2022 BMI Songwriter of the Year HARDY launched into CMA Fest week by celebrating his two No. One hits, “wait in the truck” and “TRUCK BED” yesterday (6/03).
Hosted by BMI and ASCAP, the music industry gathered on top of BMI’s Nashville rooftop as the Big Loud Records/Big Loud Rock artist was joined by his “wait in the truck” duet partner, GRAMMY® award winning singer songwriter and reigning ACM/CMA Entertainer of The Year, Lainey Wilson (BMI), along with the songwriters and producers behind each chart-topper.
Emceed by BMI’s Leslie Roberts, the lunchtime event kicked off with remarks about HARDY’s multi-Platinum hit “wait in the truck,” as songwriters Michael Hardy (BMI/Producer), Renee Blair (BMI), Hunter Phelps (ASCAP) and Jordan Schmidt (ASCAP/Producer) spoke about the authenticity behind the ACM and CMA award-winning hit.
“wait in the truck” serves as Blair’s first No. One, and to commemorate the moment Taylor guitars gifted her a BMI custom branded 210-dlx guitar. Next, songwriters Michael Hardy (BMI/Producer), Ben Johnson (BMI/Producer), Ashley Gorley (ASCAP) and Hunter Phelps (ASCAP) elaborated on the process behind “TRUCK BED,” as the Platinum hit serves as HARDY’s 15th No.
One as a songwriter. Producers behind both tracks, Joey Moi and Derek Wells, also detailed the creative process. Sponsored by Studio Bank, Kari Barnhart made a special donation presentation on behalf of HARDY and the songwriters in support of Second Harvest of Middle Tennessee.
