Ashley Gorley

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Ashley Gorley
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Gorley performing at Grand Ole Opry
Background information
Born (1977-04-29) April 29, 1977 (age 46)
Origin Danville, Kentucky, United States
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Occupation(s)
Instrument(s)
Years active2001–present
Website www.taperoom.com

Ashley Gorley (born April 29, 1977) is an American songwriter, publisher, and producer from Danville, Kentucky, who is based in Nashville, Tennessee. Gorley has written more than 75 number 1 songs and has over 400 songs recorded by artists including Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line, Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton, Bon Jovi, Nate Smith, Thomas Rhett, Jason Derulo, Kelsea Ballerini, Morgan Wallen and Dan + Shay.

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Biography

Gorley was born in Danville, Kentucky, the son of Glenn and Sandra Gorley ( née Alexander). [1] Gorley graduated Belmont University in 1999 with a Music Business degree. [2] He has continuously given back to the university through teaching music publishing (from 2006 to 2008), speaking at seminars, and mentoring current students. [3] In 2022, Gorley signed a global publishing deal with Sony Music Publishing & Domain Capital Group. [4]

Outside of songwriting, Gorley has fought for songwriter rights by meeting with The Library of Congress and promoting the Music Modernization Act. [5]

Songwriting accolades

YearAwards
2009ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year [6]
2013Billboard Country Songwriter of the Year
2014ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year [7]

NSAI Songwriter of the Year [8]

2015ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year [9]
2016ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year [10]

Billboard Country Songwriter of the Year
NSAI Songwriter of the Year [8]

2017ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year [11]

Billboard Country Songwriter of the Year [3]

NSAI Songwriter of the Year [8]

2018ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year [12]

NSAI Songwriter of the Year [8]

2019ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year [13]
2020ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year [14]

NSAI Songwriter of the Year [15]

2021iHeart Radio Songwriter of the Year [16]
2022NSAI Songwriter of the Decade (2010–2019) [17]

NSAI Songwriter of the Year [18]

ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year [19]

2023ACM Songwriter of the Year [20]

ACM Song of the Year [21]

ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year [22]

NSAI Songwriter of the Year [18]

2024MusicRow's CountryBreakout Songwriter of the Year [23]

iHeartRadio Award's Songwriter of the Year [24]

Tape Room Music

In 2011, Gorley created Tape Room Music, a publishing company with a focus on artist development. Writers for Tape Room have already celebrated 40 No. 1 songs, and eight Top 10 singles by artists such as Florida Georgia Line, Charlie Puth, Keith Urban, Dustin Lynch, Jason Derulo, Kane Brown, and Sam Hunt, including the 2018 ASCAP Country Song of the Year, “Body Like A Back Road.” [25]

