‘Nashville Songwriter Vol II’ Reveals Stories Behind The Songs

 A new book by Jake Brown, Nashville Songwriter II: The Inside Stories Behind Country Music’s Greatest Hits will be released to stores and digital retailers on Oct. 15. The second in the series, readers will enjoy the true stories that inspired 300 No. 1 hits by a roster of the biggest multi-Platinum country superstars, including Luke Bryan, Sam Hunt, Florida Georgia Line, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town and more.

The stories are organized into 35 exclusive interviews with country’s top writers such as Shane McAnally, Hillary Lindsey, Rhett Akins, Lori McKenna, Josh Kear, Luke Laird, Liz Rose, Ashley Gorley, Rodney Clawson, Cole Swindell, Ross Copperman, Natalie Hemby, Josh Osborne, Nicolle Galyon, Zach Crowell and many more.

The book also includes a chapter devoted to music publishing, featuring interviews with the biggest publishers on Music Row such as Warner/Chappell, Creative Nation, SMACK, Rezonant, Carnival, BMG, Tape Room, and Play It Again, among others.

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Lorie Hollabaugh

Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.

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