SECOND ANNUAL ANDREW MARSHALL DORFF MEMORIAL BENEFIT CONCERT TICKETS AVAILABLE TODAY

October 1 Benefit Show at City Winery will feature Hunter Hayes, Lori McKenna, Devin Dawson, Rachel Wammack, Jeffrey Steele, & Josh Osborne with Additional Artists to be Announced

The second annual Andrew Marshall Dorff Memorial Benefit Concert will celebrate the amazing songs of Andrew Dorff, an acclaimed songwriter who had over 70 songs cut with 5 No. 1 hits, on October 1 at City Winery Nashville. Confirmed to perform are Hunter Hayes, Lori McKenna, Devin Dawson, Rachel Wammack, Jeffrey Steele, and Josh Osborne with additional performers to be announced. Tickets will be available today at 4 pm CST via www.citywinery.com.

"The evening will feature incredible performances by some of Andrew’s dear friends and co-writers. We will be raising money for pediatric oncology initiatives at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, a cause dear to my son. My family and I look forward to celebrating and honoring Andrew's memory with our Nashville music family," says Steve Dorff, father of Andrew.

Contributions from the Andrew Marshall Dorff Memorial Fund will play a key role in enabling more of our community’s young people to find expert, specialty cancer care. All proceeds from the benefit concert will help advance Children’s Hospital’s ongoing mission of compassionate patient care, discovery research, and clinical training.

About the Andrew Marshall Dorff Memorial Fund:

Father Steve, brother Stephen, and sisters Callie and Kaitlyn established the Andrew Marshall Dorff Memorial Fund to honor the memory of their son/brother Andrew, a talented Nashville songwriter known for writing songs for country stars such as Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Old Dominion, Hunter Hayes, and more. Andrew died unexpectedly in 2016. His songwriting was recognized and respected, but he had many other gifts that were admired and loved by his family and a wide circle of friends. Through this fund, Andrew’s family makes contributions to support nonprofit organizations that celebrate Andrew's life and talents and to honor his memory.

#SONGWRITERNEWS - SMACKSONGS PARTNERS WITH JOSH OSBORNE

Josh Osborne (left) & Shane McAnally (right)

Photo Credit: Jason Krupek

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 8, 2015) -- SMACKSongs President and CEO Shane McAnally, announced the signing of Josh Osborne as a full partner of the music publisher today.  “Since the first time working with Josh, we always knew we wanted to someday build a partnership beyond just writing songs together,” said McAnally. “This partnership marks a new beginning for SMACKSongs and we are excited to welcome him to the SMACK family.”

Osborne has written many No. 1 songs including Kenny Chesney’s “Come Over”, Billy Currington’s “We Are Tonight”, Eli Young Band’s “Drunk Last Night” and Blake Shelton’s “My Eyes.” He has become a frequent collaborator of Sam Hunt (co-writing his No. 1 singles “Leave the Night On” and “Take Your Time”) and Kacey Musgraves (co-writing the GRAMMY Award-winning Best Country Song “Merry Go Round”). Osborne was nominated for the 2015 ACM Songwriter of the Year and his home state of Kentucky recently honored him on the Country Music Highway. Osborne currently has three songs on the charts:  Kenny Chesney’s “Wild Child”,  Jake Owen’s “Real Life” and Blake Shelton’s “Sangria.”

“Becoming a partner at SMACK is an incredible opportunity,” said Osborne. “To get to be a part of so many projects I believe in professionally, and so many people that I believe in personally, is more than anyone in our business could ask for.”

Kobalt, an independent music publishing and global music rights management services company, will serve as the exclusive worldwide administrator for SMACKSongs.

“The addition of Josh Osborne to the SMACKSongs family further solidifies its position as one of the hottest indie publishers on Music Row,” said Kobalt Senior Vice President of Creative (Nashville), Whitney Daane. “Kobalt is proud and privileged to be a part of the team!”

GRAMMY-WINNING SONGWRITER JOSH OSBORNE ADDED TO US 23 COUNTRY MUSIC HIGHWAY IN PIKE COUNTY

Induction Ceremony Occurs As Josh Approaches Four Top 20 Singles On The Country Music Chart

Pictured L-R: State Senator Ray S. Jones II, GRAMMY-winning Songwriter Josh Osborne

 and State Rep. Leslie Combs

Photo Credit: Dawn Delvo, Black River Entertainment

PRESS RELEASE

Nashville, TN ... (Friday June 13, 2014) ... Black River Publishing’s GRAMMY-winning songwriter Josh Osborne was honored in his hometown this week in celebration of the joint resolution passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate adding the Kentucky native’s name to the US 23 Country Music Highway in Pike County. The home state honor was hosted on Wednesday by the Highway District 12 of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and occurred as Josh has four singles are almost entirely in the Top 20 on the country music chart.