Select discography

Discography
YearArtistAlbumSongCo-written withNotes
2004 Joe Nichols Revelation"I Wish That Wasn't All" Chris DuBois
2005 Jace Everett Jace Everett"Everything I Want" Bryan Simpson, Wade Kirby
Brad Paisley Time Well Wasted "Time Well Wasted" Kelley Lovelace
George Strait Somewhere Down in Texas "If The Whole World Was A Honky Tonk"Bryan Simpson, Wade KirbyPlatinum
Carrie Underwood Some Hearts "Don't Forget to Remember Me" Morgane Stapleton, Kelley LovelaceNo. 1 single, gold single
Gretchen Wilson All Jacked Up "Rebel Child"Gretchen Wilson, Wade Kirby
2006 Kenny Rogers Water & Bridges "My Petition"Bryan Simpson, Wade Kirby
Chris Young Chris Young "You're Gonna Love Me"Bryan Simpson
2007 Jason Aldean Relentless "Laughed Until We Cried"Kelley LovelaceTop 5 single, gold single
Trace Adkins American Man: Greatest Hits Volume II"You're Gonna Miss This" Lee Thomas Miller ACM Single of the Year, ASCAP Song of the Year, No. 1 single, platinum single
Carrie Underwood Carnival Ride "All American Girl"Carrie Underwood, Kelley LovelaceNo. 1 single, platinum single
2008 Kristy Lee Cook Why Wait "I Think Too Much"Kelley Lovelace, Bryan Simpson
Billy Currington Little Bit of Everything "Walk On"Wade Kirby, Bryan Simpson
Brad Paisley Play "Start a Band" (feat. Keith Urban) Dallas Davidson, Kelley LovelaceNo. 1 single
Darius Rucker Learn to Live "It Won't Be Like This for Long"Darius Rucker, Chris DuBoisNo. 1 single, Gold single
"Drinkin' and Dialin'"
Blake Shelton Startin' Fires "This is Gonna Take All Night"Chris DuBois
2009 Luke Bryan Doin' My Thing "I Did It Again"Luke Bryan, Brent Stenzel
Joe Nichols Old Things New "Believers"Wade Kirby, Bill LutherTop 30 single
Brad Paisley American Saturday Night "American Saturday Night"Brad Paisley, Chris DuBoisNo. 1 single, gold single
"Then"Brad Paisley, Chris DuBoisNo. 1 single, gold single
"Catch All the Fish"Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois
Lee Ann Womack "There Is a God"Chris DuBoisReleased as a single
2010 Trace Adkins Cowboy's Back in Town "Don't Mind If I Don't" (Trailer Choir) Luke Laird
Kenny Chesney Hemingway's Whiskey "Where I Grew Up"Kelley Lovelace, Neil Thrasher
Jamey Johnson The Guitar Song "That's Why I Write Songs"Jamey Johnson, Chris DuBois
Sammy Kershaw Better Than I Used to Be "Better Than I Used to Be"Bryan Simpson
Darius Rucker Charleston, SC 1966 "Southern State of Mind"Darius Rucker, Chris DuBois
2011 Lauren Alaina Wildflower "Eighteen Inches"Carrie Underwood, Kelley LovelaceSingle
Luke Bryan Tailgates & Tanlines "I Know You're Gonna Be There"Luke Bryan
Joe Nichols It's All Good "Take It Off"Dallas Davidson, Kelley LovelaceTop 30 single
Jake Owen Barefoot Blue Jean Night "Heaven"Chris DuBois, Matt Jenkins
Brad Paisley This Is Country Music "Working on a Tan"Brad Paisley, Kelley Lovelace
"Love Her Like She's Leaving" (feat. Don Henley)Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois
"Be the Lake"Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois
Blake Shelton Red River Blue "I'm Sorry" (feat. Martina McBride)Chris DuBois, Chris Stapleton
Matthew West The Heart of Christmas "One Last Christmas"Matthew WestSingle
Chris Young Neon "Lost"Chris Young, Chris Dubois
2012 Easton Corbin All Over the Road "Dance Real Slow" Carson Chamberlain, Wade Kirby
"All Over the Road"Carson Chamberlain, Wade KirbyTop 5 single
Chris Cagle Changed "Hot in Here"Kelley Lovelace, Neil Thrasher
"A Little Home"Dallas Davidson, Kelley Lovelace
