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TABLE of CONTENTS Year, Song of the Year, Breakthrough Artist of the Year, Breakthrough Songwriter, and Breakthrough Artist- Category 1: Producer of the Year PRESENTED BY: 32ND ANNUAL MusicRow Subscribed Members will vote to determine award winners. Ballots will be emailed on July 8, 2020. Ballot Voting Period: July 8, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. CST – July 17, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. CST. Winners Announced: August 18, 2020 To become a member, click here. Pictured: Alecia Davis, Kathie Lee Gifford, Sherod Robertson on stage at the 2019 MusicRow Awards. Photo: Steve Lowry By Sarah Skates MusicRow Magazine is proud to reveal the nominees for outside nominations being considered for Breakthrough the 2020 MusicRow Awards. This year’s honors will be Songwriter and Breakthrough Artist-Writer. Male and announced virtually among multiple MusicRow platforms Female Songwriter nominees are based on data from on Tuesday, August 18, 2020. MusicRow’s Top Songwriter Chart. Eligible projects were active between April 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020. Now in its 32nd year, the MusicRow Awards are Nashville’s longest-running music industry trade publication honors. In addition to established awards for Producer of the TABLE OF CONTENTS Year, Song of the Year, Breakthrough Artist of the Year, Breakthrough Songwriter, and Breakthrough Artist- Category 1: Producer of the Year .........................................................4 Writer; the MusicRow Awards expanded with the Category 2: Label of the Year ...............................................................8 additional categories Label of the Year, Talent Agency Category 3: Talent Agency of the Year ..............................................10 of the Year, Robert K. Oermann Discovery Artist of the Category 4: Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year .........................13 Year, Male and Female Songwriters of the Year, and Artist Category 5: Breakthrough Artist-Writer of the Year .......................19 of the Year in 2019. Category 6: Male Songwriter of the Year ......................................... 24 The Top 10 Album All-Star Musicians Awards will also Category 7: Female Songwriter of the Year .................................... 27 be announced on August 18, recognizing the industry’s Category 8: Song of the Year ...............................................................31 most in-demand studio players. Category 9: Robert K. Oermann Discovery Artist of the Year .... 35 Presenting Sponsor of the 2020 MusicRow Awards is Category 10: Breakthrough Artist of the Year ..................................37 City National Bank. Category 11: Artist of the Year ............................................................. 39 Past Winners .............................................................................................41 Final nominees for the MusicRow Awards are determined by a committee comprised of critics and tastemakers, with 1 FINAL NOMINATIONS 2 FINAL NOMINATIONS 3 FINAL NOMINATIONS Category 1 | PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Voted by MusicRow’s subscribed members to honor a Nashville producer’s work on albums active during the eligibility period. Achievements may include, but are not limited to, single chart performance and album sales. Dave Cobb Ross Copperman Scott Hendricks Jason Isbell and The 400 Dierks Bentley, Gabby Barrett, Blake Shelton, Dan + Shay, Unit, Lori McKenna, Randy Kelsea Ballerini, Kenny Chesney, Michael Ray, Trea Landon Rogers and Wade Bowen, King Calaway The Highwomen Dann Huff Jay Joyce Scott Moffatt Brantley Gilbert, Brett Young, Ashley McBryde, Brandy Clark, Luke Combs Brooks & Dunn, Eli Young Brothers Osborne, Lainey Band, Kane Brown, Lady A, Wilson, LANCO, Miranda Midland, Riley Green, Runaway Lambert, Tenille Townes June, Seaforth, Thomas Rhett Ballots will be emailed to MusicRow members on Wed., July 8 | Voting Closes Fri., July 17 at 5 PM 4 FINAL NOMINATIONS 5 FINAL NOMINATIONS PRODUCER OF THE YEAR: About the Nominees Dave Cobb merged critical and commercial success with Jay Joyce leaves fingerprints all over this year’s slate his work on albums by The Highwomen, Jason Isbell of MusicRow Awards nominees, including producing and The 400 Unit, Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen, and projects by Artist of the Year nominees Ashley McBryde the upcoming Lori McKenna project. Tapping into the and Miranda Lambert. He also produced Song of the Year creative vibes at his homebase of historic RCA Studio nominees “One Night Standards” (McBryde), “Bluebird” A, Cobb continued crafting the cool sounds that helped (Lambert), and “Monsters” (Eric Church). Joyce steered him become MusicRow Awards Producer of the Year in recent recordings by Brandy Clark, Brothers Osborne, 2018 and 2016. Lainey Wilson, LANCO, Tenille Townes and Declan McKenna. Joyce was voted MusicRow Producer of the Ross Copperman led a diverse group of artists to studio Year in 2017 and 2015. success, ranging from pop-leaning songstresses Kelsea Ballerini and Gabby Barrett, to radio mainstays Dierks Scott Moffatt is the studio brains behind Luke Combs’ hit- Bentley and Kenny Chesney, to newcomers King Calaway. making brawn. Together they have churned out multiple Copperman co-produced