Jon Pardi & ‘Your Heart Or Mine’ Creators Commemorate No. 1 At The Nashville Palace

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Pictured (L-R, back row): Pinnacle Bank’s David DeVaul, Capitol Records Nashville’s Chris Schuler, SESAC’s Lydia Cahill, BMI’s MaryAnn Keen, UMPG’s Missy Roberts and ASCAP’s Mike Sistad;(L-R, front row): Studio Bank’s Ron Cox, Ryan Gore, Justin Ebach, Jon Pardi, Bart Butler and John Pierce. Photo: Larry McCormack for BMI

Members of the music community came together to commemorate Jon Pardi‘s sixth No. 1, “Your Heart Or Mine,” yesterday (June 10) at The Nashville Palace.

The Capitol Records Nashville artist and Ryan Gore co-produced “Your Heart Or Mine” with Bart Butler, who co-wrote the tune alongside Justin Ebach and John Pierce. The song is featured on Pardi’s latest studio album, Mr. Saturday Night, and serves as the follow-up to fellow chart-topping track “Last Night Lonely.”

With a silver disco ball glittering above, the rustic music venue housed rowdy energy as the five collaborators took their seats onstage. The BMI, ASCAP and SESAC-hosted celebration was emceed by BMI’s MaryAnn Keen, who kicked off the party by welcoming the “Your Heart Or Mine” crew and sharing a few words about Pardi, Gore and Butler. Keen then introduced ASCAP’s Mike Sistad, who took the mic to talk about Pierce, before handing it off to SESAC’s Lydia Schultz Cahill. After speaking about Ebach, Cahill invited Pinnacle Bank’s David DeVaul to stage.

Presentations were then made by both UMPG Nashville’s Missy Roberts and event sponsor Studio Bank’s Rox Cox. Cox shared that Studio Bank had made a special donation to The Starlight Fund on behalf of the artist and songwriters. Created by Pardi and his wife Summer, The Starlight Fund seeks to support youth enrichment in trade, agriculture and construction.

Another presentation was made by Capitol Records Nashville’s Chris Schuler before Gore had the floor to make his remarks and express his gratitude. Butler, Ebach and Pierce followed by giving thanks to all those involved in the hit. Lastly, Pardi was passed the mic and thanked his record label for giving him creative freedom as well as all of the party attendees, his band and everyone who has ever pitched him a song—regardless of whether or not he has recorded it.

“It’s always fun celebrating a No. 1 song, and it always means so much to songwriters and publishers. That’s why I record songs I wrote and that’s why I record songs I didn’t, because I see what it does for everybody,” he stated, adding, “I ain’t done yet. I want more No. 1s, we can get more. I start writing in August, so send me some dates.”

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