Ashley Gorley has written a record-breaking 70+ #1 radio singles and has had more than 400 songs recorded by artists such as Morgan Wallen, Chris Stapleton, Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood, Thomas Rhett, Dan + Shay, Kelsea Ballerini, Bon Jovi, Weezer, and more. In 2023, he celebrated multiple weeks as Billboard’s Number One Hot 100 Songwriter, all-genre. His grammy-nominated hit with Morgan Wallen, “Last Night,” reigned as the number one Hot 100 Song for a record-breaking 16 weeks, proving to be one of the biggest country crossover hits of all time. It is officially the longest-running Hot 100 chart topper from a solo artist. In the same year, Gorley was awarded ACM Songwriter of the Year and Song of the Year with Cole Swindell’s “She Had Me At Heads Carolina,” and landed ASCAP Country Song of the Year with Wallen’s “You Proof.” He was also awarded 2023 Songwriter of the Year (all-genre) by Variety at their prestigious Hitmakers event in Los Angeles. In 2022, he was honored as NSAI’s Songwriter of the Decade for 2010-2019. Full awards history below. - Gorley attended Belmont University and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1999. Since graduating, he has continued to give back to the University through leading seminars and mentoring students, as well as serving as a professor of Music Publishing from 2006-2008. Ashley is a champion of the songwriting community. He has met with Senators and The Library of Congress to promote songwriters’ rights and bills such as the Music Modernization Act. In 2011, Gorley formed his own publishing and artist development company, Tape Room Music. Writers for Tape Room have already celebrated nearly 40 #1 songs, including 2018 ASCAP Country Song of the Year, “Body Like A Back Road” and 2021 ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC Country Song, “One Of Them Girls.” He has multiple Grammy, CMA, and ACM nominations and wins, including a nomination for Country Song of the Year at the 2024 Grammy Awards.