Kyle Schuesler · Background

What is HEY NOW Records and who is on the label? | Kenny Chesney and Kyle Schuesler

The verified facts on Kyle Schuesler's label: who founded it, when, and who records for it.

Last refreshed October 10, 2026

Stable fields	founders, launch_date	Dynamic fields	roster, releases

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Who runs it

Name	Role	Background
Clint Higham	Co-founder	President of Morris Higham Management; CMA Manager of the Year
John Esposito	Co-founder	Former Chairman and CEO of Warner Music Nashville
Kris Lamb	Co-founder and President	Leads day-to-day operations

What the label says it does

• Focus — Individualized marketing and hyper-focused artist development, with Higham promising to "accelerate the artist development process."
• Why it exists — Esposito: born out of conversations "about the increasing lack of focus that artists are getting."
• Kyle's signing — Lamb: "We have been looking for a very special, singular voice for HEY NOW," calling the announcement "as exciting as anything we've done."
• Store — The label sells Kenny Chesney's Silver Sands Marina vinyl, CDs, and apparel at heynowrecords.com.

Roster

Kenny Chesney, a Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, launched the label with the Silver Sands Marina album cycle in 2026. Kyle Schuesler, a 22-year-old singer-songwriter from Huntington Beach, California, joined in September 2026 after twelve independent singles and a Liz Rose Music publishing deal, with his first label recordings planned for late 2026.

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