COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS TWO THOUSAND & FIFTEEN
CONGRATULATIONS
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR SONGWRITER/ARTIST OF THE YEAR PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR VOICE OF MUSIC AWARD ASHLEY GORLEY SAM HUNT WARNER CHAPPELL TRISHA YEARWOOD
WRITERS: SAM HUNT, JOSH OSBORNE PUBLISHERS: ONE LITTLE INDIAN CREEK MUSIC, BLACK RIVER SONG OF THE YEAR PUBLISHING, THREE MULES MUSIC, UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LEAVE THE NIGHT ON ARTIST: SAM HUNT
“19 YOU + ME” “DRUNK ON A PLANE” “MEANWHILE BACK AT MAMA’S” “SMALL TOWN THROWDOWN” WRITERS: DANNY ORTON, DANIEL SMYERS WRITERS: DIERKS BENTLEY, JOSH KEAR, CHRIS TOMPKINS WRITER: JAREN JOHNSTON WRITER: BEN HAYSLIP PUBLISHERS: 50 TOES MUSIC, BEATS AND BANJOS, PUBLISHERS: BIG LOUD SONGS, BIG WHITE TRACKS, PUBLISHERS: SONY ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING, TEXA RAE MUSIC PUBLISHERS: THIS MUSIC, WARNER / CHAPPELL MUSIC WARNER / CHAPPELL MUSIC PUBLISHING BIG YELLOW DOG MUSIC, LUNALIGHT MUSIC, PLAY ANIMAL, ARTISTS: TIM MCGRAW FEAT. FAITH HILL PUBLISHING ARTIST: DAN + SHAY ROUND HILL SONGS BIG LOUD SONGS ARTIST: BRANTLEY GILBERT FEAT. JUSTIN MOORE & THOMAS ARTIST: DIERKS BENTLEY “MY EYES” RHETT “A GUY WALKS INTO A BAR” WRITER: JOSH OSBORNE WRITERS: JONATHAN SINGLETON, BRAD TURSI ★ “GET ME SOME OF THAT” PUBLISHERS: ONE LITTLE INDIAN CREEK MUSIC, BLACK RIVER “SMOKE” PUBLISHERS: BIG DEAL MUSIC, BIG MACHINE MUSIC, JETT WRITER: MICHAEL CARTER PUBLISHING WRITER: JON NITE MUSIC PUBLISHERS: 243 MUSIC, SONY ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING ARTISTS: BLAKE SHELTON FEAT. GWEN SEBASTIAN PUBLISHERS: JON MARK NITE MUSIC, SONY ATV MUSIC ARTIST: TYLER FARR ARTIST: THOMAS RHETT PUBLISHING “NEON LIGHT” ARTIST: A THOUSAND HORSES “AIN’T WORTH THE WHISKEY” “GIRL IN A COUNTRY SONG” WRITERS: MARK IRWIN, JOSH KEAR WRITER: ADAM SANDERS WRITERS: TAYLOR DYE, MADDIE MARLOW PUBLISHERS: BIG YELLOW DOG MUSIC, BOOK OF SPELLS, “SOMETHING IN THE WATER” PUBLISHER: BIG YELLOW DOG MUSIC PUBLISHER: BIG MACHINE MUSIC GREEN VINYL MUSIC WRITERS: CHRIS DESTEFANO, BRETT JAMES ARTIST: COLE SWINDELL ARTIST: MADDIE & TAE ARTIST: BLAKE SHELTON PUBLISHERS: ATLAS MUSIC PUBLISHING, COMBUSTION MUSIC, SONGS OF BRETT, SONY ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING, “BABY BE MY LOVE SONG” “HOMEGROWN HONEY” “PERFECT STORM” WARNER / CHAPPELL MUSIC PUBLISHING WRITER: BRETT JAMES WRITERS: CHARLES KELLEY, DARIUS RUCKER WRITER: BRAD PAISLEY ARTIST: CARRIE UNDERWOOD PUBLISHERS: ATLAS MUSIC PUBLISHING, COMBUSTION MUSIC, PUBLISHERS: 30A GETAWAY SONGS, CADAJA PUBLISHING, PUBLISHER: SEA GAYLE MUSIC SONGS