Kenny O’Dell
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Kenny O’Dell died on Wednesday, March 28, at age 73.
O’Dell won the Best Country Song Grammy Award as well as the CMA Song of the Year award for “Behind Closed Doors,” a giant 1973 pop and country hit for Charlie Rich. He also wrote Rich’s 1972 country hit “I Take It On Home.”
In 1984, his song “Mama He’s Crazy” launched the chart-topping career of The Judds.
His songwriting catalog also includes “Lizzie and the Rainman” (Tanya Tucker, 1975), “Too Much Is Not Enough” (Billie Jo Spears, 1977), “Trouble in Paradise” (Loretta Lynn, 1974), “Never Did Like Whiskey” (Billie Jo Spears, 1976), “House of Love” (Dottie West, 1974) and “What I’ve Got in Mind” (Billie Jo Spears, 1976).
O’Dell’s “Why Don’t We Go Somewhere and Love” has been recorded by a number of artists, including Sandy Posey, Bobby Goldsboro, Kenny Rogers, B.J. Thomas, Charlie Rich and Roy Clark.
The hit songwriter was also a recording artist. Kenny O’Dell made the pop charts in the 1960s with “Beautiful People” (1967), “Springfield Plane” (1968) and “Happy With You” (1968). He became an even bigger success in the following decade as a country singer.
He wrote six hits for himself in the 1970s. They included “You Bet Your Sweet, Sweet Love” (1974), “Soulful Woman” (1975), “My Honky Tonk Ways” (1975) and “Medicine Woman” (1979). His biggest hits as a singer- songwriter were 1978’s “Let Shake Hands and Come Out Lovin’” and 1979’s “As Long As I Can Wake Up in Your Arms.”
He was born Kenneth Gist in Oklahoma and was raised in California. He was writing songs by age 13. After graduating from high school, he launched his own record label, May Kay Records, and began recording pop singles for it. He changed his last name to O’Dell at this time.
Early songwriting successes came in 1967 with Bobby Vee’s recording of “Beautiful People” and Rose Garden’s version of his “Next Plane to London.”
O’Dell moved to Music City in 1969. He became a staff songwriter at House of Gold, the publishing company operated by Goldsboro and Bob Montgomery.
A long list of country and pop stars has since recorded his works. It includes Charley Pride, Eddy Arnold, Mac Davis, Sammi Smith, Bill Anderson, Tom Jones, Diana Ross, Ferlin Husky, Ronnie Milsap, Floyd Cramer, Cal Smith, Percy Sledge, Bobby Womack, Dolly Parton, Jody Miller, Johnny Paycheck, Glen Campbell, Tina Turner, Lynn Anderson, Janie Frickie, Sammy Davis Jr., Cristy Lane and Jan Howard.
His own albums included Beautiful People (Vegas Records, 1968), Kenny O’Dell (Capricorn Records, 1974) and Let’s Shake Hands and Come Out Lovin’ (Capricorn Records, 1978).
He was the NSAI’s Songwriter of the Year in 1984 and was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1996.
Kenny O’Dell was married to guitarist Corki Casey O’Dell (1936-2017), a member of the Musicians Hall of Fame due to her studio work with Duane Eddy, Al Casey and others. She passed away last May.
Visitation for Kenny O’Dell will be Saturday, 2-8 p.m. at Woodbine-Hickory Chapel, 5852 Nolensville Rd.
CMA Foundation Honors Nashville Music Teachers
/by Jessica NicholsonThe 30 recipients, from districts all across the state of Tennessee, were selected because of their tireless work to bring a quality music program to their students and impact their school community through music.
“Music education has proven to be an effective and invaluable tool for academic achievement and social development,” said Tiffany Kerns, CMA Director of Community Outreach. “Being able to help celebrate the educators who spend their days shaping our youth and instilling a love for music is a true honor for the CMA Foundation.”
Through strategic partnerships, professional development and grant distribution, the CMA Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3), has invested over $20 million in over 85 programs across the national public school system, after school programs, summer camps and with community outreach organizations. Guided by the generosity of the Country Music community, proceeds from CMA Fest, the four-day long music festival held annually in Nashville, are used to drive the CMA Foundation’s social impact and unique model of giving.
