Ashley Gorley (born April 29, 1977) is an American songwriter, publisher, and producer from Danville, Kentucky, who is based in Nashville, Tennessee. Gorley has written 81 number 1 songs and has over 400 songs recorded by artists including Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line, Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton, Bon Jovi, Nate Smith, Thomas Rhett, Jason Derulo, Kelsea Ballerini, Morgan Wallen, and Dan + Shay.
Biography Gorley was born in Danville, Kentucky, the son of Glenn and Sandra Gorley (née Alexander).- - - Gorley graduated Belmont University in 1999 with a Music Business degree. He has continuously given back to the university through teaching music publishing (from 2006 to 2008), speaking at seminars, and mentoring current students. In 2022, Gorley signed a global publishing deal with Sony Music Publishing & Domain Capital Group.
Outside of songwriting, Gorley has fought for songwriter rights by meeting with The Library of Congress and promoting the Music Modernization Act.
Songwriting accolades +YearAwards2009ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year 2013Billboard Country Songwriter of the Year 2014ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year NSAI Songwriter of the Year2015ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year2016ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year Billboard Country Songwriter of the YearNSAI Songwriter of the Year2017ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year Billboard Country Songwriter of the Year
NSAI Songwriter of the Year2018ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year NSAI Songwriter of the Year2019ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year2020ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year NSAI Songwriter of the Year2021iHeart Radio Songwriter of the Year2022NSAI Songwriter of the Decade (2010–2019) NSAI Songwriter of the Year
ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year2023ACM Songwriter of the Year
ACM Song of the Year
ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year
NSAI Songwriter of the Year2024MusicRow's CountryBreakout Songwriter of the Year
iHeartRadio Award's Songwriter of the Year
ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee
Tape Room Music In 2011, Gorley created Tape Room Music, a publishing company with a focus on artist development. Writers for Tape Room have already celebrated 40 No. 1 songs, and eight Top 10 singles by artists such as Florida Georgia Line, Charlie Puth, Keith Urban, Dustin Lynch, Jason Derulo, Kane Brown, and Sam Hunt, including the 2018 ASCAP Country Song of the Year, “Body Like A Back Road.”
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