Music industry guests were treated to a special event at the downtown Bridge Building yesterday afternoon, celebrating Luke Bryan and the achievement of four consecutive #1 singles from his Crash My Party album.  The singles — “Crash My Party” (written by Rodney Clawson and Ashley Gorley), “That’s My Kinda Night” (written by Ashley Gorley, Dallas Davidson and Chris DeStefano), “Drink A Beer,” (written by Jim Beavers and Chris Stapleton), and “Play It Again” (written by Ashley Gorley and Dallas Davidson) —  have collectively sold over 9 million tracks, and combined have spent 25 weeks as the #1 most-downloaded song in country music. Bryan was also surprised by UMG Nashville Chairman & CEO Mike Dungan, who presented him with a plaque recognizing Crash My Party‘s double Platinum status, just ten months after its release.  The album also ended 2013 as the #1 country album sold and the #3 most purchased album for all genres, behind only Justin Timberlake and Eminem.

(l to r) Jim Beavers, Rodney Clawson, Dallas Davidson, Luke Bryan, Ashley Gorley, Chris DeStefano, Chris Stapleton Back row (l to r): BMI Assistant Vice President of Writer/Publisher Relations Clay Bradley, UMG Nashville Chairman & CEO Mike Dungan, Producer Jeff Stevens, Sea Gayle Creative Manager Jake Gear and Vice President of Creative Mike Owens, External Combustion Music President/Owner Chris Farren, Manager Kerri Edwards, ASCAP Senior Creative Director LeAnn Phelan, Sony ATV President/CEO Troy Tomlinson, Warner/Chappell Executive Vice President Ben Vaughn, CRB/CRS Executive Director Bill Mayne, Big Loud Shirt Industries Owner Craig Wiseman, Sea Gayle Vice President Creative Freeman Wizer. Front row (l to r): Jim Beavers, Rodney Clawson, Dallas Davidson, Luke Bryan, Ashley Gorley, Chris DeStefano, Chris Stapleton