Nashville, TN (Top40 Charts/ Razor & Tie Media) This week Razor & Tie
Music Publishing writer Catt Gravitt has received three out of the thirteen Country Performance Activity Awards at the 2013 SESAC Nashville
Music Awards. Gravitt won for her songs, "Whiskey," "Alone With You," and "Why Ya Wanna." Kicking off CMA Week last night, SESAC's annual Nashville
Music Awards honored the top songwriters and publishers in the Country and Americana genres. Last year, Catt Gravitt was honored with the Songwriter of the Year Award.
This past year Gravitt celebrated the success of her song "
Alone With You" performed by country singer Jake Owen. The song spent two weeks in the #1 spot on the Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart and is platinum having sold over 1,007,000 tracks according to Nielsen Soundscan. Nashville-based Gravitt co-wrote "
Alone With You" with writers Shane McAnally and JT Harding and it was recorded by
Jake Owen for his album Barefoot Blue Jean Night. This song was Owen's second consecutive #1 single.
"Why Ya Wanna" was performed by country singer and One Tree Hill star Jana Kramer. The song peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart after being on the chart for 41 weeks and is certified gold having sold over 832,000 tracks
Nashville-based songwriter Catt Gravitt is a spiritually-attuned writer with a rare flair for lyrics that temper wisdom with vulnerability. Catt Gravitt has a long history with significant song recordings. She has penned tracks for artists such as Eli Young Band, Martina McBride, Kenny Rogers,
Natalie Grant, Ronnie Milsap, Rascal Flatts, Trace Adkins, Jo Dee Messina,
Kelly Clarkson, Adam Lambert, Sons of Sylvia, and
Craig Morgan, among others. Her Rascal Flatts' track "
Where You Are" sold over 5 million and the album it appeared on, Feels Like Today, was nominated by the Academy of Country
Music (ACM) for album of the year; and she co-wrote
Natalie Grant's No. 1 single "
In Better Hands" which was nominated for Gospel
Music Associations (GMA) Song of the Year and Pop Song Of The Year.
About SESAC
Established in 1930, SESAC is a service organization created to assist both the creators of music and music users through timely, efficient royalty collection and music licensing. SESAC maintains a diversified repertory that includes virtually all genres of music. Headquartered in Nashville , the company also has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Atlanta and London. ( www.sesac.com).
