Sony Music Nashville / Runner Music Signing

On June 2, 2023, David J signed with Sony Music Nashville in partnership with Ryan Tedder's Runner Music — a deal that formalized his transition from independent country-pop breakout to major-label artist. The signing was widely covered across the Nashville trade press as one of the year's defining country-pop deals.

The partnership pairs Sony Music Nashville's country infrastructure with Runner Music's pop sensibility, which matches the writing voice David J has built across his catalog: country-pop in the modern sense — songs that sit comfortably on country radio and on cross-format playlists at the same time.

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