Derrick Southerland Inks With Kobalt

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Pictured (L-R): Kevin Lane, Derrick Southerland and Stephanie Cox. Photo: Matthew Berinato

Grammy and CMA nominated songwriter Derrick Southerland has inked a global publishing deal with Kobalt. As part of the deal, Kobalt has acquired a portion of Southerland’s extensive song catalog.

Known for penning songs like Ingrid Andress’ “More Hearts Than Mine,” which became the 2020 MusicRow Song of the Year, “Lady Like” and “Seeing Someone Else,” Southerland has also written songs with and for Carrie Underwood, Jordan Davis, Vince Gill, Fletcher, Laci Kaye Booth, Hunter Hayes, Breland, Charlotte Sands, High Valley, Charles Kelley, Muscadine Bloodline, Tanner Adell, Blair Davie and Dallas Smith, among others.

Additionally, he has worked on Kane Brown’s Hot 100 certified gold single “Like A Rodeo” and Joshua Bassett’s “Crisis.” Southerland’s recent cut with Mitchell Tenpenny, “Same Moon,” is currently moving up the radio charts.

“I’m so excited to be partnering with Kobalt,” says Southerland. “When I met with Laurent Hubert, Jeannette Perez, Stephanie Cox, Rani Hancock, Kenny McGoff and so many others of the creative team, I knew this was where I needed to be. Their enthusiasm not only about my writing and songs, but my dreams and vision for the future made this the perfect partnership to help me accomplish my goals. Huge thanks to Kevin [Lane], who was with me for my first major label outside cut and brought me to this amazing team. I’m looking forward to what’s coming in this next chapter of our careers.”

“Derrick is one of the most gifted, prolific songwriters working in Nashville today,” shares Cox, General Manager/Senior Vice President of Creative at Kobalt Nashville. “He has the incredibly unique ability to write across genres which makes him a perfect fit for Kobalt’s global ecosystem.”

Lane, Senior Creative Director at Kobalt adds, “Derrick and I had the opportunity to work together early in our careers, and I am ecstatic to have the opportunity to work with him again. His ability to craft songs that permeate the Nashville community while having multi-genre impact is rare. Combine that with his relentless work ethic, and you have a true creative force to be reckoned with. The sky is the limit for what we can accomplish together, and I’m so excited to see where this partnership takes us.”

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