In It for the Money - EP

Don’t let the title fool you—Jameson Rodgers is a country music devotee through and through, one who’d happily continue making music even if he never saw another pay cheque. He says as much on the title track, a song that reminds would-be Music Row hopefuls not to “keep track of the dues you’re paying” and also shows off just how far Rodgers has come since he debuted in 2016. “I think it shows growth for me as a songwriter, as a singer, as an artist,” Rodgers tells Apple Music. “And so I think people are going to notice how I've grown as a person and artist on this EP.” Lyrically, Rodgers pairs personal songs inspired by his past, like the wistful “When You Think of Mississippi”, with festival-ready party jams like the cleverly titled “Rolling Rock, Rolling Stones”. And Rodgers’ friend and collaborator Luke Combs joins on “Cold Beer Calling My Name”, a rowdy ode to the end of the workweek. Below, Rodgers walks Apple Music through In It for the Money. “Cold Beer Calling My Name” (feat. Luke Combs) “We were just writing up a fun song, and when I went in to record it, we still had no intentions of it being a duet. I was friends with Luke, obviously, and so Luke asked me to go out on tour with him around the same time I was in the studio cutting that song. Luke jumping on it definitely took it to another level. I'm just so grateful for everything he's done for me over the last few years.” “Good Dogs” “Hunter Phelps was one of the writers on it, and he had just gotten a new dog. He had that idea and we were sitting around talking about how it’s funny how sometimes you'd rather hang out with your dog than you would people. And we talked about how they just don't get to spend as much time on earth as we'd like them to. It definitely pulls on the heartstrings.” “Some Girls” “That song has changed my life in a lot of ways. It was my first No. 1 song, my debut single, and it's strange that I haven't got to play a show since it took off. We developed this crew, just this ti