CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR WINNERS

#BMICOUNTRYAWARDS
2022 BMI COUNTRY AWARDS 2022 BMI COUNTRY AWARDS
CONGRATULATIONS

We are thrilled to celebrate our outstanding family of country songwriters and publishers behind the songs that have ignited airwaves, filled our favorite playlists, and touched millions of fans. It’s our honor and pleasure to recognize the passion, dedication and unique artistry that went into every winning song. We are also very proud to salute Toby Keith as our BMI Icon and give out BMI Awards for Song of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, and Publisher of the Year, as well as the 50 most-performed country songs of the past year. Thank you to our creative family for your incredible work, which has proven year after year to be the best and most popular country music in the world.

2022 Award Winners2022 Award Winners

Toby Keith

BMI ICON AWARD

Toby Keith

Toby Keith

BMI is proud to honor country superstar Toby Keith as our BMI Icon for his extraordinary music career and singular songwriting, along with his unwavering commitment to humanitarian efforts. Since his debut hit, "Should've Been A Cowboy," he has sold over 40 million albums, had 32 #1 singles, and written a #1 song every year for 20 years straight. His blend of relatable stories and authentic lyrics have resulted in timeless music that resonates with all of us. In addition to induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, we are very proud to have named him BMI’s Country Songwriter of the Year three times. Congratulations, Toby, on this latest well-deserved honor!

Toby Keith Accepts the BMI Icon Award

SONG OF THE YEAR

Photo of Luke, Drew & Rob

Forever After All

  • Luke Combs
  • Drew Parker
  • Rob Williford
  • 50 Egg Music
  • Big Music Machine
  • Oak Tree Swing Publishing
  • Rowdy Rob Music
  • Sony/ATV Tree
  • Straight Dimes Publishing
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SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Michael Hardy

  • Beers on Me
  • Come Back as a Country Boy
  • Give Heaven Some Hell
  • Sand in My Boots
  • Single Saturday Night

HARDY Accepts the Songwriter of the Year Award

PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR

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Sony Music Publishing

Beers on Me / Best Thing Since Backroads / Come Back as a Country Boy / Country Again / Drinkin’ Beer. Talkin’ God. Amen. / Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home) / Forever After All / Freedom Was a Highway / Give Heaven Some Hell / Half of My Hometown / Heart on Fire / Hell of a View / If I Was a Cowboy / Just About Over You / Made for You / My Boy / Nobody / One Mississippi / Sand in My Boots / Settling Down / Single Saturday Night / Tequila Little Time / Things a Man Oughta Know / Wasted on You / Whiskey and Rain
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SPECIAL HIGHLIGHTSSPECIAL HIGHLIGHTS

#BMICountryAwards

Songwriters & Publishers of the
Most-Performed Songs
of the Year

These songs have received the most performances on terrestrial radio, satellite radio, and digital streaming services over the past year.
This year we’re proud to honor 27 first-time Country award winners.
See their names starred below.
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7 Summers

  • Morgan Wallen
  • Big Loud Mountain
  • Bo Wallace Publishing
  • Round Hill Works
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Beers on Me

  • Breland
  • Ross Copperman
  • Luke Dick
  • Nicolle Galyon
  • Michael Hardy
  • Ben Johnson
  • A Boy Named Ford
  • Artist 101 Publishing Group
  • Ben There Wrote That Publishing
  • EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
  • Emileon Songs
  • Hits From the Tape Room
  • Iris in the Sky with Diamonds
  • Little Louder Songs
  • Pen Point Guard Music
  • Rednecker Music
  • Relative Music Group
  • Reservoir 416
  • Round Hill Compositions
  • Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
  • Sony/ATV Tree
  • Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
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Best Thing Since Backroads

  • Ben Johnson
  • Jordan Minton
  • Geoff Warburton (SOCAN)
  • Artist 101 Publishing Group
  • Ben There Wrote That Publishing
  • First Cut Is The Deepest, Inc.
  • Here Comes The Boom Music
  • Hits From the Tape Room
  • Round Hill Compositions
  • Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
  • Sony/ATV Ballad
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Blame It on You

  • John Edwards
  • Tully Kennedy
  • BMG Platinum Songs US
  • IrishSonMusic
  • Lee 45 Music Publishing
  • Triple Play Music
  • Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
  • Zona Blue Music
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Breaking Up Was Easy in the 90s

  • Ernest Keith Smith
  • Big Loud Mountain
  • Ern Dog Music
  • Songs of Universal, Inc.
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Chasing After You