2018 Tennessee Music Teachers of Excellence Recipients:
Pamela Andrews, Station Camp Elementary School
Ronda Armstrong, Stanford Montessori
Jennifer Barnes, Lockeland Design Center
Lisa Benton, Heritage Middle
Rita Black, Eakin Elementary
Christopher Blackmon, Thomas A. Edison Elementary
Jacob Campos, Franklin High School
Joel Denton, Ooltewah High School
Benjamin Easley, Nolensville High School
Kim Folsom, Dan Mills Elementary
Lisa Forbis, Hume-Fogg Magnet High School
Glenn Fugett, Nashville School of the Arts
Mark Hale, Mt. View Elementary
Katie Harrah, Oliver Middle School
Trey Jacobs, Nashville School of the Arts
Kevin Jankowski, Oliver Middle Prep
Julie Jolly, West End Middle School
Anna Maria Miller, Hume-Fogg Magnet High School, Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Magnet School
Jennifer Partridge, Gower Elementary
James Phillips, Oak Ridge High School
Lauren Ramey, Ravenwood High School
Alaina Schwartz, Crieve Hall Elementary
Matthew Taylor, Meigs Academic Magnet Middle
Barry Trobaugh, Munford High School
Alice Asako Wall, Waverly Belmont Elementary
Paul Waters, Bellevue Middle Prep
Kristina Waugh, Rossview Middle School
Franklin Willis, Andrew Jackson Elementary School
Chad Witemeyer, Henry Maxwell Elementary
Alexis Yatuzis-Derryberry, Lascassas Elementary School
Robert Kouchoukos Joins Dickinson Wright
/by Jessica NicholsonRobert Kouchoukos has joined Dickinson Wright PLLC’s Music Row office as Of Counsel.
Kouchoukos has 14 years of legal experience in Nevada and California, where he focused on media and tech companies in connection with a broad range of entertainment issues, including trademark, music, technology and content licensing, specifically licensing on worldwide platforms that use music, video, software and video game content. His practice on Music Row with Dickinson Wright will continue with that same clientele, but will expand to corporate music and entertainment-related company set-up, music publishing, indie record labels, indie artists, key executives or sports figures in the entertainment, sports and media spaces.
“Rob’s work product and personality are already a known high commodity, as he worked with many of our intellectual property lawyers in Las Vegas prior to his job with Sony PlayStation in Silicon Valley. We are so pleased Rob agreed to make the move here with his family. His deep knowledge of trademark, music, TV, film and tech licensing on a global level will greatly enhance our Music Row bandwidth and our International Entertainment Practice Group bench,“ said Derek Crownover, Dickinson Wright’s entertainment, sports and media practice group chair.
Prior to joining Dickinson Wright, Kouchoukos served as in-house music and video content production and licensing counsel at Sony Interactive Entertainment where he supported the SIE Worldwide Studios game development business and PlayStation Network digital TV, film, video game and live event streaming services. Prior to Sony, he was an attorney at the Las Vegas firm, Gordon and Silver. Kouchoukos’ clients include four times Grammy nominated Las Vegas hip hop and pop duo the Audibles whose recent production credits include Sam Smith, Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Lupe Fiasco and Kid Rock.
Kouchoukos is a frequent writer on various topics within the legal industry including entertainment and intellectual property. He received his B.A. from Carleton College and his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology.
Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame Member Kenny O’Dell Dies
/by Robert K OermannKenny O’Dell
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Kenny O’Dell died on Wednesday, March 28, at age 73.
O’Dell won the Best Country Song Grammy Award as well as the CMA Song of the Year award for “Behind Closed Doors,” a giant 1973 pop and country hit for Charlie Rich. He also wrote Rich’s 1972 country hit “I Take It On Home.”
In 1984, his song “Mama He’s Crazy” launched the chart-topping career of The Judds.
His songwriting catalog also includes “Lizzie and the Rainman” (Tanya Tucker, 1975), “Too Much Is Not Enough” (Billie Jo Spears, 1977), “Trouble in Paradise” (Loretta Lynn, 1974), “Never Did Like Whiskey” (Billie Jo Spears, 1976), “House of Love” (Dottie West, 1974) and “What I’ve Got in Mind” (Billie Jo Spears, 1976).
