L-R: Black River’s Dave Pacula, Nikita Karmen, Rick Froio, Doug Johnson, Gordon Kerr

Gordon Kerr, CEO of Black River Entertainment, just announced the signing of Australian native Nikita Karmen to Black River's Passport Productions.

The singer/songwriter, who made the Nashville move last year, quickly snagged a gig opening for and as part of Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots, and will tour through much of the U.S.

In tandem with the news of her deal, Karmen has released "Out of the Park," a song about meeting the right guy, which she penned for her sister. Listen here. It's sweeter than we are sour, which is quite something.