Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, the world's largest contemporary Christian music publisher and a unit of BMG Music Publishing Worldwide, announced today it has entered into a new distribution agreement with Hal Leonard Corp., the largest print music publisher in the world.

Under the deal, Hal Leonard will provide all pick/pack/shipping and billing functions for Brentwood-Benson out of its distribution facility in Winona, Minn.

The Nashville-based Brentwood-Benson sales and marketing staff will continue to service CBA trade industries, including Christian retail, Christian print music dealers and direct-to-church sales. Hal Leonard will handle all sales, marketing and distribution of Brentwood-Benson's songbooks and other folios to the secular music trade, including the Retail Print Music Dealers Association (RPMDA) and National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) trade markets.

"The benefits of our partnership with Hal Leonard will be most apparent to our customers because we will be able to reach them better and with more efficiency than ever before," said Shawn Hibbs, vice president of sales and marketing for Brentwood-Benson.