Matt Stillwell recently took time to discuss his career in an exclusive interview with Roughstock.  He has managed to carve out an impressive niche in Country music without the help of a major label the old-fashioned way, through sheer will and hard work.

Independent artists have been able to make inroads with the 'Nashville establishment' thanks to the internet.  Matt Stillwell has had his profile increase over the last year thanks to hits like "Shine" and "Sweet Sun Angel."

Watch Martina's latest here.

While she's never had much of a 'stalled' career, The choice of switching producers for the first time in a 10 album career seemed to indicate that Martina felt that way. So with Dann Huff co-producing, does "Shine" rival Martina's greatest?

Here's the video for independent Matt Stillwell's national debut single.

Here's "Shine," The first single from Matt Stillwell's upcoming third self-released album.  It's as good as anything coming out of Nashville these days.