Florida Georgia Line Here's to the Good Times… This is How We Roll "Take It Out on Me" Shane McAnally, Chris DeStefano
Jana Kramer Jana Kramer "Why Ya Wanna" Catt Gravitt, Chris DeStefanoTop 5 single, platinum
Tim McGraw Emotional Traffic "Better Than I Used to Be"Bryan SimpsonTop 5 single, platinum
Rascal Flatts Changed "Hot in Here"Kelley Lovelace, Dallas Davidson
"A Little Home"Kelley Lovelace, Neil Thrasher
Carrie Underwood Blown Away "Good Girl"Carrie Underwood, Chris DeStefanoNo. 1 single, 2× platinum single
"Thank God for Hometowns" Hillary Lindsey, Luke Laird
2013Big Time Rush 24/Seven "Picture This" Carlos Pena Jr., James Maslow, Chris DeStefano
"Just Getting Started"Kendal Schmidt
Logan Henderson
Chris DeStefano
"Na Na Na"Carlos Pena Jr., Chris DeStefano
Luke Bryan Crash My Party "That's My Kind of Night"Dallas Davidson, Chris DeStefanoNo. 1 single, 2× platinum single
"We Run This Town"Dallas Davidson, Kelley Lovelace
"I See You"Luke Bryan, Luke LairdNo. 1 single
"Crash My Party"Rodney ClawsonNo. 1 single, 2× platinum single
"Play It Again"Dallas DavidsonNo. 1 single, platinum single
Spring Break...Here to Party "Little Bit Later On"Luke Bryan, Luke Laird
"Spring Break-Up"Luke Bryan
Billy Currington We Are Tonight "Hey Girl" Rhett Akins, Chris DeStefanoNo. 1 single, gold single
Brett Eldredge Bring You Back "Don't Ya"Brett Eldredge, Chris DeStefanoNo. 1 single, platinum single
Will Hoge Never Give In "Strong"Will Hoge, Zach Crowell Single, National Chevy Truck Campaign Two Years
Randy Houser How Country Feels "Runnin' Outta Moonlight"Dallas Davidson, Kelley LovelaceNo. 1 single, platinum single
Scotty McCreery See You Tonight "Can You Feel It"Scotty McCreery, Zach Crowell
"See You Tonight"Top 10 single, gold single
"This is That Night"Dallas Davidson, Kelley Lovelace
Joe Nichols Crickets "Open Up A Can"Kelley Lovelace, Dallas Davidson
"Yeah"Bryan SimpsonNo. 1 single, gold single
Jake Owen Days of Gold "Life of the Party"Dallas Davidson, Chris DeStefano
"Good Timing"Dallas Davidson, Zach Crowell
"Ghost Town"Shane McAnally, Chris DeStefano
"One Little Kiss (Never Killed Nobody)"Shane McAnally, Jimmy Robbins
Brad Paisley Wheelhouse "Tin Can on a String"Brad Paisley, Kelley Lovelace
Parachute Overnight "Overnight" Will Anderson, Chris DeStefano
Randy Rogers Band Trouble "Speak of the Devil" Jedd Hughes, Sarah Buxton
Thomas Rhett It Goes Like This "In A Minute"Thomas Rhett, Rhett Akins
"Take You Home"Rodney Clawson, Chris Tompkins
Darius Rucker True Believers "Radio"Darius Rucker, Luke LairdTop 5 single
Chris Young A.M. "Aw Naw"Chris Destefano, Chris DuBoisTop 3 Single
"Goodbye"Chris Young, Chris DeStefano
"A.M."Chris Young, Chris DeStefano
2014Jason Aldean Old Boots, New Dirt "Just Gettin' Started"Chris DeStefano, Rhett AkinsNo. 1 single
"Tonight Looks Good On You"Dallas Davidson, Rhett AkinsNo. 1 single
Frankie Ballard Sunshine & Whiskey "Young & Crazy"Rhett Akins, Shane McAnallyNo. 1 single
"Sober Me Up"Dallas Davidson
Lee Brice I Don't Dance "That Don't Sound Like You" Lee Brice, Rhett AkinsTop 10 Single
"Somebody's Been Drinking"Shane McNally, Hillary Lindsey
Luke Bryan Spring Break 6...Like We Ain't Ever "Night One"Luke Bryan, Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip
Chase Bryant Chase Bryant "Little Bit of You"Derek George, Chase BryantTop 10 Single
Dan + Shay Where It All Began "Nothin' Like You"Dan Smyers, Shay Mooney, Chris DeStefanoNo. 1 single
