Megan Moroney Graces Cover Of MusicRow’s 2025 Publisher Issue

MusicRow, Nashville’s leading music industry publication, has released its 2025 Publisher Issue print edition, with Sony Music Nashville/Columbia Records’ Megan Moroney gracing its cover.

Multi-Platinum hitmaker, critically adored singer-songwriter, record-breaking headliner—just a few years after making her debut, Moroney has ascended to a truly stratospheric level of stardom. With the arrival of her smash-hit sophomore album Am I Okay?—a 2024 LP that debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 and marked the year’s third-biggest debut from a female country artist–the Georgia-bred phenomenon cemented her status as a towering force in country music and earned raves from major publications like The New York Times and Rolling Stone (including gracing the cover of the iconic magazine’s Future of Music issue).

The follow-up to her acclaimed 2023 debut Lucky (featuring her four-times Platinum No. 1 hit “Tennessee Orange”), Am I Okay? delivered standouts like its Platinum title track (her second No. 1 at country radio) and Platinum-certified “No Caller ID,” helping to boost her streaming numbers to over 3.6 billion total global streams across platforms. Along with receiving the Rulebreaker Award at the 2025 Billboard Women in Music event, her fast-growing list of accolades includes winning the first-ever Best Country prize at the 2025 MTV VMAs, New Female Artist of the Year at the 2024 ACM Awards, and New Artist of the Year at the 2024 CMA Awards.

The 2025 Publisher Issue is a highly-anticipated annual resource that includes the updated Publisher Directory, a listing Nashville’s top publishing companies, as well as organizations available for songwriters. It also contains exclusive features that spotlight the songwriting and publishing segment of the Nashville music industry.

“At MusicRow, our dedicated team takes great pride in producing the annual Publisher Print Issue. Each year, this special edition serves as both a celebration and a resource, shining a light on the individuals and companies whose creativity and commitment fuel the songwriting and publishing community,” says Sherod Robertson, Owner/Publisher of MusicRow Magazine.

Back again in the 2025 Publisher Issue is the State of the Union roundtable, this time featuring UMPG Nashville’s Cyndi Forman, Warner Chappell Music Nashville’s BJ Hill, Sony Music Publishing Nashville’s Anna Weisband, Big Loud Publishing’s Mike Giangreco and Tape Room Music’s Caroline Hodson.

Also in this issue is a tribute to the late Ben Vaughn, Warner Chappell Music Nashville President and CEO, who passed away earlier this year.

Elsewhere, publishing leaders at Concord, Jody Williams Songs, River House Artists, CTM Outlander and ASCAP share insights into what makes a writer “deal-ready.” Big Machine Music’s Mike Molinar talks about the impact of artificial intelligence and Safford Motley PLC’s Scott Safford discusses common publishing deal contract clauses, and how writers can protect their art.

MusicRow’s 2025 Publisher Issue also highlights the work and careers of some of Nashville’s most in-demand songwriters, including Spirit Music Group’s David Garcia, Verse 2 and Sony Music Publishing’s Joybeth Taylor, UMPG Nashville’s Allison Veltz-Cruz, Warner Chappell’s Summer Overstreet and Curb’s Bobby Tomberlin.

Single copies of MusicRow’s 2025 Publisher Issue are available for purchase at musicrow.com for $50, and are included with yearly MusicRow subscriptions.