Tape Room Music and Warner Chappell Music have partnered to sign Ben Williams in an exclusive world-wide publishing deal.
“I couldn’t be more excited to be joining forces with Tape Room and Warner Chappell,” Williams says of this next chapter. “I’m so excited to work alongside my close friends Caroline and Benji and have some of the best people and best teams in my corner! Thank you to Ashley Gorley and Blain Rhodes for taking me under your wings and gearing up for what’s next as well as Ben Vaughn, Spencer Nohe and everybody at Warner Chappell who’s believed in me along the way! So excited to see what the future brings!”
Williams celebrated his first number one on country radio with Megan Moroney’s 2x RIAA Platinum global hit, “Tennessee Orange,” which was nominated for CMA, ACM and People's Choice Country Awards Song of the Year. The success of that single and others like Moroney’s RIAA Platinum single, “I’m Not Pretty,” and Avery Anna’s RIAA Platinum hit, “Narcissist,” helped launch Williams to new heights, earning him nominations as Music Row Magazine’s Breakout Songwriter of the Year and AIMP’s Rising Songwriter of the Year in 2023.
“Ben is everything you could look for in a writer: talented, driven, and all around a great person,” shares Tape Room Music’s Caroline Hodson, Director, A&R. “He's proven himself to be a staple in the Nashville community as a writer and a friend to many. We’re stoked to team up with Warner Chappell and couldn’t be happier to welcome Ben to the Tape Room family!”
“Ben has been off to an incredible start in his career due to his innate gift to meet artists and songwriters exactly where they are in their lives,” adds Benji Amaefule, Manager, A&R Warner Chappell Music Nashville. “As a result, he’s crafted some of the most relatable and impactful songs hitting the format today. I’m excited to work with him and the Tape Room team to get his songs in the ears of folks across the country and around the world for years to come.”
Tape Room Music was founded by Ashley Gorley in 2011, where writers have celebrated over 45 No. 1 songs. For additional information, visit TapeRoom.com or follow on Instagram @TapeRoomMusic.
L to R (seated): Benji Amaefule, (Manager, A&R, Warner Chappell Music); Ben Williams; and Caroline Hodson (Director, A&R, Tape Room Music)
L to R (standing): Blain Rhodes (President, Tape Room Music); Ben Vaughn (President & CEO, Warner Chappell Music); and Ashley Gorley (Founder, Tape Room Music)
Photo Credit: Luke Hutcherson
About Tape Room Music
Tape Room Music is an independent music publishing company run by hit songwriter Ashley Gorley. In 2011, Gorley formed the publishing and artist development company, where writers have celebrated over 45 No. 1 songs, including the 2021 ASCAP, BMI and SESAC Country Song, “One Of Them Girls.” In 2022, Tape Room celebrated 8 weeks topping radio charts, with two year-end number-one songs. Ben Johnson’s “Take My Name” topped the year-end Billboard Country Airplay chart, while Hunter Phelps and Will Weatherly’s “Thinking ‘Bout You” led the Mediabase Year-End Country Airplay chart. Recent number-one hits include Nate Smith's 10-week smash “World On Fire,” HARDY’s boundary-defying “TRUCK BED,” Morgan Wallen’s 6-week chart topper “Thinkin’ Bout Me,” and more. Tape Room Music writers continue to stretch the bounds of their abilities, spreading their talents across writing, producing and performing. From commercial country to honky tonk twang to groundbreaking pop, Tape Room writers have all bases covered.
About Warner Chappell Music
Warner Chappell Music, the global music publishing company of Warner Music Group, is home to a wide array of legendary songwriters and a rich catalog of contemporary hits and influential standards. With offices in more than 20 countries, Warner Chappell provides deep expertise across a range of creative services and the most innovative opportunities for songwriters and copyright holders. Warner Chappell, which has a history dating back more than 200 years, currently publishes and administers music from A-Lin, Angèle, Anderson .Paak, Aya Nakamura, Bruno Mars, Capital Bra, Celeste, Cole Porter, Coco Jones, Dave, David Bowie, David Tao, Dua Lipa, Duran Duran, Fraser T. Smith, Gamble and Huff, Gene Autry Music Group catalog, George Gershwin, George Michael, Grateful Dead, Juanes, Justin Tranter, Kacey Musgraves, Katy Perry, Kool & the Gang, Laufey, Led Zeppelin, Lin Xi, Lizzo, Madonna, Marco Antonio Solís, Maria Becerra, Mitski, MNEK, Morgan Wallen, Oscar Holter, Pablo Alborán, Quevedo, Quincy Jones, RAYE, Saweetie, Stormzy, Summer Walker, Teddy Swims, Tom Petty, Tones and I, WeiBird, Wyman Wong, Zach Bryan, and 831, among many others. Follow Warner Chappell Music on Instagram, X, Facebook, and TikTok.