

Pictured (L-R): Brent Rupard, ASCAP’s Beth Brinker, Jillian Jaqueline, Anthony Olympia
ASCAP presented three days of live music during this year’s CMA Music Festival.
On Thursday, June 9 and Friday, June 10, ASCAP offered performances from emerging songwriter-artists Carlton Anderson, Jeston Cade, Hannah Dasher, Hannah Ellis, Emily Hackett, Jillian Jacqueline, Hunter Phelps, Jameson Rogers, Brent Rupard and CJ Solar on the Budweiser Acoustic Stage at Ascend Amphitheater.

Pictured (L-R): Hunter Phelps, ASCAP’s Robert Filhart and Jameson Rogers

Pictured: CJ Solar on the ASCAP Budweiser Acoustic Stage at Ascend Amphitheater

Pictured (L-R): ASCAP’s Eyvn Mustoe and Hannah Dasher
On Saturday, June 11, ASCAP Presented a special Hit Songwriters Round at the HGTV Lodge, hosted by Kelly Sutton and HGTV’s Property Brothers stars Drew Scott and Jonathan Scott.
The round featured top ASCAP songwriters Chris DeStefano (“Something in the Water”), Ashley Gorley (“T-Shirt”), Jon Nite (“Break on Me”) and Deric Ruttan (“Came Here to Forget”). The Scott brothers, who are also songwriter-artists, hosted a meet and greet immediately following the round and performed an acoustic version of their song, “Let the Night Shine In.”

Pictured: The ASCAP Hit Songwriters Round at the HGTV Lodge during CMA Music Festival

Pictured (L-R): ASCAP’s Michael Martin, Ashley Gorley, ASCAP’s Alison Webber, Property Brothers‘ Jonathan Scott, Deric Ruttan, Property Brothers‘ Drew Scott, ASCAP’s Beth Brinker and Mike Sistad, Chris DeStefano and Jon Nite at the ASCAP Hit Songwriters Round at the HGTV Lodge

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