Pictured (L-R, front row): Luke Gage, Mark Bright, Garrett Adair. (L-R, back row): Clay Bradley (BMI), Shannon Sanders (BMI), Jennifer Rai. Photo: Shae Defty

Multi-platinum producer/publisher Mark Bright and Adair Holdings have teamed up to form a new venture, Adair Publishing, with Bright serving as CEO of the company.

Their first two signings are up-and-coming singer-songwriters Garrett Adair and Luke Gage.

Jennifer Rai, who has worked with Bright since 2015, has been named Creative Director. She served as general manager of Mark Bright productions/Delbert’s Boy Music Publishing, working on projects for Sara Evans, Brandon Heath, and more.

Dallas native Adair is a pop singer-songwriter who is set to release his debut single, “See The World,” on May 20. He is finishing up his EP with Grammy-winning producer Chuck Butler (Tauren Wells), Bart Busch (Easton Corbin, Billy Currington), and Gage.

Orlando, Florida native Gage is a multi-genre songwriter, producer, and programmer who began writing and producing songs in high school and recently moved to Nashville. He has written with Bright, Kyle Jacobs, Tommy Karlas, and Tiffany Goss, and penned the track he is producing on new country artist Queeva.

Since launching his career in 1985, Bright has tallied production credits with superstars Sting, Steven Tyler, Keith Urban, Luke Bryan, Reba McEntire and more. He is the producer of Carrie Underwood’s first five albums, which yielded 21 No.1s. He has served as Pres./CEO of Word Entertainment, VP of EMI Publishing, and co-founded Teracel Music, signing writers Brett James, Rascal Flatts, and Danny Wells. A songwriter himself, Bright’s credits include George Strait’s 60th No. 1 hit “Give it All We Got Tonight” and songs recorded by Shakira, Whitney Duncan and others.

Contact Adair Publishing at jen@adairpublishing.com.

Pictured (L-R): Ross Copperman, Breland, Dierks Bentley, Hardy, Luke Dick, Ashley Gorley. Photo: Zach Belcher

Multi-Platinum country hitmaker Dierks Bentley gathered with collaborators Hardy and Breland recently to celebrate his 21st career No. 1, “Beers On Me.”

The tune was Hardy’s second No. 1 as an artist and Breland’s first. Co-writers Ross Copperman, Luke Dick and Ashley Gorley also joined the singers at a dinner party at The Optimist in Nashville to commemorate the feat.

At the party, Bentley surprised the men with something he calls “The Bidude,” and a hand written note saying “the beers on me…but the sprays on you!”

Pictured (L-R): Ashley Gorley, Hardy, Luke Dick, Dierks Bentley, Breland, and Ross Copperman pose with their Bidudes. Photo: Zach Belcher

Bentley will hit the road on the “Beers On Me Tour” with Ashley McBryde and Travis Denning later this month. The beloved vocalist will bring his show to Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Aug. 26.

Tyler Hubbard has revealed the lead single from his upcoming solo EMI Records Nashville project, “5 Foot 9,” will be released May 20.

The Florida Georgia Line member has been working on his solo project for over a year, and shared previews of the new music on his socials earlier this week. Hubbard wrote “5 Foot 9” with Jaren Johnston and Chase McGill, and co-produced the track with Jordan Schmidt.

“Songwriting is central to everything I do as an artist,” says Hubbard. “It has allowed me to connect with fans for many years, and I’m excited for everyone to hear new music for a new chapter in my career.”

For the new album, Hubbard teamed up with some of Nashville’s most prominent hitmakers including Ross Copperman, Rhett Akins, Jon Nite, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley, Keith Urban, Thomas Rhett and more. The project will highlight Hubbard’s variety of musical sides and influences, from urban to contemporary Christian, while his country roots remain in the forefront.

For the past decade, country fans have gotten to know Hubbard as part of the multi-Platinum-selling, record-breaking duo Florida Georgia Line. Hubbard has written seven No. 1 hits for FGL, and has penned cuts for artists across multiple genres including Jason Aldean, Jimmie Allen, Kane Brown, Little Big Town, Thomas Rhett, Chris Tomlin, Nelly and Bebe Rexha.

Pictured (L-R): Blac Noize! partners Charley Greenberg and Chioke “Stretch” McCoy, Big Machine Label Group President/CEO and HYBE America Chairman of Labels Scott Borchetta, Big Machine Label Group Chief Operating Officer and HYBE America President of Labels Andrew Kautz

Big Machine Label Group has announced a partnership with Blac Noize! to sign hip-hop and R&B acts around the world.

The partnership aims to create an infrastructure that is competitive with major labels but allows for a nimbler approach to releasing new music and developing new acts. Big Machine and Blac Noize! have already signed Hitkidd and Glorilla for the release of “F.N.F. (Let’s Go),” which has garnered millions of TikTok and YouTube views as well as millions of music streaming service plays. The two companies signed the acts and released the song within hours of closing the deal.

“Big Machine’s independence has allowed us to break artists for over 16 years with an entrepreneurial drive and incredible speed,” says Big Machine Label Group President/CEO/Founder, Scott Borchetta. “We are motivated to use that independence to expand our footprint and we couldn’t have found a better partner than Blac Noize! to sign and amplify artists in the hip-hop and R&B formats.”

Blac Noize! Recordings was launched in 2020 by music marketing agency 740 Project managing partners Jesse Edwards (Punch), Rahim Wright and Charley Greenberg in partnership with Active Management’s Chioke “Stretch” McCoy. 740 Project, which recently led high profile campaigns for hip-hop stars Travis Scott, Megan Thee Stallion and Lil Baby, will continue to provide marketing support and counsel to artists signed through the Big Machine and Blac Noize! partnership.

“This partnership with Big Machine not only allows Blac Noize! to scale artists globally, but our combined resources also allow us to be a much more artist friendly label in the marketplace,” says McCoy.