Warner/Chappell Music (WCM), the music publishing arm of Warner Music Group, today announced that it has signed a worldwide publishing agreement with Grammy Award-winning country group Lady Antebellum. The deal brings all three hit songwriters and group members - Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, and Hillary Scott - to Warner/Chappell, which will represent the majority of the Lady Antebellum catalog.
The trio has co-written the vast majority of Lady Antebellum's songs, including "I Run to You," "Need You Now," and "Bartender." Between them, Haywood, Kelley, and Scott have also written material for artists Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, and Hunter Hayes and No. 1 hits for Luke Bryan, Darius Rucker, and Sara Evans. "We've worked with Warner/Chappell before and are so happy to have them on our team once again," said Kelley. "Ben and the entire Nashville group are a talented bunch of publishers, and we're grateful for the care and attention that they pay to our music." "The first charted hit written by Dave, Charles, and Hillary was in 2007 and just a few short years later their body of work is impressive on a global scale", said Ben Vaughn, Executive Vice President, Warner/Chappell Music Nashville. "Their music touches fans all over the world and besides their impressive work as Lady Antebellum they have received numerous songwriting awards including being recognized as NMPA's Songwriter Icon Award winner this year. The W/C family takes great pride welcoming back these amazing songwriters and people."Videos