutting more material expected to be released this summer. The singer-songwriter also has big touring plans lined up, including dates with Michael Ray, Walker Hayes, Eli Young Band, Billy Currington, Mitchell Tenpenny, LOCASH and the legendary Willie Nelson.<\/p>\n

We\u2019d love to see her on some dates with Old Dominion, who\u2019ve played a special part in Blair\u2019s journey.<\/p>\n

\u201cI first met them when I signed with Smack and they are so encouraging and kind to me,\u201d she said. \u201cI think the world of them and more.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Samantha is a country radio insider with a deep love for the music and its stars. She can often be found on a red carpet or at a late-night guitar pull.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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