He is an industry rock, and under his leadership – Sony Music Publishing Nashville has been named Broadcast Music International’s Publisher of the Year for an unprecedented 12 consecutive years, as well as Billboard’s Country Publisher of the Year for the same time period.In 2007 alone, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Nashville became the only country music publishing company in history to win the American Society of Composers, Authors and Composers’ Country Publisher of the Year, and Billboard’s Publisher and Publishing Corporation of the Year. All in one year.Tomlinson has overseen the songwriting careers of an amazing amount of artists, such as Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Gary Levox (Rascal Flatts), and The Band Perry, to name a few.