NASHVILLE CELEBRATES PREMIERE OF LOVE, TOM DOCUMENTARY
Legendary Songwriter Tom Douglas Joined by Tim McGraw for Q&A Following Film Screening
Love, Tom Premieres Exclusively on Paramount+ Thursday, Feb. 24
On Tuesday, February 15, the Nashville community gathered to celebrate the premiere of Love, Tom – a film from legendary songwriter Tom Douglas. The film premiered at the Regal Green Hills Theater, with Douglas joined by friend and co-writer Tim McGraw for a Q&A after the viewing.
During the Q&A McGraw remarked “There’s been plenty of songs in my career – and most of them you have written – that I don’t really even feel like it’s my song. I feel like I’m just the vessel that it comes through, and the song’s really for everyone else. As a songwriter and a singer, that’s what you try to do. You try to open up a door for people to walk through and express themselves.”
From executive producers Tom Douglas, Tommy Douglas, Austin Fish, Jason Owen and Michael Lennox, Love, Tom is produced in association with Sandbox Productions in partnership with Sony Music Entertainment’s Premium Content Division. The film will release exclusively on Paramount+ on Thursday, Feb. 24.
Over the course of a single night in Nashville, the GRAMMY, Oscar and Golden Globe nominated songwriter Tom Douglas narrates a letter of hope to a desperate world. Unflinchingly honest and personal, Douglas peels back the curtain of the creative process, revealing his own past hardships and the struggle of the creative endeavor, ultimately reminding us that you can never give up on something that you love.
Last night, Douglas expressed what the journey to this film means to him in conversation with McGraw stating, “The thing that attracts me to stories is the brokenness. I want to know how you overcome failure. I want to know what you do in the desperate times. That’s what I wanted to show. You know, the struggle is really evidence that you’re probably on the right path.”
About Tom Douglas
Tom Douglas is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and GRAMMY-nominated songwriter. After enjoying a 13-year career in commercial real estate, Douglas got his first song recorded by Collin Raye at the age of 41. That song, “Little Rock”, reached No. 1, earned a nomination for CMA Song of the Year and achieved the Million-Air award from BMI for receiving one million spins on country radio. Since then, Douglas has written numerous number one hits, including: “I Run to You” (Lady A), “Southern Voice” (Tim McGraw) and “The House That Built Me” (Miranda Lambert). The GRAMMY Award-winning song “The House That Built Me” remained at No. 1 on the Billboard charts for four weeks and earned ACM’s first ever Song of the Decade award.
Douglas has written countless well-received songs for a wide range of artists, including: Keith Urban, P!nk, Luke Bryan, Celine Dion, Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood, Florida Georgia Line, Kenny Chesney, Kane Brown, George Strait, Chris Janson and Collin Raye, among others. In 2011 Douglas’ song “Coming Home” received an Oscar and Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song. In 2014, Douglas was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, subsequently receiving a GRAMMY Nomination for his song “Meanwhile Back at Mama’s” recorded by Tim McGraw. Some of Douglas’ recent work includes “Drunk Girl” recorded by Chris Janson, which received the 2018 MusicRow Award for Song of The Year. He also penned the song “Dear Hate” recorded by Maren Morris and Vince Gill, earning the GRAMMY nomination for the 2019 Country Song of the Year. Douglas is currently signed to Sony Music Publishing, and lives in Nashville with his wife, Katie.
About Sandbox Entertainment
Sandbox Entertainment is a full-service artist management and entertainment company with over a decade of success and advancement in music, film, television, touring, and estate management. Founded in 2010 by President/CEO, Jason Owen (Variety’s Manager of the Year and Billboard’s Executive of the year) Sandbox Entertainment represents some of the biggest names in country music including Kacey Musgraves, Faith Hill, Little Big Town, Dan+Shay, and Kelsea Ballerini. Its legacy/estate management clients include the John R. Cash Revocable Trust, June Carter, and the Carter Family. With a focus on all facets of an artist’s career, Sandbox oversees every detail regarding touring, production, digital, brand partnerships and media strategies to develop and create globally engaging careers, and establish superstar-legacies for each artist on its roster. Under Owen’s guidance, expertise, and supreme focus on elevating brands and vision; Sandbox has created a foothold in not only Nashville, but worldwide.
About SME Premium Content
Sony Music Entertainment’s (SME) Premium Content division is a full-service content development studio showcasing the Company’s global legacy, scale and robust offerings for top creative talent around the world. Designed to provide our artists and creators with unique opportunities to captivate new global audiences, the team develops, produces, and distributes a range of premium projects across film, television, podcasting, gaming and more. Tapping into SME’s vast portfolio and catalog libraries, the division champions innovative ideas and collaborations across the Sony entertainment companies to amplify our artists’ creative vision and engage fans with captivating content across all formats.
About Monument Records
Formed under the leadership of Jason Owen and Shane McAnally, Monument Records is a joint venture with Sony Music Entertainment. The label’s roster includes Caitlyn Smith, Walker Hayes, Brandon Ratcliff, Teddy Robb, Alex Hall and Tigirlily as well as the albums for the film Love, Tom and the FOX television show “Monarch.”
Since Monument’s launch, the artist roster has accumulated over a billion streams, released multi-Platinum singles – including Walker Hayes’ No. 1 smash hit “Fancy Like” – made major TV appearances on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” “TODAY,” “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and “Good Morning America,” and been written about in the pages of Billboard, Rolling Stone, TIME Magazine and the New York Times. The label has created major partnerships for their artists with Applebee’s, Boot Barn, OtterBox, The VFW and Free People, among many other highlights.
About Paramount+
Paramount+, a direct-to-consumer digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service from ViacomCBS, combines live sports, breaking news, and a mountain of entertainment. The premium streaming service features an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel. The service is also the streaming home to unmatched sports programming, including every CBS Sports event, from golf to football to basketball and more, plus exclusive streaming rights for major sports properties, including some of the world’s biggest and most popular soccer leagues. Paramount+ also enables subscribers to stream local CBS stations live across the U.S. in addition to the ability to stream ViacomCBS Streaming’s other live channels: CBSN for 24/7 news, CBS Sports HQ for sports news and analysis, and ET Live for entertainment coverage. For more information about Paramount+, please visit paramountplus.com and follow @ParamountPlus on social platforms.