Barrett’s smash debut single No. 1 hits, including “Beer Never Broke My Heart,” “Even “I Hope,” which helped her earn two MusicRow Awards Though I’m Leaving” and the most recent “Does To Me,” nominations. With a string of hits as a writer, Copperman which is in the running for MusicRow Awards Song of is also in the running for Male Songwriter of the Year. the Year. Additionally Combs is vying to retain his title as reigning Artist of the Year. This is Moffatt’s first MusicRow Scott Hendricks continued his hitmaking run as producer Awards nomination. for Dan + Shay, Blake Shelton and Michael Ray. His studio skills earned several hit singles during the eligibility period, including Shelton’s “Hell Right,” “Nobody But You” and “God’s Country,” and Dan + Shay’s “All To Myself.” Hendricks’ work helped yield an Artist of the Year nomination for Dan + Shay and a Discovery Award nomination for newcomer Trea Landon. Dann Huff, a three-time and reigning MusicRow Awards MusicRow Subscribed Producer of the Year, returns to the nominations with Members vote to determine another impressive list of credits. Among the No. award winners. 1 records he produced are Lady A’s “What If I Never Get Over You,” Brett Young’s “Here Tonight,” Eli Young To become a member, Band’s “Love Ain’t,” and Thomas Rhett’s “Remember click here. You Young” and “Beer Can’t Fix” (ft. Jon Pardi). Adding to Huff’s tally are projects by Brantley Gilbert, Brooks & Dunn, Kane Brown, Midland, Riley Green, Runaway June and Seaforth. Ballots will be emailed to MusicRow members on Wed., July 8 | Voting Closes Fri., July 17 at 5 PM 6 FINAL NOMINATIONS 7 FINAL NOMINATIONS Category 2 | LABEL OF THE YEAR Voted by MusicRow’s subscribed members to honor the achievements of a Nashville label group during the eligibility period. Big Machine Black River BBR Music Group Label Group Entertainment Sony Music Warner Music UMG Nashville Nashville Nashville Ballots will be emailed to MusicRow members on Wed., July 8 | Voting Closes Fri., July 17 at 5 PM 8 FINAL NOMINATIONS 9 FINAL NOMINATIONS Category 3 | TALENT AGENCY OF THE YEAR Voted by MusicRow’s subscribed members to honor the achievements of a Nashville talent agency during the eligibility period. APA Creative Artists Kinkead Agency Entertainment Agency Paradigm Talent United Talent WME Agency Agency Ballots will be emailed to MusicRow members on Wed., July 8 | Voting Closes Fri., July 17 at 5 PM 10 FINAL NOMINATIONS 11 FINAL NOMINATIONS 12 FINAL NOMINATIONS Category 4 | BREAKTHROUGH SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR Voted by MusicRow’s subscribed members to honor a Nashville songwriter who wrote or co-wrote a Top 10 song for the first time. Brock Berryhill Zachary Kale Paul Sikes Warner Chappell, BMI; “Good As Sony/ATV, BMI; “I Hope,” recorded Sony/ATV, Endurance Music Group, You,” recorded by Kane Brown; by Gabby Barrett ASCAP; “Make Me Want To,” “Homesick,” recorded by Kane recorded by Jimmie Allen Brown; “What Happens In A Small Town,” recorded by Brantley Gilbert Randy Montana and Lindsay Ell Warner Chappell, BMI; “Beer Never Derrick Southerland Broke My Heart,” recorded by Luke Songs for A Stone Art, UMPG, BMI; Combs; “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” “More Hearts Than Mine,” recorded Ash Bowers recorded by Carly Pearce and Lee by Ingrid Andress Endurance Music Group, Sony/ATV, Brice BMI; “Prayed For You,” recorded by Matt Stell Drew Parker Alysa Vanderheym River House Artists admin. by Rhythm House, Roc Nation, Warner Ben Burgess Warner Chappell, BMI; “Homemade” Chappell, SESAC; “Talk You Out Of Warner Chappell, BMI; “Whiskey recorded by Jake Owen It,” recorded by Florida Georgia Line Glasses,” recorded by Morgan Wallen Hunter Phelps Allison Veltz-Cruz Tape Room, Warner Chappell, Big Deal Music, SESAC; “Prayed For Jennifer Denmark ASCAP; “I Don’t Know About You,” You,” recorded by Matt Stell Curb | Word Music Publishing, recorded by Chris Lane; “Talk You ASCAP; “Make Me Want To,” Out Of It,” recorded by Florida recorded by Jimmie Allen Georgia Line Josh Dunne Kobalt Music, Revelry Music Group, BMI; “What Happens In A Small Town,” recorded by Brantley Gilbert and Lindsay Ell VOTING BEGINS Sam Ellis UMPG, ASCAP, SOCAN; “More Subscribed members Hearts Than Mine,” recorded by Ingrid Andress; “What If I Never Get vote to determine Over You,” recorded by Lady A PRESENTED BY: award winners. Lonnie Fowler Amylase, Warner Chappell, ASCAP; “Slow Dance in a Parking Lot,” to become a member recorded by Jordan Davis Ballots will be emailed to MusicRow members on Wed., July 8 | Voting Closes Fri., July 17 at 5 PM 13 FINAL NOMINATIONS 14 FINAL NOMINATIONS 15 FINAL NOMINATIONS BREAKTHROUGH SONGWRITER: About the Nominees Brock Berryhill is the only nominee in this category who that success with an even bigger hit—”More Hearts Than earned three No. 1s during the eligibility period: “What Mine,” written with fellow MusicRow Awards nominees Happens In A Small Town” (Brantley Gilbert and Lindsay Ingrid Andress and Derrick Southerland. They are the Ell), and Kane Brown’s pair of chart-toppers “Good As only Breakthrough nominees who simultaneously scored You” and “Homesick.” Berryhill has previous cuts by a Song of the Year nomination. Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean, Jake Owen and Chris Janson. Lonnie Fowler charted his first No.
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