#1 Plaques and 2 Quarts of Patron

On September 27, 2011, Dierks Bentley, Jim Beavers, Jon Randall Stewart and the members of Team Lonesome gathered at Losers Bar & Grill in Nashville to celebrate Dierks' 8th #1 hit. Before the party, Dierks tweeted the following:

@DierksBentley: headed to my #1 party for AM I THE ONLY ONE. thinking about all our hard core fans out there that made this happen. love you guys.

@DierksBentley: been waaaaay too long since I busted the '67 camero out!! perfect day to do it. headed to the party. thx again for calling Country Radio

The party, held by Capitol, BMI and ASCAP honored Dierks for performing; Dierks, Jim, and Jon Randall for writing; and Team Lonesome for the roles they played in the AITOO video. When Dierks was honored by ASCAP, Evie (who is getting so big!) joined him onstage to accept the award. 

 

(Photos courtesy Nashville Country Club)

The writers, promotion team, and Team Lonesome were all awarded with 2-quart bottles of Patron. 

“This is the first No. 1 that I’ve been really excited about the party and the actual location of the party,” Bentley notes. “[In the song], we wrote ‘I was flying solo / Down at Silverado’s / The joint looking like a morgue.’ Anyone who’s lived in Nashville as long as I have knows what Silverado’s is — it’s the one bar that used to be opened on Sundays. I was really excited to have the No. 1 party at Silverado’s … just have it be a crazy No. 1 party, but Silverado’s is closed. I wanted to have it there, but this is a great spot and is easy for everyone to get to. I don’t get to come here as often as I’d like because I’m on the road, so it was good second choice.”

Congratulations once again, Mr. President! We can't wait to do it all again in a few months - for your 9th #1 single "Home" AND your next #1 album! 

~ Carrie S. (DBC Rep/Chart Reporter-NC) 

Country Weekly Picks Dierks Bentley for Country's Sexiest Men - 2010 List

I'm beginning to believe that 2010 is Dierks Bentley's year! Country Weekly's October 18th issue includes Dierks at #3 on their 2010 top ten list of Country's Sexiest Men! Recognizing his irresistable curls, romantic way and family-man as top factors, CW's picks were not necessarily in sync with the readers' results.

I was thrilled with their picks, but disappointed the DB Congress couldn't land our president in the fans list! Either we need a whole lot more reps or we need to find a way that all 620 of us can pitch in on the voting! Need your ideas, 'congrass'!

More DB love is in the same issue with a 2-page spread on the ASCAP awards, where Dierks won Songwriter/Artist of the Year and a Top 5 Most Performed Song for Sideways--his 13th ASCAP for the "most performed song" category. In a new page, "Staff Picks," production manager Alyssa Carlson recomends Dierks' Up On The Ridge album.

Yes, 2010 is going to be a great year for our DBC prez.! With 3 CMA nominations, there's a good chance he'll walk away with a trophy--I'm guessing Album of the Year! This year also marks the 5th year of his Grand Ole Opry Induction and 5th anniversary of his Miles and Music For Kids charity event, which has raised over $1.2 million dollars for children's hospitals across the nation!

"Map" Draws Closer to Top 40

In its 4th week on the charts, Dierks Bentley's latest single "Draw Me a Map" creeped ever-so-close to the Top 40, coming in at #41 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, and #44 on the Mediabase chart. As its trend has been, the small-market charts continue to outpace their "big sisters," and it came in at #29 (!) on Billboard's Indicator chart, and #31 on Mediabase's Activator chart.

The next few days will tell whether a prestigious Songwriter/Artist of the Year award from ASCAP (congrats, Mr. President!) will help garner additional plays and interest in Bentley's latest single, but I'm confident that either way, "Map" will draw its way into the Top 40 next week. After that, our sights must be set on the Top 30 to get the song added to Rate the Music surveys, Callout America surveys, and various syndicated countdown shows.

Slow and steady wins the race to the top of the charts for us, Congress. Continue to create demand!

~ Carrie S. (DBC Rep/Chart Reporter ~ NC)

WRITER, DIERKS BENTLEY, EARNS ASCAP AWARD

The ASCAP Country Music Awards were held at the Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville Monday night and our DB Congress president was in attendance. Seems two of his compositions earned a 2009 ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) Most Performed Songs award!

“Feel That Fire.” Writer Dierks Bentley. Publishers Creature Sounds Publishing; Sony/ATV Music Publishing

“Trying To Stop Your Leaving.” Writer Dierks Bentley. Publisher Big White
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Congratulations, Dierks! Read the article from The Tennessean here.

DIERKS HONORED AT #1 PARTY

Photo Credit: Brian Tipton

CMT.com provided the particulars and photos of Dierks Bentley's March 6 Number One Party for Feel That Fire, his sixth single to hit the top spot on the charts.

In addition to Dierks, the other three co-writers of the song: Brett Beavers, Brad Warren and Brett Warren, along with Tim McGraw and Faith Hill joined in the celebration.

An ASCAP representative presented Bentley a guitar and a plaque for his latest achievement.

Flickr.com posted a video of Dierks' speech, and more photos.