Natalie Hemby deal

LITTLE BIG DEAL: Natalie Hemby has inked a worldwide publishing deal with Nashville’s Creative Nation and L.A.’s Pulse Music Publishing in a joint publishing and management deal. Pulse co-CEO Scott Cutler is “very pleased that this partnership with Creative Nation has led to such a monumental signing. I am a super fan of Natalie Hemby and am reminded daily of what an honor it is to have such great partners in Beth and Luke Laird and the whole Creative Nation team.” Hemby, hailed by co-owner/GM Beth Laird as “a female trailblazer who continually brings a creative freshness to everything she does, has notched five #1 country singles. She co-wrote seven songs on Miranda Lambert’s Platinum, has a cut on Keith Urban’s Fuse and four cuts on Little Big Town’s forthcoming Painkiller. Smiling for the camera just before joining their voices on Natalie’s hit “Drinks After Work” are Creative Nation’s Jeff Skaggs, Beth Laird, Hemby, Cutler and Luke Laird. (8/27a)