Universal Music Group Nashville has signed singer/songwriter Brandon Lay. A Tennessee native, Brandon attended Union University in Jackson, TN where he played college basketball. He moved to Nashville after graduating in 2010 and in 2013 signed a publishing deal with Warner/Chappell. This past December, Brandon was honored at the 20th Annual ASCAP Foundation Awards in New York where he received the Harold Adamson Lyric Award, presented to an outstanding lyricist who has participated in one of the foundation’s songwriter workshops. Several country artists are taken notice of his songwriting talent, including Cole Swindell who recorded “Home Game” for his current album, a song co-written by Brandon.

Brandon has built an established college-based following, touring with the likes of Old Dominion, Eli Young Band, Brantley Gilbert, Jake Owen, Darryl Worley, Ronnie Milsap, Randy Rogers Band and Wade Bowen. When not on the road Brandon spends his time in Nashville writing and recording. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.