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<\/i> album.\u00a0 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) —\u00a0 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<\/i>‘s double Platinum status, just ten months after its release.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n
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(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.\u00a0Front row (l to r): Jim Beavers, Rodney Clawson, Dallas Davidson, Luke Bryan, Ashley Gorley, Chris DeStefano, Chris Stapleton<\/p>\n
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