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The Count
Cody Johnson, "Dirt Cheap"
Warner Music Nashville’s Johnson is one of the biggest stories in country, and this moving ode to what home means gets a fittingly lyrical treatment in Dustin Haney’s video, a CMA nominee for Visual Media of the Year.
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ALEX WARREN, "Ordinary"
This Atlantic singer-songwriter is crushing it on both sides of the, um, Atlantic, thanks to this gorgeously emotional pop track, which is a U.S. and global smash at Spotify. The enchanting video reminds us of what love can do.
NASHVILLE SPECIAL
MITCHELL TENPENNY'S THIRD ACT
James Mitchell Tenpenny III has spent the last decade committed to writing and recording songs that reflect growing up around iconic songwriters Curly Putnam and Country Music Hall of Fame member Bobby Braddock.
SAM BARBER'S "STRAIGHT AND NARROW" PATH
Sam Barber is just barely of legal drinking age, but he’s been kicking at the door of country stardom since 2022, when “Straight and Narrow,” recorded in his bedroom and written when he was just 16, became a viral hit.
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MADDOX BATSON'S GEN-Z COUNTRY
Birmingham-based Maddox Batson, who turned 15 in December, introduced himself on TikTok in 2023 and quickly gained traction.
PUB CRAWLING
SONY MUSIC PUB NASHVILLE INKS AVERIE BIELSKI
Sony Music Publishing Nashville has inked singer-songwriter Averie Bielski to a global publishing agreement.
SONY MUSIC PUBLISHING INKS FINK
Sony Music Publishing has signed a global agreement with songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Jesse Fink.
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Hamilton, a rising star in Latin Music and Afrobeats, has inked with Warner Chappell Music.
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Morgan Wallen, "I'm A Little Crazy" (lyric video)
New MW music is always an event, and we expect his new album, I’m the Problem (due 5/30 via Big Loud/Mercury/Republic), to rule the roost for the foreseeable future. On this thoughtful but infectious tune, he ponders being a little crazy in a world that’s stark raving mad.