Florida Georgia Line Anything Goes "Smile"Dallas Davidson, Chris DeStefano
"Every Night"Chris DeStefano, Brian Kelley, Tyler Hubbard
Gloriana "Best Night Ever"Hillary Lindsey, Luke LairdSingle
Lucy Hale Road Between "Thats What I Call Crazy" Kacey Musgraves, Chris DeStefano
"You Sound Good to Me"Hillary Lindsey, Luke LairdSingle
"Kiss Me"Chris DeStefano, Mike Daly, Lindy Robbins
Love and Theft"Night That You'll Never Forget"Dallas DavidsonSingle
Dustin Lynch Where It's At "Halo"Matt Jenkins, Jimmy Robbins
"To the Sky"Dustin Lynch, Zach Crowell
"What You Wanna Hear"Ben Hayslip, Rhett Akins
"Middle of Nowhere"Dustin Lynch, Zach Crowell
Jennifer Nettles & Brandy ClarkHis Hands"His Hands"Jennifer Nettles, Hillary LindseySingle
Rascal Flatts Rewind "Rewind"Chris DeStefano, Eric PaslayNo.1 single, g0ld single
Chase Rice Ignite the Night "Do It Like This"Dallas Davidson, Chris DeStefano
"Beer With The Boys"Dallas Davidson, Chase Rice
Dallas Smith Tippin' Point and Lifted "This Town Ain't A Town"Rodney Clawson, Chris DeStefano
Cole Swindell Cole Swindell "Swayin"Chris DeStefano, Rhett Akins
Trisha Yearwood PrizeFighter: Hit After Hit "You Can't Trust The Weatherman"Bryan Simpson, Wade Kirby
2015Luke Bryan Spring Break...Checkin' Out "Games"Luke BryanSingle
"Spring Breakdown"Luke Bryan, Zach Crowell
Kill the Lights "Kick the Dust Up"Dallas Davidson, Chris DeStefanoNo. 1 single
"Way Way Back"Luke Bryan, Rodney Clawson
"Scarecrows"Trevor Rosen, Shane McAnally
Easton Corbin About to Get Real "Clockwork"Carson Chamberlain, Wade KirbyTop 50 Single
Billy Currington Summer Forever "Don't It"Ross Copperman, Jaren JohnstonNo. 1 Single
"Wake Me Up"Josh Osborne, Jimmy Robbins
"Do I Make You Wanna"Jerry Flowers, Matt Jenkins, Zach CrowellNo. 1 Single
Reba McEntire Love Somebody "That's When I Knew" Jim Collins
Thomas Rhett Tangled Up "T-Shirt"Luke Laird, Shane McAnallyNo. 1 single
"Playing with Fire"Thomas Rhett, Rhett Akins
"Learned It From the Radio"Nicolle Galyon, Shane McAnally, Jimmy Robbins
Carrie Underwood Storyteller "Dirty Laundry"Hillary Lindsey, Zach CrowellNo. 1 Single
"Heartbeat"Carrie Underwood, Zach CrowellNo. 1 Single
2016 Jason Aldean They Don't Know "Comin' In Hot" Rodney Clawson, Dallas Davidson
Dierks Bentley Black "Black"Dierks Bentley, Ross CoppermanNo. 1 Single
"Freedom"Dierks Bentley, Ross Copperman
Bon Jovi This House Is Not for Sale "Roller Coaster"Bon Jovi, Chris DeStefano
Chase Bryant "Room to Breathe"Chase Bryant, Derek GeorgeSingle
Eli Young Band Fingerprints "Saltwater Gospel" Ross Copperman, Nicole GalyonSingle
Richard Marx The Ultimate Collection "Last Thing I Wanted"Richard Marx, Ross Copperman
Jake Owen American Love "You Ain't Going Nowhere"Ross Copperman, Dallas Davidson
"American Country Love Song"Ross Copperman, Jaren Johnston No. 1 Single
Jon Pardi California Sunrise "Dirt On My Boots"Rhett Akins, Jesse Frasure No. 1 Single
Blake Shelton If I'm Honest "A Guy with a Girl" Bryan Simpson No. 1 Single
"One Night Girl"Dallas Davidson
Brad Paisley Love And War "Today"Brad Paisley, Chris DuBoisNo. 1 Single
Dallas Smith Side Effects "Sky Stays This Blue"Ross Copperman, Josh OsborneNo. 1 Single
"One Little Kiss"Shane McAnally, Jimmy RobbinsTop 5 Single
"Sleepin' Around"Rhett Akins, Jimmy Robbins
Cole Swindell You Should Be Here "You Should Be Here"Cole SwindellNo. 1 Single
"Middle of a Memory"Cole Swindell, Zach CrowellNo. 1 Single
"Broke Down"Cole Swindell, Michael Carter
William Michael Morgan Vinyl "Vinyl" Carson Chamberlain