O’Dell’s “Why Don’t We Go Somewhere and Love” has been recorded by a number of artists, including Sandy Posey, Bobby Goldsboro, Kenny Rogers, B.J. Thomas, Charlie Rich and Roy Clark.
The hit songwriter was also a recording artist. Kenny O’Dell made the pop charts in the 1960s with “Beautiful People” (1967), “Springfield Plane” (1968) and “Happy With You” (1968). He became an even bigger success in the following decade as a country singer.
He wrote six hits for himself in the 1970s. They included “You Bet Your Sweet, Sweet Love” (1974), “Soulful Woman” (1975), “My Honky Tonk Ways” (1975) and “Medicine Woman” (1979). His biggest hits as a singer- songwriter were 1978’s “Let Shake Hands and Come Out Lovin’” and 1979’s “As Long As I Can Wake Up in Your Arms.”
He was born Kenneth Gist in Oklahoma and was raised in California. He was writing songs by age 13. After graduating from high school, he launched his own record label, May Kay Records, and began recording pop singles for it. He changed his last name to O’Dell at this time.
Early songwriting successes came in 1967 with Bobby Vee’s recording of “Beautiful People” and Rose Garden’s version of his “Next Plane to London.”
O’Dell moved to Music City in 1969. He became a staff songwriter at House of Gold, the publishing company operated by Goldsboro and Bob Montgomery.
A long list of country and pop stars has since recorded his works. It includes Charley Pride, Eddy Arnold, Mac Davis, Sammi Smith, Bill Anderson, Tom Jones, Diana Ross, Ferlin Husky, Ronnie Milsap, Floyd Cramer, Cal Smith, Percy Sledge, Bobby Womack, Dolly Parton, Jody Miller, Johnny Paycheck, Glen Campbell, Tina Turner, Lynn Anderson, Janie Frickie, Sammy Davis Jr., Cristy Lane and Jan Howard.
His own albums included Beautiful People (Vegas Records, 1968), Kenny O’Dell (Capricorn Records, 1974) and Let’s Shake Hands and Come Out Lovin’ (Capricorn Records, 1978).
He was the NSAI’s Songwriter of the Year in 1984 and was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1996.
Kenny O’Dell was married to guitarist Corki Casey O’Dell (1936-2017), a member of the Musicians Hall of Fame due to her studio work with Duane Eddy, Al Casey and others. She passed away last May.
Visitation for Kenny O’Dell will be Saturday, 2-8 p.m. at Woodbine-Hickory Chapel, 5852 Nolensville Rd.
DisClaimer: Moon Taxi, Big Shoes Offer Top Pop/Rock Tracks
/by Robert K OermannMoon Taxi
It’s a sunny season for the Nashville pop/rock community.
With Kelly Clarkson judging on The Voice, Jack White on the cover of the current Rolling Stone, blues rocker Mike Henderson cowriting with million-selling Chris Stapleton and The Shadowboxers out on the road opening for megastar Justin Timberlake, this side of Music City is definitely having a Moment.
Today’s listen to the community’s current sounds includes the legendary Peter Frampton, a comeback record by Raging Fire and a new album by my enduring favorite Beth Nielsen Chapman.
Taking home the Disc of the Day award is Moon Taxi. This former indie act is now on the RCA star-maker roster.
The DisCovery Award goes to the party band Big Shoes.
JACK WHITE/Connected By Love
Writers: Jack White III; Producer: Jack White III; Publishers: Third String Tunes, BMI; Third Man/Columbia
-His new Boarding House Reach collection kicks off with this shuddering throbber featuring ear catching percussive effects, rippling piano, soul-chorus backup singing and a passionate, shredded, top-of-his-range vocal performance. Gripping.
MOON TAXI/Two High
Writers: Moon Taxi; Producer: Spencer Thomson; Publishers: No More Worry, BMI; RCA (track)
– Joyous. This smile-a-minute bopper beckons us to raise our hands to the sky and celebrate life. A surprise, stuttering-sax section enters in mid song and gives the already ecstatic track an extra jolt of energy. I love this band. The album is called Let the Record Play. It’s available on vinyl. Buy it now.
