NASHVILLE, TENN. – Announced today, songwriter Nick Boyd has signed a publishing deal with ERN’s Cadillac Music and Jordan Schmidt (Ella Langley, Kane Brown) via Big Loud Publishing. With over a decade in Music City under his belt, Boyd embarks on this new chapter with the self-assurance of an experienced songwriter.
“The day I stepped foot in the building, I felt right at home,” Boyd shares. “I couldn’t be more excited to work with ERNEST, Jordan Schmidt and the rest of the Cadillac Music/Big Loud Publishing team. In a town with a million great songs, champions like them make the difference.”
“I started hearing Nick’s songs about a year or so ago,” adds ERN’s Cadillac Music Founder and CEO ERNEST. “He has been writing great ones with my guy Cody Lohden and just became a name we’d see time and time again right by an outstanding song. When Jordan Schmidt called me and asked if he wanted to do this together, it made perfect sense to me.
“Jordan, a longtime friend and collaborator in town, has over a decade of hits as a writer and producer. So, combining his experience with a topliner / spark plug like Nick seemed like a no brainer. I love getting to know talent in this town. There is no shortage of it and Nick Boyd is no exception,” ERNEST continues.
“Nick is a beast of a writer and a beauty of a human,” shares Jordan Schmidt. “I can’t wait for Nashville to see what we see in him!”
From Rock Island, Ill., Boyd grew up in the heart of the Midwest absorbing music from all genres – the perfect harmonies of his grandfather’s Eagles’ records, the pop sensibilities of Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake, to his father’s Garth Brooks’ CDs. In 2014, Nick moved to Nashville where he attended Belmont University. During his four years at Belmont, Nick discovered the magic of songwriting and co-writing, learning from his peers, classmates and teachers. Nick’s original music led him to win Belmont University’s Curb College Country Music Showcase and afforded him a spot in Belmont’s School of Music’s Commercial Showcase. Signing a publishing deal with Liz Rose Music in 2019, Nick continued to develop as a writer, citing influences including Jason Isbell, Craig Wiseman and Ryan Tedder. His recent cuts include “Drinks Can Drink” and “TV On” by Cody Lohden, ATLUS’s “Spare Key,” “California Fit In Tennessee” by Tayler Holder and Brody Clementi’s “Act Like You Don’t.”
ABOUT ERN’S CADILLAC MUSIC
Doubling down on his investment in Nashville’s songwriting community, mononymous triple threat talent ERNEST founded ERN’s Cadillac Music in partnership with Big Loud Publishing in 2023. Built on passion for the craft of songwriting, old-school creative values and a collaborative spirit, the dynamic roster includes Chandler Walters, Cody Lohden, Kyle Fishman, Jacob Durrett, Mark Holman, Nick Boyd, Rafe Tenpenny and Rhys Rutherford. The chart-topping creatives have been recognized by GRAMMY®, CMA and ACM for their contributions. Making an indelible mark on culture, ERN’s Cadillac Music is behind smash records like Post Malone’s F-1 Trillion, including all-genre No. 1 “I Had Some Help (feat. Morgan Wallen),” songs from Bailey Zimmerman, Charles Wesley Godwin and more.
ABOUT BIG LOUD PUBLISHING
Tailor-made by GRAMMY® Award-winning songwriter Craig Wiseman in 2003, the man in the “big loud shirt” has inspired the same bold, creative statement that cements Big Loud Publishing as one of the most successful independent music publishers in Nashville. Their stable of top-tier songwriters includes Wiseman, Joey Moi, Ashley Cooke, Blake Coddington, Brock Phillips, Chandler Walters, Cody Lohden, Eli Winders, Grady Block, Hailey Benedict, Jacob Durrett, Jake Worthington, John Byron, Jordan Dozzi, Kashus Culpepper, Larry Fleet, Lars Pruitt, Lauren Watkins, Luke Preston, Mark Holman, Matt McCartney, Max Martin, Nick Boyd, Rafe Tenpenny, Rhys Rutherford and Rocky Block. To date, the Big Loud Publishing lineup has penned over 300 singles including three GRAMMY® Award winners (Tim McGraw’s “Live Like You Were Dying,” Carrie Underwood’s “Before He Cheats” and “Blown Away”), and 90 No.1 hits for artists like George Strait, Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Faith Hill, Thomas Rhett and more.
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