CTM Outlander acquires publishing catalog of country music star Sam Hunt

CTM Outlander has struck a cope with five-time Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum-selling singer/songwriter Sam Hunt.

The deal sees the corporate purchase Hunt’s publishing catalog, with Hunt additionally signing to a go-forward publishing deal for his future works.

CTM Outlander is a partnership between Dallas, Texas-based Outlander Capital, led by Les Ware and Mike McKool, and Netherlands-based impartial music leisure firm CTM, led by trade veteran André de Raaff.

At the moment’s information marks the enterprise’s newest cope with a rustic music star, following its cope with Grammy-nominated songwriter and producer Ross Copperman earlier this month.

Hunt’s debut studio album, Montevallo, broke a number of chart data with 5 singles, together with three consecutive Scorching Nation Songs chart and 4 Nation Airplay chart No.1s.

The lead single from the album, Go away The Evening On, peaked concurrently on the Scorching Nation Songs and Nation Airplay charts, making Hunt the primary nation artist since Billy Ray Cyrus 22 years in the past, to succeed in the highest of three nation charts concurrently within the Nielsen SoundScan-era.

Hunt launched his Grammy-nominated, Triple-Platinum-selling sophomore album titled Southside in 2020, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Prime Nation Albums chart and within the Prime 5 of the Billboard Scorching 200 all-genre chart.

Hunt additionally has success as a songwriter with a number of prime artists.

A few of his No. 1 hits as a songwriter embody Come Over by Kenny Chesney, Cop Automotive by Keith City, I Met A Lady by William Michael Morgan and We Are Tonight by Billy Currington.

Hunt’s single Physique Like A Again Street just lately obtained RIAA Diamond-certification (10x platinum), changing into the eighth nation artist ever to succeed in this standing. The only has since surpassed that standing, and at the moment sits at 11x Platinum-certification.

“Discussing the sale of a few of my catalog took some time and I’m glad that it did, as I received to know André and his CTM Outlander workforce higher and higher.”

Sam Hunt 

Commenting on the cope with CTM, Hunt stated: “Discussing the sale of a few of my catalog took some time and I’m glad that it did, as I received to know André and his CTM Outlander workforce higher and higher.

“They continued to fulfill with me and my workforce during the last a number of months to debate what working collectively may appear like.

“I admire their diligence and perception in what I’m doing as an artist, and extra importantly, as a songwriter. I imagine we can have a productive partnership each internationally and right here at residence.”

Sam has been on our radar for a very long time, and we have been very desperate to work with him.”

André de Raaff, CTM Outlander

André de Raaff, CEO of CTM Outlander, added: “Sam has been on our radar for a very long time, and we have been very desperate to work with him. Since we landed in Nashville, we signed a number of the most prolific songwriters like Shane McAnally, Natalie Hemby, Ross Copperman and Michael Tyler. By including Sam to our roster, who is just not solely probably the most revered songwriters on the town but additionally a worldwide celebrity and touring artist, we really feel we will service the neighborhood even higher.

“We’re really honored that Sam, after being in talks with us for a very long time, determined to signal with our firm. Sam is an instance of an artist and songwriter that we can assist transfer ahead within the worldwide market; his physique of labor doesn’t solely dominate the U.S. radio waves and streaming world but additionally travels all through the world. We look ahead to supporting Sam in his endeavors and enlargement, and are excited to work with him within the nation music house and worldwide scene.”

 “We’re thrilled so as to add a singer-songwriter with the stature of Sam Hunt to the CTM Outlander household.”

Mike McKool CTM Outlander

Mike McKool (Director, CTM Outlander) stated: “We’re thrilled so as to add a singer-songwriter with the stature of Sam Hunt to the CTM Outlander household.

“Not solely is he the kind of artist that we wish to be in enterprise with, however extra importantly he’s the kind of individual that we wish to spend money on. Sam has clearly skilled an immense quantity of success, and our purpose at CTM Outlander is to offer Sam with the assets he wants to realize all his future endeavors.”

Elsewhere in Nashville, CTM Outlander has beforehand acquired the catalogs of, and signed offers with the likes of, Shane McAnally, Natalie Hemby, Michael Tyler, Ben Burgess and SMACKSongs.Music Enterprise Worldwide