From there, I was lucky enough to move on to the second round, after which I was paired to write with Shane McAnally. Our goal was to tweak "Crowded Places" to specifically tailor it to the Jonas Brothers. At first I was a little nervous going into the rewrite sessions because Shane has had such massive hits, but the second I walked into the room with him, all my nerves melted away. I immediately felt so comfortable with Shane and it felt like I was writing with one of my friends whom I had known for years. Shane was so open to my ideas, and the new version of my song came together really naturally.

I can’t say enough wonderful things about Shane. It was so evident that he's not only extremely talented, but also truly passionate about being part of the show, about every song he writes, every person he works with, and investing in other younger writers. He went out of his way to do so many little things to make sure I felt comfortable and ready to perform the new “Crowded Places” for the Jonas Brothers.

Once the rewrite was done, I performed it again for the Jonas Brothers for the final round of the competition. The Jonas Brothers chose to record and release my competitor, Able Hart’s song, “Green Light”, but I still got to release the new version of Crowded Places with me singing it!