ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, will be celebrating the winners from the 58th ASCAP Country Music Awards across its social media platforms this week (Nov. 9-12). The awards honor the songwriters and publishers of ASCAP’s most performed country songs of 2020. Songwriter of the Year: Ashley Gorley Song of the Year:…… MORE
Following in the prestigious footsteps of Reba McEntire, Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson and more, Lee Ann Womack will be honored with the Golden Note Award as the 56th annual ASCAP Country Music Awards on Nov. 12 in Nashville. The ASCAP Golden Note Award is presented to songwriters, composers and artists who have achieved extraordinary career…… MORE
CMAs, ACMs, Grammys . . . Chris Stapleton has taken home a bunch of awards over the past year based on his solo debut album, Traveller. And he can add one more award to the list. ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, will present Chris with the ASCAP Vanguard Award at the…… MORE
Breaking into the country music industry is just not the same as it used to be. Oliver Anthony blew up on social media and routinely says no to all the record labels. Here are some country music stars whose music careers started on TikTok: 2. Ashley Cooke. She has 1.3 million followers. One of her…
Shooter Jennings has a wild story. At one point the famous motorcycle group the Hells Angels started coming to all of Waylon’s shows. So much so, that they even babysat for Shooter, who was still young at the time. Shooter said, “I was literally being babysat by Hells Angels . . . they were very…