Carnival Music
Introduction '''Carnival Music Company''' is an independent music publishing company located in Nashville, Tennessee. Carnival was founded in 1997 by Travis Hill and Frank Liddell (Liddell produced albums for Miranda Lambert, David Nail, Lee Ann Womack, Brandi Carlile, Charlie Worsham, Jack Ingram, the Eli Young Band, and Kellie Pickler). Carnival celebrated its fifteenth #1 song in 2017 with Darius Rucker's For The First Time. Carnival Music is the parent company to the record label, Carnival Recording Company.
Current writers * Adam Wright* Aubrie Sellers* Brent Cobb* David Nail* Derik Hultquist* Dustin Christensen* Gretchen Peters* Jedd Hughes* Marla Cannon-Goodman* Waylon Payne
Number one songs  Year  Song  Artist  Writer(s) 2017  For The First Time  Darius Rucker  Scooter Carusoe, Derek George, Darius Rucker 2016  Wanna Be That Song  Brett Eldredge  Scooter Carusoe Brett Eldredge and Ross Copperman  2015  Mean To Me  Brett Eldredge  Scooter Carusoe and Brett Eldredge 2011  Let It Rain  David Nail  David Nail and Jonathan Singleton 2010  Pretty Good at Drinkin' Beer  Billy Currington  Troy Jones 2009  People Are Crazy  Billy Currington  Troy Jones and Bobby Braddock White Liar  Miranda Lambert  Natalie Hemby and Miranda Lambert 2008  Better as a Memory  Kenny Chesney  Scooter Carusoe and Lady Goodman 2007  Moments  Emerson Drive  Annie Tate, Sam Tate and Dave Berg Wrapped  George Strait  Bruce Robison 2006  If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)  Rodney Atkins  Annie Tate, Sam Tate and Dave Berg 2005  Anything But Mine  Kenny Chesney  Scooter Carusoe 2004  Somebody  Reba McEntire  Annie Tate, Sam Tate and Dave Berg 2002  Travelin' Soldier  The Dixie Chicks  Bruce Robison 2001  Angry All the Time  Tim McGraw  Bruce Robison
Other hits  Year  Song  Artist  Writer(s) 2017  Drunk Girl  Chris Janson  Scooter Carusoe, Tom Douglas, and Chris Janson  2016  Rock On  Tucker Beathard  Marla Cannon-Goodman, Tucker Beathard, and Casey Beathard  2013  All Kinds of Kinds  Miranda Lambert  Phillip Coleman and Don Henry 2012  The Sound of a Million Dreams  David Nail  Scooter Carusoe and Phil Vassar 2011  Tailgate Blues  Luke Bryan  Brent Cobb and Neil Medley 2011  Put You in a Song  Keith Urban  Jedd Hughes, Sarah Buxton, and Keith Urban 2010  Turning Home  David Nail  Scooter Carusoe and Kenny Chesney 2008  Baggage Claim  Miranda Lambert  Natalie Hemby, Miranda Lambert, and Luke Laird Gunpowder & Lead  Miranda Lambert  Heather Little and Miranda Lambert 2007  Shiftwork (song)  Kenny Chesney with George Strait  Troy Jones 2004  Desperately  George Strait  Bruce Robison and Monte Warden Me and Charlie Talkin’  Miranda Lambert  Heather Little and Miranda Lambert 2001  Downtime  Jo Dee Messina  Phillip Coleman and Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Other notable cuts  Song  Artist  Writer(s) Love Me or Leave Me Alone  Dustin Lynch  Dustin Christensen and Chris Gelbuda  The Older I Get  Alan Jackson  Adam Wright, Hailey Whitters, and Sarah Allison Turner  Ain't A Road Too Long  Brent Cobb  Brent Cobb  All The Trouble  Lee Ann Womack  Adam Wright, Waylon Payne, and Lee Ann Womack  The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone  Lee Ann Womack  Adam Wright and Jay Knowles  Hollywood  Lee Ann Womack  Adam Wright, Waylon Payne, Mando Saenz, and Lee Ann Womack End Of The End Of The World  Lee Ann Womack  Adam Wright Bottom of The Barrel  Lee Ann Womack  Brent Cobb and Jason Saenz  Shine On Rainy Day  Lee Ann Womack  Brent Cobb and Andrew Combs  Mama Lost Her Smile  Lee Ann Womack  Adam Wright, Waylon Payne, and Lee Ann Womack  Wicked  Lee Ann Womack  Adam Wright and Lee Ann Womack  Someone Else's Heartache Now  Lee Ann Womack  Dani Flowers, Dale Dodson, and Lee Ann Womack  Sunday  Lee Ann Womack  Waylon Payne  Faithful  Tucker Beathard  Marla Cannon-Goodman and Tucker Beathard  Stupid  Levi Hummon  Scooter Carusoe, Chris DeStefano, and Levi Hummon Happy People  Little Big Town  Hailey Whitters and Lori McKenna  All The Way To Me  Dierks Bentley  Scooter Carusoe, Luke Dick, and Dierks Bentley  Sometimes I Cry  Chris Stapleton  Clint Ingersoll and Chris Stapleton  To Learn Her  Miranda Lambert  Waylon Payne, Ashley Monroe, and Miranda Lambert  Use My Heart  Miranda Lambert  Waylon Payne, Ashley Monroe, and Miranda Lambert