Wade Kirby

Single
2017 Luke Bryan What Makes You Country "What Makes You Country"Luke Bryan, Dallas DavidsonNo. 1 Single
"Out Of Nowhere Girl"Luke Bryan, Dallas Davidson
"Like You Say You Do"Luke Bryan, Michael Carter
Chase Rice Lambs and Lions "Eyes On You"Chase Rice, Chris DeStefanoNo. 1 Single
Chris Janson Everybody "Fix A Drink" Chris Janson, Chris DuBoisNo. 1 Single
Thomas Rhett Life Changes "Unforgettable"Thomas Rhett, Jesse Frasure, Shane McAnallyNo. 1 Single
"Marry Me"Thomas Rhett, Jesse Frasure, Shane McAnallyNo. 1 Single
"Life Changes"Thomas Rhett, Jesse Frasure, Shane McAnally, Rhett AkinsNo. 1 Single
Blake Shelton Texoma Shore "I Lived It"Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip, Ross CoppermanTop 5 Single
"Why Me"Dallas Davidson, Ross Copperman
"When The Wine Wears Off"Rhett Akins, Ross Copperman
Lee Brice Lee Brice (album) "Rumor"Lee Brice, Kyle JacobsNo. 1 Single
Kelsea Ballerini Unapologetically "Roses"Kelsea Ballerini, Zach Crowell
Carly Pearce Every Little Thing (album) "Hide The Wine"Luke Laird, Hillary LindseyTop 20 Single
Eli Young Band Fingerprints "Saltwater Gospel" Nicolle Galyon, Ross CoppermanSingle
2018 Cole Swindell All Of It "The Ones Who Got Me Here"Cole Swindell, Jesse Frasure
"Her" Matt Jenkins, Chase McGill, Phil O'Donnell, Wade Kirby
Brett Young Ticket To L.A. "Catch" Brett Young, Ross CoppermanNo. 1 Single
Eli Young Band This Is Eli Young Band: Greatest Hits "Love Ain't" Shane McAnally, Ross CoppermanNo. 1 Single
Dierks Bentley The Mountain "Living"Dierks Bentley, Ross Copperman, Jon Nite No. 1 Single
"Goodbye In Telluride"Dierks Bentley, Ross Copperman, Scooter Carusoe
"Travelin' Light"Dierks Bentley, Jon Nite
Lanco Hallelujah Nights "Born To Love You" Brandon Lancaster, Josh Osborne, Ross Copperman
Jason Derulo 2Sides "Make Up" with Vice featuring Ava MaxJason Derulo, Eric Aguirre, Charlie Puth, Jason Kasher, Ian Kirkpatrick
Chris Lane Laps Around The Sun "I Don't Know About You"Michael Hardy, Hunter Phelps, Jameson Rodgers No. 1 Single
Easton Corbin "A Girl Like You"Jesse Frasure, Rhett AkinsTop 10 Single
2019 Thomas Rhett Center Point Road "Remember You Young"Thomas Rhett, Jesse FrasureNo. 1 Single
"Up"Thomas Rhett, Jesse Frasure, Shane McAnally
"Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time"Thomas Rhett, Karen Fairchild,The Stereotypes, Jesse FrasureSingle
"VHS"Thomas Rhett, Jesse Frasure, Amy Wadge
"Notice"Thomas Rhett, Jesse Frasure, Sean Douglas
"Things You Do For Love"Thomas Rhett, Jesse Frasure, Josh Osborne, Luke Laird
"Don't Stop Drivin'"Thomas Rhett, Josh Miller, Zach Crowell
"Dream You Never Had"Thomas Rhett, Rhett Akins, Jesse Frasure
"Almost"Thomas Rhett, Jesse Frasure, Amy Wadge
Thomas Rhett Christmas In The Country"Christmas In The Country"Chris Tomlin, Thomas Rhett, David GarciaSingle
LOCASH Brothers "One Big Country Song" Jesse Frasure, Michael Hardy No. 1 Single
Florida Georgia Line Can't Say I Ain't Country "Y'all Boys"Jesse Frasure, Michael Hardy, Brett TylerSingle
Dustin Lynch Ridin' Roads EP "Ridin' Roads"Dustin Lynch, Zach CrowellSingle
Jake Owen Greetings from...Jake "Mexico In Our Minds"Jaren Johnston, Chris DeStefano
Easton Corbin "Somebody's Gotta Be Country"Dallas Davidson, Rhett AkinsSingle
Chris Janson Real Friends "Good Vibes"Chris Janson, Zach CrowellNo. 1 Single
Little Big Town Nightfall "Over Drinking"Jesse Frasure, Hillary Lindsey, Cary Barlowe, Steph JonesSingle
Runaway June Blue Roses "We Were Rich" Nicolle Galyon, Ross Copperman Single
2020 Hardy A ROCK "Give Heaven Some Hell"Hunter Phelps, Michael Hardy, Benjamin Johnson
Thomas Rhett Country Again: Side A "What's Your Country Song"Thomas Rhett, Jesse Frasure, Parker Welling Nohe,No. 1 Single
Kelsea Ballerini Kelsea "Hole In The Bottle" Kelsea Ballerini, Hillary Lindsey, Jesse Frasure, Stephanie JonesNo. 1 Single
Sam Hunt Southside "Hard to Forget"Josh Osborne, Shane McAnally, Audrey Grisham, Luke Laird, Mary Jean Shurtz, Russ Hull, Sam HuntNo. 1 Single
Lee Brice Hey World "One of Them Girls"Ben Johnson, Dallas Davidson, Lee BriceNo. 1 Single
