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January 5, 2023

Top Songwriter Chart: MusicRow’s Top 100 Songwriters Of 2022

Every week, MusicRow Magazine releases its Top Songwriter Chart. With this format, at any moment in time, the current MusicRow Songwriter Chart...

November 15, 2022

Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert & Other Country Artists Among Grammy Nominees

The Recording Academy revealed its highly-anticipated list of nominees in each category ahead of the 65th Grammy Awards...

November 9, 2022

Luke Combs Wins Song of the Year at 2022 BMI Awards With 'Forever After All'

Luke Combs won Song of the Year at last night's 2022 BMI Awards for his #1 single, "Forever After All." Written by Combs, Drew Parker and Rob Williford...

July 26, 2022

"Doin' This" Nominated for 2022 MusicRow Song Of The Year

Co-written with frequent collaborators Drew Parker and Robert Williford, “Doin’ This” finds Combs imagining what he’d be doing if he wasn’t a country superstar...

June 28, 2022

Warner Chappell & Edgehill Music Publishing Sign Rob Williford

Singer-songwriter and musician Rob Williford has signed a global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music and Edgehill Music Publishing...

January 11, 2022

Top Songwriter Chart: MusicRow’s Top 100 Songwriters Of 2021

Each week, MusicRow releases its Top Songwriter Chart, ranking the top 60 songwriters using algorithms based on song activity according to airplay, digital download...

December 2, 2021

Variety’s 2021 Hitmakers and Hitbreakers Revealed

It’s rare that a member of an artist’s touring band is also a co-writer on that artist’s hits — even in country music, where it used to be more common. Williford...

December 7, 2019

Luke Combs’ guitarist, songwriter recalls Gastonia memories

“Rowdy” Rob Williford now travels the world playing guitar with country music star Luke Combs, but he recalls with fondness his time growing up in Gastonia...

May 14, 2019

See Luke Combs Perform New Drinking Song ‘One Too Many’

Luke Combs mixes two of his favorite things — Nineties country and drinking beer — into a new song, “One Too Many.”...

February 5, 2019

How country singer Luke Combs took his own path and became Nashville’s fastest-rising star

About three years ago, songwriter Jonathan Singleton was at a bar in Nashville when a singer he didn’t recognize took the stage...

August 22, 2018

Three Writers Celebrate First No. 1 With Luke Combs’ “One Number Away”

Luke Combs just might be the country artist with the most chart impact right now that is also the most devoted to giving new songwriters a shot at a coveted No. 1...

August 8, 2018

Why Country Songwriters Won’t Be Putting Their Phones Down Anytime Soon

It has practically replaced the magazine in the doctor’s office waiting room, superseded the CD rack as a place to connect with music...

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