Sony Music Publishing Nashville has signed singer-songwriter Clint Black. The label will handle songs from most of Black's catalog, including hits like “A Good Run of Bad Luck,” “Like the Rain” and “Nothin' But the Taillights.” The deal does not include his first three albums.
“Clint Black is without a doubt a country music icon whose songs carved a unique path and pushed country to what it is today,” said CEO of Sony Music Publishing Nashville. Rusty Gaston in a statement. “We look forward to working with Clint and his team to expand his creative influence even further.”
Black added, “I have great respect for Rusty and the entire team at Sony Music Publishing Nashville, and I'm excited to move forward with all things past, present, and future!”
Black released his debut album, Killin' Time, in 1989. The project spawned four Billboard Hot Country Songs No. 1 hits, cementing the Texas native as a musician on the rise. Over the past 35 years, Black has scored 13 No. 1 Hot Country Songs hits as well as 30 top 10 hits on that chart. He has written or co-written almost all of his hit songs.
“I decided to do this,” Black previously said Advertising sign. “I grew up reading notes and wanting to know who was writing something I loved. I wasn't trying to make a statement, but I thought I might as well. And I saw an interview with Reba where she said she listened to about a thousand songs every time she wanted to make a 10-song album. This was scary for me. I thought, “Man, this is a tough job. I'd rather do this other hard work and not have to look for songs.' And I knew that if I was going to be successful at writing my own songs, I'd need a lot of songs if I put out an album every 18 months or so. I started writing a lot of songs, so that every time I had to make an album, I had written at least 30 songs that I wanted to record.”
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