Kane Brown just notched his 13th No. 1 hit with “Backseat Driver,” proving once again why he’s country music’s most unstoppable force. BMI threw him a rooftop party in Nashville to celebrate the chart-topper, complete with songwriters Jordan Walker and Jacob Davis sharing the spotlight.
NASHVILLE, TN – Sept. 4, 2025 – BMI and Sony Music Nashville/RCA Nashville’s Kane Brown celebrated his 13th career No. One “Backseat Driver” with the Music Row community on the rooftop of BMI Nashville on Wednesday (9/03). Written by Jordan Walker (BMI) and Jacob Davis (ASCAP) and produced by Dann Huff, the introspective single from his album The High Road continues Brown’s hitmaker streak as it marks his eighth consecutive Country radio chart-topper.
Photo Back Row L-R: Sony Music Nashville’s Dennis Reese, Black River’s Rebekah Gordon, ASCAP’s Evyn Johnston, On Cor Music’s Mickey Jack Cones, Combustion’s Chris Van Belkom, BMI’s MaryAnn Keen; Front Row L-R: Studio Bank’s Ron Cox, Jacob Davis (ASCAP), Kane Brown (BMI), Jordan Walker (BMI); Photo Credit Larry McCormack for BMI
Celebration Details
Hosted by BMI and ASCAP, Brown and the songwriters were surrounded by family and friends and each shared remarks. Championing the song’s sentiment, Walker was surprised by his family who traveled from Texas to celebrate his second No. One song. Davis thanked Brown from stage for bringing the song to life and shared some of his favorite stories in the car with his oldest daughter who inspired the song that was written five years ago.
Emceed by BMI’s MaryAnn Keen, Studio Bank’s Ron Cox made a special donation presentation on behalf of Brown and the songwriters in support of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
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About Kane Brown
Named “the future of country music” (Billboard), Multi-Platinum-selling, award-winning singer/songwriter Kane Brown “didn’t fit the country music mold. So he made his own.” (The New York Times). Brown recently announced the arrival of his fourth studio album and tour, The High Road. Released January 24th, 2025, The High Road albumincludes Brown’s international hit, “Miles On It” with Marshmello as well as his 13th No.1 song, “Backseat Driver.”
Brown first broke onto the scene with the arrival of his self-titled, 2X Platinum debut album (2016), where he became the first artist ever to lead all five of Billboard’s main country charts simultaneously and topped the Billboard Top Country Albums chart for more than 13 weeks and earned two of the most-streamed country songs of all time (chart-topping singles Diamond Certified “Heaven,” and “What Ifs”).
His album Experiment (2018) hit #1 on the Billboard Top 200 all genre list-becoming the first Country artist in more than 24 years to top the chart with a sophomore album. Brown released his multi-song project Mixtape Vol. 1- which earned Brown an ACM Award nomination for Album of the Year (2021) and an ACM win for “Video of the Year.”
Named to Time’s 100 most influential people in the world (2021), Kane Brown has ascended from independently built social media notability to an ACM Entertainer of the Year nominee (2023 & 2024) – and has become one of country music’s most accomplished mainstays and global entertainers.
With 13 chart-topping No. 1 singles at Country radio, internationally sold out tours and stadium dates, Brown continues to garner a series of milestones that continue to expand the perception of country music and break musical boundaries- from being named to the Time100 list (2021) to becoming the first black artist in history to headline and sell out Boston’s historic Fenway Park (2023) to his win ACM Video of the Year (2021) and multiple ACM, Billboard, AMA, CMT and People’s Choice Award nominations, including most recently, his recognition by the People’s Choice Country Awards with a Country Champion Award win.
Brown has also earned numerous accolades for his ongoing work with The Boys & Girls Club, including the Country Radio Seminar (CRS) Humanitarian Award and the Champion of Youth Award from The Boys & Girls Club.