OF BRETT, WARNER / CHAPPELL MUSIC PUBLISHING UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING, WARNER / CHAPPELL MUSIC ARTIST: BRAD PAISLEY “SOMEWHERE IN MY CAR” ARTIST: EASTON CORBIN PUBLISHING WRITER: JT HARDING ARTIST: DARIUS RUCKER ★ “PLAY IT AGAIN” PUBLISHERS: HEAVY METAL DISCO, MIGHTY SEVEN, SONGS “BARTENDER” WRITER: ASHLEY GORLEY MUSIC PUBLISHING WRITERS: DAVE HAYWOOD, CHARLES KELLEY “HOPE YOU GET LONELY TONIGHT” PUBLISHERS: ATLAS MUSIC PUBLISHING, COMBUSTION MUSIC, ARTIST: KEITH URBAN PUBLISHERS: 30A GETAWAY SONGS, BEARDS AND BULLETS WRITER: MICHAEL CARTER WARNER / CHAPPELL MUSIC PUBLISHING MUSIC, PUBLISHERS: 243 MUSIC, SONY ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING ARTIST: LUKE BRYAN “SUNSHINE & WHISKEY” WARNER / CHAPPELL MUSIC PUBLISHING ARTIST: COLE SWINDELL WRITER: JAREN JOHNSTON ARTIST: LADY ANTEBELLUM “READY SET ROLL” PUBLISHERS: SONY ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING, TEXA RAE MUSIC ★ “I SEE YOU” WRITER: CHRIS DESTEFANO ARTIST: FRANKIE BALLARD “BEACHIN’” WRITER: ASHLEY GORLEY PUBLISHERS: SONY ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING, SUGAR GLIDER WRITERS: JAREN JOHNSTON, JON NITE, JIMMY ROBBINS PUBLISHERS: ATLAS MUSIC PUBLISHING, COMBUSTION MUSIC, MUSIC PUBLISHING “TAKE YOUR TIME” PUBLISHERS: EXTRAORDINARY ALIEN, JON MARK NITE MUSIC, WARNER / CHAPPELL MUSIC PUBLISHING ARTIST: CHASE RICE WRITERS: SAM HUNT, JOSH OSBORNE ROUND HILL SONGS, SONY ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING, ARTIST: LUKE BRYAN PUBLISHERS: ONE LITTLE INDIAN CREEK MUSIC, BLACK TEXA RAE MUSIC, UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING “REWIND” RIVER PUBLISHING, THREE MULES MUSIC, UNIVERSAL MUSIC ARTIST: JAKE OWEN “JUST GETTIN’ STARTED” WRITERS: CHRIS DESTEFANO, ASHLEY GORLEY, ERIC PASLAY PUBLISHING WRITTEN BY: CHRIS DESTEFANO, ASHLEY GORLEY PUBLISHERS: ATLAS MUSIC PUBLISHING, COMBUSTION MUSIC, ARTIST: SAM HUNT “BOTTOMS UP” PUBLISHERS: ATLAS MUSIC PUBLISHING, COMBUSTION SONY ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING, SPIRIT MUSIC GROUP, SUGAR WRITER: BRETT JAMES, JUSTIN WEAVER MUSIC, SONY ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING, SUGAR GLIDER MUSIC GLIDER MUSIC PUBLISHING, WARNER / CHAPPELL MUSIC “TIL IT’S GONE” PUBLISHERS: ATLAS MUSIC PUBLISHING, COMBUSTION MUSIC, PUBLISHING, WARNER / CHAPPELL MUSIC PUBLISHING PUBLISHING WRITER: DAVID LEE MURPHY MUSIC OF THE CORN, SONGS OF BRETT, ARTIST: JASON ALDEAN ARTIST: RASCAL FLATTS PUBLISHERS: N2D PUBLISHING COMPANY, OLD DESPERADOES WARNER / CHAPPELL MUSIC PUBLISHING ARTIST: KENNY CHESNEY ARTIST: BRANTLEY GILBERT “KEEP THEM KISSES COMIN’” “RIVER BANK” WRITER: BEN HAYSLIP