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Movers & Thinkers: How Vanessa Carlton Finally Took Control Of Her Meteoric Music Career

Vanessa Carlton talks about her decision to change the course of her career at the live taping of Movers & Thinkers at Podcast Party. Credit: Stephen JerkinsWPLN
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The dilemma of choosing between commercial success and artistic independence is a familiar one for many musicians in Nashville, including Vanessa Carlton. After releasing hits like “A Thousand Miles,” she says she felt stifled by her major labels and decided to go independent, a shift that also changed the way she saw herself.

Carlton talked to WPLN’s Emily Siner in the live taping of our podcast Movers & Thinkers about starting over on her own.


This audio is an excerpt from the latest episode of our Movers & Thinkers podcast. Hear more of the conversation
on our website, on iTunes, or on Google Play.

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Emily Siner, News Director

Emily Siner is the news director at WPLN News, overseeing an award-winning newsroom that serves Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Since joining Nashville Public Radio in 2014, she has also reported on a wide range of topics, including for national news outlets, and helped the station develop a fleet of podcasts and live events. She hosts the Movers & Thinkers podcast.

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