Good Ol' Days  Miranda Lambert  Brent Cobb, Adam Hood, and Miranda Lambert  Bad Boy  Miranda Lambert  Mando Saenz and Miranda Lambert  You Could've Loved Me  Frankie Ballard  Dustin Christensen and Chris Gelbuda  Good As Gold  Frankie Ballard  Mando Saenz and Justin Bogart Panama City  Lee Brice  Mark Irwin, Chris Thompkins, and Josh Kear Carolina Can  Chase Rice  Scooter Carusoe and Chase Rice Stay All Night  Little Big Town  Brent Cobb, Jim Westbrook, Phillip Sweet, and Jason Saenz When I Come Around  Lee Ann Womack  Mando Saenz One Way Ticket  Billy Currington  Troy Jones and Greg Becker When God Paints  Alan Jackson  Troy Jones and Greg Becker The One You're Waiting On  Alan Jackson  Adam Wright and Shannon Wright Stop and Drink  George Strait  Dale Dodson and Troy Jones Wrong About You  Garth Brooks  Adam Wright Don't It  Kenny Chesney  Brent Cobb and Chase McGill Old Sh!t  Miranda Lambert  Brent Cobb and Neil Medley Pavement Ends  Little Big Town  Brent Cobb and Jason Saenz Airstream Song  Miranda Lambert  Natalie Hemby and Miranda Lambert The Bees  Lee Ann Womack  Natalie Hemby and Daniel Tashian Blame It On Me  Lee Ann Womack  Bruce Robison Fall Into Me  Sugarland  Scooter Carusoe, Jennifer Nettles, and Kristian Bush Get in the Car and Drive  Eli Young Band  Blu Sanders Guinevere  Eli Young Band  Scooter Carusoe and Mike Eli Heart Of The World  Lady Antebellum  Scooter Carusoe and Tom Douglas Hold On  Jack Ingram  Blu Sanders Jet Black and Jealous  Eli Young Band  Scooter Carusoe and Paul Sanchez Like Me  Kenny Chesney  Troy Jones Love Alone  Trisha Yearwood  Dan Colehour and David Grissom Never Gonna Feel Like That Again  Kenny Chesney  Phillip Coleman and Paul Overstreet Old Town New  Tim McGraw  Bruce Robison and Darrell Scott Only Prettier  Miranda Lambert  Natalie Hemby and Miranda Lambert Play On  Carrie Underwood  Natalie Hemby, Luke Laird, and Carrie Underwood Radio Waves  Eli Young Band  Blu Sanders and Mike Eli Solitary Thinkin'  Lee Ann Womack  Waylon Payne Stubborn (Psalm 151)  Lee Ann Womack  Don Schlitz and Brett James Timing Is Everything  Trace Adkins  Natalie Hemby and Troy Jones Timing Is Everything  Garrett Hedlund  Natalie Hemby and Troy Jones Virginia Bluebell  Miranda Lambert  Natalie Hemby, Jennifer Kennard, and Miranda Lambert We Run  Sugarland  Scooter Carusoe, Jennifer Nettles, and Kristian Bush Wishing  Sugarland  Scooter Carusoe, Jennifer Nettles, and Kristian Bush Where Are We Goin'  Luke Bryan  Luke Bryan, and Brent Cobb Forever  Keith Urban  Brent Cobb and Jaren Johnston Only  Tucker Beathard  Marla Cannon-Goodman and Tucker Beathard Faithful  Tucker Beathard   Marla Cannon-Goodman and Tucker Beathard You Don't Get To  Kenny Chesney  Josh Kerr, Dustin Christensen, and Barry Dean Someone To Fix  Kenny Chesney  Scooter Carusoe and Jon Nite Same Devil  Brandy Clark  Marla Cannon-Goodman, Hailey Whitters, and Brandy Clark I Kept The Roses  Tenille Townes  Chris Gelbuda, Dustin Christensen, and Tenille Townes Desperately  Josh Turner  Bruce Robison and Monte Warden High Note  Brothers Osborne  T.J. Osborne, John Osborne, Dustin Christensen, and Casey Beathard Whiskey Sunrise  Chris Stapleton  Tim Krekel and Chris Stapleton Way Back  Everette  Anthony Olympia, Brent Rupard, and Brent Cobb Six Feet Apart  Luke Combs  Rob Snyder, Brent Cobb, and Luke Combs Beer's Better Cold  Travis Denning  Cole Taylor, Travis Denning, and Scooter Carusoe
Past writers * Adam Hood* Annie Tate* Blu Sanders* Brent Rodgers* Bruce Robison* Carter Wood* Charlie Pate* Clint Ingersoll* Craig Dillingham* Dan Colehour* David Grissom* Eric Wilson* Hailey Whitters* Heather Little* Luke Reed* Mando Saenz* Mark Irwin* Natalie Hemby* Phillip Coleman* Rick Brantley* Roman Candle* Sam Tate* Scooter Carusoe* Shane Stockton* Stephanie Lambring* Madeleine Slate* Rob Baird* Troy Jones
References *  carnivalmusic.net* http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2010/03/19/publisher-and-producer-frank-liddell-talks-songwriting-of-yesterday-today-and-tomorrow/* https://web.archive.org/web/20140314234651/http://members.nashvillesongwriters.com/news.php?viewStory=3369
External links *  carnivalmusic.net* http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2010/03/19/publisher-and-producer-frank-liddell-talks-songwriting-of-yesterday-today-and-tomorrow/