Ashley
Gorley Wins ASCAP Country Music Songwriter of the Year for 10th Time
Jordan Davis Named Songwriter/Artist of the Year
“You Proof” Takes Song of the Year
Sony Music Publishing Earns Publisher of the Year
As ASCAP Celebrates 2023 ASCAP Country Music Award Winners
NASHVILLE, Nov. 6, 2023 -- ASCAP,
the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, the only US PRO that
operates on a not-for-profit basis, announces the winners of the 61st ASCAP Country
Music Awards, celebrating the songwriters and publishers of
country music’s 50 most-performed ASCAP songs of the past year.
With his 10th ASCAP Country
Music Songwriter of the Year accolade, Ashley Gorley extends his record as the
winningest ASCAP songwriter in the country format. Ten of ASCAP’s
most-performed country songs of the past year were penned by Gorley, including
“Last Night,” “Everything I Love,” ”One Thing at a Time,” “You Proof” “Thinkin’
Bout Me” (Morgan Wallen), “Gold” (Dierks Bentley), “She Had Me at Heads
Carolina” (Cole Swindell), “What He Didn’t Do” (Carly Pearce), “Girl in Mine”
(Parmalee) and “You Didn’t” (Brett Young).
“YouProof” is the ASCAP Country Song of the
Year, marking Gorley’s third time
accepting this honor, alongside winning publishers Round Hill Songs and Sony
Music Publishing. The song is among Gorley’s 70 #1 hits, an unprecedented
career achievement in any genre. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot Country
Songs chart, peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the first song to
top the Billboard Country Airplay chart for 10 weeks.
Jordan Davis collected his
first ASCAP Country Music Songwriter/Artist of the
Year honor. The MCA Nashville artist’s #1 hits “Next Thing
You Know” and “What My World Spins Around” were also honored as most-performed
songs. “Next Thing You Know” is also nominated for Single, Song and Music Video
of the Year at Wednesday’s CMA Awards.
Sony Music Publishing was
named ASCAP Country Music Publisher of the Year and
represents 21 of this year’s most-performed songs including “Heart Like a
Truck” (Lainey Wilson), “Heartfirst” (Kelsea Ballerini), “Need a Favor” (Jelly
Roll), “Next Thing You Know” (Jordan Davis), “What He Didn’t Do” (Carly
Pearce), “Gold” (Dierks Bentley), “Everyone She Knows” (Kenny Chesney), “5 Foot
9” (Tyler Hubbard), “No Body” (Blake Shelton) and “You, Me, and Whiskey”
(Justin Moore and Priscilla Block), among others.
ASCAP celebrated the
winners at an exclusive gathering in Nashville. ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews, ASCAP Chairman of the Board
and President Paul Williams and
ASCAP Vice President of Nashville Membership Mike Sistad presented
awards to the “Of the Year” winners as writers of the most-performed songs
mingled with artists, peers and top industry creatives at the invitation-only
celebration.
The American Society of
Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a membership association of more
than 950,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers, and represents
some of the world's most talented music creators. Founded and governed by songwriters,
composers and publishers, it is the only performing rights organization in the
U.S. that operates on a not-for-profit basis. ASCAP licenses a repertory of
over 18 million musical works to hundreds of thousands of businesses that
use music, including streaming services, cable television, radio and satellite
radio and brick and mortar businesses such as retail stores, hotels, clubs,
restaurants and bars. ASCAP collects the licensing fees; identifies, matches
and processes trillions of performances every year; and returns nearly 90 cents
of every dollar back to its members as royalties. The ASCAP blanket license
offers an efficient solution for businesses to legally perform ASCAP music
while respecting the right of songwriters and composers to be paid fairly.
ASCAP puts music creators first, advocating for their rights and the value of
music on Capitol Hill, driving innovation that moves the industry forward,
building community and providing the resources and support that creators need
to succeed in their careers. Learn more and stay in touch atwww.ascap.com, onX andInstagram @ASCAP and onFacebook.
The
writers and publishers of country’s most-performed songs of the past year were
honored Monday (Nov 12, 2018) at the
56th annual ASCAP Country Music Awards, held at Nashville’s Renaissance
Hotel.
ASCAP
Chairman of the Board/Pres. Paul Williams and producer/songwriter Jesse Frasure
presented Ashley
Gorleywith his sixth Songwriter of the Year award – making
him the only ASCAP writer to achieve this feat in Country music. Gorley was
honored for six chart-topping songs: “A Girl Like You,” “Black,”
“Do
I Make You Wanna,” “Fix A Drink,” “Marry Me” and “Unforgettable.”
Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley sent Gorley congrats via video.
Lee Ann
Womackreceived
the Golden Note Award from ASCAP’s
Williams and Carly Pearce for her
many career milestones. She was honored with renditions of her songs by fellow
artists Chris Stapleton (“Does My
Ring Burn Your Finger”), Alison Krauss
(“A Little Past Little Rock”) and Buddy
Miller (“Don’t Tell Me”).
Song of the Year was Sam Hunt’s“Body Like A Back Road” and Hunt
performed it with co-writers Zach Crowell and Josh Osborne.
