ESSENTIAL MUSIC PUBLISHING WRITER ETHAN HULSE NAMED BMI'S CHRISTIAN SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR
2021/08/04.EssentialMusicPublishingsEthanHulseNamedBMIChristianSongwriteroftheYear.asp NEWS SOURCE: Merge PR August 4, 2021
NASHVILLE, TENN. (AUGUST 04, 2021) - BMI has recently named Essential Music Publishing (EMP) writer Ethan Hulse as BMI's Christian Songwriter of the Year. This is the third consecutive year that he has received this honor. In addition, EMP received 11 individual song awards (listed below) representing 12 of the team's writers.
"We are incredibly proud of this group of songs and the writers who helped create them," shares Holly Zabka, Sr. Vice President for Essential Music Publishing and Head of Creative for Provident Label Group. "As a publishing company, it’s so encouraging to not just see a large number of songs represented, but so many different writers from our Essential Music Publishing team contributing. Honored to celebrate alongside them and excited for what’s next."
Christian Songwriter of the Year Ethan Hulse was the co-writer on three songs recognized this year "Rescue Story" (Zach Williams), "Stand In Your Love" (Josh Baldwin), and "The Father's House" (Cory Asbury). Hulse signed his first publishing deal with Essential Music Publishing in 2016 and has become one of the most sought-after writers in Christian music. With cuts also recorded by Cory Asbury, Bethel Music, Josh Baldwin, and Zach Williams, Hulse has seven No. 1 songs to his name.
Essential Music Publishing – BMI Song Awards (EMP writers):
"Rescue Story" (Ethan Hulse, Andrew Ripp, Jonathan Smith, Zach William
"Stand In Your Love" (Ethan Hulse)
"The Father’s House" (Ethan Hulse)
"God’s Not Done With You" (Tauren Wells)
"See A Victory" (Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Jason Ingram)
"The Blessing" (Chris Brown, Steven Furtick)
"Alive" (Jason Ingram, Jonathan Smith, Zach Williams)
"Nobody" (Mark Hall)
"The God Who Stays" (Jonathan Smith)
"Together" (Ran Jackson, Ricky Jackson)
"Yes I Will" (Mia Fieldes, Jonathan Smith)
About Essential Music Publishing: EMP is a full-service music publishing company providing publishing rights management and administration, licensing, royalty collection, and payment on behalf of their award-winning songwriters and catalog administration clients. In just a few short years, EMP has become a vital creative community that empowers songwriters whose songs impact the world in various media and multiple genres.
Essential Music Publishing has more than 15,000 copyrights and 60+ No. 1 songs, including "You Say" recorded by Lauren Daigle, which also went No. 1 on the Mainstream Adult Contemporary Top 40 Chart, Cory Asbury's "Reckless Love," Zach Williams' "Chain Breaker," "Only Jesus" by Casting Crowns, and "Known" by Tauren Wells, among many others.
EMP is responsible for developing the Essential Worship imprint and church marketing platform representing hundreds of worship songs to the church, including "Great Are You Lord," "The Blessing," "King of Kings," "Reckless Love, "O Come to the Altar," "Tremble," "Glorious Day," as well as worship/church platforms Elevation Worship, Vertical Worship, one sonic society, Red Rocks Worship and others.
Essential Music Publishing is under Provident Entertainment, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. Find out more at EssentialMusicPublishing.com.
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