RISING COUNTRY HITMAKER CANAAN SMITH SIGNS TO TREE VIBEZ MUSIC
Trailblazing music publishing house TREE VIBEZ MUSIC is proud to welcome a talented new member to its team with Country hitmaker CANAAN SMITH signing on as the firm’s newest staff songwriter.
Celebrating the news at the Nashville headquarters of ASCAP (The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) on Tuesday (5/22), Smith joined TVM founders and Florida Georgia Line superstars Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley, TVM general manager Leslie T. DiPiero, TVM creative director/TVM tour manager Adam Romaine, ASCAP senior creative director Mike Sistad, and ASCAP creative director Robert Filhart, to toast the news in laid-back style.
“I’m right where I need to be,” said Smith of his new songwriting home. “I’ve never felt more inspired to make great music.”
“We are so excited to be able to team up with such an amazing artist and one of our best friends,” Hubbard added. “This is a full circle dream come true for all of us and the journey is just beginning.”
A native of Williamsburg, Virginia, Smith is no stranger to Country fans having scored his first Top 10 hit as a songwriter with Love and Theft’s 2009 debut, “Runaway.” He’s built on that success with more co-written hits including cuts by Jason Aldean, FGL and Cole Swindell – and Big Loud Records/Atlantic Records breakout star Mason Ramsey, who has made the Smith co-write “Famous” into a viral smash in 18 countries.
As an artist, Smith’s co-written 2014 single “Love You Like That” became a PLATINUM-certified #1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay radio chart, and his latest single “This Night Back” currently boasts over 25 million digital streams and counting. He has toured with superstars like Dierks Bentley, Brantley Gilbert and more, and has a full schedule of concert dates booked this summer – including a stop at Nashville’s massive CMA Fest on June 10 (Chevy Riverfront Stage).
He’ll fit right into the TVM team, which was founded in 2015 by FGL’s Kelley and Hubbard with a mission to foster trailblazing creativity, individuality, hard work and good vibes.
Along with Smith, TVM’s groundbreaking group of young writers includes proven hitmakers Corey Crowder (Chris Young’s PLATINUM-certified #1s “I’m Comin’ Over” and “Think of You”), Jordan Schmidt (Jason Aldean’s GOLD-certified #1s “Lights Come On” and “You Make It Easy”) and RaeLynn (GOLD-certified “God Made Girls”), as well as rising talents James McNair, Cameron Montgomery and Daniel Ross. The TVM team is currently credited on more than a dozen new releases.
About Canaan Smith:
One of the most promising artistic talents rising in Nashville today, CANAAN SMITH is passionate storyteller, an evocative singer and a thrilling performer with his finger on the pulse of a new Country generation. A native of Williamsburg, Virginia, the singer-songwriter scored his first PLATINUM-certified #1 with the silky smooth romance of his 2014 single, “Love You Like That.” He followed up with the Top 5 entry of his debut album, BRONCO, and his current single (“This Night Back”) has already gathered over 25 million digital streams and counting. Earning the respect of Nashville’s songwriting community by penning cuts for superstars like Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line and Cole Swindell, Smith’s most recent co-written hit is “Famous,” the Big Loud Records/Atlantic Records debut of breakout star Mason Ramsey and a viral smash in 18 countries. Smith has impressed fans and critics alike, touring alongside artists like Dierks Bentley, Brantley Gilbert and Kip Moore, and earning rave reviews from respected publications like Rolling Stone, who write “If you haven’t heard of Canaan Smith yet, chances are you will be hearing quite a bit of him … overall, we feel the singer-songwriter is one of the sharper artists to keep an eye on.”
For more information about Canaan Smith, please visit www.canaansmith.com.
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About Tree Vibez Music:
Tree Vibez Music is an emerging music publishing company and the brainchild of hit-making superstar duo, Florida Georgia Line. Founded in 2015 by the duo’s Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard and based in Nashville, Tennessee, TVM isn't limited to any specific type of genre, and at its heart is a hunger to stay creative, work hard and bring the good vibes. Built as a home for songwriters who share FGL’s core values of trailblazing style and passionate creativity, the TVM roster includes rising talents Corey Crowder, James McNair, Cameron Montgomery, RaeLynn, Daniel Ross, Jordan Schmidt and Canaan Smith. The TVM team has secured cuts by major artists such as FGL, Old Dominion, Luke Combs, Jake Owen, Morgan Wallen, Scotty McCreery, Granger Smith and Tyler Farr, and celebrated their first-ever #1 with Jason Aldean’s recording of “Lights Come On” in 2016. Most recently, the team has celebrated the 2X PLATINUM #1 success of the Kane Brown (ft. Lauren Alaina) single, “What Ifs,” Aldean’s GOLD-certified “You Make It Easy” and the viral success of Mason Ramsey’s breakout debut, “Famous.” In addition, the company has pioneered new practices in the craft of songwriting. With the Tree Vibez Bus, writers are able to tour alongside artists as they travel from city to city, providing a space that’s more conducive to creativity and collaboration than stars have ever had on the road before. In 2018, TVM continues to discover, inspire, and develop its stable of hit songwriters, working to spread the Tree Vibez lifestyle around the world.
For more information about Tree Vibez Music, please visit www.treevibezmusic.com.