Parmalee Toasts To Sixth Chart Topper With ‘Cowgirl’ No. 1 Party
Pictured (L-R, back row): Rusty Gaston, Vaughn Rowsell, David Fanning, Shannon Sanders, Peter Daniel Newman, John Ozier, Robbie Jay, Kari Barnhart, Stan Marczewski, Ryan Farley and Adrian Michaels. (L-R, front row): Josh McSwain, Matt Thomas, Barry Knox and Scott Thomas. Photo: Katie Mathis for BMI
Parmalee gathered friends, family and the Nashville music industry yesterday (Feb. 12) at PBR Nashville to celebrate the band’s sixth No. 1, “Cowgirl.”
The single marks the group’s fifth consecutive hit.
The event was hosted by BMI’s Shannon Sanders, celebrating writers and producers Matt Thomas, Scott Thomas, Barry Knox, Josh McSwain, David Fanning, Robbie Jay and Peter Daniel Newman.
Sony Music Publishing’s Rusty Gaston, VaughnCo Entertainment’s Vaughn Rowsell, Reservoir’s John Ozier, Stoney Creek Records’ Stan Marczewski and Cooking Vinyl’s Ryan Farley each took the microphone to honor the teams behind the songs.
Many spoke of the song’s unconventional path to success, noting that it began as a Zoom co-write between writers in different countries before ultimately earning a place on Parmalee’s Fell In Love With A Cowgirl album.
It spent four weeks atop the Billboard Country Airplay chart, marking the longest-leading hit by a group of three or more members in nearly 14 years, and two weeks at No. 1 on the Country Aircheck/Mediabase chart. With the milestone, Parmalee became the only band in the past year to earn multiple weeks at No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart.
Sponsored by Studio Bank, Kari Barnhart made a special donation presentation on behalf of Parmalee and the songwriters in support of the Mental Health Initiative.
The writers and the band each expressed their gratitude for one another, as well as for the teams who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to help propel the song to the top.
Photo: Katie Mathis for BMI