Pen & Telling:Ashley Gorley took home his sixth Songwriter of the Year award at Monday
night's (Nov 12, 2018) 56th annual ASCAP Country Music Awards, held at
Nashville's Renaissance Hotel. Other honorees included Golden Note recipient Lee
Ann Womack, Brett Young, Sam
Hunt's "Body Like A Back Road" and Warner/Chappell
Music Publishing.
Songwriter-Artist of
the YearBrett Youngwas honored for his two No. 1s “In Case You Didn’t Know”
and “Like
I Loved You.”
Other
highlights included performances of two other top ASCAP songs: “Small
Town Boy” by writers Ben Hayslip, Kyle Fishman and Rhett Akins and
artist Dustin Lynch; “What Ifs” by Trace Adkins; and a
performance of “Hard Out Here For A Country Boy” by The Cadillac Three.
ASCAP
CEO Elizabeth Matthews presented Publisher
of the Year to Warner/Chappell Music PublishingEVP Ben Vaughn. The company published 19 of the
PRO’s most-performed country songs of the year and it’s their sixth consecutive
POTY win.
MOST PERFORMED SONGS (A-Z)
*** Indicates a Top 3 ASCAP country song
A Girl Like You Recorded by Easton Corbin Written by Ashley Gorley Published by Combustion Music, Round Hill Songs, Warner/Chappell Music
Publishing
All
On Me Recorded by Devin Dawson
Published by Two Sixteen Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music Publishing
All
the Pretty Girls Recorded by Kenny Chesney
Written by Josh Osborne
Published by Anderson Fork in the Road Music, Smacksongs
Black Recorded by Dierks Bentley
Written by Dierks Bentley, Ashley Gorley
Published by Combustion Music, Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, Round Hill Songs,
Warner/Chappell Music Publishing
***Body Like A Back Road Recorded by Sam Hunt
Written by Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Josh Osborne
Published by Anderson Fork in the Road Music, Combustion Music, I Love Pizza
Music, One77 Songs,
Sam Hunt Publishing, Smacksongs, Tape Room Music, Universal Music Corporation,
Warner/Chappell Music Publishing
Boy Recorded by Lee Brice
Written by Jon Nite
Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Broken
Halos Recorded by Chris Stapleton
Written by Chris Stapleton
Published by Sea Gayle Music, Spirit Music Nashville, Warner/Chappell Music
Publishing
Craving
You Recorded by Thomas Rhett
Written by Dave Barnes
Published by BMG Gold Songs, Lawnwranglers
Do
I Make You Wanna Recorded by Billy Currington
Written by Zach Crowell, Jerry Flowers, Ashley Gorley, Matt Jenkins
Published by Combustion Music, One77 Songs, Tape Room Music, Warner/Chappell
Music Publishing
Drinkin’
Problem Recorded by Midland
Written by Jess Carson, Josh Osborne, Mark Wystrach
Published by Songs of Black River, Spirit Music Nashville, Tiptop Music,
Tropical Cowboy Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music Publishing
Every
Little Thing Recorded by Carly Pearce
Written by Carly Pearce
Published by BMG Gold Songs, For the Kids Gold, Redfeather Publishing
Every
Time I Hear That Song Recorded by Blake Shelton
Written by Chris Lindsey
Published by Chris Lindsey Songs, Universal Music Corporation
Everything’s
Gonna Be Alright Recorded by David Lee Murphy & Kenny Chesney
Written by David Lee Murphy
Published by N2D Publishing Company Inc, Old Desperadoes LLC
Five
More Minutes Recorded by Scotty Mccreery
Written by Frank Rogers
Published by Sea Gayle Music, Spirit Music Nashville
Fix
a Drink Recorded by Chris Janson
Written by Chris Dubois, Ashley Gorley
Published by Combustion Music, Round Hill Songs, Sea Gayle Music,
Warner/Chappell Music Publishing
For
Her Recorded by Chris Lane
Written by Matt Dragstrem
Published by Big Loud Songs, Round Hill Songs
For
the First Time Recorded by Darius Rucker
Written by Scooter Carusoe, Derek George, Darius Rucker
Published by BMG Gold Songs, Carnival Music, Funky Friar Music, Growingmusic
Publishing, Rezonant Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music
Publishing
Get
to You Recorded by Michael Ray
Written by Pavel Dovgalyuk, Abe Stoklasa
Published by Big Yellow Dog Music, Ole Green Vinyl Music
God,
Your Mama, And Me Recorded by Florida Georgia Line feat. Backstreet Boys
Written by Josh Kear, Hillary Lindsey, Gordie Sampson
Published by BMG Gold Songs, Big Yellow Dog Music, Champagne Whiskey
Publishing, Rezonant Music
Happens
Like That Recorded by Granger Smith
Written by Andy Albert, Jordan Schmidt
Published by Buzz Light Beer Music, Downtown DLJ Songs, Tree Vibez Music,
Warner/Chappell Music Publishing, We-Volve Music
I
Could Use a Love Song Recorded by Maren Morris
Written by Jimmy Robbins
Published by Extraordinary Alien, Round Hill Songs
I’ll
Name the Dogs Recorded by Blake Shelton
Written by Matt Dragstrem, Ben Hayslip
Published by Big Loud Songs, Matt Drag Music, Pinetucky Road Publishing, Round
Hill Songs, This Music, Warner/Chappell Music Publishing