WRITERS: KELLEY LOVELACE, BRAD PAISLEY “WE ARE TONIGHT” “BURNIN’ IT DOWN” PUBLISHERS: TAR-CAM-KNOX MUSIC, THIS MUSIC, PUBLISHERS: MAKING THE TURN MUSIC, SEA GAYLE MUSIC WRITERS: MARC BEESON, SAM HUNT, JOSH OSBORNE WRITER: CHRIS TOMPKINS WARNER / CHAPPELL MUSIC PUBLISHING ARTIST: BRAD PAISLEY PUBLISHERS: CRAZY BLUE EGG, ERIN’S DREAM MUSIC, PUBLISHERS: BIG LOUD SONGS, PLAY ANIMAL, ARTIST: CRAIG CAMPBELL ONE LITTLE INDIAN CREEK MUSIC, BLACK RIVER PUBLISHING, ROUND HILL SONGS BIG LOUD SONGS “ROLLER COASTER” THREE MULES MUSIC, UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING, ARTIST: JASON ALDEAN “LOOK AT YOU” WRITER: MICHAEL CARTER WARNER / CHAPPELL MUSIC PUBLISHING WRITERS: SHANNON LAWSON, JOHN RICH PUBLISHED BY: 243 MUSIC, SONY ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING ARTIST: BILLY CURRINGTON “COP CAR” PUBLISHERS: CHICKEN LEG LOVE PUBLISHING, ARTIST: LUKE BRYAN WRITERS: ZACH CROWELL, MATT JENKINS, SAM HUNT CUTS OF LUCKY DIAMOND MUSIC, “WHERE IT’S AT” PUBLISHERS: ATLAS MUSIC PUBLISHING, COMBUSTION MUSIC, J MONEY MUSIC, OZZY DOG SONGS “SAY YOU DO” WRITERS: MATT JENKINS, ZACH CROWELL SAM HUNT PUBLISHING, TAPE ROOM MUSIC, THREE MULES ARTIST: BIG & RICH WRITERS: MATTHEW RAMSEY, TREVOR ROSEN PUBLISHERS: ATLAS MUSIC PUBLISHING, COMBUSTION MUSIC, MUSIC, UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING, WARNER / CHAPPELL PUBLISHERS: MUSIC OF RPM, REHITS MUSIC, SMACKTOWN TAPE ROOM MUSIC, WARNER / CHAPPELL MUSIC PUBLISHING MUSIC PUBLISHING “LONELY TONIGHT” MUSIC, ARTIST: DUSTIN LYNCH ARTIST: KEITH URBAN WRITERS: BRENT ANDERSON, RYAN HURD SONIC GEO MUSIC PUBLISHED BY: SEA GAYLE MUSIC, UNIVERSAL MUSIC ARTIST: DIERKS BENTLEY “WHO I AM WITH YOU” “DIRT” PUBLISHING WRITER: JASON SELLERS WRITER: CHRIS TOMPKINS ARTISTS: BLAKE SHELTON FEAT. ASHLEY MONROE “SEE YOU TONIGHT” PUBLISHER: SONY ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING PUBLISHERS: BIG LOUD SONGS, PLAY ANIMAL, ROUND HILL WRITERS: ZACH CROWELL, ASHLEY GORLEY ARTIST: CHRIS YOUNG SONGS “MEAN TO ME” PUBLISHERS: ATLAS MUSIC PUBLISHING, COMBUSTION MUSIC, ARTIST: FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE WRITER: SCOOTER CARUSOE TAPE ROOM MUSIC, WARNER / CHAPPELL MUSIC PUBLISHING “YEAH” PUBLISHERS: ABBOTTS CREEK MUSIC, SCRAMBLER MUSIC ARTIST: SCOTTY MCCREERY WRITER: ASHLEY GORLEY ★ “DRINKING CLASS” ARTIST: BRETT ELDREDGE PUBLISHERS: ATLAS MUSIC PUBLISHING, COMBUSTION MUSIC, WRITER: JOSH KEAR “SHOTGUN RIDER” WARNER / CHAPPELL MUSIC PUBLISHING PUBLISHERS: BIG YELLOW DOG MUSIC, LUNALIGHT MUSIC WRITER: HILLARY LINDSEY ARTIST: JOE NICHOLS ARTIST: LEE BRICE PUBLISHER: HILLARODYRATHBONE MUSIC ARTIST: TIM MCGRAW ★ INDICATES TOP FIVE SONG