2021 Morgan Wallen Dangerous: The Double Album "Sand in My Boots"Josh Osborne, Michael HardyNo. 1 Single
Weezer OK Human "All My Favorite Songs"Ben Johnson, Ilsey Juber, Rivers CuomoNo. 1 Single
Thomas Rhett Country Again: Side A "Country Again"Zach Crowell, Thomas RhettNo. 1 Single
Parmalee For You "Take My Name"Ben Johnson, Matt Thomas, David FanningNo. 1 Single
Dylan Scott Livin' My Best Life "New Truck"Ben Johnson, Hunter Phelps, Michael HardyNo. 1 Single
Dierks Bentley ft. HARDY, Breland "Beers on Me"Dierks Bentley, Luke Dick, Ross Copperman, Michael Hardy, BrelandNo. 1 Single
Carly Pearce 29: Written in Stone "What He Didn't Do"Carly Pearce, Emily ShackletonNo. 1 Single
2022 Jimmie Allen Tulip Drive "Kissin' You"Jimmie Allen, Zach Crowell
"Broken Hearted" (feat. Katie Ohh)Jimmie Allen, Will Weatherly
Russell Dickerson Russell Dickerson "God Gave Me a Girl"Zach Crowell, Chase McGill, Russell DickersonNo. 1 Single
Dierks Bentley Gravel & Gold "Gold"Dierks Bentley, Ross Copperman, Luke DickNo. 1 Single
Kelsea Ballerini Subject to Change "The Little Things"Kelsea Ballerini, Carey Barlowe
Dustin Lynch Blue in the Sky "Break It on a Beach"Dustin Lynch, Hunter Phelps, Zach Crowell
Madeline Merlo Slide "I Need a Drink"Madeline Merlo, Zach Crowell
Midland Mr. Saturday Night "Longneck Way to Go" (feat. Jon Pardi Jess Carson, Mark Wystrach, Cameron Duddy, Rhett Atkins, Josh OsborneSingle
Joe Nichols Good Day for Living"Home Run"Dallas Davidson, Ross Copperman
The Reklaws and Jake Owen Good Ol' Days "11 Beers"Hunter Phelps, Michael HardySingle, No. 1 (Canada)
Cole Swindell Stereotype "She Had Me at Heads Carolina"Cole Swindell, Jesse Frasure, Thomas Rhett, Mark D. Sanders, Tim Nichols No. 1 Single, platinum
"Single Saturday Night"Mark Holman, Michael HardyNo. 1 Single
Carrie Underwood Denim & Rhinestones "Burn"Carrie Underwood, Hillary Lindsey, David Garcia
"Pink Champagne"Carrie Underwood, Hillary Lindsey, David Garcia
2023Easton CorbinLet's Do Country Right"I Can't Decide"Easton Corbin, Wade Kirby, Rhett Atkins
"Somebody's Gotta Be Country"Rhett Atkins, Dallas Davidson
"Real Good Country Song"Easton Corbin, Wade Kirby, Rodney Clawson
Chris Janson The Outlaw Side of Me"All I Need Is You"Brad Clawson, Chris JansonNo. 1 Single
Nate Smith Nate Smith "World on Fire"Taylor Phillips, Nate Smith, Lindsay RimesNo. 1 Single
Dan + Shay Bigger Houses "Save Me the Trouble"Dan Smyers, Jordan Minton, Jordan Reynolds, Shay MooneyNo. 1 Single
Jade Eagleson Do It Anyway "Do It Anyway"Chase McGill, Matt Jenkins
HARDY The Mockingbird & the Crow "Beer" Michael Hardy, Ben Johnson, Hunter Phelps
"Truck Bed"Michael Hardy, Ben Johnson, Hunter PhelpsNo. 1 Single
Tyler Hubbard Tyler Hubbard "Leave Me Alone"Tyler Hubbard, Ben Johnson
Elle King Come Get Your Wife "Try Jesus"Elle King, Ben Johnson, Casey Cathleen Smith, Geoffrey Warburton
Dallas Smith Dallas Smith "How Do You Miss Me"Michael Hardy, Mark Holman
Morgan Wallen One Thing at a Time "Last Night"John Byron, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Ryan Vojtesak No. 1 Single
"Everything I Love"Morgan Wallen, Ernest Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Gregg Allman, Robert Kim PayneNo. 1 Single
"One Thing at a Time"Morgan Wallen, Ernest Smith, Ryan VojtesakTop 5 Single
"Whiskey Friends"Morgan Wallen, Ernest Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Josh Thompson
"You Proof"Morgan Wallen, Ernest Smith, Ryan VojtesakNo. 1 Single, 2x platinum
"Me + All Your Reasons"Morgan Wallen, Ernest Smith, Ryan Vojtesak
"Tennessee Fan"Morgan Wallen, Michael Hardy, Mark Holman
"Thinkin' Bout Me"John Byron, Taylor Phillips, Ryan VojtesakNo. 1 Single
"Me to Me"Morgan Wallen, Ernest Smith, Ryan Vojtesak
"180 (Lifestyle)"Mark Holman, Ryan Vojtesak, Bryan Williams, Jeffrey Williams, Ernest Smith, Deqauntes Lamar, London Holmes, Arsenio Archer, Rocky Block, Blake Pendergrass
"Cowgirls" (feat. Ernest)Ernest Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Rocky Block, James Maddocks
"Good Girls Gone Missin"Morgan Wallen, James Maddocks, Ernest Smith, Ryan Vojtesak

