{"id":117059,"date":"2025-09-03T15:52:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T15:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/117059\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T15:52:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T15:52:07","slug":"breaking-2025-musicrow-awards-winners-updating-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/117059\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: 2025 MusicRow Awards Winners [Updating Live]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/8-THUMBNAIL-ON-WEBSITE.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-967131\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/8-THUMBNAIL-ON-WEBSITE.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"406\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>MusicRow Magazine is revealing the winners of the 37th annual MusicRow Awards throughout the day today (Sept. 3) on its online platforms, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MusicRowMag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/musicrowmagazine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MusicRow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>City National Bank is the Presenting Sponsor of the 2025 MusicRow Awards.<\/p>\n<p>The MusicRow Awards are Nashville\u2019s longest-running music industry trade publication honors and celebrates the achievements of songwriters, artists, producers and more. Winners are voted on by MusicRow\u2019s subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>All the MusicRow Award nominees are profiled in the recently-released <a href=\"https:\/\/musicrow.com\/2025\/08\/zach-top-graces-cover-of-2025-musicrow-awards-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">MusicRow Awards print issue<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The winners for the 37th annual MusicRow Awards (winners marked in red):<\/p>\n<p>PRODUCER OF THE YEAR:<br \/>Will Bundy<br \/>Charlie Handsome<br \/>Dann Huff<br \/>Jay Joyce<br \/>Joey Moi<br \/>Alysa Vanderheym \u2013 WINNER<\/p>\n<p>STUDIO OF THE YEAR:<br \/>Blackbird Studio \u2013 WINNER<br \/>East Iris Studios<br \/>Ocean Way Nashville Studio<br \/>Sound Emporium Studios<br \/>Sound Stage Studios<br \/>The Castle Recording Studios<\/p>\n<p>LABEL GROUP OF THE YEAR:<br \/>BBR Music Group\/BMG Nashville<br \/>Big Loud Records \u2013 WINNER<br \/>Big Machine Label Group<br \/>MCA<br \/>Sony Music Nashville<br \/>Warner Music Nashville<\/p>\n<p>TALENT AGENCY OF THE YEAR:<br \/>CAA<br \/>The Kinkead Entertainment Agency<br \/>The Neal Agency<br \/>UTA<br \/>Wasserman<br \/>WME \u2013 WINNER<\/p>\n<p>PUBLISHING COMPANY OF THE YEAR:<br \/>Big Loud Publishing<br \/>Big Machine Music<br \/>Sony Music Publishing Nashville<br \/>Tape Room Music<br \/>UMPG Nashville<br \/>Warner Chappell Music Nashville<\/p>\n<p>BREAKTHROUGH SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR:<br \/>Grady Block<br \/>Blake Bollinger<br \/>Johnny Clawson<br \/>Abram Dean<br \/>Josh Dorr<br \/>Lalo Guzman<br \/>Lauren Hungate<br \/>Jenna Johnson<br \/>KK Johnson<br \/>Blake Pendergrass<br \/>Josh Phillips<br \/>Daniel Ross<br \/>Andy Sheridan<br \/>Kyle Sturrock<br \/>Joybeth Taylor<br \/>Nick Walsh<\/p>\n<p>BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST-WRITER OF THE YEAR:<br \/>Drew Baldridge<br \/>Ella Langley<br \/>Chase Matthew<br \/>Josh Ross<br \/>Zach Top<br \/>Tucker Wetmore<\/p>\n<p>MALE SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR:<br \/>Louis Bell<br \/>Rocky Block<br \/>Ashley Gorley<br \/>Charlie Handsome<br \/>Josh Phillips<br \/>Taylor Phillips<\/p>\n<p>FEMALE SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR:<br \/>Jessi Alexander<br \/>Kelly Archer<br \/>Jessie Jo Dillon<br \/>Joybeth Taylor<br \/>Lydia Vaughan<br \/>Laura Veltz<\/p>\n<p>SONG OF THE YEAR:<br \/>\u201cBaggage\u201d \u2013 