  • Brinley Addington
  • Adding Tone Music
  • Sixteen Stars Music
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Cold as You

  • Luke Combs
  • Shane Minor
  • Randy Montana
  • Bootleg Lyrics
  • Cowboy Revival Music
  • No Man Can Eat 50 Eggs Music
  • Songs of Universal, Inc.
  • Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
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Cold Beer Calling My Name

  • Brett Tyler
  • Anthem Extremely Combustible Music
  • Anthem Music Publishing I
  • Extremely Combustible Music
  • Sonofgroceries Music
  • Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
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Come Back as a Country Boy

  • Michael Hardy
  • Josh Thompson
  • MV2 Music
  • Red Bandana Publishing
  • Rednecker Music
  • Relative Music Group
  • Sony/ATV Tree
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Country Again

  • Thomas Rhett
  • Cricket On The Line
  • EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
  • Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
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Drinkin’ Beer. Talkin’ God. Amen.

  • Chase Rice
  • Dack Janiels Publishing
  • Sony/ATV Countryside
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Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)

  • Elle King
  • Elle King Music
  • EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
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Famous Friends

  • Chris Young
  • Songs of Universal, Inc.
  • They’ve Gone to Plaid Publishing LLC
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Fancy Like

  • Walker Hayes
  • Shane Stevens
  • Holy Graffiti Music
  • Me Gusta 30 Music
  • Music of MAM
  • Purplebeatz
  • Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
  • Songs of SMACK
  • Spark In Your Pocket
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Forever After All

  • Luke Combs
  • Drew Parker
  • Rob Williford
  • 50 Egg Music
  • Big Music Machine
  • Oak Tree Swing Publishing
  • Rowdy Rob Music
  • Sony/ATV Tree
  • Straight Dimes Publishing
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Freedom Was a Highway

  • Ash Bowers
  • Big Spaces Music
  • Sony/ATV Countryside
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Give Heaven Some Hell

  • Michael Hardy
  • Ben Johnson
  • Rednecker Music
  • Relative Music Group
  • Sony/ATV Tree
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Glad You Exist

  • Ryan Lewis
  • Shay Mooney
  • Tayla Parx
  • Shay Mooney Music
  • Spokane Boy Music
  • Taylor Monet Music
  • Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
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Gone

  • Nicolle Galyon
  • Ben Johnson
  • Artist 101 Publishing Group
  • Ben There Wrote That Publishing
  • Hits From the Tape Room
  • Round Hill Compositions
  • Songs of Influence
  • Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
  • Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
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Half of My Hometown

  • Ross Copperman
  • Nicolle Galyon
  • EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
  • Iris in the Sky with Diamonds
  • Songs of Influence
  • Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
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Heart on Fire

  • Eric Church
  • Longer And Louder Music
  • Sony/ATV Tree
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Hell of a View

  • Casey Beathard
  • Eric Church
  • Monty Criswell
  • Little Louder Songs
  • Longer And Louder Music
  • Rust and Chrome Music
  • Seven Ring Circus Songs
  • Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
  • Sony/ATV Tree
  • Spirit of Nashville One Crescendo
  • Tunes of Fluid
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Home Sweet

  • Russell Dickerson
  • Charles Kelley
  • BMG Platinum Songs US
  • Kailey’s Dream
  • Music That Is Russelled
  • RADIOBULLETSPUBLISHING
  • Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
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If I Didn’t Love You

  • Tully Kennedy
  • John Morgan
  • Lydia Vaughan
  • BMG Platinum Songs US
  • IrishSonMusic
  • Songs of Double Down Music
  • Triple Play Music
  • Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
  • Writersonthecorn Publishing
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If I Was a Cowboy

  • Jesse Frasure
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Pink Dog Publishing
  • Songs of Roc Nation Music
  • Sony/ATV Tree
  • Telemitry Rhythm House Music
  • Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
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It’s ‘Cause I Am

  • Callista Clark
  • Cameron Jaymes
  • Laura Veltz
  • Big Music Machine
  • Callista Clark Publishing
  • Hipgnosis Beats
  • Never Veltz So Good Publishing
  • Smells Of Rich Mahogany
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Just About Over You

  • Priscilla Block
  • Sarah Jones
  • 91 Dogs Publishing
  • Scillas Song Shop Publishing
  • Sony/ATV Tree
  • Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
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Knowing You

