Lee Thomas Miller Inks With Warner Chappell Music Nashville & Perfect Game Creative
Pictured (Front Row, L-R): Jessi Vaughn Stevenson (Perfect Game Creative), Lee Thomas Miller and Austen Adams (WCM). (Back Row, L-R): Scott Safford (Safford Motley, PLC), Bethany Mako (WCM) and Phil May (WCM). Photo: Grace Hartrick
Lee Thomas Miller has inked with Warner Chappell Music Nashville and Perfect Game Creative.
Since moving to Nashville in 1991 and signing his first publishing deal in 1996, the Grammy-nominated songwriter has earned seven No. 1 country singles, including Brad Paisley’s “The World,” “I’m Still A Guy,” and “Perfect Storm,” Tim McGraw’s “Southern Girl,” Joe Nichols’ “The Impossible,” and Trace Adkins’ “You’re Gonna Miss This,” which earned Song of the Year honors from NSAI and ASCAP, as well as Single of the Year at the 2009 CMA Awards.
Additionally, he co-wrote “In Color,” written with and recorded by Jamey Johnson, which earned Song of the Year at both the 2009 ACM Awards and CMA Awards, as well as the 2009 MusicRow Awards. Miller has earned additional credits with Chris Stapleton, Brothers Osborne, Parker McCollum, Morgan Wallen and more. He currently serves as President of the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) and as the 2026 BMI Songwriter Ambassador in Residence.
On Oct. 26, Miller will be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
“Lee was one of the first writers I had the privilege of working with when I became an A&R at Warner Chappell nearly 10 years ago, and over the past decade, we’ve become even better friends,” shares Jessi Vaughn Stevenson, Perfect Game Creative. “Before we ever met, his songs had stamped my life; from ‘In Color’ playing over a video at my grandfather’s funeral to ‘Old Boots, New Dirt’ being the soundtrack to my move to Los Angeles. I’m so excited to have him join me at Perfect Game Creative for this next chapter of both of our careers, and to be alongside him as he continues to write the songs that will become the soundtrack to so many people’s lives.”
“Let’s put the band back together. In Nashville, relationships are everything. I watched Jessi Vaughn Stevenson work her way up the ranks at Warner Chappell, and when she became A&R she asked Ben Vaughn if she could be my person,” says Miller. “Was I a guinea pig? Possibly… but my career is better because of her. Years later, she has established herself as one of Nashville’s most successful, respected publishers. I’m excited to be a part of her brand new venture, Perfect Game Creative, and for the opportunity to reunite with my Warner Chappell family. Cheers to our next chapter. “
“Lee first joined the Warner Chappell fold back in 2013, and it’s incredibly exciting to have him back with us as part of Jessi’s new venture with the company,” adds Austen Adams, President of Warner Chappell Music Nashville. “He draws on his extraordinary, expansive creativity to pen a rich diversity of songs that touch the range of human emotions and moods, from deeply moving life stories to outright country-rockers. In the midst of his fourth decade in the business, his talent is burning brighter than ever, and we’re looking forward to more amazing work from one of Music City’s true greats.”
