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.
Dierks
Bentley’s “Somewhere on a Beach” Takes Song of the Year
Ashley
Gorley crowned ASCAP Country Music Songwriter of the Year for an unprecedented
fifth time
Matthew
Ramsey (Old Dominion) Receives Songwriter/Artist of the Year
Warner/Chappell
Earns Publisher of the Year
Rodney
Crowell received the ASCAP Founders Award.
Kelsea
Ballerini earns the ASCAP Vanguard Award
On November 6, 2017 country’s brightest lights lit up the Ryman Auditorium for the 55th Annual ASCAP Country Music Awards
in Nashville. The event brought out a who’s who of country hitmakers and luminaries
with performances that honored their most performed country songs of 2016.
ASCAP 2017-55th Annual Country Music Awards-Ashley Gorley-Songwriter of the Year.
Honorees at the ASCAP Country Music Awards
Founders Award: Rodney
Crowell
Vanguard Award: Kelsea
Ballerini
Songwriter of the Year: Ashley Gorley
Songwriter-Artist of
the Year:
Matthew Ramsey
Publisher of the Year:
Warner/Chappell Music Publishing
Partners in Music Award: Varnell
Enterprises
Song of the Year: "Somewhere
on a Beach," written by Michael Tyler, Jaron Boyer, Alexander
Palmer, Dave Kuncio and Josh Mirenda; performed by Dierks Bentley
Top Five
Songs of the Year:
"Lights Come On," written by
Brian Kelley, Tyler Hubbard, Jordan Schmidt, Jimmy Robbins, Brad Warren and
Brett Warren; performed by Jason Aldean
"May We All," written by Rodney
Clawson and Jamie Moore; performed by Florida Georgia Line featuring Tim McGraw
"Snapback," written by Brad
Tursi, Matthew Ramsey and Trevor Rosen ; performed by Old Dominion
"Wanna Be That Song," written by
Brett Eldredge, Ross Copperman and Scooter Carusoe; performed by Brett Eldredge
"Somewhere on a Beach," written
by Michael Tyler, Jaron Boyer, Alexander Palmer, Dave Kuncio and Josh Mirenda;
performed by Dierks Bentley
Dierks
Bentleytook home Song Of
The Year for “Somewhere on a Beach”
Matthew
Ramseyof Old Dominion received Songwriter/Artist of the Year for the two songs he recorded with
his band Old Dominion (“Snapback”
and “Song
for Another Time”) and his hit for Sam
Hunt, “Make You Miss Me.”
Ashley
Gorley(Image) was
named Songwriter of the Year for his
fifth time for his nine award-winning songs.
The year's top five songs were also recognized and
performed. They were introduced by special presenters including LANCO, Midland,Carly Pearce, The Sisterhood and Seth Ennis.
The evening, which ASCAP president and chairman of the
board Paul Williams described as
"a celebration of music’s unique ability to lift us up when we need it
most," was peppered with performances.
Americana and country pioneer Rodney Crowellwas honoured with performances of three of his
classic country songs before receiving the ASCAP Founders Award.
Rodney Crowell honored by
ASCAP Photo Credit: Source:
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images North America)
Keith
Urban
performed “You Won,” followed by Vince Gill, who played "’Til
I Gain Control Again" and "Oklahoma Borderline."
Gill, told the crowd of songwriters about the time that he and Crowell dressed
up as women for a music video they did together.
"He looked like Bette Davis on crack cocaine,"
Gill joked. "I looked like my granny."
Jimmy
Webbperformed "By the Time I Get to Phoenix,"
the song he wrote for the late Glen
Campbell
Dierks
Bentleyperformed Song of the Year "Somewhere on a Beach"
with songwriters Dave Kuncio and Josh Mirenda
Brett
Youngperformed “Sleep Without You.”
ASCAP honored concert promoter Varnell Enterprises with its Partners in Music Award, in
recognition of their ongoing support of ASCAP songwriters and artists.
Warner/Chappell
Music Publishingwas named Publisher of the Year. ASCAP’s Matthews presented the award to W/C
CEO Jon Platt and EVP Ben Vaughn. The company published a record-setting 24 of
the most-performed ASCAP country songs of 2016, and earned the top publisher
award for the fifth consecutive year.
Kelsea
Balleriniearned the ASCAP
Vanguard Award ASCAP’s Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth Matthews and
Grammy Award-winning hit songwriter Hillary Lindsey presented the award. (below)
County
music’s darling Kelsea surprised the industry crowd treating them to
"In Between" from her brand new album, UNAPOLOGETICALLY.
She shared on Instagram: Songwriting
is forever my favorite part, and the first part, of what I get to do and the
journey i get to go on. thank you ASCAP for making me feel like that is heard
and valued tonight with the Vanguard Award. and thank you to Hillary Lindsey
for presenting it with the kindest words. full heart. -
Stephanie Langston News 2
presenter talked with
Ballerini on the red carpet about the honor. ASCAP 2017 FASHION
Carly Pearce – The
27-year old Big Machine Records and “Every Little Thing” singer wore a Sachin &
BabiSusie Ball Gown Regular
price ($1,116; Product Detail).
It features a black point d'esprit bodice and printed silk organza ball skirt.
The bodice is embroidered with black flowers that are pile-cut for texture.
They are inspired by Indian kalamkari. Print is toile du jouy design with birds
and flowers. Sheer bodice has nude chiffon lining at bust for modesty, and has
back zipper. -
Kelsea Ballerini - The
24-year-old singer put on a leggy display in a dress with a thigh-high split as
she arrived at the ASCAP Country Music Awards on Monday. The Stilettos hitmaker
looked absolutely gorgeous in a strapless black number featuring a shimmering
bronze skirt with a thigh-high split.
ASCAP arrivals: Kelsea Ballerini | Photo Credit: Source: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images North America)
The opening showed off her svelte legs and a pair of black
leather heels. Her blonde tresses were worn down in a middle part as she let
her natural looks show with complimentary make-up. Read more: Daily Mail
Her fiancé country singer Morgan Evans, 32, rocked all
black including suit, shirt and suede boots (Image). The
Aussie musician's hair was disheveled as he sported some scruff while posing
with his famous fiancee.
The Sisterhood Band – Country
duo, comprised of Alyssa Bonagura
and Ruby Stewart, signed with SONY
MUSIC NASHVILLE (SMN) in June.
They presented at their first award show, they shared: Thanks
ASCAP for having us and supporting the songwriters!!!
ASCAP arrivals: The Sisterhood | Photo Credit: Source:
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images North America)
Ruby Stewart – She wore
a Free
People jumpsuit with a Boho black top and shawl.
Alyssa Bonagura - Wore a Nick Fouquethat and Girl On A Vinebottoms
(online bohemian luxe BLACKSTAR
($268.00; Product Detail)
Stunning Black Sequin flares! Insanely gorgeous Art Deco pattern on spandex
mesh. Super flattering cut on these fitting snugly to the knee where the flare
starts. They are also available: PURPLE RAIN ($268.00, Product Detail). Sourced from The
Showroom (1212 8th Avenue South in Nashville)
Jillian Jacqueline – The Big Loud Records singer songwriter wore
a halve sleeve V plunge gown with white embroidered detailing and piping adding
blue booties and a bright red lippie.
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 640,000
members representing more than 10 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.