BMG Chrysalis has signed songwriter Drew Ramsey. Ramsey and production partner Shannon Sanders are a Grammy-winning team with hit songs recorded by artists including India.Arie (“I Not My Hair,” “The Truth”), John Legend (“Good Morning”), Jonny Lang (“Turn Around”), Nicole C. Mullen (“Dancin’ In The Rain”), and Robert Randolph and the Family Band (“Ain’t Nothin’ Wrong With That”).
Ramsey is part of the songwriting program at Nashville’s Belmont University.

Warner/Chappell Music and THiS Music have signed a publishing agreement with rising singer/songwriter, Emily Weisband. Weisband, a Belmont University senior who hails from Fredericksburg, Va., was recently crowned the winner of ASCAP’S Belmont Songwriter Showcase.

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Artists Caleb and Nathan Followill of Kings of Leon, as well as Vector Management’s Ken Levitan and Andy Mendelsohn, and chef Jonathan Waxman will present the second annual Music City Food+Wine Festival on September 20-21, 2014, in downtown Nashville.
Tickets for the event will go on sale Tuesday, May 13 at 10 a.m. CT. Formerly known as Music City Eats, the Music City Food+Wine Festival will feature all-star chefs, wine and spirits experts from Nashville and across the country.
The event will include cooking demonstrations, panel discussions, grand tasting tents, live music and the opportunity to socialize with some of the brightest stars in the culinary world in an intimate setting at Public Square Park.
A full roster of participants and programming will be announced Tuesday, May 13 at 10 a.m. CT. For more information, visit musiccityfoodandwinefestival.com.

For the fourth straight year, the ole Bus, “a writer’s room on wheels,” will take to the open roads on the 2014 edition of the ole Write Where You Are Tour. This artist-songwriter gathering runs from April 10 through July 4.
The ole Write Where You Are Tour launched in 2011, and allows artists to use down-time when they are on tour to write with ole’s roster of songwriters. The initiative found a successful launch when ole writer Ryan Tyndell co-wrote “Springsteen” with Eric Church; the song went on to become a chart-topper and a signature song for Church.
“We’re starting a little bit earlier this year and we already have all of April, half of May and half of June booked,” says ole GM, Nashville Creative John Ozier. “Right now, we have dates booked for ole writers Brett Jones, Josh Dorr, Bruce Wallace, Marty Dodson and Dave Turnbull. Of course, my goal is to make sure that all of our writers get a shot at being on the bus because it is such an intimate environment for creating hit songs. On the artist side, we’re starting out with a new duo by the name of Striking Matches as well as singer/songwriter Ashley Monroe; Bigger Picture artist Craig Campbell; Warner Bros. recording artist Jana Kramer; EMI Records Nashville artist Eric Paslay, who is coming off a #1 record; and Stoney Creek Records artists Randy Houser and Thompson Square. There are also dates on hold for Florida Georgia Line and Danielle Bradbery from The Voice.”

Round Hill Music has signed a worldwide publishing deal and joint venture with songwriter/producer Trey Bruce.
“I’m really excited to be represented by this group of talented executives and music shepherds. In some ways Round Hill is a bit of a homecoming for me, and I couldn’t be more thrilled and inspired,” Bruce says.
Bruce’s “Things Are Tough All Over” became a hit for Shelby Lynn, followed by cuts for Randy Travis, including the chart-topping singles: “Look Heart No Hands,” “Spirit Of A Boy, Wisdom Of A Man,” and “Whisper My Name.” Faith Hill, Trisha Yearwood, Trace Adkins, LeAnn Rimes, Carrie Underwood, Gary Allan, Reba McEntire, Gloriana, and Marty Stuart have also recorded his songs.
Bruce’s “Where’s The Hope” won an Emmy for Best Song; “This Is Your Moment” was featured on The Biggest Loser and American Idol. In 2013, he celebrated his third No. 1 Australian hit with Dianna Corcoran‘s “Therapy” along with the Rick Rubin-produced ZZ Top cut, “Heartache In Blue”, and Alabama‘s first studio single in over a decade, “All Americans.”
Jonnie “Most” Davis, Sr. VP, A&R at Round Hill Music says, “Trey and I were old friends from the first day we met. He is relentless in his pursuit of song greatness and has never been one to chase fads, take shortcuts, or rest on his prior achievements, which are many. Trey has a well established pedigree in Nashville, and I couldn’t be more proud to have him join the Round Hill family.”