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BMI and Chris Young Celebrate #1 ‘Who I Am With You’

Posted in News on August 28, 2014
(L-R): (Back row) BMI’s Bradley Collins; CMA’s Brenden Oliver; ASCAP’s Mike Sistad; This Music’s Rusty Gaston; RCA Nashville’s Josh Easler; Warner/Chappell’s Ben Vaughn; Chairman, CEO, Sony Music Nashville Gary Overton; Sony/ATV Tree’s Troy Tomlinson; ASCAP’s LeAnn Phelan; Producer James Stroud; BMI’s Jody Williams; and CMA’s Damon Whiteside. (Front row): BMI songwriter Marv Green, Chris Young, BMI songwriter Paul Jenkins and co-writer Jason Sellers.
(L-R): (Back row) BMI’s Bradley Collins; CMA’s Brenden Oliver; ASCAP’s Mike Sistad; This Music’s Rusty Gaston; RCA Nashville’s Josh Easler; Warner/Chappell’s Ben Vaughn; Chairman, CEO, Sony Music Nashville Gary Overton; Sony/ATV Tree’s Troy Tomlinson; ASCAP’s LeAnn Phelan; Producer James Stroud; BMI’s Jody Williams; and CMA’s Damon Whiteside. (Front row): BMI songwriter Marv Green, Chris Young, BMI songwriter Paul Jenkins and co-writer Jason Sellers. Photo: Rick Diamond

Broadcast Music, Inc. co-hosted a gathering of music industry guests at the Country Music Association office August 25, 2014, to celebrate Chris Young’s sixth #1 single, “Who I Am With You.”  Co-written by BMI songwriters Marv Green and Paul Jenkins, along with Jason Sellers, “Who I Am With You” is from Young’s most recent release, A.M.  This is the sixth #1 single for Marv Green, who has also penned hits such as Eric Church’s “Creepin,’” Lonestar’s “Amazed,” Reba’s “Consider Me Gone” and more. The song is the fifth chart-topper for Paul Jenkins, who also wrote Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson’s smash “Don’t You Want To Stay,” Blake Shelton’s “Over” and others.

photo (L-R): BMI songwriter Marv Green, Chris Young, BMI songwriter Paul Jenkins and co-writer Jason Sellers Photo: Rick Diamond