Jake Owen politely waits for his chocolate chip waffles and hash browns with, from left, Warner Chappell Music’s  Phil May and Will Overton, Jess Rosen of Greenberg Traurig, and WCM’s Christina Wiltshire and Ben Vaughn.

Warner Chappell Music has signed a worldwide publishing deal with Jake Owen. The Big Loud recording artist has had seven #1 songs on Country radio including  “Beachin’” and “I Was Jack (You Were Diane).”

Owen’s first record with Big Loud, the March release Greetings From…Jake, followed Owen’s American Love album, which topped the Country Albums chart and was Top 5 among all genres. He recently made his acting debut in the feature film The Friend, which debuted last week at the Toronto International Film Festival.