CTM Outlander Buys McAnally Publishing
• CTM Outlander has acquired the publishing catalog of GRAMMY-winning songwriter and producer Shane McAnally along with other works of SMACKSongs’ Matt McGinn, Josh Osborne, Matthew Ramsey and Trevor Rosen. The deal also includes certain elements of McAnally’s royalties from his catalog of 200+ master recordings as a producer, plus an exclusive four-year go-forward co-publishing deal, inclusive of non-dramatic rights to certain songs featured in the 9x Tony-nominated Broadway musical Shucked.
As a part of the new agreement, McAnally’s publishing companies, SMACKSongs and SMACKBlue — including works by Walker Hayes, Kylie Morgan, Josh Jenkins and others — will now be administered on a global basis by CTM Outlander, a partnership between Dallas-based Outlander Capital, led by Les Wareand Mike McKool and the Dutch-based independent music entertainment company CTM, led by André de Raaff.
McAnally is among Nashville’s elite, with over 50 No. 1 songs and two ACM Songwriter of the Year awards to his credit. In 2022, he also became the most nominated songwriter in CMA history. His cuts include songs recorded by Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Halsey, Sam Hunt, the Jonas Brothers, Miranda Lambert, John Legend, Old Dominion, Reba, Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani, George Strait, Keith Urban and Morgan Wallen, among many others. As a producer, McAnally has worked with superstars Kelsea Ballerini, Kelly Clarkson, Walker Hayes, Sam Hunt, Kacey Musgraves, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton and Carly Pearce.
“I’m very excited to start this new partnership built on a mutual passion for all things music, along with the global reach of this incredible team,” said McAnally. “Andre is a visionary and understands the importance of managing music rights, as he has shown over the course of his career. As I continue to expand my creative work to new areas, Andre and his team recognize the passion I have, not just for creating music in the traditional sense, but also in areas of film, TV, Broadway and beyond. I’m thankful to the CTM Outlander team for partnering with me to manage my catalog copyrights and am eager to see what we are able to accomplish together over the next several years.”
SMACKSongs President Robert Carlton adds, “SMACK is thrilled to be working with CTM Outlander for all of its administration needs. Their passion for music, combined with their independent and innovative spirit makes them a great match. I ‘m excited to see what we can accomplish together in this next chapter!”
CTM Outlander CEO André de Raaff remarked, “It’s very rare to come across such a talented and gifted songwriter, producer and creator of music entertainment like Shane McAnally. His successes are countless, from pop to Country and from musical theatre to developing TV shows. It’s a privilege to look after a great part of his legacy and to work with him and the rest of the SMACK team in the future on all the new projects ahead, which period we expect to become more successful than ever!”
Pictured, (l-r): Thomas Deelder, Creative Director, CTM Publishing; Les Ware, CEO, Outlander Capital; Shane McAnally; Mike McKool, President, Outlander Capital; André de Raaff, CEO, CTM Outlander; Robert Carlton, President, SMACK; Jeff Chown, COO, Outlander Capital; and Jason Turner, Counsel, McAnally & SMACK. [Photo courtesy of Emilio Madrid]
