HIPGNOSIS BOARD APPROVES UPPED BLACKSTONE BID
But it ain't over till it's over. (4/29a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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JAMES KING: THE HITS INTERVIEW (PART ONE)
“Songwriters are what make our roles so special,” declares SMPN topper Rusty Gaston. “Our team leans deeply into relationships with each songwriter on our roster, and it is our mission to leave no idea unattended when it comes to supporting and expanding opportunities for them.”
Biggest songs:
Cole Swindell’s “She Had Me at Heads Carolina”
Nate Smith’s “Whiskey on You”
Kane Brown & Katelyn Brown’s “Thank God”
Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night,” and “You Proof,” co-written by Ashley Gorley and Charlie Handsome
Key signings:
Dierks Bentley
Megan Moroney
Chris Young
Jordan Minton
Awards and more:
Recently achieved third consecutive quarter as the #1 publisher on Country Airplay
SMP songwriters swept top awards at the 2023 ACM Awards, including Lainey Wilson, HARDY, Cole Swindell, Ashley Gorley, Tim Nichols and more
Wilson won Female Video of the Year at 2023 CMT Awards, as well as Collaborative Video of the Year (alongside HARDY). Kane Brown won Video of the Year
Last year the company won Publisher of the Year at the BMI Country Awards for the second year in a row and celebrated major songwriter wins like HARDY’s BMI Songwriter of the Year honor, Ashley Gorley’s ASCAP Songwriter of the Year award and Lainey Wilson’s CMA wins for Female Vocalist of the Year and New Artist of the Year.
