Warren Zeiders & Co-Writers Celebrate First No. 1 At Country Radio

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Pictured (L-R, back row): Studio Bank’s Kari Barnhart, Warner Chappell’s Bethany Mako, SMACKSongs’ Lee Krabel, Twelve6’s Travis Myatt, BMI’s MaryAnn Keen, Country Aircheck’s Chuck Aly, SESAC’s Lydia Cahill, Warner Music Nashville’s Kristen Williams, Warner Records’ Co-Chairman, CEO Aaron Bay-Schuck; (L-R, front row): Ryan Beaver, Warren Zeiders, Jared Keim and Ross Copperman. Photo: Steph Sorenson

Warren Zeiders celebrated his first No. 1 at country radio, “Pretty Little Poison,” on Tuesday (June 18) with a party at Halls Chophouse in Nashville.

Written by Zeiders, Ryan Beaver and Jared Keim, and produced by Ross Copperman, the track hit No. 1 on both Country Aircheck’s Mediabase Country chart and Billboard’s Country Airplay chart the week of Feb. 26. The single also marks the first chart-topper for Beaver and Keim.

The Platinum-certified tune has amassed over 380 million global streams, peaked in the top 25 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and earned the Warner Records artist a CMT Music Award for Breakthrough Male Video of the Year.

During the celebration, hosted by BMI and SESAC, all three writers and Copperman spoke about the song. Along with BMI’s MaryAnn Keen, who emceed the event, there to speak was SESAC’s Lydia Cahill, SMACKSongs’ Lee Krabel, Twelve6 Entertainment’s Travis Myatt, Warner Chappell’s Bethany Mako, Studio Bank’s Kari Barnhart, Country Aircheck’s Chuck Aly, Warner Chappell’s Bethany Mako, Warner Music Nashville’s Kristen Williams and Warner Records’ Co-Chairman & CEO Aaron Bay-Schuck.

Barnhart presented a special donation on behalf of the song’s crew to The Bridge House, which helps youth out of homelessness and empowers them to live a life that will change a life.

BMI also presented Zeiders and Beaver with a custom Taylor 210-dlx guitar. To congratulate Keim, SESAC gifted him a custom-wrapped Gibson guitar.

Additionally, Zeiders recently released his latest single “Relapse” and is currently on the road for his “Pretty Little Poison Tour.” In August, he will join Jelly Roll as direct support for “The Beautifully Broken Tour” before launching his first European headlining tour in 2025.

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