MORGAN HERITAGE/Selah
Writers: M. Heritage/P. James; Producers: Morgan Heritage/Shannon Sanders; Publishers: Heritage 4 Life/Dubsmuggla, ASCAP; CTBC/Empire
– This Grammy Award winning family reggae band calls Middle Tennessee home. The members are the sons of Jamaican star Denray Morgan. On this single/video from its current Avrakedabra album, the group mixes traditional reggae beats with cool electronic touches, a segment of rapping and layered singing vocals. The track will make you want to move your body.
NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS/Prayer For Peace
Writers: Luther Dickinson/Cody Dickinson/Oteil Burbridge; Producer: Dickinson Brothers; Publishers: Vibratone/Tandem Liberi/Ausar Auset, BMI;
– Judging by their name and the fact that their dad was a Memphis music mainstay, you wouldn’t expect these sonic wunderkinds to be Nashvillians. But there they are, right there in West Meade. This is the title tune of the group’s current album (which is available on vinyl, hallelujah). It’s a hypnotic stew of blues, gospel, trance and pop that will set you free. By the way, their late father Jim Dickinson’s book I’m Just Dead I’m Not Gone is a pip.
BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN/Come To Mine
Writers: Beth Nielsen Chapman/Graham Gouldman/Kevin Montgomery; Producer: Sam Ashworth; Publishers: Songs of Prismlight/Union Square/BMG Rights Management/Winona Blvd., SESAC/PRS/ASCAP; BNC (track)
– This Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer’s new Hearts of Glass CD drops next month.It leads off with this percolating, rhythm-happy pop tune about living life to the fullest while we’re here. “Bring your smile with its light/Bring what’s wrong we’ll make it right.” Bop along and believe.
WOOTEN CHAMBERS FRANCESCHINI/Trypnotyx
Writers: none listed; Producer: Victor Wooten; Publishers: none listed; Vix (track)
-Victor Wooten is best known for his work in Bela Fleck & The Flecktones. But he has an independent reputation as one of the best electric bass players on the planet. The title track to his current trio CD with funk drummer Dennis Chambers (Bootsy Collins, Santana) and sax man Bob Franceschini (Paul Simon, Mike Stern) is a dizzy, complex, whirlwind of percussive picking and stop-start jazz rhythms. Brain tingling.
RAGING FIRE/After Loving One Man From East Texas
Writers: none listed; Publishers: Pristine/BMI; Producers: Mike Purcell/Raging Fire; Pristine (track)
– Back in the 1980s, these folks were among Nashville’s finest punk rockers. The first album in more than 30 years by Raging Fire is titled These Teeth Are Sharp. This track from it stings and bristles with snarling energy and snarky attitude. They’ve still got the goods. I loved them then. I love them now.
KELLY CLARKSON/ I Don’t Think About You
Writers: Andre Davidson/Sean Davidson/Jessica Ashley Karpov/Michael Pollack; Producer: The Monarch; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane/Numbers Don’t Lie/The Fraternity Music Group/Songs of Kobalt/Jessica Ashley Karpov/Evan And Eman Publish This/What Key Do You Want It In/Songs With a Pure Tone, BMI; Atlantic (track)
– Nashville’s reigning pop diva has just issued this torrid ballad as a single/video from her current Meaning of Life collection. Her high-soprano chops are on full display. Some gospel-y backup vocals are the icing on the cake.
BIG SHOES/Walked Out The Front Door
Writers: Mark T. Jordan/Rip Stock; Producer: Andy Peake; Publishers: none listed; Biglittle (track)
– Big Shoes is a seven-man blues-rock band comprised of top-tier Nashville and Muscle Shoals studio musicians. Its Music City notables include keyboardist Mark T. Jordan and singer-songwriter Rick Huckaby. The group’s Step On It! debut CD features this Jordan tune originally recorded by Bonnie Raitt. Their arrangement gives the number a certain New Orleans/funk vibe that’s mighty groovy. Collectively, these guys’ credits include Van Morrison, Etta James, Taj Mahal, Delbert McClinton and Bobby “Blue” Bland, as well as Raitt. So you know they know what the deal is.
PETER FRAMPTON/Black Hole Sun
Writers: Chris Cornell; Producers: Peter Frampton/Gordon Kennedy; Publishers: You Make Me Sick I Make, ASCAP; Phenix Phonograph
– Frampton’s Grammy-winning Fingerprints album has been reissued on vinyl this year. The Nashville resident guitar wizard demonstrates he has lost none of his power on this moody, dense, echoey instrumental that builds to a searing crescendo.
