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Thursday, August 18, 2022

Taylor Swift, Ashley Gorley To Be Honored At Nashville Songwriter Awards

The Nashville Songwriters Association International has revealed that Taylor Swift and Ashley Gorley will be their Decade honorees.

Swift will be honored as the "Songwriter-Artist of the Decade" and Gorley as the "Songwriter of the Decade" during the 5th annual Nashville Songwriter Awards to be held at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on September 20.

Jordan Davis, Little Big Town, Luke Combs, Parmalee, and Alana Springsteen will join previously announced performers set to take the stage to honor their favorite writers and award-winners.

Decade award winners are determined by their cumulative songwriting success between the designated years (2010-2019), where points are given by calculating the percentage of songwriting credit in a Nashville-associated song and tracking each song's performance on a week to week basis in the Top 20 of the Billboard Country Airplay Chart, Billboard Pop Songs Chart, Billboard Christian Airplay Chart or Billboard Rock Airplay Chart.

"A great songwriter can have you see and feel them. But, a truly gifted songwriter's songwriter will have you see, feel and smell those roses in the window. That's Taylor," said Keith Urban.

Chart-topping songwriter Ashley Gorley has earned the title of NSAI's "Songwriter of the Year" five times in the past.

"I have so much respect for Ashley Gorley. His talent as a songwriter is obvious, but his work ethic combined with that talent is truly inspirational. He's one of the hardest working and most passionate people in town and truly deserves this honor," said Thomas Rhett.

(Photo: Beth Garrabrant)

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Lizzo, Blackpink, Jack Harlow & Måneskin To Perform At VMAs

Blackpink, Jack Harlow, Lizzo, and Måneskin are slated to take the stage live, joining an already all-star list of musical guests at this year's MTV Video Music Awards show.

Blackpink will mark the first-ever performance of the single "Pink Venom," in what will be their American awards show debut. The K-pop girl group is nominated in the all-new Best Metaverse Performance category this year.

For her self-titled track "Lalisa," Blackpink member Lisa is also nominated in the Best K-pop category as the first-ever solo female K-pop star and Korean soloist.

For Måneskin, it is also their first award show performance in the United States and their VMAs debut. The Italian glam-rock band will take the stage performing their hit single "Supermodel." Måneskin also received a pair of VMA nominations this year in the Best New Artist and Best Alternative categories.

Lizzo will return to the stage with a performance of her song "2 Be Loved" from her new album, Special. She is nominated in four VMA categories this year, including Artist of the Year and Song of the Year.

Harlow will return for his first solo performance on the main stage this year. The rapper leads in nominations with seven nods this year.

The 2022 VMAs will return to New Jersey's Prudential Center in Newark on August 28.

Previously announced performers include Anitta, J Balvin, Marshmello x Khalid, Panic! At The Disco and Kane Brown.

(Photo: MTV)

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Beyoncé's 'Break My Soul' Remains Atop Billboard Hot 100 For Second Week

Beyoncé's "Break My Soul" has continued its domination of the Billboard Hot 100 for a second consecutive week.

"Break My Soul," a song from her new album Renaissance, drew 65.2 million radio airplay audience impressions and 14.5 million streams and sold 36,000 downloads in the August 5-11 tracking week, according to Luminate.

The track also topped the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and the Hot R&B Songs chart.

The song jumped to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 last week, marking Beyoncé's eighth solo No. 1.

Harry Styles' "As It Was", Lizzo's "About Damn Time", Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" and DJ Khaled's "Staying Alive," featuring Drake and Lil Baby, followed "Soul" in the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in descending order.

The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data.

(Photo: Mason Poole)

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