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Really fired up to share this news! Couldn’t imagine a better crew of people to make this all happen with.

From @musicrowmagazine:
Brent Rupard has signed with Creative Nation, in partnership with EMPIRE.
Raised in Shepherdsville, Kentucky and later cutting his teeth in the bars of Bowling Green while attending Western Kentucky University, Rupard moved to Nashville in 2011 to pursue music full time. That same year, he signed a publishing deal with Sea Gayle Music and earned the ASCAP Leon Brettler Award.
Rupard later became one half of the duo Everette, signing with Broken Bow Records. The duo toured with acts including Brothers Osborne, Larry Fleet and The Cadillac Three, and played the Grand Ole Opry over a dozen times. As a songwriter, Rupard has earned cuts with artists including Josh Turner, Larry Fleet, Lee Brice, Tracy Lawrence, Thompson Square, Randy Rogers Band and more.
“This signing is a dream come true for me,” Rupard says. “From the way it all organically came together, to how quickly I felt at home with both teams, I knew this was going to be an amazing ride. Luke and Beth Laird have built something truly special at Creative Nation, with its own fingerprint on the Nashville community. I’ve always hoped I’d land here someday, and I’m incredibly grateful to join such a talented lineup and experience that creative culture firsthand. I was also immediately impressed by Eric Hurt’s genuine care for songwriters and artists — he is a rockstar and we connected so quickly. I’m incredibly excited for the journey we’re all about to go on together.”

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Brent Rupard has signed with Creative Nation, in partnership with EMPIRE.

Raised in Shepherdsville, Kentucky and later cutting his teeth in the bars of Bowling Green while attending Western Kentucky University, Rupard moved to Nashville in 2011 to pursue music full time. That same year, he signed a publishing deal with Sea Gayle Music and earned the ASCAP Leon Brettler Award.

Rupard later became one half of the duo Everette, signing with Broken Bow Records. The duo toured with acts including Brothers Osborne, Larry Fleet and The Cadillac Three, and played the Grand Ole Opry over a dozen times. As a songwriter, Rupard has earned cuts with artists including Josh Turner, Larry Fleet, Lee Brice, Tracy Lawrence, Thompson Square, Randy Rogers Band and more.

“This signing is a dream come true for me,” Rupard says. “From the way it all organically came together, to how quickly I felt at home with both teams, I knew this was going to be an amazing ride. Luke and Beth Laird have built something truly special at Creative Nation, with its own fingerprint on the Nashville community. I’ve always hoped I’d land here someday, and I’m incredibly grateful to join such a talented lineup and experience that creative culture firsthand. I was also immediately impressed by Eric Hurt’s genuine care for songwriters and artists — he is a rockstar and we connected so quickly. I’m incredibly excited for the journey we’re all about to go on together.”

Read more at the link in our bio.

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“Gotta Know About That” - That’s my Grandma right there in her Mary Kay Caddy. She’s how this song came to be. The day that @jonhutch @stevemoakler and I wrote this song… it was my first session back in Nashville after she’d passed. We shared so many stories about life, family, etc. and I mentioned how my grandmother was the first woman in upstate NY to ever win the Mary Kay Cadillac. The fellas let me spill about my childhood and this song was the product. So Jonathan, Steve, and @creativenationmusic THANK YOU a million times over. And to @theoffroadrecords THANK YOU a million times over for helping me give this song life and putting your hard and extremely dedicated work into getting this thing out there. I love you guys. This is just the beginning! 🫡

To whoever listens to this, loves it, shares it… THANK YOU. I hope you see a little bit of you somewhere in this song and when you do…. Know that my Grandma is rockin right along-side you in that Cadillac.

