Jimmie Allen Celebrates Two Hit Songs at Double #1 Party

SESAC and BMI and a group of music industry friends and family came together at the SESAC office on Tuesday, May 17 to celebrate the success of Stoney Creek recording artist and SESAC songwriter Jimmie Allen’s latest #1 hits, “Make Me Want To” and “Freedom Was A Highway.”

Jimmie’s second #1 single, “Make Me Want To,” reached the top of the Billboard Country Airplay chart on March 7, 2020. Jennifer Denmark and Paul Sikes are cowriters on the song, which was co-produced by Eric Torres and Ash Bowers. Ash also co-produced and co-wrote “Freedom Was A Highway” along with Jimmie, and co-writer Matthew J Rogers. The song, recorded as a duet with Brad Paisley, reached the top of the chart on February 19, 2022.

On hand to honor the group were Shannan Hatch (SESAC), MaryAnn Keen (BMI), Michael Martin (Endurance Music Group), Colt Murski (Curb/Word Entertainment), Josh Van Valkenburg (Sony Music Publishing), and Jon Loba (BBR). The Frozen Farmer, based in Jimmie Allen’s native Delaware, provided tasty treats for partygoers.

About SESAC PRO:
SESAC Performing Rights Organization is the second oldest PRO in the U.S. It drives efficiency in licensing for music users and enhances value for its affiliated writers, publishers, and composers by providing timely, efficient royalty collection and distribution. SESAC PRO represents over 30,000 songwriters and film composers from a broad range of genres including artists such as Adele, Burna Boy, Christophe Beck, Rosanne Cash, David Crosby, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Lalah Hathaway, Kesha, Gabriel Mann, R.E.M., and many more. SESAC Music Group is a leader and innovator in music licensing that administers public performance, mechanical, and other rights through SESAC PRO and its affiliates including The Harry Fox Agency, Rumblefish, and Mint Digital Services. SESAC Music Group has offices in New York, Nashville, Los Angeles, London and Munich.

About BMI:
Celebrating over 80 years of service to songwriters, composers, music publishers and businesses, Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®) is a global leader in music rights management, serving as an advocate for the value of music. BMI represents the public performance rights in over 18.7 million musical works created and owned by more than 1.2 million songwriters, composers, and music publishers. The Company negotiates music license agreements and distributes the fees it generates as royalties to its affiliated writers and publishers when their songs are performed in public. In 1939, BMI created a groundbreaking open-door policy becoming the only performing rights organization to welcome and represent the creators of blues, jazz, country, and American roots music. Today, the musical compositions in BMI’s repertoire, from chart toppers to perennial favorites, span all genres of music and are consistently among the most-performed hits of the year. For additional information and the latest BMI news, visit bmi.com, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BMI or stay connected through Broadcast Music, Inc.‘s Facebook page. Sign up for BMI’s The Weekly™ and receive our e-newsletter every week to stay up to date on all things music.