When I became a fan of Dan + Shay in March of 2014, I immediately followed their duo account and individual accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (now X). Back then, I mainly used Twitter (now X), but occasionally I would interact with them on Facebook and Instagram. As I established my connection with the duo over a few months and got to interact with other loyal fans like me, I noticed that quite a few of them traveled all over their area and some all over the country to see the duo in concert. They posted pictures and videos that I would enjoy viewing. Many of them got to meet and take pictures with Dan + Shay at multiple tour stops. I remember thinking to myself back then, "I wish I was able to travel to as many Dan + Shay concerts that my schedule would allow. I would love to have multiple opportunities to have meet and greets and take pictures with them in person. They are so amazing live and I would not get sick of seeing them perform multiple times on one tour."
Unfortunately, I am not able to travel far to see multiple stops on their tours even though sometimes I wish I could! However, after awhile and even now, I am happy for all of their fans who are able to do all of the traveling to see Dan + Shay in concert. And I am also incredibly grateful that I have had the opportunity to see the duo in concert six times over the last 11 years (and counting hopefully soon!) and that I have been able to meet and take pictures with them twice. Each concert and both meet and greets were very memorable, six nights that I will never forget. Stay tuned for future posts when I review each show I have been to.
While being in attendance at their concerts is one way that I have supported Dan + Shay over the years and will continue to when their tours come near me, I have also supported them in other ways from home. I used to tweet (on Twitter) as many country radio stations all over the United States to add their new singles on add day and then tweeted them again to play these songs (once they were added to the stations playlist). I would also promote the duo by tagging them in my tweets, talking about their songs, how they are kind human beings, etc. Back in 2014 and still to this day, I share posts about them on my personal Facebook and Instagram pages. I will keep doing my part with these things and this blog to help expand their fan base and help to get their songs played more frequently on country radio stations all across the nation.
As far as requesting songs goes now, here is my plan to make a difference to get Dan + Shay's songs played more on the radio in addition to this blog. I do not use X (formerly Twitter) much anymore. However, I am going to start using a combination of Instagram, e-mail, and texting to send messages to country stations all over the nation, starting in my area. You can do one of these methods or a combination as well if you want to hear the duo more frequently on your local country radio station!
Locally to this day, I do not hear Dan + Shay's songs on the radio as often as I would like. It has been this way for the majority of the last 11 years. I have done my part to change this and while I think it has helped slightly over the years, I want to see the change go even further. I hear their number one songs "Speechless", "Tequila", and "Save Me The Trouble" occasionally. Those songs seem to be their most popular number one's among country radio's target audience. I want to hear each one of these hits a couple of times on a daily basis. Then I would tune in to the radio more, knowing that I would be able to hear my favorite country duo's songs a handful of times each day.
To me, Dan + Shay are two of the most humble, kindest human beings, and incredibly talented, not to mention extremely hard-working artists who have always stayed in their own lane in the country music genre. Their past number one songs deserve more airplay daily and their upcoming singles deserve to be added in a timely matter and played often on country music radio stations everywhere on a daily basis.
I will keep you updated on my progress with doing my part again to make this change happen.
Below is a picture of me wearing one of my Dan + Shay t-shirts and my first pair of cowgirl boots that I bought specifically for their concert last March! I took the second picture from my seat in the upper bowl at the arena!
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