HIT SONGWRITER BILLY MONTANA RE-SIGNS WITH CURB PUBLISHING and MORAINE MUSIC GROUP

Montana co-wrote Garth Brooks' new hit "More Than a Memory", the highest debuting country single of all time, and 1 smash hits "Bring on the Rain" and "Suds in the Bucket"


Nashville, Tenn., August 28, 2007……Hit songwriter, Billy Montana, has re-signed an exclusive long-term songwriter agreement with Curb Music Publishing and Moraine Music Group. Montana's hits include Jo Dee Messina's 1 smash, "Bring on the Rain", Sara Evans' 1 chart topper, "Suds in the Bucket", and the new Garth Brooks single, "More Than a Memory", which has the distinction of being the highest debuting single of all time to hit any chart and was co-written with Lee Brice and Kyle Jacobs.

Montana's songs have been recorded by some of country's biggest stars including Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, Lee Ann Womack and Kenny Rogers. He's been referred to as "a guidance counselor for affairs of the heart" because of his talent for tapping into powerful emotions in his songs.

"It's an honor to represent a writer with such integrity and talent," commented Dianna Maher, President/Moraine Music Group. "We are thrilled to continue our relationship with Billy and Curb Publishing. It's a great partnership all the way around."


Montana hails from a small town in upstate New York where he attended Cornell University until he moved to Nashville to pursue his music career in 1989.