RESERVOIR ANNOUNCES PUBLISHING DEAL WITH COUNTRY-POP SONGWRITER ALLISON VELTZ CRUZ

New York, January 15, 2026—Reservoir Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSVR), an award-winning independent music company, today announced a new publishing deal with country and pop songwriter Allison Veltz Cruz including her future works. Based in Nashville, Cruz has made a name for herself working with a range of country and pop artists. She notched her first #1 and Platinum-selling song in 2011, with “Mr. Taxi,” which she co-wrote for K-pop group Girls’ Generation. Cruz has since then co-written Billboard Country Airplay chart-toppers, such as 2019’s 2x-Platinum-selling “Prayed for You” by Matt Stell and 2020’s Platinum-selling “Somebody Like That” by Tenille Arts. “Somebody Like That” notably made country music history as the first country radio #1 hit written, performed, and produced by all women. Following these successes, Cruz was named the AIMP Rising Songwriter of the Year in 2020. In recent years, she has co-written with some of the biggest names in country music, including with Jason Aldean for his 2023 Country Airplay Top 5 single “Let Your Boys Be Country,” plus collaborations with Luke Combs, Dierks Bentley, Nate Smith, Lady A, Carly Pearce, George Birge, Maddie & Tae, and Lainie Garner, among others. Cruz commented on the new deal, "This is my dream deal with a dream team and a full circle moment for me. I've never been more excited to create."Reservoir Vice President of Creative Greg Gallo also commented, “Allison Veltz-Cruz is the best – not just for her incredible talent, but also for the authenticity, heart, and hustle that she brings into every writing room. Allison’s ability to craft songs that connect artists to listeners is truly special. Reservoir is excited and honored to partner with Allison on her next set of hits.”ABOUT RESERVOIRReservoir is an independent music company based in New York City and with offices in Los Angeles, Nashville, Toronto, London, Abu Dhabi, and Mumbai. Reservoir is the first female-founded and led publicly traded independent music company in the U.S. Founded as a family-owned music publisher in 2007, Reservoir represents copyrights and master recordings including titles dating as far back as 1900 and hundreds of #1 releases worldwide. Reservoir frequently holds a Top 10 U.S. Market Share according to Billboard’s Publishers Quarterly, was twice named Publisher of the Year by Music Business Worldwide’s The A&R Awards and won Independent Publisher of the Year at the 2020 and 2022 Music Week Awards.Reservoir also represents a multitude of recorded music through Chrysalis Records, Tommy Boy Music, and Philly Groove Records and manages artists through its ventures with Blue Raincoat Music and Big Life Management.Media ContactReservoir Media, Inc.Suzy ArrabitoVice President, Marketing & Communicationssa@reservoir-media.comwww.reservoir-media.comInvestor ContactAlpha IR GroupJackie MarcusRSVR@alpha-ir.comSource: Reservoir Media, Inc.###DisclaimerSaving the news in databases or any forwarding of the news to third parties in a commercial context or for commercial purposes is only permitted with the prior written consent of EQS Group AG.