“This was truly an honor for us,” shared State Rep. Leslie Combs. “To be able to do this in honor of Josh, and what he has accomplished, is a tremendous honor for us and one of the greatest ones we’ve had.”
During the official ceremony at Shelby Valley High School, Pike County Judge/Executive Wayne T. Rutherford honored the alumnus with an additional presentation.

“Where we go and what we do around this country, we are ambassadors of where we come from,” stated Pike County Judge Rutherford. “Before I left the office today, I signed an executive order declaring this [June 11] as “Josh Osborne Day, Pike County Kentucky.”

“Growing up on Country Music Highway, knowing how much all those artists have influenced and inspired me, and now to think that I am even a small part of that heritage means the world to me,” shared Josh. “I honestly don't think any honor could mean more to me.”

Upon accepting these great honors, an emotional Osborne stated, “When something like this happens, and you reach a milestone, you kind of think. ‘How did I get here?’ I look around the room, and I know how I got here, so I thank all of you.”

Among the hometown crowd was Black River Entertainment’s CEO, Gordon S. Kerr; VP of Black River Publishing, Celia Froehlig; and other staff members. Also in attendance at the official ceremony was GRAMMY award winner and 2014 ACM Songwriter of the Year, Shane McAnally (Downtown, KissTomorrow Goodbye) and ACM, CMA and GRAMMY nominated songwriter Brandy Clark (Better Dig Two, Mama's Broken Heart). Both close friends and co-writers of Osborne, the two of them joined Josh at the Hilton Garden Inn that evening to perform a songwriter’s round sponsored by Johnson Industries, benefitting The Pike County Schools’ K.I.D.S. initiative.

The home state honor comes on the heels of Josh’s astonishing eight weeks of having five singles in the top 30 on the country music chart. Currently, Josh’s singles include Blake Shelton’s "My Eyes," closely followed by "We Are Tonight," Billy Currington; "Chainsaw," The Band Perry; and Eli Young Band's, "Dust."

OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO: CRAIG MORGAN - "WAKE UP LOVIN' YOU"

Craig Morgan's recently released single, "Wake Up Lovin' You", is making a big impact with fans and country radio. The song was written by three of country's best up and coming writers, Josh Osborne (Kenny Chesney - "Come Over" and Chris Young - "Neon"), Matt Ramsey (Steve Holy - "Until the Rain Stops"), and Trevor Rosen (The Band Perry - "Better Dig Two"). Be sure to request it on your local station and make this one a chart buster. Check out the official lyric video and sing along.

BLACK RIVER PUBLISHING’S JOSH OSBORNE GARNERS WORLDWIDE ACCLAIM

“COME OVER” MARKS FIRST NUMBER ONE FOR OSBORNE

Nashville, TN ... (August 17, 2012) ... On stands now, Country Weekly’s August 20 issue features Black River Publishing writer Josh Osborne with Shane McAnally and Sam Hunt as the songwriters of Kenny Chesney’s multi-week number one, “Come Over.”  Certified Gold in just over nine weeks, “Come Over” is the fastest Gold single certification in Chesney’s career and the first number one for Osborne.

In addition to “Come Over,” Josh also co-wrote Chris Young’s current single, "Neon," and the Lost Trailers’ single, "American Beauty."  On August 2, “American Beauty” was featured during a Late Night In London montage celebrating American gymnast and gold medalist Gabby Douglas.  Josh Osborne, Mason Douglas and Matt Jenkins specifically tailored the lyrics for the segment honoring Gabby on Dial Global Sports, the exclusive national radio broadcaster for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Osborne's songwriting has also made its mark in Hollywood.  Pop star Katy Perry took special notice of "Merry Go 'Round," the debut single from new artist Kacey Musgraves.  She recently raved via a tweet to her 25 million international followers, "I love this song/video by Kacey Musgraves...GREAT chorus."

As well as the current singles, Josh also has cuts on albums by Love and Theft, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Randy Rogers Band, Gwen Sebastian, Due West, Greg Bates and Sarah Darling.

Josh hails from Virgie, a small town in Kentucky near U.S. Highway 23.  Known as “Country Music Highway,” the US route delivered many legendary country artists from towns along that road including Patty Loveless, Dwight Yoakam, Ricky Skaggs, Keith Whitley, Loretta Lynn and The Judds, just to name a few.