2025 MusicRow Awards Nominees For Male Songwriter Of The Year

Following the announcement of this year’s nominees for the 37th annual MusicRow Awards, presented by City National Bank, we take a closer look at the Male Songwriter of the Year category.

Male Songwriter of the Year nominees are honored for notable activity on high-performing country songs during the eligibility period, as determined by data from MusicRow’s Top Songwriter Chart.

This year’s winners will be announced online on all MusicRow platforms on Wednesday, Sept. 3.

Click here to see the full list of MusicRow Awards nominees.

Winners are determined solely by MusicRow Magazine subscribers. Voting is now open and closes on Aug. 15 at 5:00 p.m. To receive a ballot to vote in the MusicRow Awards, become a MusicRow subscriber here.

Below are a selection of songs that entered the MusicRow Songwriter Chart for the Male Songwriter of the Year nominees:

Louis Bell
“I Had Some Help” by Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen
“Guy For That” by Post Malone feat. Luke Combs
“Wrong Ones” by Post Malone feat. Tim McGraw
“California Sober” by Post Malone feat. Chris Stapleton
“Losers” by Post Malone feat. Jelly Roll
“What Don’t Belong To Me” by Post Malone
“Finer Things” by Post Malone feat. Hank Williams Jr.
“Nosedive” by Post Malone feat. Lainey Wilson
“Yours” by Post Malone
“Have The Heart” by Post Malone
“Goes Without Saying” by Post Malone
“Missin’ You Like This” by Post Malone feat. Luke Combs
“Hide My Gun” by Post Malone feat. HARDY
“Devil I’ve Been” by Post Malone feat. ERNEST
“Hide My Gun” by Post Malone feat. Sierra Ferrell
“M-E-X-I-C-O” by Post Malone feat. Billy Strings
“Right About You” by Post Malone
“Pour Me A Drink” by Post Malone feat. Blake Shelton
“I Ain’t Comin’ Back” by Morgan Wallen feat. Post Malone

Rocky Block
“Cowgirls” by Morgan Wallen feat. ERNEST
“Pour Me A Drink” by Post Malone feat. Blake Shelton
“Smile” by Morgan Wallen
“Dark Til Daylight” by Morgan Wallen
“Don’t We” by Morgan Wallen
“Genesis” by Morgan Wallen
“Interlude” by Morgan Wallen
“Kick Myself” by Morgan Wallen
“Number 3 And Number 7” by Morgan Wallen
“Where’d That Girl Go” by Morgan Wallen
“Working Man’s Song” by Morgan Wallen

Ashley Gorley
“Young Love & Saturday Nights” by Chris Young
“This Town’s Been Too Good To Us” by Dylan Scott
“Bulletproof” by Nate Smith
“Cowgirls” by Morgan Wallen feat. ERNEST
“I Had Some Help” by Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen
“Hell Or High Water” by Bailey Zimmerman
“I Am Not Okay” by Jelly Roll
“Whiskey Whiskey” by Moneybagg Yo feat. Morgan Wallen
“Liar” by Jelly Roll
“Losers” by Post Malone feat. Jelly Roll
“What Don’t Belong To Me” by Post Malone
“Yours” by Post Malone
“Have The Heart” by Post Malone
“Goes Without Saying” by Post Malone
“Missin’ You Like This” by Post Malone feat. Luke Combs
“Fix What You Didn’t Break” by Nate Smith
“Love Somebody” by Morgan Wallen
“Park” by Tyler Hubbard
“She Hates Me” by Dierks Bentley
“Not At This Party” by Dasha
“Favorite Country Song” by HARDY
“Me & A Beer” by Chris Janson
“Don’t We” by Morgan Wallen
“Kiss Her In Front Of You” by Morgan Wallen
“TN” by Morgan Wallen

Charlie Handsome (a.k.a. Ryan Vojtesak)
“This Town’s Been Too Good To Us” by Dylan Scott
“Cowgirls” by Morgan Wallen feat. ERNEST
“I Had Some Help” by Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen
“Whiskey Whiskey” by Moneybagg Yo feat. Morgan Wallen
“Guy For That” by Post Malone feat. Luke Combs
“Wrong Ones” by Post Malone feat. Tim McGraw
“California Sober” by Post Malone feat. Chris Stapleton
“Losers” by Post Malone feat. Jelly Roll
“What Don’t Belong To Me” by Post Malone
“Finer Things” by Post Malone feat. Hank Williams Jr.
“Nosedive” by Post Malone feat. Lainey Wilson
“Yours” by Post Malone
“Have The Heart” by Post Malone
“Goes Without Saying” by Post Malone
“Missin’ You Like This” by Post Malone feat. Luke Combs
“Hide My Gun” by Post Malone feat. HARDY
“Devil I’ve Been” by Post Malone feat. ERNEST
“Never Love You Again” by Post Malone
“M-E-X-I-C-O” by Post Malone feat. Billy Strings
“Right About You” by Post Malone
“Pour Me A Drink” by Post Malone feat. Blake Shelton
“Love Somebody” by Morgan Wallen
“Smile” by Morgan Wallen
“I’m The Problem” by Morgan Wallen
“Just In Case” by Morgan Wallen
“I Ain’t Comin’ Back” by Morgan Wallen feat. Post Malone
“Superman” by Morgan Wallen
“Come Back As A Redneck” by Morgan Wallen feat. HARDY
“Don’t We” by Morgan Wallen
“Eyes Are Closed” by Morgan Wallen
“Falling Apart” by Morgan Wallen
“Genesis” by Morgan Wallen
“I Got Better” by Morgan Wallen
“Interlude” by Morgan Wallen
“Kick Myself” by Morgan Wallen
“Kiss Her In Front Of You” by Morgan Wallen
“Leavin’s The Least I Could Do”
“Miami” by Morgan Wallen
“Missing” by Morgan Wallen
“TN” by Morgan Wallen
“Missing” by Morgan Wallen feat. Tate McRae
“Where’d That Girl Go” by Morgan Wallen
“Whiskey In Reverse” by Morgan Wallen
“Working Man’s Song” by Morgan Wallen

Josh Phillips
“Dirt Cheap” by Cody Johnson
“The Man He Sees In Me” by Luke Combs

Taylor Phillips
“This Town’s Been Too Good To Us” by Dylan Scott
“I Am Not Okay” by Jelly Roll
“Dead End Road” by Jelly Roll
“Liar” by Jelly Roll
“Yours” by Post Malone
“Fix What You Didn’t Break” by Nate Smith
“Me & A Beer” by Chris Janson
“Kiss Her In Front Of You” by Morgan Wallen
“TN” by Morgan Wallen