Congratulations to this year's nominees for the 34th Annual MusicRow Awards. These awards showcase the songwriting community and the talent that lives there. These are some of the best in the business and we should not only thank them for what they do for music but also thank MusicRow for shining a light on everything and everyone involved in creating the songs that change lives.
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Zach Crowell
Artists produced include:
Chris Janson, Cole Swindell, Conner Smith and Dustin Lynch.
Dan Huff
Artists produced include:
Dillon Carmichael, Kane Brown, Lady A, and Thomas Rhett.
Jay Joyce
Artists produced include:
Brothers Osborne, Chase Rice, Eric Church and Lainey Wilson.
Shane McAnally
Artists produced include:
Carly Pearce, Midland, Old Dominion and Walker Hayes.
Joey Moi
Artists produced include:
Jake Owen, ERNST, Larry Fleet and Morgan Wallen.
Jon Randall
Artists produced include:
Miranda Lambert, Chase Bryant, and Parker McCollum.
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LABEL GROUP OF THE YEAR
BBR Music Group
Big Loud
Big Machine
Sony Music Nashville
Universal Music Group (UMG) Nashville
Warner Music Nashville
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TALENT AGENCY OF THE YEAR
CAA
Kinkead Entertainment Agency
Reliant Talent Agency
UTA
Wasserman Music
WME
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BREAKTHROUGH SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Brinley Addington (Spirit Music Nashville / BMI)
“Chasing After You” - Ryan Hurd / Maren Morris
Cameron “Cambo” Bartolini (Warner Chappell / ASCAP)
“Fancy Like” - Walker Hayes
Nick Columbia (Reservoir / ASCAP)
"My Boy" - Elvie Shane
Cale Dodds (Spirit Music Nashville/Fluid Music Revolution, ASCAP)
"Drinkin' Beer, Talkin' God, Amen" - Chase Rice with Florida Georgia Line
Levon Gray (Verse 2 Music/Sony Music Publishing, BMI)
"One Mississippi" - Kane Brown
Kat Higgins (BMG/Pompano Run Music, BMI/SOCAN)
"Knowing You" - Kenny Chesney
Adam James (UMPG/BMI)
"Knowing You"- Kenny Chesney
Josh Jenkins (SMACK / SESAC)
"Buy Dirt" - Jordan Davis / Luke Bryan
"Fancy Like" - Walker Hayes
Jason Nix (Jody Williams Songs/Warner Chappell, BMI)
"Things A Man Oughta Know" - Lainey Wilson
Brandon Paddock (Real Johnson/Warner Chappell, ASCAP)
"Like A Lady" - Lady A
Jenn Schott (RED Creative Group/Anthem Entertainment, BMI)
"7500 OBO" - Tim McGraw
Nathan Spicer (RED Creative Group/Anthem Entertainment, ASCAP)
"7500 OBO" - Tim McGraw
Lee Starr (Sony Music Publishing, BMI)
Russell Sutton (Sony Music Publishing, BMI)
Brett Tyler (Combustion, BMI)
"Cold Beer Calling My Name" - Jameson Rodgers with Luke Combs
Lydia Vaughan (Cornman Music/Warner Chappell, BMI)
"If I Didn’t Love You" - Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood
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BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST-WRITER OF THE YEAR
Priscilla Block
"Just About Over You" - Priscilla Block
BRELAND
"Beers On Me" - Dierks Bentley, HARDY and BRELAND
Martin Johnson
"Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)" - Elle King & Miranda Lambert
"Like A Lady" - Lady A
John Morgan
"If I Didn’t Love You" - Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood
"Trouble With A Heartbreak" - Jason Aldean
Elvie Shane
"My Boy" - Elvie Shane
Lainey Wilson
"Things A Man Oughta Know" - Lainey Wilson
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MALE SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Rhett Akins (Warner Chappell, BMI)
"What’s Your Country Song" - Thomas Rhett