ACM Awards Add Alan Jackson, Kelly Clarkson, Kane Brown And More
/by Jessica NicholsonThe 53rd ACM Awards, hosted by Reba McEntire, will broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on the CBS Television Network.
Previously announced ACM Awards performers include Lauren Alaina, Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Florida Georgia Line, Lady Antebellum, Midland, Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris, Bebe Rexha, Thomas Rhett, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban and Brett Young. Previously announced presenters include Drew Brees, Nancy O’Dell, Rebecca Romijn and Lindsey Vonn.
Big Machine Marketing Department Promotes Susemichel, Fisher
/by Lorie HollabaughKatherine Susemichel, Molly Fisher Photo Courtesy of Big Machine Label Group
Big Machine Label Group has promoted Katherine Susemichel to Director, Project Management and Molly Fisher to Project Manager, reporting to Chief Marketing Officer Mike Rittberg.
Susemichel joined BMLG in 2013, and will continue to serve as project manager for Florida Georgia Line, Brett Young, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland and Thomas Rhett. She is also heavily involved in radio promotion initiatives and chart strategy across Big Machine Records, The Valory Music Co. and BMLG Records’ imprints.
“I’m thrilled to have Katherine’s continued hard work and dedication as part of Big Machine’s Marketing department,” said Rittberg.
Fisher, a graduate of Millersville University of Pennsylvania, began at BMLG in 2014 and has since risen to project manager for Reba McEntire, Brantley Gilbert, Cheap Trick, Midland, Trent Harmon and Tyler Rich.
“Molly’s infinite passion for our artists makes this the perfect next step in her career at Big Machine,” said Rittberg.
Susemichel can be reached at katherine.susemichel@bmlg.net and 615-846-7689, and Fisher can be reached at molly.fisher@bmlg.net and 615-846-7681.
Lisa Ray Joins Sandbox Management
/by Jessica NicholsonLisa Ray
Former Warner Music Group executive Lisa Ray has joined Sandbox Management, where she will serve as day-to-day manager for duo Dan+Shay.
Since 2013, she served as VP, Artist Development for Warner Music Nashville, where she worked alongside a roster of artists including Dan+Shay, Devin Dawson, Chris Janson, RaeLynn, Ashley McBryde, Charlie Worsham and more.
“I have had the pleasure of working closely with Lisa and watching her excel in her field, during her time at Warner Music Nashville,” said Sandbox President/CEO Jason Owen. “She has an amazing perspective and knowledge of all things in our world, and I am so excited to have such an incredible red-head bring her talents and expertise to the Sandbox team.”
“I’m beyond thrilled to get to work with such an amazing team at Sandbox, and with Jason, who I’ve been a huge fan of for years,” said Ray. “Jason’s innovation and forward-thinking will only help to guide me to the next level in this industry, and I am so appreciative for the opportunity to continue working alongside the enormously talented Dan + Shay in this new capacity. I’m over the moon about the future!”
She can be reached at lisa@sandboxmgmt.com.
Jeff Owen, Kyle Williams Sign With Centricity Publishing
/by Lorie HollabaughPictured (L-R): Chad Segura, Kyle Williams, Justin Nicolet
Jeff Owen and Kyle Williams have joined the Centricity Publishing writers roster.
Williams, a former member of Christian pop-rock group Stars Go Dim, currently plays guitar and keys for We Are Messengers. He co-penned Stars Go Dim’s No. 1 hit “You Are Loved,” and also co-wrote and performed on the track “Welcome To The Fire,” which was recently licensed for promotional use for NBC’s Chicago Fire, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and the upcoming film I Still See You.
Owen is a member of the Dove-Award winning band Tenth Avenue North, playing guitar and singing backing vocals. He’s co-written multiple Chrsitian radio No. 1’s, including Tenth Avenue North’s “I Have This Hope,” “Healing Begins,” and “Worn.” Owen produced the band’s Decade The Halls Christmas album, along with projects for Jon McLaughlin and various indie artists. He also produces his own projects for film and TV.
