Songwriter Dallas Davidson, whose 250+ cuts and 30 Top 10’s include “Play It Again,” Country Girl (Shake It For Me),” and “That’s My Kind Of Night” for Luke Bryan and “Boys Round Here” for Blake Shelton, announced the launch of a new publishing company today.
Called Play It Again Music Publishing, Davidson says he wants to create a publishing company that supports, in the vein of many of his hits, songs and artistry that veer heavily into other genres, including rap and pop.
“We feel like we’re all a family here and we’re all after the same goal, and that goal is to make an impact on music,” Davidson says. “We don’t have fences around this company. I don’t care if they write a rap song, a pop song or a country song. This is all about music at Play It Again. We’re not focused on one certain genre. I want our writers to feel as creative as they can.”
The company will launch with writers Maggie Rose, Houston Phillips, Brian Kolb and Kyle Fishman. “Maggie Rose has gotten several cuts, including a Selena Gomez cut, and we’ve really just cut the ribbon, so to speak,” Davidson said. “So she’s already making an impact. Brian Kolb I’ve known for 11 years. Everybody knows Brian as an engineer and a producer. Well, I know him as a writer. He was my first writing partner when I moved to Nashville, so it only makes sense to sign Brian. It’s time for him to be on the map as a writer where he deserves to be. Houston is Tyler Farr’s tour manager and Tyler called me about Houston and told me about all the great songs he was writing. Kyle coming from L.A. was a fish out of water. He was into country music and what he wanted to do didn’t really fit with the stuff going on out there. He can do anything, but his forte is country. The first song I wrote with Kyle is about to be cut by a major label artist. I can’t say what it is yet, but Kyle is just a natural fit here. He brings a little bit of swagger with his style of doing his tracks, and it’s so fun to write with them.”
Davidson’s songwriting rights will remain with Sony/ATV.