BREAKING: NSAI Crowns Nashville Songwriter Award Winners [Full List]

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Songwriters, industry members and music fans gathered at the Ryman Auditorium this evening (Sept. 24) for NSAI’s seventh annual Nashville Songwriter Awards, presented by City National Bank.

In addition to staging many meaningful performances, the event revealed category winners for Song, Songwriter and Songwriter-Artist of the Year as well as the 2024 Legendary Song award and the “10 Songs I Wish I’d Written” awards.

Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins and Ryan Larkins won the title of Song of the Year with their Cody Johnson-recorded “The Painter.” Songwriter of the Year was awarded to Ashley Gorley, and Jelly Roll was minted as the Songwriter-Artist of the Year.

In addition to these category winners, NSAI also honored Country Music Hall of Famer Alan Jackson with the Kris Kristofferson Lifetime Achievement Award. Legendary songwriter and producer Buddy Cannon received the NSAI President’s Keystone Award.

Click here to read MusicRow‘s full recap of the show.

The full list of winners for the seventh annual Nashville Songwriter Awards is below:

SONG OF THE YEAR:
“The Painter” written by Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins, Ryan Larkins

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR:
Ashley Gorley

SONGWRITER-ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Jelly Roll

KRIS KRISTOFFERSON LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
Given in recognition to a songwriter whose works have made a significant contribution to the American songbook and who has inspired the careers of others.
Alan Jackson

NSAI PRESIDENT’S KEYSTONE AWARD:
Given in recognition of significant contributions to the betterment of all songwriters, chosen by the current NSAI President.
Buddy Cannon

LEGENDARY SONG OF THE YEAR:
“Always On My Mind” written by Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher and Mark James

“10 SONGS I WISH I’D WRITTEN” AWARDS:
Voted on by Professional Songwriter Members of NSAI honoring the work of their songwriter peers. Songs eligible for the award have at least one Nashville-based writer and charted in the top 20 of Billboard Airplay chart in the Christian, Country, Mainstream Top 40, and/or Rock genres between May 1, 2023, and April 30, 2024. The NSAI Song of the Year is the highest vote-getter.

– “Handle On You”
Written by: Monty Criswell, Parker McCollum
(recorded by: Parker McCollum)

– “I’m Not Pretty”
Written by: Mackenzie Carpenter, Micah Carpenter, Megan Moroney, Ben Williams
(recorded by: Megan Moroney)

– “Last Night”
Written by: John Byron, Ashley Gorley, Charlie Handsome, Jacob Kasher Hindlin
(recorded by: Morgan Wallen)

– “Man Made A Bar”
Written by: Rocky Block, Jordan Dozzi, Larry Fleet, Brett Tyler
(recorded by: Eric Church and Morgan Wallen)

– “Need A Favor”
Written by: Jelly Roll, Austin Nivarel, Joe Ragosta, Rob Ragosta
(recorded by: Jelly Roll)

– “Next Thing You Know”
Written by: Jordan Davis, Greylan James, Chase McGill, Josh Osborne
(recorded by: Jordan Davis)

– “Pretty Little Poison”
Written by: Ryan Beaver, Jared Keim, Warren Zeiders
(recorded by: Warren Zeiders)

– “Standing Room Only”
Written by: Tommy Cecil, Patrick Murphy, Craig Wiseman
(recorded by: Tim McGraw)

– “Try That In A Small Town”
Written by: Kurt Allison, Tully Kennedy, Kelley Lovelace, Neil Thrasher
(recorded by: Jason Aldean)

– “Where The Wild Things Are”
Written by: Randy Montana, Dave Turnbull
(recorded by: Luke Combs)

– “White Horse”
Written by: Chris Stapleton, Dan Wilson
(recorded by: Chris Stapleton)

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