Anthem Entertainment has acquired a portion of country songwriter Matt Alderman's song catalog and signed him to a publishing deal. The financial details of the acquisition remain undisclosed.

The acquisition includes rights to several notable songs:

• Dylan Scott's "Nobody" and "Can't Have Mine (Find You a Girl)" - both produced and written by Alderman
• Mitchell Tenpenny's "Truth About You" (written by Alderman)

Alderman's portfolio also includes works recorded by prominent artists such as Jake Owen, Nate Smith, and Meghan Patrick. His contributions as a songwriter and producer are featured in Apple Music's "The Songwriters" playlist.

Noah Dewey, Anthem Publishing VP of creative, praised Alderman's accomplishments: "He's an accomplished songwriter with immense natural musical talent, accompanied by a drive to win. Matt will be an amazing addition to our roster here at Anthem."

Alderman expressed enthusiasm about the partnership: "I'm really excited to start this new journey with Anthem, and I want to thank Noah Dewey for making it happen. I'm looking forward to seeing where this collaboration takes us."

This acquisition joins several recent high-profile catalog deals in the music industry, including:

• Reservoir Media's partial catalog agreement with k.d. lang
• HarbourView's transaction with George Benson
• Sony Music's partnership with Amr Diab
• Concord's $217.3 million Daddy Yankee IP acquisition

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