In
Case You Didn’t Know Recorded by Brett Young
Written by Kyle Schlienger, Brett Young
Published by Big Machine Music, Caliville Publishing, Kyle Schlienger Productions
It
Ain’t My Fault Recorded by Brothers Osborne
Written by John Osborne, TJ Osborne
Published by King Pen Music, Songstein Publishing, Trampy McCauley,
Warner/Chappell Music Publishing
Legends Recorded by Kelsea Ballerini
Written by Kelsea Ballerini, Hillary Lindsey, Forest Glen Whitehead
Published by BMG Gold Songs, KNB Music, Rezonant Music, Songs of Black River,
Write Me Like You Mean It Music
Light
It Up Recorded by Luke Bryan
Written by Brad Tursi
Published by Big Deal Music Group, Wooden Ships
Like
I Loved You Recorded by Brett Young
Written by Brett Young
Published by Big Machine Music, Caliville Publishing
Losing
Sleep Recorded by Chris Young
Written by Chris DeStefano
Published by CDS Words & Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Marry
Me Recorded by Thomas Rhett
Written by Ashley Gorley
Published by Combustion Music, Round Hill Songs, Warner/Chappell Music
Publishing
More
Girls Like You Recorded by Kip Moore
Written by David Garcia, Kip Moore, Steven Lee Olsen
Published by Cornman Music, D Soul Music, Point Break Publishing, Universal
Music Corporation, Warner/Chappell Music Publishing
My
Girl Recorded by Dylan Scott
Published by Curb|Word Music Publishing, Songs of Black River
No
Such Thing As A Broken Heart Recorded by Old Dominion
Written by Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Brad Tursi
Published by Big Deal Music Group, Carrot Seed Songs, Rehits Music, Rezonant
Music, Smacksongs, Unfair Entertainment, Wooden Ships
Ring
On Every Finger Recorded by Locash
Written by Josh Kear
Published by Big Yellow Dog Music, Champagne Whiskey Publishing
Singles
You Up Recorded by Jordan Davis
Written by Jordan Davis, Steven Dale Jones
Published by Curb|Word Music Publishing, Jordan Davis Music, ole Red Cape Songs,
Son of Austin Songs, Warner/Chappell Music Publishing
*** Small
Town Boy Recorded by Dustin Lynch
Written by Ben Hayslip
Published by This Music, Warner/Chappell Music Publishing
Somebody
Else Will Recorded by Justin Moore
Written by Adam Hambrick
Published by Red Like the Sunset Music, ole Red Cape Songs
Recorded by Chris Lane feat. Tori Kelly
Written by David Garcia, Hillary Lindsey
Published by Birb Music, BMG Gold Songs, D Soul Music, Rezonant Music,
Universal Music Corporation
They
Don’t Know Recorded by Jason Aldean
Written by Kurt Allison, Josh Mirenda
Published by BMG/This Is Magic Mustang Music, Cornman Music, Makena Cove Music,
Warner/Chappell Music Publishing
Unforgettable Recorded by Thomas Rhett
Written by Ashley Gorley
Published by Combustion Music, Round Hill Songs, Warner/Chappell Music
Publishing Up
Down Recorded by Morgan Wallen feat. Florida Georgia Line
Written by CJ Solar
Published by Sea Gayle Music
*** What Ifs
Recorded by Kane Brown
Written by Jordan Schmidt
Published by Tree Vibez Music, We-Volve Music, Warner/Chappell Music Publishing
Written
in the Sand Recorded by Old Dominion
Written by Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Brad Tursi
Published by Big Deal Music Group, Carrot Seed Songs, Rehits Music, Rezonant
Music, Smacksongs, Unfair Entertainment, Wooden Ships
You
Look Good Recorded by Lady Antebellum
Written by Hillary Lindsey
Published by BMG Gold Songs, Hillarodyrathbone Music, Lake Allegan Pub Club,
Rezonant Music, Universal Music Corporation
Yours
If You Want It Recorded by Rascal Flatts
Written by Jonathan Singleton
Published by Big Machine Music, Jett Music
About ASCAP
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a
professional membership organization of songwriters, composers and music
publishers of every kind of music. ASCAP's mission is to license and promote
the music of its members and foreign affiliates, obtain fair compensation for
the public performance of their works and to distribute the royalties that it
collects based upon those performances. ASCAP members write the world's
best-loved music and ASCAP has pioneered the efficient licensing of that music
to hundreds of thousands of enterprises who use it to add value to their
business - from bars, restaurants and retail, to radio, TV and cable, to
Internet, mobile services and more. The ASCAP license offers an efficient
solution for businesses to legally perform ASCAP music while respecting the
right of songwriters and composers to be paid fairly. With more than 680,000
members representing more than 11.5 million million copyrighted works, ASCAP is
the worldwide leader in performance royalties, service and advocacy for
songwriters and composers, and the only American performing rights organization
(PRO) owned and governed by its writer and publisher members.
