Ashley Gorley Donates His Royalties From Jelly Roll’s ‘I Am Not Okay’ to Wellness Group for Songwriting Community

variety.com:

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Ashley Gorley, Variety’s Hitmakers Songwriter of the Year for 2023, will donate his royalties from his 80 th country No.

1 single, Jelly Roll’s “I Am Not Okay,” to the Onsite Foundation: Creatives Support Network, providing free mentorship, education, resources and mental wellness support specifically designed for members of the songwriting community.

The song was written by the two along with Taylor Phillips and Casey Brown; Gorley’s contribution will take the form of 80 grants for 80 individuals as well as program infrastructure support. “A song about struggling to get out of bed in the morning is No.

1 and that really speaks to where we are in the world,” Gorley said in the announcement. “It was important for us to take this moment to say ‘you’re not the only one,’ and to support a creative network with programming that is tailored to songwriters at any stage of their journey.” According to the announcement, songwriter-focused intensives are a big part of the program, two-day immersive individual or group coaching and therapy sessions explicitly curated for creatives.