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BMI Nashville Hosts First-Ever R&B No. 1 Party For Kevin Ross’ ‘Love in the Middle’

August 21, 2025/by Lorie Hollabaugh

Pictured (L-R): BMI’s Shannon Sanders, Claude Kelly (BMI), Kevin Ross (BMI), Chuck Harmony (BMI), Studio Bank’s Kari Barnhart and BMG’s Chris Oglesby. Photo: Aubrey Wise for BMI

Kevin Ross celebrated his four-week R&B chart-topper “Love In The Middle” at a BMI No. 1 party at the organization’s Nashville headquarters on Tuesday evening (Aug. 19).

The party was the first-ever R&B No. 1 party held at BMI Nashville and lauded the hit track, which was co-written and co-produced by Ross and hitmaker duo Louis York, (Grammy-nominated songwriters Claude Kelly and Chuck Harmony). The 10-week, top five track on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay Chart serves as Ross’s first No. 1 hit as an independent artist.

Hosted by BMI’s Shannon Sanders, Ross was reunited with his co-writers at the celebration and each shared grateful remarks to the Nashville music community for championing this moment. Sponsored by Studio Bank, Kari Barnhart made a special donation presentation on behalf of Ross, Kelly and Harmony in support of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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Lorie Hollabaugh
Lorie Hollabaugh
Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.
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