Performing rights organization Broadcast Music Inc. announced the winners from the 68th BMI Country Awards on Nov. 9. The awards honor the songwriters and publishers of BMI’s most performed country songs of 2020. Songwriter of the Year: Ross Copperman Song of the Year: Morgan Wallen’s “Whiskey Glasses,” which was co-penned by Ben Burgess Publisher of…… MORE
The Country Music Association announced 16 recipients of the CMA Triple Play Award, an honor presented to songwriters who pen three No. 1 songs within a 12-month period. This year’s honorees include Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Ross Copperman, Justin Ebach, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley, Michael Hardy, Shay Mooney, Jon Nite, Josh Osborne, Bobby Pinson, Matthew…… MORE
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Lady Antebellum will release their eighth studio album, Ocean, on Nov. 15. The 13-track offering, which was produced by first-time collaboration Dann Huff, features a number of top songwriters, including Ross Copperman, Chris DeStefano, Hillary Lindsey, busbee, Ryan Hurd, Laura Veltz, Corey Crowder and more. Lady A’s Hillary Scott, Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley had…… MORE
Almost a year after releasing his previous single, Kenny Chesney will return to country radio on July 12 with “Tip of My Tongue.” Co-penned by Kenny, Ross Copperman and Ed Sheeran, “Tip of My Tongue” will be the first taste of Kenny’s upcoming 18th studio album, which will be released via Blue Chair/Warner Music Nashville.…… MORE
More than 20 songwriters and artists took the stage to share the stories behind some of country’s biggest hits at the ACM Stories, Songs & Stars event on April 5 at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Hosted by Hillary Scott and Storme Warren, the event featured performances from Rhett Akins, Ross…… MORE
Jim Casey talks with Brett Eldredge about traveling the world in his downtime, things he’s learned by watching the way other country artists like Keith Urban and Luke Bryan work, the shy side to his personality, co-writing his own songs, celebrating victories with longtime producer/songwriter/friend Ross Copperman, his new self-titled album, Brett Eldredge, and more. Show…… MORE
Tonight (Oct. 24) Luke Bryan celebrated a whopping seven No. 1 songs and the songwriters who wrote them at the Country Music Hall of Fame’s intimate CMA Theater in Nashville. The celebration featured Luke and the songwriters performing acoustic versions of all seven No. 1 songs. Here are the songs and their songwriters in the…… MORE
It was a great way to start the week when Keith Urban threw a party to celebrate his No. 1 hit, “Break On Me,” at Jack White’s Third Man Records in Nashville on Monday, Aug. 22. Keith took the stage accompanied by songwriters Jon Nite and Ross Copperman and producer Nathan Chapman to kick off…… MORE
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With family, friends, industry execs and his puppy Edgar on hand, Brett Eldredge celebrated his fifth consecutive No. 1 single, “Drunk on Your Love,” with a party at Nashville’s BMI offices on Music Row yesterday (Aug. 9). Co-written and co-produced by Brett and Ross Copperman, “Drunk on You Love” reached the top of the Mediabase…… MORE
It’s summertime and that means one thing: it’s time to go to camp. Several country stars took part in the 7th annual ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp, a week-long residential program open to campers nationwide with Williams Syndrome, which is a genetic condition present from birth that is characterized by medical problems, including vascular disease,…… MORE
