ASHLEY GORLEY AND SHABOOZEY TAKE TOP HONORS AT 2025 ASCAP NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS CELEBRATION

Gorley Receives Country Songwriter of the Year for 12^th Time
Shaboozey Named Songwriter/Artist of the Year
"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" Takes Country Song of the Year
Sony Music Publishing Named Publisher of the Year

NASHVILLE, Nov. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, announces the songwriters and publishers of country music's most-performed ASCAP songs of the past year at the 2025 ASCAP Nashville Songwriters Celebration.

With his twelfth ASCAP Country Music Songwriter of the Year Award, Ashley Gorley has won the top honor more times than any other songwriter in any genre. Among ASCAP's six most-performed country songs of the year penned by Gorley are "Fix What You Didn't Break" (Nate Smith), "I Am Not Okay" (Jelly Roll), "Liar" (Jelly Roll) and "Park" (Tyler Hubbard). This past June, Gorley was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. To date, the Kentucky native has amassed 83 #1 hits.

Shaboozey receives the ASCAP Country Music Songwriter/Artist of the Year honor. In addition to his "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" earning the ASCAP Country Music Song of the Year, his "Good News" (co-written by Sean Cook) is also among ASCAP's most-performed country songs of the year.

"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" was co-written by Sean Cook, Jerrell "J-Kwon" Jones, Joe Capo Kent and Mark "Tarboy" Williams, and published by Sony Music Publishing, Essancy Music, Seeker Music, Range Music Publishing, Tarpo Music Publishing, Hood Hop Music, Kreshendo and Warner Chappell Music. The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 19 weeks, tying as the longest-running Hot 100 #1 song ever. Additionally, it won the Billboard Music Award for Top Country Song and Top Selling Song, a People's Choice Country Award for New Artist Song of the Year, and received a Brit Award nomination for International Song of the Year and CMA Award nomination for Single of the Year. Shaboozey is up for New Artist of the Year at Wednesday's CMA Awards and recently received Grammy nominations for Best Country Solo Performance, Best Country Duo/Group Performance and Best Country Song.

Sony Music Publishing is the ASCAP Country Music Publisher of the Year. Among their celebrated titles are "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" (Shaboozey) for the second consecutive year, "Fix What You Didn't Break" (Nate Smith), "Hard Fought Hallelujah" (Brandon Lake, Jelly Roll), "Good News" (Shaboozey), "Cowboys Cry Too" (Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan), "Coming Home" (Old Dominion), "Country House" (Sam Hunt), "I Am Not Okay" (Jelly Roll), "4x4xU" (Lainey Wilson) and "Love You, Miss You, Mean It" (Luke Bryan), among others.

ASCAP celebrated the winners at an exclusive party in Nashville. ASCAP Chairman of the Board and President Paul Williams, ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews, ASCAP EVP and Head of Creative Membership Nicole George-Middleton and ASCAP Vice President of Nashville Membership Mike Sistad handed out awards as writers of the most-performed songs enjoyed catching up with peers and friends at the invitation-only celebration.

As previously announced, the ASCAP writers and publishers of the most-performed Christian Music songs also received their awards at the celebration.

A complete list of ASCAP Country Music winners can be found at: https://www.ascap.com/nashvilleawards25.

About ASCAP
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a membership association of more than 1.1 million songwriters, composers and music publishers, and represents some of the world's most talented music creators. Founded and governed by songwriters, composers and publishers, it returns nearly 90 cents of every dollar collected to its members as royalties and has the lowest overhead rate of any U.S. PRO. ASCAP licenses a repertory of over 20 million musical works to hundreds of thousands of businesses that use music, including streaming services, cable television, radio and satellite radio and brick and mortar businesses such as retail stores, hotels, clubs, restaurants and bars. ASCAP collects the licensing fees and identifies, matches, processes and pays royalties to its members for trillions of performances every year. The ASCAP blanket license offers an efficient solution for businesses to legally perform ASCAP music while respecting the right of songwriters and composers to be paid fairly. ASCAP puts music creators first, advocating for their rights and the value of music on Capitol Hill, driving innovation that moves the industry forward, building community and providing the resources and support that creators need to succeed in their careers. Learn more and stay in touch at www.ascap.com, on X and Instagram @ASCAP and on Facebook.

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