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Publishing Briefs: Big Yellow Dog Signs K-Pop Hitmaker, Plus SMP Nashville’s CEO Goes Podcasting
K-pop writer Landon Sears signs with Big Yellow Dog, Sony Music Publishing Nashville's Rusty Gaston launches a podcast and more music publishing news.
Big Yellow Dog CEO Carla Wallace called Sears’ versatility “liberating,” while senior director Nicole Rhodes added that his “energy, hard work and talent speaks for itself.” At its annual meeting yesterday (June 11), National Music Publishers’ Association president/CEO David Israelite and general counsel Danielle Aguirre emphasized the need for unity across the industry to boost songwriter compensation. A Texas native now based in Nashville, Morgan has written songs for artists like Chase Matthew (“How You Been (Letter to the County Line Girl)”) and earned acclaim with awards including the 2024 American Songwriter Country Song of the Year with Natalie Otto for “5 O’Clock Shadow” and NSAI’s Chapter Challenge for “Gone, Gone, Gone!” Known for collaborating with industry talent and mentoring emerging artists like Austin Michael and Hunt Pipkin, Morgan is lauded by Benji Amaefule of WCMN as an “emerging force” who “brings a valuable versatility to connect and craft timeless stories in the room.”
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