"Your Bartender" - Morgan Wallen
"Tequila Little Time" - Jon Pardi
"To Be Loved By You" - Parker McCollum
"Slow Down Summer" - Thomas Rhett
Jesse Frasure (Warner Chappell/Rhythm House/Roc Nation, BMI)
"Almost Maybes" - Jordan Davis
"Whiskey And Rain" - Michael Ray
"What’s Your Country Song" - Thomas Rhett
"Minimum Wage" - Blake Shelton
"One Mississippi" - Kane Brown
"If I Was A Cowboy"- Miranda Lambert
"Slow Down Summer" - Thomas Rhett
Ashley Gorley (Sony Music Publishing/ Domain Capital Group, ASCAP)
"Single Saturday Night" - Cole Swindell
"Give Heaven Some Hell" - HARDY
"What’s Your Country Song" - Thomas Rhett
"You Should Probably Leave" - Chris Stapleton
"Sand In My Boots" - Morgan Wallen
"Warning" - Morgan Wallen
"Country Again" - Thomas Rhett
"Beers On Me" - Dierks Bentley with BRELAND and HARDY
"Take My Name" - Parmalee
"New Truck" - Dylan Scott
"Slow Down Summer" - Thomas Rhett
Shane McAnally (SMACK/Warner Chappell, GMR)
"Half Of My Hometown"- Kelsea Ballerini and Kenny Chesney
"I Was On A Boat That Day"- Old Dominion
"23"- Sam Hunt
"Never Wanted To Be That Girl"- Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde
"AA"- Walker Hayes
"No Hard Feelings"- Old Dominion
"Everyone She Knows"- Kenny Chesney
Josh Osborne (Sony Music Publishing/SMACK, ASCAP)
"Sand In My Boots"- Morgan Wallen
"I Was On A Boat That Day"- Old Dominion
"My Masterpiece"- Darius Rucker
"23"- Sam Hunt
"Everyone She Knows"- Kenny Chesney
Hunter Phelps (Warner Chappell/Tape Room Music, ASCAP)
"Cold Beer Calling My Name" - Jameson
Rodgers and Luke Combs
"Give Heaven Some Hell" - HARDY
"Drinkin’ Beer. Talkin’ God. Amen." - Chase Rice and Florida Georgia Line
"That Ain’t Me No More" - Matt Stell
"Thinking ‘Bout You" - Dustin Lynch and MacKenzie Porter
"New Truck" -Dylan Scott
"Best Thing Since Backroads" - Jake Owen
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FEMALE SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Jessi Alexander (Warner Chappell/ASCAP)
"Never Say Never" - Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson
"Sunrise Tells The Story" - Midland
"Don’t Think Jesus" - Morgan Wallen
Nicolle Galyon (Warner Chappell/BMI)
"Gone" - Dierks Bentley
"Minimum Wage" - Blake Shelton
"Half Of My Hometown" - Kelsea Ballerini and Kenny Chesney
"I Quit Drinking" - Kelsea Ballerini and LANY
"Beers On Me" - Dierks Bentley with BRELAND and HARDY
"Thought You Should Know" - Morgan Wallen
Kat Higgins (BMG/Pompano Run Music/BMI/SOCAN)
“Knowing You" - Kenny Chesney
Jennifer Schott (RED Creative Group/Anthem
Entertainment/BMI)
"7500 OBO" - Tim McGraw
Alysa Vanderheym (Rhythm House/Warner
Chappell/SESAC)
"Cold Beer Calling My Name”- Jameson
Rodgers and Luke Combs
"No Sad Songs" - Niko Moon
Lydia Vaughan (Cornman Music/Warner
Chappell/BMI)
"If I Didn’t Love You" - Jason Aldean and Carrie
Underwood
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SONG OF THE YEAR
“Circles Around This Town” - Maren Morris
Songwriters: Ryan Hurd, Julia Michaels, Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins
Publishers: Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/ Heroes And Halos Music, BMI/Big Music Machine, BMI/The Buffalo Catalogue, BMI/I’ve Got Issues Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Round Hill Songs II, ASCAP/JRM3, ASCAP/ Muse Magic, ASCAP
"Doin' This" - Luke Combs
Songwriters: Luke Combs, Drew Parker, Robert Williford
Publishers: Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/
Bootleg Lyrics, BMI/Sony Tree
Publishing, BMI/Works Of RHA,
BMI/Oak Tree Swing Publishing, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane
