Moraine Music Group
American independent music publisher
Moraine Music Group is one of Nashville's leading independent publishers, with a reputation for unique songs that result in career-making hit singles. Some of those hits include Millionaire by Chris Stapleton, The Chicks first #1 single “There’s Your Trouble”, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd's “Blue On Black” (#1 for 17 weeks). Moraine's songs have appeared on numerous multi-million selling albums spanning various genres of music. Moraine has received over 50 music publishing awards, including 1998 SESAC Publisher of the Year and numerous Canadian Country Music Association Awards for Song, Single, Video and Album of the Year. Moraine's songs and artists have been included in feature films, television shows, and advertisements including Gareth Dunlop and SHEL's "Hold On" in The Best of Me, SHEL's "I Was Born A Dreamer" in a Toys R Us Christmas advertisement, and Gareth Dunlop's "Devil Like You" in Lucifer.
The company's songs are featured on releases by Taylor Swift, Kelly Clarkson, Trisha Yearwood, Wynonna, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney, Jonny Lang, T.I., Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Joe Robinson, Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley, Solomon Burke, Tanya Tucker, Shelby Lynne, Alan Jackson, Lee Ann Womack, Garth Brooks, Gary Allan, Pat Green, Sister Hazel, Blackhawk, Lee Roy Parnell, Kenny Rogers and many others.
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