The award will be presented on October 31st in Nashville
Chris Stapleton will receive the ASCAP Vanguard Award at the 54th annual ASCAP Country Music Awards this year. The singer-songwriter will be honored with the award, which pays tribute to songwriters and publishers of ASCAPโs most-performed country songs of 2015. Previous recipients include Third Day, The Civil Wards and Sara Bareilles, among others.
โEvery so often, someone comes along with songwriting so masterful, a voice so powerful and a presence so captivating, that it stops you in your tracks,โ said ASCAP President Paul Williams. โChris Stapleton does just that. By distilling Southern sounds and themes into potent songs, he has brought raw soul back to the country charts, and established himself as one of the most respected and original artists in American music today. We are thrilled to honor him with the ASCAP Vanguard Award.โ
The ASCAP Country Music Awards will take place at Nashvilleโs Ryman Auditorium October 31st.
Stapletonย is nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Single of the Year (โNobody to Blameโ), Male Vocalist of the Year and Music Video of the Year (โFire Awayโ), as well as Musical Event of the Year with wife Morgane Stapleton, for their performance of โYou Are My Sunshineโ at the 50th Annual CMA Awards which will be broadcast live from Nashvilleโs Bridgestone Arena November 2nd at 8 pm ET on ABC.
Stapletonย is currently making his way up the country charts with โParachuteโ from his award-winning album, Traveller.