Publishing Corp., BMI/Sagequinnjude Music, BMI/ Chifforobe Songs,
BMI/Songs Of
TriScore, BMI/Free Dive Music,
BMI/Smothered And
Covered
Music, ASCAP
"Down Home" - Jimmie Allen
Songwriters: Jimmie Allen, Rian Ball, Cameron
Bedell, Tate Howell
Publishers: Endurance Juliet, SESAC/Sony
Lakeview, SESAC/Rian Ball Music,
ASCAP/Shut The Red Door, ASCAP/
WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Cameron
Bedell Music, BMI/Better Boat Music,
BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing
Corp., BMI/Sony Timber Publishing, SESAC/ Bettie James Music, SESAC
"Flower Shops" - ERNST and Morgan Wallen
Songwriters: Ben Burgess, Mark Holman, Ernest
Keith Smith
Publishers: Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/
Big Loud Mountain, BMI/Ern Dog
Music, BMI/Warner- Tamerlane
Publishing Corp., BMI/This Songs
For You Pops,
BMI/Jett Wilde
Songs, BMI
"Never Wanted to Be That Girl" - Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
Songwriters: Shane McAnally, Ashley McBryde,
Carly Pearce
Publishers: BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/For The
Kids Gold, ASCAP/ Redfeather
Publishing, ASCAP/Warner Geo
Met Ric Music, GMR/Tempo
Investments-Smack Hits, GMR/
Smackwood Music, GMR/WarnerTamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/
Songs Of Harpeth Valley, BMI/
Canned Biscuit Songs, BMI/WC
Music Corp., ASCAP
"Til You Can't" - Cody Johnson
Songwriters: Matt Rogers, Ben Stennis
Publishers: Anthem Canalco Publishing, ASCAP/Dead Aim Music, BMI/
Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/The Stennis
Mightier Music, BMI
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DISCOVERY ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Dalton Dover
Droptine Recordings
Sony Music Publishing
Underscore Works
UTA
Tiera Kennedy
Big Machine Label Group (Valory Music Co.)
Songs & Daughters/Warner Chappell/Big Loud,
OH Creative
WME
BMI
MacKenzie Porter
Big Loud Records
Sony Music Publishing (Canada)
Big Loud Management
Nate Smith
Sony Music Nashville
Sony Music Publishing
The CORE Entertainment
CAA
ASCAP
Brittney Spencer
Activist Artists Management
UTA
BMI
Bailey Zimmerman
Warner Music Nashville/Elektra Music Group
Warner Chappell
The Core Entertainment/10th Street Entertainment
WME
BMI
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BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Priscilla Block
UMG Nashville (Mercury Nashville)
Warner Chappell
Underscore Works
CAA
BMI
Zach Bryan
Warner Records
Warner Chappell
WME
BMI
ERNEST
Big Loud Records
Big Loud Publishing/UMPG
Big Loud Management
The Neal Agency
BMI
Ryan Hurd
Sony Music Nashville (Arista Nashville)
Big Machine Music
House of 42/Red Light
WME
BMI
Elvie Shane
BBR Music Group (Wheelhouse Records)
Warner Chappell/Rome Phrey
Maverick
UTA
BMI
Lainey Wilson
BBR Music Group (Broken Bow Records)
Sony Music Publishing
Red Light Management
WME
ASCAP
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ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Kane Brown
Sony Music Nashville (RCA Nashville/Zone 4)
Sony Music Publishing
Neon Coast
WME
BMI
Eric Church
UMG Nashville (EMI Records Nashville)
Sony Music Publishing/Little Louder
Q Prime South
WME
BMI
Luke Combs
Sony Music Nashville (River House Artists/Columbia Nashville)
UMPG
Make Wake
WME
BMI
Walker Hayes
Monument Records
SMACK (Publishing)
SMACK (Management)
WME
BMI
Miranda Lambert
Sony Music Nashville (Vanner Records/RCA Nashville)
Sony Music Publishing
ShopKeeper Management
WME
BMI
Carly Pearce
Big Machine Label Group (Big Machine Records)
BMG
Starstruck Management
CAA
ASCAP