  • Kat Higgins (SOCAN)
  • Adam James
  • BMG Platinum Songs US
  • Pompano Run Music
  • Something To Be Proud Of Music
  • Songs For Ellie May
  • Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
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Made for You

  • Benjy Davis
  • Joey Hyde
  • Plaid Flag Music
  • Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
  • Sony/ATV Tree
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Memory I Don’t Mess With

  • Brian Davis
  • Billy Montana
  • Anthem Music Publishing I
  • Is That the Train Music
  • Mike Curb Music
  • Pump House Anthem
  • Songs About Jack
  • Twangville Music
  • Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
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Minimum Wage

  • Jesse Frasure
  • Nicolle Galyon
  • Songs of Influence
  • Songs of Roc Nation Music
  • Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
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My Boy

  • Elvie Shane
  • Lee Starr
  • Russell Sutton
  • Block of Marble Music
  • Lee Starr Publishing
  • Rome Phrey Publishing
  • Sony/ATV Tree
  • Sussy Rutts Publishing
  • Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
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Never Wanted to Be That Girl

  • Ashley McBryde
  • Canned Biscuit Songs
  • Songs of Harpeth Valley
  • Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
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Nobody

  • Dallas Wilson
  • Songs of Riser House
  • Sony/ATV Countryside
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One Mississippi

  • Kane Brown
  • Jesse Frasure
  • Levon Gray
  • Ernest Keith Smith
  • Big Loud Mountain
  • Bridge 1 Music
  • Ern Dog Music
  • Songs of Family Publishing
  • Songs of Influence
  • Songs of Roc Nation Music
  • Songs of Universal, Inc.
  • Sony/ATV Tree
  • Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
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One Too Many

  • Cutfather
  • Daniel Davidsen
  • Peter Wallevik
  • Reservoir 416
  • Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
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Sand in My Boots

  • Michael Hardy
  • Relative Music Group
  • Sony/ATV Tree
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Settling Down

  • Luke Dick
  • Natalie Hemby
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Concord
  • Emileon Songs
  • Little Louder Songs
  • Music of CTM Outlander Music LP
  • Pink Dog Publishing
  • Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
  • Songs of Universal, Inc.
  • Sony/ATV Tree
  • Wrucke For You Publishing
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Single Saturday Night

  • Michael Hardy
  • Mark Holman
  • Art In The Fodder Music
  • BMG Platinum Songs US
  • Hark Molman Songs
  • Ju Jettsu Music
  • Rednecker Music
  • Relative Music Group
  • Songs of Universal, Inc.
  • Sony/ATV Tree
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Tequila Little Time

  • Rhett Akins
  • Jon Pardi
  • Cowboy and Gus Publishing
  • Happy Song Factory
  • Ritten By Rhettro
  • Sony/ATV Countryside
  • Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
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Things a Man Oughta Know

  • Jason Nix
  • Sony/ATV Countryside
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Thinking ‘Bout You

  • Dustin Lynch
  • Will Weatherly
  • Chillin Like Villain’s Music
  • Magic Mustang Music, Inc.
  • Mandy’s Favorite Songs
  • Track House Worldwide Entertainment
  • Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
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Til You Can’t

  • Ben Stennis
  • Dead Aim Music
  • Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
  • The Stennis Mightier Music
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To Be Loved by You

  • Rhett Akins
  • Parker McCollum
  • ParkerMac Publishing
  • Ritten By Rhettro
  • Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
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Wasted on You

  • Charlie Handsome
  • Ernest Keith Smith
  • Josh Thompson
  • Morgan Wallen
  • Big Loud Mountain
  • Bo Wallace Publishing
  • Ern Dog Music
  • MV2 Music
  • Red Bandana Publishing
  • Round Hill Works
  • Songs of Universal, Inc.
  • Sony/ATV Songs LLC
  • Sony/ATV Tree
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Waves

  • Ryan Hurd
  • Chase McGill
  • Songs of Universal, Inc.
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We Didn’t Have Much

  • Randy Montana
  • Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
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Whiskey and Rain

  • Jesse Frasure
  • Josh Thompson
  • Big Music Machine
  • MV2 Music
  • Songs of Influence
  • Songs of Roc Nation Music
  • Sony/ATV Tree
  • Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
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Wild Hearts

  • Eric Paslay
  • Keith Urban
  • Big Music Machine
  • Maroma Music
  • Pay The Nice Guy Publishing
  • Songs of Universal, Inc.
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You Time

  • Scotty McCreery
  • Dagum Music
  • Songs of Universal, Inc.