Alex Kline Signs With Curb | Word Music Publishing

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Alex Kline. Photo: Sam Frawley

Songwriter and producer Alex Kline has signed with Curb | Word Music Publishing.

Kline smashed the glass ceiling in 2021 when she became the first solo female producer to achieve a No. 1 at country radio as Tenille Arts’ “Somebody Like That” topped the charts. The song, co-penned by Kline, also made country history by becoming the first No. 1 written, produced, and performed by an all-female team.

In addition to Arts, Kline’s credits include songs recorded by Reba, Mitchell Tenpenny, Ronnie Dunn, and Gary Allan, among others, and she also produced and co-wrote upcoming releases with Tigirlily Gold and Tenille Arts featuring Maddie & Tae.

“We are thrilled to welcome Alex to Curb | Word Music Publishing,” shares Curb | Word Music Publishing chairman Mike Curb. “She is a wonderful addition to our accomplished roster, and we look forward to her bright future.”

Kline was a student at Berklee College of Music, and upon graduation in 2008, relocated to Nashville, where she played in several country bands, including The Fireman’s Daughter and The Lunabelles, (with whom she secured a label deal with Sony.) She plays lead guitar, banjo, dobro, mandolin, bass, lap steel, and piano, but soon found that she was more at home in the studio than she was on the road. When The Lunabelles disbanded, she shifted her focus to songwriting and began producing to cut down on rising demo costs. In addition to helming projects for Arts, the California native has also produced music for Adam Brand, Terri Clark, Erin Enderlin, John King, Jordan Rager, Maggie Rose, Tara Thompson and Stephanie Quayle, among others.

In 2021, Kline was nominated for songwriting awards including MusicRow’s Female Songwriter of the Year, and the AIMP Nashville Awards Rising Songwriter of the Year. In 2022, Kline was nominated for the AIMP Nashville Awards Publisher’s Pick for “Over You Is You” recorded by Arts and Matt Stell. Kline currently serves as the Chapter Governor for the Nashville chapter of the Recording Academy.

Kline said, “I’m thrilled to be working with Sarah Schumacher and Ciara Shortridge, who are so incredibly passionate about my music. They have already been instrumental in securing some amazing career wins for me. I am very excited to be starting this next chapter with them and the rest of the Curb | Word team!”

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