Tape Room discography

Discography
YearArtistAlbumSongCo-written withAwards
2013 Keith Urban Fuse "Cop Car"Matt Jenkins, Zach Crowell, Sam HuntTop 10 Single
Scotty McCreery See You Tonight "See You Tonight" Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley, Scotty McCreeryTop 10 Single
Jake Owen Days of Gold "Good Timing" Zach Crowell, Dallas Davidson, Ashley Gorley
"Tipsy"Matt Jenkins, Shane McAnally, Trevor Rosen
Lecrae Gravity "Confe$$ions"Zach Crowell, Torrance Esmond, Michael Jefferson, Chris Mackey, Lecrae Moore, Derrick Omondi Okoth, Joseph PrieloznyGrammy for Best Gospel Album
2014 Florida Georgia Line Anything Goes "Confession"Matt Jenkins, Rodney Clawson, Ross CoppermanNo. 1 Single
Dustin Lynch Where It's At "Where It's At (Yep, Yep)"Matt Jenkins, Zach Crowell, Cary BarloweNo. 1 Single
"Hell Of A Night" Zach Crowell, Adam Sanders, Jaron BoyerNo. 1 Single
Blake Shelton Bringing Back the Sunshine "Good Country Song"Matt Jenkins, Jessi Alexander, Tommy Lee James
Sam Hunt Montevallo "House Party" Zach Crowell, Jerry Flowers, Sam HuntNo. 1 Single
"Break Up in a Small Town" Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnallyTop 5 Single
"Single for the Summer" Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
"Cop Car" Zach Crowell, Matt Jenkins, Sam Hunt
"Raised On It"Zach Crowell, Matt Jenkins, Sam HuntSingle
2015 Luke Bryan Spring Break...Checkin' Out "Spring Breakdown"Zach Crowell, Jerry Flowers, Matt Jenkins
Billy Currington Summer Forever "Do I Make You Wanna"Ashley Gorley, Jerry Flowers, Matt Jenkins, Zach Crowell
Old Dominion Meat and Candy "Song for Another Time"Matt Jenkins, Brad Tursi, Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen No. 1 Single
Carrie Underwood Storyteller "Church Bells" Zach Crowell, Brett James, Hillary LindseyNo. 1 Single
"Heartbeat" Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley, Carrie UnderwoodNo. 1 Single
"Dirty Laundry" Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley, Hillary LindseyNo. 1 Single
2016 Jason Aldean They Don't Know "A Little More Summertime"Jerry Flowers, Tony Martin, Wendall MobleyNo. 1 Single
Kenny Chesney Cosmic Hallelujah "Setting the World on Fire"Ross Copperman, Matt Jenkins, Josh OsborneNo. 1 Single
Florida Georgia Line Dig Your Roots "Dig Your Roots"Jerry Flowers, Tyler Hubbard, Brett James, Brian Kelley, Ernest Keith Smith, Will Weatherly
"Good Girl, Bad Boy"Rodney Clawson, Zach Crowell, Matt Jenkins
"Wish You Were On It"Smith Ahnquist, Hunter Phelps, Jameson Rodgers, Will Weatherly
Cole Swindell You Should Be Here "Middle Of A Memory"Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley, Cole SwindellNo. 1 Single
Blake Shelton If I'm Honest "A Guy With A Girl"Bryan Simpson, Ashley GorleyNo. 1 Single
2017 Sam Hunt "Body Like A Back Road"Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Josh Osborne, Shane McAnallyNo. 1 Single
2018 Luke Bryan What Makes You Country "Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset"Zach Crowell, Ryan Hurd, Chase McGillNo. 1 Single
Sam Hunt "Downtown's Dead"Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Charlie HandsomeSingle
Kane Brown Experiment "Lose It" Will Weatherly, Kane Brown, Chase McGillNo. 1 Single
2019 "Good As You" Will Weatherly, Kane Brown, Shy Carter, Brock Berryhill, Taylor PhillipsNo. 1 Single
Morgan Wallen (featuring Florida Georgia Line) If I Know Me "Up Down" Brad Clawson, Michael Hardy, CJ SolarNo. 1 Single
Florida Georgia Line Can't Say I Ain't Country "Talk You Out Of It" Hunter Phelps, Michael Hardy, Alysa Vanderheym, Jameson RodgersSingle

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Dave Berg is an American country music songwriter. His credits include the Number One country hits "If You're Going Through Hell " and "These Are My People" by Rodney Atkins, "Somebody" by Reba McEntire, and "Moments" by Emerson Drive, as well as Top 10 country hits "Stupid Boy" by Keith Urban, "Don't Make Me" by Blake Shelton, "What Kinda Gone" by Chris Cagle, and "It's Good to Be Us" by Bucky Covington. Berg has also co-written songs for a wide array of artists such as Jewel, Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney, Jimmy Buffett, Darius Rucker, Meat Loaf, Tim Armstrong, Sarah Buxton, Ty Herndon, and others including the 2013 single "Better" by Maggie Rose. Dave Berg's songs are represented by Downtown Music Publishing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bob Regan</span> American country music songwriter

Robert Joseph (Bob) Regan is a Grammy nominated American country music songwriter. His chart credits include "Til Love Comes Again" by Reba McEntire, "Busy Man" by Billy Ray Cyrus, "Your Everything" by Keith Urban, "Soon" by Tanya Tucker, "Thinkin' About You" by Trisha Yearwood, "Running Out of Reasons to Run" by Rick Trevino, "Something About a Woman" by Jake Owen, "Dig Two Graves" by Randy Travis, and many others. His songs have been recorded by artists ranging from cowboy legend Roy Rogers to Kenny Rogers, from Hank Williams Jr. to Andy Williams.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brett Eldredge</span> American musician and producer (born 1986)

Brett Ryan Eldredge is an American country music singer, songwriter and record producer, signed to Warner Music Group Nashville. Eldredge has had five No. 1 singles on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, three of which came from his debut album, Bring You Back: "Don't Ya", "Beat of the Music", and "Mean to Me".

