NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – The Nashville Songwriters Association International has announced that Taylor Swift will be honored with a decade and be the recipient of “Songwriter Artist of the Decade.”
In addition to Swift, Ashley Gorley will receive the “Songwriter of the Decade”.
Their achievements will be honored at the Ryman Auditorium on September 20.
Twenty artists will take the stage including Jordan Davis, Little Big Town, Luke Combs, Parmalee and Alana Springsteen.
Previously announced artists include the following:
- Pat Algiers
- Tony Arata
- baby face
- Kent Blazy
- Jacob Davis
- Gaelle
- Robust
- Walker Hayes
- Josh Jenkins
- Matt Jenkins
- Matt McGinn
- Thomas Rhet
- matt rogers
- Jenn Schott
- Nathan Spicer
- Matthew West
Winners of the decade award were determined by their cumulative songwriting success between 2010 and 2019, where points were awarded by calculating the percentage of songwriting credits in a song associated with Nashville and tracking the performance of each song on a weekly basis in the following top. 20 cards:
- Billboard Country Broadcast Chart
- Billboard Pop Songs Chart
- Billboard Christian Airplay Chart
- Billboard Rock Broadcast Chart
For the ‘Songwriter-Artist of the Decade’ award, there was an additional requirement that they had to be a recording artist as well as a credited songwriter of the song for points to count.
In addition to celebrating the aforementioned decade winners, the evening will also pay tribute to 2022 Song, Songwriter and Songwriter of the Year, as well as previously announced winners Garth Brooks ( Kris Kristofferson Lifetime Achievement Award) and Sony Music Publishing Chairman & CEO, Jon Platt (NSAI Chairman’s Keystone Award).
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