Dave Berg

Artist Description

Cal IV songwriter Dave Berg comes by the title of Billboard’s #1 Hot Country Songwriter in an honest way – honest songs and honest hard work.  It is no surprise that ASCAP and NSAI also named him Songwriter Of The Year, having penned Number One Hits for Keith Urban, Rodney Atkins and Emerson Drive in recent months.  Dave is the newest recipient of the Country Music Association’s coveted Triple Play Award for achieving three number one singles within a twelve-month period.  His breakout run began in 2004 when his hit, “Somebody” performed by Reba McEntire reached the number one spot.  Then in 2006, Dave celebrated a four-week number one for Rodney Atkins’ “If You’re Going Through Hell (Before The Devil Even Knows).”  The hit was honored as ASCAP’s 2007 Country Song of the Year, the R&R/Billboard 2006 Country Single of the Year, and received song and single nominations at the Academy of Country Music Awards and the Billboard Music Awards, respectively.  Shortly thereafter, Keith Urban’s recording of “Stupid Boy” climbed to number one on Music Row’s Breakout chart, earning Dave a nomination for CMA’s Song Of The Year Award.  Other current and recent singles include Emerson Drive’s number one hit, “Moments,” Rodney Atkins latest number one, “These Are My People,” Chris Cagle’s top-five single - “What Kinda Gone,” Bucky Covington’s top-ten single - “It’s Good To Be Us,” debut singles for two of Country Music’s rising stars, Sarah Buxton’s “Innocence,” and Emily West’s “Rocks In Your Shoes,” and Blake Shelton’s recent top 15 single “Don’t Make Me.”