Following the success of his second No.1, Blake Shelton’s "Texas,” songwriter Lalo Guzman is officially extending his global publishing deal with SMACKSongs. The AIMP Rising Songwriter of the Year nominee first joined the SMACK family in 2020, and wasted no time in leaving his mark, landing his first No. 1 at country radio with "Cowboy Songs,” recorded by George Birge....
The 29th annual Key West Songwriters Festival presented by BMI was held from April 30-May and featured over 250 BMI multi-genre songwriters, where they performed their favorite hits. The Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association and Rams Head Presents provided multi-day offerings of free and ticketed shows across 50 venues featuring veteran songwriters to the next big hitmakers. BMI songwriters arrived...
Big Loud Texas has announced the addition of its publishing arm, Big Loud Texas Publishing, with inaugural signee Timothy Allen and the hire of Lizzy Rector as Publishing Director. Based in Austin, the newly formed publishing division will work hand-in-hand with Big Loud Texas’ co-founders Miranda Lambert and Jon Randall. “I grew up listening to incredible storytellers like Guy Clark and Emmylou Harris,” shares Lambert. “Hearing their music made me...
WME announces today that Alexis Rosenberg has been appointed to the newly created role of Sr. Director, External Relations in the agency’s Nashville office. In this position, Rosenberg will work closely with the agency’s Corporate Communications and Marketing teams and serve as a key ambassador between the Nashville office and the broader Nashville business community, the music industry, sports ventures...
Tyler Nance released his second EP, I'm Not Him, this past Friday, May 2. The five-track project features his latest three singles, along with two intimate, raw tracks. Prior to ever pressing play, listeners can identify Nance's unwavering commitment to originality and transparency by setting eyes on the EP's cover art, which features a mugshot of the Missouri native. The title...
The Country Music Association brought together some of the biggest names in songwriting on Tuesday, April 29, during the 2025 CMA Triple Play Awards taking place at The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Belmont University. Celebrating the storytellers behind Country Music’s biggest hits, the event honored 16 exceptional songwriters who have penned three No. 1 songs within a...
Maddie & Tae released their fourth studio album Love & Light via Mercury Nashville today. The album release came after the duo played an electrifying first-ever headlining show at Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium to a packed crowd last night. At the show, Maddie & Tae were surprised with plaques celebrating the success of two of their songs; “Die From A...
Multi-instrumental singer-songwriter and GRAMMY / ACM nominated Chandler Walters released his first song, “Worth The Trouble,” yesterday. The new song is featured on DeVille Records' inaugural project Cadillac Sessions, out May 7 – and follows ERNEST's collaboration “Gettin' Gone (feat. Snoop Dogg),” Rhys Rutherford's “Southern Belle” and Cody Lohden's “Tail Light, Porch Light, Miller Lite.” “Making music alongside my brothers ERN,...
WME has signed singer-songwriter Ian Harrison for global representation. He will be supported across multiple departments. A Columbus, Ohio native, Harrison first captured national attention as a standout contestant on Season 22 of NBC's The Voice. He has continued to build his career with a sound rooted in authentic country and folk influences. “I'm incredibly excited to take this next step...
Tape Room Music is celebrating a company-wide standout afternoon at the 2025 Country Music Association Triple Play Awards, where five of its writers were honored with six awards at the April 29 ceremony, which recognizes the songwriters behind some of the genre’s most notable No. 1 hits. Tape Room Music founder and most decorated recipient Ashley Gorley received his 25th...