Songwriters: Kelsea Ballerini, Alysa Vanderheym, Jessie Jo Dillon, Hillary Lindsey, Karen Fairchild<br \/>\u201cDon\u2019t Mind If I Do\u201d \u2013 Songwriter: Riley Green<br \/>\u201cI Never Lie\u201d \u2013 Songwriters: Zach Top, Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols<br \/>\u201cIndigo\u201d \u2013 Songwriters: Sam Barber, Avery Anna, Andy Sheridan<br \/>\u201cThe Fall\u201d \u2013 Songwriters: Bobby Pinson, Ray Fulcher, Jeremy Stover<br \/>\u201cWeren\u2019t For The Wind\u201d \u2013 Songwriters: Ella Langley, Joybeth Taylor, Johnny Clawson<\/p>\n<p>DISCOVERY ARTIST OF THE YEAR:<br \/>Gavin Adcock<br \/>Mackenzie Carpenter<br \/>Carter Faith<br \/>Dylan Gossett<br \/>Dylan Marlowe<br \/>Hudson Westbrook<\/p>\n<p>BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR:<br \/>Avery Anna<br \/>Ella Langley<br \/>The Red Clay Strays<br \/>Zach Top<br \/>Tucker Wetmore<br \/>Warren Zeiders<\/p>\n<p>FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR:<br \/>Kelsea Ballerini<br \/>Ashley Cooke<br \/>Ella Langley<br \/>Megan Moroney<br \/>Kacey Musgraves<br \/>Lainey Wilson<\/p>\n<p>MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR:<br \/>Kane Brown<br \/>Luke Combs<br \/>Riley Green<br \/>Cody Johnson<br \/>Jelly Roll<br \/>Morgan Wallen<\/p>\n<p>GROUP\/DUO ARTIST OF THE YEAR:<br \/>Brothers Osborne<br \/>Maddie &amp; Tae<br \/>Old Dominion<br \/>Parmalee<br \/>The Red Clay Strays<br \/>The War And Treaty<\/p>\n<p>ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR:<br \/>Kelsea Ballerini<br \/>Luke Combs<br \/>Cody Johnson<br \/>Jelly Roll<br \/>Morgan Wallen<br \/>Lainey Wilson<\/p>\n<p>MusicRow also honors the Top 10 Album All-Star Musicians at the 2025 MusicRow Awards, recognizing the studio players who performed on the most albums reaching the Top 10 of Billboard\u2019s Top Country Albums chart during the eligibility period. The honorees are:<\/p>\n<p>Bass:<br \/>Jimmie Lee Sloas<\/p>\n<p>Drums:<br \/>Jerry Roe<\/p>\n<p>Engineer:<br \/>Drew Bollman<\/p>\n<p>Fiddle:<br \/>Stuart Duncan<\/p>\n<p>Guitar:<br \/>Bryan Sutton<\/p>\n<p>Keyboards:<br \/>Dave Cohen<\/p>\n<p>Steel (TIE):<br \/>Justin Schipper<br \/>Paul Franklin<\/p>\n<p>Vocals:<br \/>Wes Hightower<\/p>\n<p>                         <a href=\"https:\/\/musicrow.com\/author\/lbcantrellmusicrow-com\/\" class=\"url\" title=\"LB Cantrell\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"photo perfmatters-lazy\" width=\"250\" alt=\"LB Cantrell\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/lb-headshot-2023.jpg\"\/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>LB Cantrell is Editor\/Director of Operations at MusicRow magazine, where she oversees, manages and executes all company operations. LB oversees all MusicRow-related content, including the publication\u2019s six annual print issues and online news. She is a Georgia native and a graduate of the Recording Industry Management program at Middle Tennessee State University.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/musicrow.com\/author\/lbcantrellmusicrow-com\/\" class=\"url\" title=\"LB Cantrell\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"photo perfmatters-lazy\" width=\"250\" alt=\"LB Cantrell\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/lb-headshot-2023.jpg\"\/><\/a>Latest posts by LB Cantrell (<a href=\"https:\/\/musicrow.com\/author\/lbcantrellmusicrow-com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">see all<\/a>)  <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MusicRow Magazine is revealing the winners of the 37th annual MusicRow Awards throughout the day today (Sept. 3)&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":117060,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[49,48,75,341],"class_list":["post-117059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117059\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}