BMI�welcomed industry friends to celebrate one of Warner Music Nashville�s most consistent hitmakers�Kenny Chesney�for his 36th No. One hit �Take Her Home� at BMI�s Nashville location on Monday afternoon (10/14). Chesney was reunited with songwriters�Michael Hardy�(BMI),�Zach Abend�(BMI),�Hunter Phelps�(ASCAP), and co-producer�Buddy Cannon�to celebrate the milestone.
The lead single from the multi-Platinum entertainer�s�Born�album, makes Chesney the artist with the most Billboard Country chart-toppers. �Take Her Home� serves as Abend�s first No. One, Hardy�s 16th No. One and Phelps 9th No.
One.Kenny Chesney #1 �Take Her Home� Monday Oct. 14, 2024, in Nashville, TN.�One of my favorite things about this town is that you can wake up one morning and hear a song that didn�t exist the day before. A song that could change lives and find commonality among people�and that�s exactly the way �Take Her Home� happened,� Chesney said. �I woke up and got a text from HARDY and I listened to it and it wasn�t a week later that Buddy and I were in the studio.�The event was hosted by BMI and ASCAP and emceed by BMI�s Clay Bradley. In celebration of Abend�s first No.
One as a BMI songwriter, Bradley presented him with a custom Taylor 210e DLX guitar. Sponsored by Studio Bank, the organization made a special donation on behalf of Chesney and the songwriters in support of the Red Cross, benefiting hurricane relief efforts in East Tennessee and North Carolina.Kenny Chesney #1 �Take Her Home� Monday Oct. 14, 2024, in Nashville, TN.Kenny Chesney #1 �Take Her Home� Monday Oct. 14, 2024, in Nashville, TN.