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Thursday, August 18, 2022

Taylor Swift, Ashley Gorley To Be Honored At Nashville Songwriter Awards

The Nashville Songwriters Association International has revealed that Taylor Swift and Ashley Gorley will be their Decade honorees.

Swift will be honored as the "Songwriter-Artist of the Decade" and Gorley as the "Songwriter of the Decade" during the 5th annual Nashville Songwriter Awards to be held at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on September 20.

Jordan Davis, Little Big Town, Luke Combs, Parmalee, and Alana Springsteen will join previously announced performers set to take the stage to honor their favorite writers and award-winners.

Decade award winners are determined by their cumulative songwriting success between the designated years (2010-2019), where points are given by calculating the percentage of songwriting credit in a Nashville-associated song and tracking each song's performance on a week to week basis in the Top 20 of the Billboard Country Airplay Chart, Billboard Pop Songs Chart, Billboard Christian Airplay Chart or Billboard Rock Airplay Chart.

"A great songwriter can have you see and feel them. But, a truly gifted songwriter's songwriter will have you see, feel and smell those roses in the window. That's Taylor," said Keith Urban.

Chart-topping songwriter Ashley Gorley has earned the title of NSAI's "Songwriter of the Year" five times in the past.

"I have so much respect for Ashley Gorley. His talent as a songwriter is obvious, but his work ethic combined with that talent is truly inspirational. He's one of the hardest working and most passionate people in town and truly deserves this honor," said Thomas Rhett.

(Photo: Beth Garrabrant)

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Lainey Wilson Announces Sophomore Album 'Bell Bottom Country'

Lainey Wilson recently took to social media to announce that she will release her sophomore major label album, Bell Bottom Country, on October 28 via BBR Music Group.

"New album, #BellBottomCountry out Oct. 28. #WatermelonMoonshine out tomorrow. Pre-save or pre-add and listen to 'Heart Like A Truck' now!" she wrote on Instagram, sharing a picture of the artwork displayed in Times Square in New York City.

Wilson co-wrote 13 of the album's 14 tracks, including the new single, "Watermelon Moonshine," which arrived on Friday (August 12). Wilson released the project's first single "Heart Like A Truck" in May. The album's final track is a cover of 4 Non Blonde's "What's Up (What's Going On)," written by Linda Perry. Bell Bottom Country Tracklist:

1. "Hillbilly Hippie" 2. "Road Runner" 3. "Watermelon Moonshine" 4. "Grease" 5. "Weak-End" 6. "Me, You and Jesus" 7. "Hold My Halo" 8. "Heart Like A Truck" 9. "Atta Girl" 10. "This One's Gonna Cost Me" 11. "Those Boots (Daddy's Song)" 12. "Live Off" 13. "Wildflowers and Wild Horses" 14. "What's Up (What's Going On)"

(Photo: Alex Berger)

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Dierks Bentley Reveals New Album Is 'Done'

During a recent episode of Amazon Music's "Country Heat Weekly" podcast, Dierks Bentley revealed his 14-track tenth studio album is on its way.

Bentley told the show's hosts Kelly Sutton and Amber Anderson that the new project is complete and shared a few details, including some collaborations.

"The album is done," Bentley told the hosts. "I'm just kind of wrapping up some collaborations and some final mix stuff, but yeah. I don't think it's gonna come out for a while, but it's done, which is a weird thing to say because I've been working on it for three years."

Bentley's previous studio album was The Mountain four years ago. He released two non-album singles "Gone" and "Beers on Me" in 2020 and 2021, respectively.

(Photo: Jim Wright)

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