The 27th annual
MusicRow Awards were presented today (June 23) during a ceremony at
ASCAP’s Nashville offices. The awards event, led by
MusicRow Publisher and Owner
Sherod Robertson, honored the 2015 winners of Breakthrough Artist, Breakthrough Songwriter, Song of the Year and Producer of the Year. Additionally, Top Ten Album All-Star Musician Awards were presented to session players who performed on the most top ten albums during the eligibility period.
The
MusicRow Awards are voted on by subscribed members of the publication.
27th Annual MusicRow Awards Winners Category 1
Producer of the Year—Jay Joyce (produced albums and/or tracks by Keith Urban, Eric Church, Little Big Town, Zac Brown Band, Thomas Rhett, Brothers Osborne, Cage The Elephant, Halestorm)
Category 2
Breakthrough Songwriter—Michael Carter (Sony/ATV, with writing credits on “Get Me Some of That,” recorded by Thomas Rhett; “Hope You Get Lonely Tonight,” recorded by Cole Swindell; “Roller Coaster,” recorded by Luke Bryan)
Category 3
Song of the Year—“Girl Crush” Writers:
Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose; Publishers:
Warner-Tamerlane, Songs of Crazy Girl,
Songs of Universal, Hoodie, HillarodyRathbone,
BMG; Recorded by Little Big Town (Capitol Nashville); Producer: Jay Joyce
Category 4
Breakthrough Artist of the Year—
Sam Hunt (MCA Nashville)
Top 10 Album All-Star Musician Awards Bass—
Jimmie Lee Sloas Drums—
Greg Morrow Engineer (tie)—
Justin Niebank and
Steve Marcantonio Fiddle—
Aubrey Haynie Guitar—
Ilya Toshinsky Keyboards—
Charles Judge Steel—
Russ Pahl Vocals—
Wes Hightower MusicRow.com will have exclusive event coverage by Bobby Karl tomorrow morning (June 24).
MusicRow’s June/July 2015 print edition, available now, offers in-depth coverage of the award winners. The issue also features an interview with esteemed video producer
Chandra LaPlume, an exploration of hologram technology, an article about
Gary Allan‘s store The Label, and a look at new laws governing crowdfunding.
The
MusicRow Awards is one of three annual events hosted by MusicRow Enterprises. The others include Rising Women on the Row and the CountryBreakout Awards.
Click here to download the PDF and see the complete list of nominees. Winners will be profiled in
MusicRow’s June/July print magazine, which will debut at the ceremony.