400+ People Attend Ella Langley’s Double #1 Party

On March 17, BMI hosted Ella Langley at their Nashville office for a double #1 party, celebrating “weren’t for the wind” and “Choosin’ Texas.” Langley was reunited with those she co-wrote the tracks with, Johnny Clawson, Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert and Joybeth Taylor, as more than 400 industry professionals filled the lobby to join in the celebration.

Langley, Johnny Clawson and Joybeth Taylor were each gifted a custom Taylor 210e DLX guitar in celebration of their first No. One party as BMI songwriters. BMI’s Clay Bradley transitioned presentations to the record-breaking PLATINUM hit, “Choosin’ Texas,” which continues to reign the charts. Speaking to its historic success, Billboard’s Russ Penuell took the stage to note that the smash ties for the most weeks ever spent atop the Billboard Hot 100 for a song by a woman that also hit No. One on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart; matching Taylor Swift’s three-week reign with “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.”

Sponsored by Studio Bank, Kari Barnhart made a special donation presentation on behalf of Langley and the songwriters in support of Pawsitive Rescue Division that provides rehabilitation, training and concentrated care for each rescued dog and their new owners. Green River Whiskey, the new official whiskey sponsor of BMI No. One parties, gifted Langley and her collaborators a commemorative bottle of single barrel bourbon in honor of their chart-toppers.