Nashville Songwriter Awards Congratulate Ashley Gorley on Earning
NSAI Songwriter of the Year Honor for Record Fifth Time
Songwriter-Artist of the Year to be Announced on September 29th
The Nashville Songwriter Awards presented by City National Bank would like to congratulate hit songwriter Ashley Gorley on being named their 2020 Songwriter of the Year! The 3rd Annual Nashville Songwriter Awards presented by City National Bank and held by the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), are being presented as a multi-part video series with key categories exclusively premiered by Billboard, the official media partner of the Awards. Check out the video announcing Gorley's win here!
"I'm humbled to receive this award for a fifth time. 2020 has been a crazy year but it has given me a renewed energy and passion for songwriting. I am grateful for this honor and for all that NSAI does for our community."
- Ashley Gorley
Gorley is one of the most prolific songwriters of any genre, who recently made history as the first songwriter to ever achieve 50 No.1s in the history of the Mediabase and Billboard charts, and has had more than 300 songs recorded by artists including Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney, Dan + Shay, Carrie Underwood, Thomas Rhett, Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line, Sam Hunt, Old Dominion, Kelsea Ballerini, Cole Swindell, Dustin Lynch, Brad Paisley, Brett Eldredge, Billy Currington, Chris Young, Darius Rucker, Jason Derulo, Bon Jovi and more.
This year marks the fifth time Gorley has been named NSAI's Songwriter of the year, and he adds this honor to a long list of accolades and awards. Gorley has earned three CMA Awards, been named Billboard Country Songwriter of the Year four times, he has earned two Grammy nominations and has been nominated as ACM Songwriter of the Year eight times. The reigning ASCAP Songwriter of the Year, Gorley has earned 15 CMA Triple Play honors, including two "Triple-Triples" for penning nine No. 1 songs in 2018 and in 2019.
Gorley is the only songwriter to have been named ASCAP Country Music Songwriter of the Year a record-breaking seven times.
On September 29 at 11 a.m. CDT, Billboard will reveal the 2020 honoree taking home the award for NSAI Songwriter-Artist of the Year Visit Billboard.com for the exclusive announcement!
This year's virtual awards, presented by City National Bank, continues NSAI's annual tradition of bringing together artists, fans, and the music industry to celebrate the creativity and hard work of songwriters, advocates, and music legends. In addition to presenting awards for the 2020 Songwriter of the Year, Songwriter-Artist of the Year, and Song of the Year, this year's lineup will feature a special "10 Songs I Wish I'd Written" segment featuring Randy Montana, Jonathan Singleton, Old Dominion, Josh Osborne, Ash Bowers, Allison Veltz Cruz, Matt Stell, Barry Dean, Natalie Hemby, Jon Pardi, and many more.
2020 Nashville Songwriters Awards Schedule:
September 29: Songwriter-Artist of the Year (Premiering on Billboard.com)
October 5: 10 Songs I Wish I'd Written Awards (Premiering on nashvillesongwriters.com and NSAI YouTube channel)
October 6: Song of the Year (Premiering on Billboard.com)
For more information about the Nashville Songwriter Awards, please visit awards.nashvillesongwriters.com.
About NSAI:
Established in 1967, the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) is the world's largest not-for-profit songwriters trade organization and has a membership of more than 5,000 spanning the United States and eight (8) foreign countries. Consisting of a body of creative minds, including songwriters from all genres of music, professional and amateur, for over 52 years, NSAI has been committed to protecting the rights and future of the profession of songwriting, as well as carrying a commitment to educate, elevate and celebrate the songwriter, acting as a unifying force within the music community and the community at large. For more information, visit nashvillesongwriters.com.
About City National:
With more than $70 billion in assets, City National Bank provides banking, investment and trust services through locations in Southern California, the San Francisco Bay Area, Nevada, New York City, Nashville, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Washington, D.C., and Miami*. In addition, the company and its investment affiliates manage or administer more than $81 billion in client investment assets.
City National is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), one of North America's leading diversified financial services companies. RBC serves more than 17 million personal, business, public sector and institutional clients through offices in Canada, the United States and 34 other countries.
For more information about City National, visit the company's website at cnb.com.
*City National Bank does business in Miami and the state of Florida as CN Bank.
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