2020 Ascap Country Music Awards The Nashville music community’s resilient spirit was on full display as ASCAP honored the writers and publishers of country music’s biggest songs of the past year at the 58th Annual ASCAP Country Music Awards. Held November 9-12 across all @ascap social media handles, our first-ever virtual Awards brought fans, friends and the industry along for the ride as our winners shared exclusive photos, videos, acceptance speeches and a few surprises. Superstar songwriter Ashley Gorley and Warner Chappell Music further cemented their legacies, earning Songwriter of the Year and Publisher of the Year (respectively) for the eighth time; Josh Osborne, Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen and Brad Tursi - the four songwriters behind Song of the Year “One Man Band” - are also longtime ASCAP Country Music Awards vets. But the diversity of our winning songwriters, which this year included veteran pop songwriters crossing over to the country charts, and 11 songwriters winning for the first time, was also a testament to the incredible expansion of the country songwriting community, and country music in general.
10,000 Hours
Justin Bieber, Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers Beats and Banjos, Bieber Time Publishing, BMG, Buckeye26, JReynMusic, Poo BZ Publishing, Universal Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music
After A Few
Justin Weaver Cornman Music, Sound Wagon, Warner Chappell Music
All To Myself
Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers Beats and, Buckeye26, JreynMusic, Warner Chappell Music
Beer Never Broke My Heart
Jonathan Singleton Big Machine Music, Spirit Music Nashville
The Bones
Jimmy Robbins Extraordinary Alien Publishing, Round Hill Music Buy My Own Drinks Josh Kear, Hillary Lindsey Big Yellow Dog Music, Chickering Hall Music Publishing, Concord Music Publishing, Downtown DLJ Songs
Catch
Ashley Gorley, Brett Young Big Machine Music, Caliville Publishing, Combustion Music, Round Hill Music, Warner Chappell Music
Chasin You
Jamie Moore, Craig Wiseman Big Loud Proud Songs, BMG, JMZL Music, Red Toe Rocker, Round Hill Music, Team Destiny
Dive Bar
Garth Brooks, Bryan Kennedy Cowboy Hat Trick Music, Major Bob Music, No Fences Music MOST PERFORMED SONGS *** Indicates a Top 3 ASCAP country song
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Girl
Greg Kurstin Kurstin Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing
