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• 2008 – Jerry Reed passed away due to complications from emphysema
• 2006 – Taylor Swift made her Grand Ole Opry debut
• 1998 – Alan Jackson released his album High Mileage
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• Artist Name: Jay Kutcher
• Hometown: Jonquière Québec Canada

What project(s) are you currently working on?

My second album

What inspired you to pursue a career in music and when did you know?

My own family (Father, Uncles etc) are musicians, signers. So since I’m young.

If you weren’t pursuing a career in music, what would you be doing for a living?

I’m really good in construction.

What is your favorite downtime activity?

To be with my family.

Who is your biggest celebrity crush?

Luke Bryan

Who is your favorite sports team(s)?

Montreal Canadians NHL Hockey Team

What is the last movie that you watched?

James Bond

What is the last album you listened to?

Tucker Wetmore

If you could only listen to one album for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Jay Kutcher album

What is the greatest country song of all time?

Too many great songs to have only one.

What has been your favorite city/town that you’ve visited out on the road?

Nashville

What is your favorite meal?

Tomahawk on Kamado Grill.

Who is your dream duet partner?

Luke Bryan

Who would you like to go on tour with?

Luke Bryan Thomas Rhett, Keith Urban, Morgan Wallen

What is your ultimate career goal(s)?

To play at the Bell Center, Madisson Square Garden, CMA in Nashville all and big festivals !!!

How can fans connect with you on Social Media?

Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok

The songwriting giants behind the hits “If I Said You Have A Beautiful Body (Would You Hold It Against Me),” “Trip Around The Sun,” “Teardrops On My Guitar,” “The Dark End Of The Street” and “The River” will soon become the newest members of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (NaSHOF).

David Bellamy (The Bellamy Brothers), Al Anderson, Liz Rose, Dan Penn and Victoria Shaw – the Hall’s Class of 2024 – will join the legendary body in November, according to an announcement made today by Rich Hallworth, chair of the organization’s board of directors, and Mark Ford, its executive director director at a luncheon held in Nashville’s historic Columbia Studio A, part of Belmont University’s Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business.

“Gathering for this occasion – to recognize and welcome the members of our incoming class – is always one of the highlights of our year,” says Hallworth.  “To this stellar group of songwriters, we say thank you for your songs and for your artistry.  You are exceptional talents, and we will proudly honor you this fall, when you officially join your legendary peers in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.”

Ford introduced each member of the new class.  Anderson and Rose were elected in the contemporary songwriter category with Penn and Shaw in the veteran songwriter category and Bellamy in the veteran songwriter/artist category.  The top vote getter in the contemporary songwriter/artist category, Brad Paisley, is unable to attend this year’s ceremony due to a scheduling conflict and will be officially inducted next year as a member of the Hall’s Class of 2025.

This year’s five electees will join the 241 previously inducted members of the elite organization when they are formally inducted during the 54th Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala on Wednesday, November 6, at the Music City Center.

Al Anderson’s songwriter credits include “Trip Around The Sun” (Jimmy Buffett & Martina McBride), “Unbelievable” (Diamond Rio) and “The Cowboy In Me” (Tim McGraw).  Liz Rose’s resume is known for “White Horse” (Taylor Swift), “Crazy Girl” (Eli Young Band) and “Girl Crush” (Little Big Town).  Dan Penn’s hits include “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man” (Aretha Franklin), “The Dark End Of The Street” (James Carr) and “I’m Your Puppet” (James & Bobby Purify).  Victoria Shaw is best known for “The River” (Garth Brooks), “I Love The Way You Love Me” (John Michael Montgomery) and “Nobody Wants To Be Lonely” (Ricky Martin & Christina Aguilera).  David Bellamy recorded many of his own compositions, including “If I Said You Have A Beautiful Body (Would You Hold It Against Me),” “Old Hippie” and “Crazy From The Heart.”

Check back often as we will be refreshing this post throughout the night!

• This morning, the first two CMA Awards were given out pre-show.  The Hardy & Lainey Wilson duet “Wait in the Truck” took home honors for Music Video of the Year and Musical Event of the Year!
• The show started with Jelly Roll performing “I Need a Favor.”  Wynonna then came out to join him mid-song!
• Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning came out to begin their hosting duties, with Luke Bryan joking that “Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were unavailable.”  They had some other good zingers while they highlighted some of the nominees.
• Brian Kelley, Parker McCollum and Corey Seager came out to present the first on-air award of the night, for Single of the Year:
  • “Fast Car” by Luke Combs – WINNER
  • “Heart Like a Truck” by Lainey Wilson
  • “Need a Favor” by Jelly Roll
  • “Next Thing You Know” by Jordan Davis
  • “Wait in the Truck” by Hardy & Lainey Wilson
• We come back from commercial with Manning introducing Bill Anderson and Sara Evans to present the next award.  Evans spoke about how honored she was to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry.  The award for Song of the Year:
  • “Fast Car” by Luke Combs – WINNER
  • “Heart Like a Truck” by Lainey Wilson
  • “Next Thing You Know” by Jordan Davis
  • “Tennessee Orange” by Megan Moroney
  • “Wait in the Truck” by Hardy & Lainey Wilson
• Peyton Manning brought out Craig Morgan, thanking him for re-enlisting in the Army.  They then introduced Luke Bryan who came out to perform a medley of hits including “Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day,” “One Margarita,” “That’s My Kind of Night,” “Play It Again,” and “Country Girl (Shake It For Me).”  He ended the performance by thanking the fans for 30 career #1 hits.
• We come back from commercial with Manning introducing Ashley McBryde who performed her current hit single “Light On In The Kitchen”
• The faceless announcer then introduced Cody Johnson who came out to perform his new single “The Painter”
• We come back from commercial with Hailey Whitters and Kevin Cahoon to give out the award for Duo of the Year:
  • Brooks & Dunn
  • Brothers Osborne – WINNER
  • Dan + Shay
  • Maddie & Tae
  • The War & Treaty
• Luke and Peyton introduced Morgan Wallen and Eric Church who performed “Man Made a Bar”
• The announcer introduced Chris Young, who came out to share a video where he surprised his former music teacher with a new Chevy SUV.   She was on stage when the video ended
• We come back from commercial to kick off hour two with Luke and Peyton introducing Luke Combs who came out to perform his new single “Where the Wild Things Are”
• Luke Bryan introduced Chris Stapleton who performed “White Horse”
• We come back from commercial with Luke Bryan giving a shout out to a behind-the-scenes woman working her 50th CMA Awards.  He then introduced Jordan Davis who performed “Next Thing You Know”
• The announcer introduced Cynthia Erivo to give out the award for Vocal Group of the Year:
  • Lady A
  • Little Big Town
  • Midland
  • Old Dominion – WINNER
  • Zac Brown Band
• Peyton Manning introduced Lainey Wilson who performed her new single “Wildflowers and Wild Horses”
• We return from commercial with Luke and Peyton highlighting a couple of the new Country Music Hall of Fame inductees before introducing Dan + Shay who performed “Save Me the Trouble”
• Luke then introduced Kelsea Ballerini who performed “Leave Me Again”
• We come back from commercial to Peyton giving a shoutout to the Musician of the Year winner before introducing The War & Treaty who performed “That’s How Love Is Made”
• The announcer introduced Gerry Turner and Lady A who came out to present the award for New Artist of the Year:
  • Zach Bryan
  • Jelly Roll – WINNER
  • Parker McCollum
  • Megan Moroney
  • Hailey Whitters
• We come back from commercial to Kenny Chesney and Mac McAnally performing a tribute to Jimmy Buffett with “A Pirate Looks at Forty.”  This was followed up by Alan Jackson and Zac Brown Band performing “Margaritaville.”  Alan was rocking some shades while Zac Brown was in shorts.  This was the performance of the night so far.
• We come back from another commercial with Luke Bryan introducing Megan Moroney and Old Dominion who performed their new single “Can’t Break Up Now”
• The announcer introduced Paula Abdul and Darius Rucker who were out to give out the award for Album of the Year:
  • Ashley McBryde Presents:  Lindeville by Ashley McBryde
  • Bell Bottom Country by Lainey Wilson – WINNER
  • Gettin’ Old by Luke Combs
  • One Thing at a Time by Morgan Wallen
  • Rolling Up the Welcome Mat by Kelsea Ballerini
• The announcer then introduced Jordan Davis, who introduced a video about Crown Royale and how they support and honor veterans.  He then gave an award to a veteran from Crown Royale.
• We come back from commercial with Luke and Peyton introducing Carly Pearce and Chris Stapleton who performed “We Don’t Fight Anymore”
• The announcer introduced Martina McBride, who came out to present the award for Female Vocalist of the Year:
  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Ashley McBryde
  • Carly Pearce
  • Lainey Wilson – WINNER
• Luke Bryan joined Parker Diffie, son of Joe Diffie, to present the next performance – Hardy and Morgan Wallen to perform Diffie’s “John Deere Green.”  Then, they brought out Post Malone to perform “Pickup Man”
• We come back from commercial to a video of Johnny Cash talking about Tanya Tucker.  Then, Little Big Town took the stage to pay tribute to Tucker, with the opening chorus of “Delta Dawn” before Tucker came out to perform with them!
• The announcer introduced Nate Bargatze, who was there to present the award for Male Vocalist of the Year:
  • Luke Combs
  • Jelly Roll
  • Cody Johnson
  • Chris Stapleton – WINNER
  • Morgan Wallen
• Keith Urban was introduced by the announcer to present the award for Entertainer of the Year:
  • Luke Combs
  • Chris Stapleton
  • Carrie Underwood
  • Morgan Wallen
  • Lainey Wilson – WINNER
• Luke and Peyton introduce the final performance of the night as Jelly Roll is joined by K. Michelle to perform The Judds’ “Love Can Build a Bridge” to close the show.