Company Also Signs Worldwide Catalog and Writer Deal With Joey+Rory Partner Joey Martin, Acquires Digital Rights to The Joey+Rory Show

NASHVILLE, TN--(Marketwired - October 23, 2014) - ole, the world's fastest-growing independent rights management company, completed a deal to bring past and future compositions by country singer/songwriter Rory Feek under the ole banner. In addition, ole signed Joey Martin, Rory's wife and partner in the duo Joey+Rory, to a worldwide catalog and writer admin deal and obtained the digital rights to the pair's television variety show, The Joey+Rory Show, on RFD-TV.

Feek's catalog currently includes more than 200 works, including the #1 Billboard Hot Country Songs hits "Some Beach," which was recorded by country superstar and The Voice judge Blake Shelton, and "A Little More Country Than That" by Easton Corbin. He has also written songs for Kenny Chesney, Randy Travis, Mark Wills, Terri Clark, Clay Walker, Trisha Yearwood and many others.

"Rory's back catalog first came to ole in 2010 as part of our Blacktop Music Group acquisition; now, we're happy to welcome him to our roster of active writers," said Gilles Godard, ole Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Development. "While he's already had quite a bit of success, his career is just getting started, and we're looking forward to taking this journey with him as we expand his reach in the digital world and explore new opportunities for his ever-expanding catalog."

"I've known and admired Gilles and Robert [Ott] at ole for a while and couldn't ask for a better group of folks to represent my music," said Rory Feek. "It's a blessing to have my catalog in such good hands as my wife Joey and I move forward in our careers as artists, songwriters, and TV personalities. We're excited to see what the future holds in store."

Joey+Rory were named Top New Vocal Duo in 2010 by the Academy of Country Music. They join a growing stable of talent at ole that also includes seminal prog-rock band Rush, iconic super-producer Timbaland, and up-and-coming country artists Tyler Farr, Josh Dorr, Sam Grow, Jeremy Stover, Dave Turnbull and Jesse Rice, among many others.