Brett McLaughlin, who goes by the professional name of Leland is a seasoned ... be impossible to list every Mississippi artist who has written or performed a hit song, we're sharing a sample ...

Although Leland's song "Middle Of A Heartbreak" had only ... "I grew up in South Mississippi, which as you can imagine was a tough place for a gay boy to find himself. My first pop stars were ...

As a closeted boy in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Leland wasn’t exposed to many ... where his notion of writing songs for Beyoncé didn’t quite pan out, but his career flourished.

The FADER's monthly column Pop Factory interviews the songwriters, producers, and other visionaries behind pop's biggest songs. When Leland ... Growing up in South Mississippi, he studied music ...