Ashley Gorley was named ASCAP nation music songwriter of the yr on the 61st ASCAP Nation Music Awards. The invitation-only occasion, which celebrated the songwriters and publishers of nation music’s 50 most-performed ASCAP songs of the previous yr, was held at The Twelve Thirty Membership in Nashville on Monday (Nov. 6).
This was the tenth time Gorley has been named ASCAP nation music songwriter of the yr, which extends his document.
Gorley, 46, had a hand in writing 10 of ASCAP’s most-performed nation songs of the previous yr, 5 of which had been recorded by Morgan Wallen: “You Proof” (which was named ASCAP nation music of the yr), “Final Evening,” “All the pieces I Love,” “One Factor at a Time” and “Thinkin’ Bout Me.” Gorley’s different award-winners for the yr had been “Gold” (Dierks Bentley), “She Had Me at Heads Carolina” (Cole Swindell), “What He Didn’t Do” (Carly Pearce), “Lady in Mine” (Parmalee) and “You Didn’t” (Brett Young).
That is the third time that Gorley has co-written the ASCAP nation music of the yr. He accepted the glory for “You Proof” alongside successful publishers Spherical Hill Songs and Sony Music Publishing. The music debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and have become the first song to prime Billboard’s Country Airplay chart for 10 weeks.
Gorley has obtained 5 CMA nominations for music of the yr and 5 Grammy nominations in songwriting classes — although he has but to win at both awards present. He has obtained 4 Grammy nods for greatest nation music and one for greatest rock music (for co-writing Weezer’s “All My Favourite Songs”).
Jordan Davis, 35, collected his first ASCAP nation music songwriter/artist of the yr honor. The MCA Nashville artist’s prime 10 Scorching Nation Songs hits “Subsequent Factor You Know” and “What My World Spins Round” had been additionally honored as most-performed songs. “Subsequent Factor You Know” is nominated for single, music and music video of the yr on the 57th CMA Awards, which shall be offered on Wednesday. Davis received the CMA Award for music of the yr final yr for “Purchase Dust,” which he co-wrote together with his brother, Jacob Davis, Josh Jenkins and Matt Jenkins and recorded with Luke Bryan.
Sony Music Publishing was named ASCAP nation music writer of the yr. The corporate represents 21 of this yr’s most-performed songs together with “Coronary heart Like a Truck” (Lainey Wilson), “Heartfirst” (Kelsea Ballerini), “Want a Favor” (Jelly Roll), “Subsequent Factor You Know” (Jordan Davis), “What He Didn’t Do” (Carly Pearce), “Gold” (Dierks Bentley), “Everybody She Is aware of” (Kenny Chesney), “5 Foot 9” (Tyler Hubbard), “No Physique” (Blake Shelton) and “You, Me, and Whiskey” (Justin Moore and Priscilla Block).
ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews, ASCAP chairman of the board and president Paul Williams and ASCAP vice chairman of Nashville membership Mike Sistad offered what ASCAP calls the “Of the 12 months” winners.
A whole checklist of ASCAP Nation Music Award winners may be discovered right here: ASCAP.com/countryawards23.
