BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) record-breaking artists Jelly Roll and Lainey Wilson joined forces yesterday (2/22) to celebrate the success behind Jelly Rollโs back-to-back Platinum chart-toppers โNeed a Favorโ and the Grammy-nominated โSave Me,โ and Wilsonโs fifth consecutive No. One at Country radio, โWatermelon Moonshine.โ

BMI and ASCAP hosted more than 250 music industry members and friends alike at Nashvilleโs Tin Roof, where the BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville labelmates reunited with their fellow co-writers including Rob Ragosta (BMI), Joe Ragosta (ASCAP), Austin Nivarel (ASCAP), David Ray (BMI), and Josh Kear (ASCAP).
BMIโs Clay Bradley and Shannon Sanders emceed the event and launched into the success behind Jelly Rollโs co-written hit โNeed a Favor,โ which served as his second consecutive No. One at Country radio and earned multiple weeks on top of the Rock airplay charts.
His powerful duet โSave Meโ featuring Wilson, was commended for earning Jelly Roll his first Grammy nomination and the two also received a nod from the 57th annual CMA Awards for โMusical Event of the Year.โ Jelly Roll is one of only three artists, which include Morgan Wallen and Luke Combs, who scored three Country Airplay No. Ones in 2023.
Wilsonโs latest chart-topper, โWatermelon Moonshine,โ closed out the evening as the nostalgic track was highlighted for making history after reaching the top spot at Country radio in just 18 weeks. It marks the fastest climbing No. One for a solo female song at Country radio since Carrie Underwoodโs 2016 hit, โChurch Bellsโ and is featured on Wilsonโs ACM, CMA, and GRAMMY award-winning album, Bell Bottom Country.
Sponsored by Studio Bank, highlights included a donation presentation made by Kari Barnart on behalf of Jelly Roll, Wilson, and the songwriters in support of Rainbow Omega, Inc., a non-profit that provides vocational and residential programs to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.]
โNeed a Favorโ Trade Photo: (Back Row L-R) BMIโs Shannon Sanders, BMGโs Chris Oglesby, Sony Music Publishingโs Rusty Gaston, Reservoirโs John Ozier, Studio Bankโs Kari Barnhart, ASCAPโs Evyn Johnston, Stoney Creekโs Adrian Michaels (Front Row L-R) Rob Ragosta (BMI), Joe Ragosta (ASCAP), Jelly Roll (BMI), Austin Nivarel (ASCAP) Photo Credit Steve Lowry for BMI
โSave Meโ Trade Photo: (Back Row L-R) BBRโs Jon Loba, Warner Chappellโs BJ Hill, BMGโs Chris Oglesby, BMIโs Shannon Sanders, Studio Bankโs Kari Barnhart, Stoney Creekโs Adrian Michaels, BBRโs JoJamie Hahr (Front Row L-R): Lainey Wilson (BMI), Jelly Roll, (BMI), David Ray (BMI); Photo Credit Steve Lowry for BMI
โWatermelon Moonshineโ Trade Photo: (L-R) BMIโs Clay Bradley, Studio Bankโs Kari Barnhart, Lainey Wilson (BMI), Josh Kear (ASCAP), ASCAPโs Evyn Johnston, BBRโs Shelley Hargis; Photo Credit Steve Lowry for BMI.