Morgan Wallen Signs With Warner Chappell Music

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Morgan Wallen. Photo: Matt Paskert

Country sensation Morgan Wallen has signed a global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music. As a part of this deal, he will have the ability to sign songwriters in partnership with Warner Chappell Music.

Honored as Songwriter of the Year at the 2023 BMI Country Awards, Wallen has penned his chart-toppers such as the multi-Platinum “Chasin’ You,” “7 Summers,” “You Proof” and “Thought You Should Know” as well as outside cuts recorded by Keith Urban, Jason Aldean, Corey Kent and Kane Brown, among others.

His third studio album, One Thing At A Time, has spent the most weeks atop the Billboard 200 chart for a country album and was named Luminate’s Top Album of 2023 in the United States. The project’s six-time Platinum, Grammy-nominated single “Last Night” notched over 1.5 billion streams worldwide, becoming the most-streamed song of any genre in the nation across Apple Music and Spotify, and the longest running No. 1 solo song in Hot 100 history with 16 weeks total.

“When you listen to the craftsmanship of songs that Morgan is writing, such as the modern-day classics ‘7 Summers’ and ‘Thought You Should Know,’ and the impactful songs he’s written for other artists like ‘You Make It Easy’ (Jason Aldean) and ‘Wild as Her’ (Corey Kent), you start to understand that the man from East Tennessee is quickly becoming one of the most important songwriters of this generation,” says Ben Vaughn, President & CEO, Warner Chappell Music Nashville. “Our entire Warner Chappell team is so proud of the opportunity to represent his songs.”

“Morgan’s songwriting style has been original and distinct from the beginning and it is so exciting to get to work with someone who has seen massive commercial success built on authenticity,” adds Jessi Vaughn Stevenson, Sr. Director, A&R and Digital, Warner Chappell Music Nashville.

“I look forward to working with Warner Chappell as my new music publishing partner and would like to thank them for also offering support in signing songwriters I believe in,” shares Wallen. “In many ways, I feel like I’ve always been a songwriter first, and because of that, the publishing community is especially close to my heart. I’m honored to use this partnership as an opportunity to give other songwriters a helping hand. Thanks to Ben, Phil [May], Jessi and their great team.”

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