In this installment of Technique Tuesday, we dive into the expert duet structure between Zach Bryan and Kacey Musgraves in the #1 country hit, “I Remember Everything.”

In particular, we focus on both artists’ strategic positioning in the arrangement, their prominence in the mix, and the opposing sentiments they express to create a conversational song that keeps the listener engaged from start to finish.

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