#newmusic #countrymusic #explore

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Surprise! New song out today! I got together with @makaylalynnmusic to write and it had been a few years or so since we had seen each other. I had gotten married since the last time we wrote and she was super interested in wanting to know about my wife and how we met. I gave her the cliff notes, but she insisted on going back and starting from the very beginning.
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After about an hour of telling her our story, it dawned on me that so many good things had happened from the time my wife and I first met, up to that day sitting there with Makayla and that most of it had stemmed from my in laws believing in me. It was an overwhelming thought. All of this just because someone believed in me? Yes! AND there was a spiritual component to someone believing in me as well.
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I was literally flooded with emotion and inspiration like I hadn’t been in a while and I just started strumming and singing the lyrics in the first couple lines. We wrote this song so fast and I wept profusely after every time I’d listen to the work tape. For weeks! I really wanted to record this song for my mother and father in law and I’m really glad we did. It’s one of my favorite songs I’ve ever written with one of my favorite songwriters of all time. SO MANY THANKS to Makayla for chasing this with me! That’s also her singing like an angel with me on the track!
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I hope this one moves you or makes you feel something as much as it does me.
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Always a massive thanks to my producers @oscarforbestpicture and @cliffaudretch! Multitudes of THANK YOUS to my heroes @rmcnelley, @mackb15, @oscarforbestpicture, Pat McLaughlin and John Henry Trinko for playing on this track! YALL ARE SOME BAD BOYS! !
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ALWAYS MUCHO love to my team at @thetableentco and my publishers @ladylucksongs and Yellow Mountain Music!
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I took the photo we used for this single on a @santastrees Treeman golf trip in Palm Springs, CA a few years back.

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New episode alert🚨

Tomorrow, on Thank A Songwriter, we’re sitting down with songwriter, producer and Creative Nation co-founder Luke Laird. Tune in to hear more about his songwriting journey and the stories behind the songs.

Available on all platforms tomorrow! 🎧

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Creative Nation turned 15 this year. To celebrate, Beth and I wanted to do something fun, so we took our crew to Universal Epic Universe. So much fun! Tonight I’ve just been reflecting on my time in the music business. I’ve written thousands of songs. Lots of bad ones, a few decent ones. I just love creating so much. But as great as writing songs is, it’s the relationships I’ve made that have made the biggest impact on me. …the people…Beth and I have been so blessed by our people at Creative Nation…past, present, and future. Having been in this business for over 20 years, I am so encouraged and inspired by the new generation of songwriters and the business people keeping us songwriters in line. I am so grateful for our team! I remember when we started Creative Nation, someone asked me “Where do you see Creative Nation in 10 years?” I said, “Honestly, if I get to wake up and to do what I’m doing now…write another song, I’ll be happy.” It’s even better though now…and not because of the songs, but because of the people.

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whoops! #cnepicadventure

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hand-drawn: @iambrandongill
creative direction: me 🤪

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You gonna listen to it??
#countrymusic #fyp #music #country #singer

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@bethmasonlaird of @creativenationmusic on supporting my pick for Producer of The Year, Ben West, thru the lows to get to the astronomical highs (@ellalangleymusic ‘s Dandelion , @lacikayebooth ‘s Love Ain’t For The Faint Of Heart & @stephen.wilson.jr ‘s Son Of Dad). #songwriter #behindthesong #musicpodcast #producer

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One of our favorite nights of the year is happening on December 3rd! ❤️

For the 13th year, @creativenationmusic is hosting a benefit show for PTM! This event features inspiring performances by all of the Creative Nation songwriters and there is always a lot of love in the room!

Tickets are officially on sale! Head to our website for more information and to purchase your tickets or become an event sponsor today- link is in our bio!

#prestontaylorministries #songwritersnight #benefitshow #nashvillesongwriters

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@bethmasonlaird of @creativenationmusic on @thesongwritersouppodcast out now! #songwriter #behindthesong #musicpodcast #snacks

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Boutiques and majors : let’s discuss! Benefits and disadvantages of signing to small and big companies. @bethmasonlaird of @creativenationmusic on @thesongwritersouppodcast out now! #songwriter #behindthesong #musicpodcast #publishingdeal

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