Jim Beavers is an American country music songwriter. He is the brother of Brett Beavers, also a country songwriter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luke Laird</span> American songwriter

Luke Robert Laird is an American country music songwriter and producer. He has written over 20 number one Billboard singles, including Carrie Underwood's "So Small", "Temporary Home", and "Undo It"; Blake Shelton's "Gonna"; Sara Evans' "A Little Bit Stronger"; Rodney Atkins's "Take a Back Road"; Eric Church's "Drink in My Hand", "Give Me Back My Hometown", and "Talladega"; Little Big Town's "Pontoon"; Luke Bryan's "I See You" and "Fast"; Thomas Rhett's "T-Shirt"; Kenny Chesney's "American Kids"; Lady Antebellum's "Downtown"; and Jon Pardi's "Head Over Boots." He has also written and produced songs for Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts, Kacey Musgraves, Toby Keith, Ne-Yo, John Legend, Darius Rucker, and many others.

Charles Christopher DuBois is a songwriter and music publisher based out of Nashville, Tennessee. DuBois began his music career as ASCAP Nashville Director of Membership in 1993. He left ASCAP in 1999 to form Sea Gayle Music with business partners Brad Paisley and Frank Rogers. Since that time, Sea Gayle has become one of the most successful independent publishing companies in all of music. In 2010 and 2011, Sea Gayle was named ASCAP Country Publisher of the Year. It was the first time since 1982 that an independent publishing company had won that award. In 2009, Sea Gayle Music launched Sea Gayle Records as an imprint of Sony Music Nashville.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris DeStefano</span> American singer/songwriter, record producer and multi instrumentalist

Christopher Michael DeStefano is a Grammy Award-winning American singer/songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist currently living in Nashville. As a songwriter, he has multiple #1 songs with artists Carrie Underwood, Billy Currington, Brett Eldredge, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert & Carrie Underwood, Rascal Flatts ("Rewind") and Jason Aldean.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Barry Dean (songwriter)</span> American songwriter

Barry Dean is an American country and pop music songwriter based out of Nashville, Tennessee. He has written multiple No. 1 singles including “Pontoon”, “Day Drinking”, "Somebody's Daughter", and "Think a Little Less", along with a Top 40 hit with “Girls Chase Boys”. He has been nominated for a Grammy for Best Country Song on Tim McGraw's "Diamond Rings and Old Barstools."

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jesse Frasure</span> Record producer

Jesse Vernon Frasure, also known as DJ Telemitry, is an American music publisher, record producer, songwriter, and DJ. He has written 22 number one songs and has cuts with various artists including Chris Stapleton, Marshmello, Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves, Thomas Rhett, Leon Bridges, Kane Brown, Jelly Roll, Blake Shelton, Cole Swindell, Meghan Trainor, Florida Georgia Line and more.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Melissa Peirce</span> American songwriter

Melissa Peirce is an American country and pop music songwriter based in Nashville, Tennessee.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bob Morrison (songwriter)</span> American country songwriter

Robert Edwin Morrison is an American country songwriter based in Nashville. More than 350 of his songs have been recorded. His most successful compositions are the Grammy-winning Kenny Rogers song, "You Decorated My Life" and the Grammy-nominated "Lookin' for Love," the theme song for the 1980 John Travolta film, Urban Cowboy, recorded by Johnny Lee. Morrison was ASCAP's "Country Songwriter of the Year" in 1978, 1980, 1981 and 1982 and was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2016.

Carlton Anderson is an American country music singer-songwriter, based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.

The Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival is an annual festival of songwriters in Nashville, Tennessee. It was established by the 4,000-member Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) in 1993. The festival is typically a five-day session for songwriters including nights of "songwriter in the round" shows held at 10 or so venues around the city, usually Nashville's top singer/songwriter hotspots. According to Tennessean writer Dave Paulson, the festival allows country music's rising stars to take the stage alongside their closest collaborators. The festival is not about country music per se — it includes all genres of music, and features both professional and amateur composers in the U.S. and abroad. The name was derived from Tin Pan Alley, a district of Manhattan near West 28th Street, where music publishers flourished as far back as 1885. As of 2019, Tin Pan South is "the world's largest songwriter festival" according to the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corporation. The 31st annual (2023) event will feature performances by hundreds of songwriters.

Jacob Kasher Hindlin, also known as J Kash and JKash, is an American songwriter and record producer. He has written songs for artists such as Charlie Puth, Maroon 5, One Direction, Dua Lipa, Britney Spears, Selena Gomez, Kesha, Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Jason Derulo, Meghan Trainor, and many others. He has co-written three Billboard Hot 100 number-one songs: Kesha's "We R Who We R" (2010), Jawsh 685's "Savage Love " (2020), and Morgan Wallen's "Last Night" (2023). Additionally, he has written five top 40 radio number-one songs including: Maroon 5's "Sugar" (2015), "Don't Wanna Know " (2016), and "Memories" (2019), Charlie Puth's "Attention" (2017), and Jawsh 685's "Savage Love " (2020). He has also won 14 ASCAP Songwriting Awards and is the founder of the record label Sandlot Records.

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