“We are so excited to welcome Jeff and Kyle to the Centricity Publishing family,” VP of Publishing Chad Segura said. “They’re both ridiculously talented, and we know they’ve only scratched the surface of what they’re truly capable of. We’re grateful to be a part of this next chapter for each of them.”
Centricity Publishing’s writer roster includes Lauren Daigle, Johnny Diaz, Mike Grayson, Seth Mosley, Aaron Shust and more.
Pictured (L-R): Chad Segura, Jeff Owen, Justin Nicolet
Collin Raye, ACM Lifting Lives Team For Route 91 Remembrance
/by Jessica NicholsonRaye, who had 16 No. 1 hits and 24 top ten records, including “Love, Me,” will perform as 900 butterflies are released, representing the number of victims and families directly affected by the tragedy.
The event is presented by Nathan Adelson Hospice in conjunction with ACM Lifting Lives, The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, The City of Las Vegas and Get Outdoors Nevada and Music City Cares Fund. The special tribute will feature a short, nondenominational ceremony, remarks by Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman.
“As an organization that provides extensive grief and bereavement outreach in the community, we understand trauma and its impact on individuals and their loved ones,” said Carole Fisher, President and CEO of Nathan Adelson Hospice. “With help from a grant from The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and the generous support of The City of Las Vegas, Get Outdoors Nevada, the Lifting Lives arm of the Academy of Country Music and the Music City Cares Fund, we are able to continue the healing process of our community in a visible and meaningful way.”
“ACM Lifting Lives is proud to partner with Nathan Adelson Hospice in this special ceremony honoring the victims and families of the October tragedy,” said Pete Fisher, ACM CEO. “All of us at the Academy of Country Music and ACM Lifting Lives truly believe in the powerful role music plays in healing lives, and now in our 15th year, feel a genuine and heartfelt connection to Las Vegas and its people.”
The Las Vegas Community Healing Garden, established shortly after the event, is located at 1015 S. Casino Center Boulevard. Free parking is available.
Still Working Music Group Names New Creative Director
/by Jessica NicholsonEmily Olson
Still Working Music Group has named Emily Mueller Olson as Creative Director. Emily will oversee the extensive Still Working catalog and work closely with Still Working writers to make sure their amazing songs are heard.
“We feel so lucky to have Emily join our Still Working family. She is extremely passionate and talented and we can’t wait to see what the future holds!” said Alex Orbison.
Emily moved to Nashville in the Summer of 2005 with a passion for songs and songwriters. She graduated from Belmont University with a Music Business degree and has over 10 years of experience in publishing including stops at Disney Music Publishing, Tom-Leis Music, Pain in the Art Productions, ole, and launching her songwriter/producer/musician management business called listen + connect creative. Notably, Emily holds the credit of Production Assistant on almost a dozen major label projects, including Taylor Swift’s Speak Now album and The Band Perry’s self-titled debut. She has secured over 150 cuts for artists including Brett Young, Randy Houser, Sara Evans, Mickey Guyton, Justin Moore, Sister Hazel, and Trent Harmon.
“All I really want is to be surrounded by great music and great people…get incredible songs floating around Nashville heard….and to help songwriters I really believe in get to where they want to be. Getting to work with the Still Working roster is a dream come true,” said Olson.
Still Working Music was founded in 1990 by the late Barbara Orbison and is now run by her sons, Alex Orbison (President) and Roy Orbison, Jr. (Co-President) along with Chuck Fleckenstein (COO and General Manager). Recent Still Working successes include Kenny Chesney’s No. 1, “All The Pretty Girls,” Miranda Lambert’s “Tin Man” (nominated as 2017 Country Song of the Year) and Lost Frequencies’ “Are You With Me,” a No. 1 in 18 countries around the world. Still Working’s catalog includes hits by Taylor Swift, One Direction, Ashley Monroe, Travis Denning, Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw, Brooks & Dunn, and George Strait as well as cuts by Carrie Underwood, Dierks Bentley, Rascal Flatts, Easton Corbin, Reba McEntire, Martina McBride, Faith Hill, Celine Dion, and Joe Walsh.
Still Working Music writers include Tommy Lee James, Gordie Sampson, Jon Randall, Chase Bryant, Dylan Altman, Alana Springsteen, Dominic Scott Kay, and Lance Miller. Still Working Music partners with BMG, Kobalt, and Big Deal, among others.