Music News (1/25/17)

Keith Urban, Ross Copperman, Joe Fisher Team With Kobalt For New Publishing Venture

Pictured (Front row, L-R): Mike Milom, Milom Horsnell Crow Rose Kelley PLC; Joe Fisher, Partner, BOOM; Keith Urban, Singer/Songwriter, Partner, BOOM; Ross Copperman, Partner, BOOM.  Pictured (Back row, L-R): Mary Ann McCready, Flood Bumstead McCready McCarthy; Stephanie Cox, VP Creative, Kobalt; Jesse Willoughby, Kobalt GM, Kobalt Nashville; Willard Ahdritz, CEO and founder, Kobalt; Richard Sanders, President, Kobalt; Laura Alexander, Senior Director Creative, Kobalt; Kimberly Holcombe, Senior Manager Client Relations, Kobalt; Brooke Yancey, (formerly Creative Assistant, Kobalt).

Kobalt has signed a deal with BOOM, the collaborative publishing venture launched by country singer-songwriter Keith Urban, writer/producer Ross Copperman and A&R professional Joe Fisher. Kobalt will be administering and funding the company along with providing creative support. BOOM’s current roster includes Jordan Minton, Cali Rodi and Logan Turner.

Spirit/Fluid Signs Singer-Songwriter Palmer Lee

Front Row (L-R): Frank Rogers (Fluid Music Revolution), Palmer Lee, Daniel Hill (President, Spirit Music Nashville). Back Row (L-R): Brittany Adkins Schaffer (Loeb & Loeb), AJ Burton (VP, Fluid Music Revolution), Eric Hurt (Sr. Director, Creative, Spirit Music Nashville), Brian Bradford (Director, Admin, Spirit Music Nashville), Billy Lynn (VP Creative, Spirit Music Nashville)

Palmer Lee has signed an exclusive publishing deal with Spirit/Fluid, the Nashville-based joint venture between Spirit Music Group and Frank Rogers’ Fluid Music Revolution. The Rogers, Arkansas, native graduated from Belmont in May 2015, where she studied commercial voice. Lee began her songwriting career as half of country/folk duo 3rd & Union with Chase Coy. Their 2012 full-length debut was critically acclaimed, and the track “No More” was featured on the television show Degrassi. Palmer has also released an EP and full-length record independently.

ole Signs Blake Bollinger

Pictured (L-R): Shellien Rogers (ole, Creative Administration Manager), Ben Strain (ole, Creative Director), Mike Whelan (ole, Sr. Creative Director), Songwriter Blake Bollinger, John Ozier (ole, VP Creative), Emily Mueller-Olson (ole, Creative Manager), Scott Safford (Attorney, Safford Motley PLC)

ole has signed an exclusive worldwide co-publishing deal for future music copyrights with country songwriter Blake Bollinger.

A Texas native, Bollinger is a multi-genre producer and songwriter who co-wrote the 2016 hit Parmalee country single, “Roots.” Blake has recent cuts with Jason Aldean, Justin Moore, Darius Rucker, Rodney Atkins, Casting Crowns, Danny Gokey, and others. Blake is also currently producing artists Rodney Atkins, Ryan Griffin, and Jessica Mitchell.

Colin Elmore Signs Co-Pub Deal With Wrensong, Pat Finch Publishing

(From top): Abbe Nameche, Pat Finch, Ree Guyer and Colin Elmore Photo Courtesy of Wrensong/Reynsong Entertainment

Colin Elmore, lead singer of Colin Elmore and the Danville Train, has signed a co-publishing deal with Wrensong/Reynsong Entertainment and Pat Finch Music Publishing.

The Willow Springs, Missouri, native has a production deal with Sony Music Nashville and is currently in the studio recording his debut EP with producer Eric Masse (Miranda Lambert, Rayland Baxter and Robert Ellis.)

Eric Dodd Signs With MV2 Entertainment

Pictured (Back row, L-R): Tony Harrell, MV2 Entertainment; Chip Petree, attorney, Ritholz Levy; Kendall Lettow, MV2 Entertainment; Clay Myers, MV2 Entertainment. (Front row, L-R): Jefrrey Gaccione, manager; Eric Dodd, Leslie Roberts, BMI.

Eric Dodd has joined the writers roster at Nashville’s MV2 Entertainment. The Lake Oconee, Georgia, native moved to Nashville in 2014 and was chosen as a CMT Discovery Artist last year with the debut of his video for the party anthem “Outskirts.”