Chris Willman Music WriterIn a virtual awards unveiling, Nashville tunesmith Josh Osborne was named songwriter of the year by the ASCAP Country Music Awards for the first time.The Lee Brice hit “One of Them Girls” picked up a country song of the year trophy for co-writer Ashley Gorley.Sony Music Publishing was named publisher of the year by ASCAP’s country wing for the first time since 2012.Osborne earned the songwriter of the year honor by landing a formidable eight No.
1 songs during the period, including “7 Summers,” “Beers and Sunshine,” “Breaking Up Was Easy in the ’90s,” “Happy Anywhere,” “Hard to Forget,” “How They Remember You,” “Next Girl” and “Nobody But You.”Said George Strait, congratulating Osborne in a video that the.
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