Riley Green Renews Global Publishing Deal With Warner Chappell Music

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Pictured (L-R): Austen Adams (WCM), Riley Green, Jess Rosen (Greenberg Traurig), Jessi Vaughn Stevenson (WCM Consultant) and Phil May (WCM). Photo: Courtesy of WCM

Riley Green has renewed his global publishing deal Warner Chappell Music (WCM) Nashville.

The release of his 2019 debut album, Different ‘Round Here, kicked off Green’s career trajectory. The project features 3x Platinum-certified “I Wish Grandpas Never Died” and 2x Platinum “There Was This Girl.” In 2020, he was crowned Best New Male Artist of the Year at the ACM Awards and was named MusicRow’s Breakout Artist of the Year.

In 2024 he dropped his third studio album, Don’t Mind If I Do, which featured collaborations with Luke Bryan and Ella Langley. The collaboration with Langley, “you look like you love me,” took home Single, Song, and Music Video of the Year at the 2025 CMA Awards.

Green has kicked off this year with back-to-back No. 1 hits “Don’t Mind If I Do” featuring Langley and “Worst Way.” “Worst Way” became Green’s sixth career No. 1, and made him the first country music artist to achieve consecutive solo-written No. 1 singles on the Billboard Country Airplay chart since Taylor Swift.

“When I was playing bars around northeast Alabama, I thought my career would end up as being a songwriter,” says Green. “Warner Chappell was the first on my team and brought me to Nashville. I’m really excited to continue with them.”

“Riley has a natural gift for storytelling, writing songs that pull on your heartstrings from the very first note,” adds Austen Adams, President, WCM Nashville. “Warner Chappell has been a part of his journey for a while, and we knew we wanted to continue building on this incredible momentum. He is a rare special talent, and our team looks forward to continuing to champion his music on a global scale.”

Green is currently on his 2026 “Cowboy As It Gets Tour,” with scheduled stops in Charlotte, Saratoga Springs, Green Bay and more through August. He will also make festival appearances at Gulf Coast Jam, CMA Fest, Country Thunder Saskatchewan, and more throughout the summer.

He is also up for four ACM Awards this year, including Male Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Artist-Songwriter of the Year.

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