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SPRINGTIME
FOR HITS LIST
Meet this week's ensemble cast. (3/18a)
NEAR TRUTHS: STREAMING AND STREAMLINING
Knight's new day (3/18a)
TOP 50: ARI BASKS
IN THE sunshine
The biggest bow of the year (3/15a)
THE COUNT: ROLLING LOUD KEEPS ITS EYES ON THE PRIZE
The latest from the live sector (3/14a)
DEEPER WELL MARKS KACEY MUSGRAVES’ “SATURN RETURN”
Gleason on Musgraves (3/18a)
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!
Pub Crawling
RANGE REELS IN SEAN COOK
3/4/24

Range Music Publishing has signed songwriter/producer Sean Cook, who is behind Paul Russell’s recent top 5 multi-format hit “Lil Boo Thang” (Arista). Cook and Russell are at work on the latter’s next album.

Cook is also a frequent collaborator with eclectic artist Shaboozey and co-wrote/co-produced the latter’s recent singles “Let It Burn” and “Anabelle.”

The deal is a partnership between Range and Warner Chappell Music, whose Rich Christina and Katy Wolaver helped push it through. Range’s new publishing division is led by former Big Deal Music Group Co-President and Partner Casey Robison, who oversaw the Cook signing with VP of A&R Sam Drake. Cook is co-managed by Jeremy Skaller and Range's Jared Cotter, the latter of whom also manages Russell and Shaboozey.

Pictured shortly after mass-deleting all emails from HITS are (l-r) Wolaver, Christina, Cook, Drake and Robison.

UMPG LASSOS DYLAN GOSSETT
3/1/24

UMPG has inked singer-songwriter Dylan Gossett to an exclusive, global publishing deal.

Recently announced as the first signing to Miranda Lambert and Jon Randall’s Big Loud Texas imprint, a JV with Mercury/Republic and Seth England’s Big Loud, the 24-year-old Texan has also dropped his latest single, “Somewhere Between,” the second track off his forthcoming EP, Songs in the Gravel, due 3/22.

The new offering follows Gossett’s critically acclaimed debut EP, No Better Time, which yielded his viral breakout track, “Coal.” To date, the gold-certified song has garnered 150m+ million global streams, is Top 20 Overall Country Streams with 5.5m streams weekly and cracked the Top 5 on Spotify’s Global and U.S., where it’s currently #72.

“Gossett has a natural ability to tell meaningful stories in a unique and poetic way,” said UMPG Nashville’s Director A&R, Roxy King. “He is a star in every sense of the word. I am thrilled to work alongside of Dylan, Range Media Partners, Big Loud Texas, and Mercury Records to help spread Dylan’s words around the world.”

“From my first meeting with Troy Tomlinson, Roxy King, and the UMPG Nashville team, I knew they were the perfect creative partner. They have been passionate supporters of my songs since day one and I could not be more excited to have Roxy and the whole UMPG team in my corner,” added Gossett.

Gossett, co-managed by Range and Homebase Management, is currently on his first headline tour, No Better Time, which is sold out and makes stops in London, Dublin, NY, Atlanta, Nashville, Chicago, plus more.

Seen above hoping to throw some coal at us are (l-r) Homebase Management’s Sam Katz, King, Gossett and RMP’s Federico Morris.

Photo credit: Universal Music Publishing Nashville

SHARING IS CARIN
2/28/24

"Hey, y'all," says UMPG Nashville head Troy Tomlinson during this auspicious photo op marking writer Carin León's debut performance at the Grand Ole Opry, "what's Spanish for 'If HITS calls, let it go to voice mail?'" Seen preparing to remind you that "country" music doesn't come from just one country are (l-r) manager Jorge Juarez, UMPG MD, Mexico & Central America Yadira Moreno, León, UMPG Director A&R Roxy King, President of Latin America and U.S. Latin Alexandra Lioutikoff and Tomlinson.