Independent rights management company Ole has signed a worldwide co-publishing deal with songwriter Phil O’Donnell covering current and future copyrights.

O’Donnell has written three No.1 country singles for Blake Shelton, George Strait, and Montgomery Gentry and also produced Craig Morgan’s six-week No.1 country hit, That’s What I Love About Sunday which was the most played country song of 2005.

John Ozier, GM of Nashville Creative at Ole, said: “Ole is committed to expanding our catalog with the best songs ...