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NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL HONORS TOP TUNESMITHS
 World’s Largest #1 Party, Presented by Avenue Bank & The Recording Academy®
 
Nashville, Tennessee (September 21, 2010) – The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) hosted music industry professionals yesterday evening (9/20) for the World’s Largest #1 Party, presented by Avenue Bank and The Recording Academy® to celebrate veteran hitmakers and talented newcomers. NSAI Executive Director Bart Herbison and NSAI President, Grammy-nominated songwriter, Steve Bogard kicked off the festivities with two esteemed organizational awards – the Stephen Foster Award (in recognition of generous support for – and dedication to – songwriters, the music industry and NSAI) to Williamson County entrepreneur Aubrey Preston and the Maggie Cavender Award of Service (in recognition of extraordinary service to the songwriting community) to legendary producer/Monument Records founder Fred Foster. Throughout the ceremony Avenue Bank Senior Vice President Ron Cox and The Recording Academy President/CEO Neil Portnow presented awards to honor songwriters from the past year for their chart-topping tunes. Several stellar songwriter-artist pairings received accolades, such as Tom Douglas with Lady AntebellumBrett James with Carrie UnderwoodCory Batten & Kent Blazy withChris YoungShawn Mullins with Zac BrownRyan Tedder with Kelly ClarksonLiz Rose with Taylor Swift and Ammo Pebe Sebert with Ke$ha. Douglas and James each earned a total of three awards making them the top achievers of the night (and year). For more information, visit nashvillesongwriters.com.
 
Full List of Winners: 
·         Rory Lee Feek, Don Poythress, Wynn Varble (“A Little More Country Than That” – Easton Corbin)
·         Kelly Clarkson, Ryan Tedder (“Already Gone” – Kelly Clarkson)
·         Frank Rogers, Darius Rucker (“Alright” – Darius Rucker)
·         Cary Barlowe,  Hillary Lindsey, Shane Stevens (“American Honey – Lady Antebellum)
·         Dave Pahanish, Joe West (“American Ride” – Toby Keith)     
·         Jim Collins, David Lee Murphy (“Big Green Tractor” – Jason Aldean)
·         Steve Diamond, Marv Green (“Consider Me Gone” – Reba McEntire)
·         Mike Elizondo, Brett James, Carrie Underwood (“Cowboy Casanova” – Carrie Underwood)
·         Cory Batten, Kent Blazy, Chris Young  (“Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song)” – Chris Young)
·         Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, Ben Hayslip (“Gimmie That Girl” – Joe Nichols)
·         Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette (“Highway 20 Ride” – Zac Brown Band)
·         Luke Laird, Craig Wiseman (“Hillbilly Bone” – Blake Shelton/Trace Adkins)
·         Tom Douglas, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott (“I Run To You” – Lady Antebellum)
·         Rollo Armstrong, Mark Bates, Harlan Howard, Kristian Leontiou (“Kandi” – One eskimO)
·         Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott (“Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum)
·         Steve McEwan, John Reid (“Only You Can Love Me This Way” – Keith Urban)
·         Bobby Braddock, Troy Jones (“People Are Crazy” – Billy Currington)
·         Agnes Carlsson, Anders Hansson, Sharon Vaughn (“Release Me” – Agnes)
·         Jim Beavers, Dierks Bentley (“Sideways” – Dierks Bentley)
·         Brian Dean Maher, Justin Moore, Jeremy Stover (“Small Town USA” – Justin Moore)
·         Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas (“Southern Voice” – Tim McGraw)
·         Luke Laird, Zac Maloy, Carrie Underwood (“Temporary Home” – Carrie Underwood)
·         Billy Currington, Dallas Davidson, Brett Jones (“That’s How Country Boys Roll” – Billy Currington)
·         Jessi Alexander, Jon Mabe (“The Climb” – Miley Cyrus)
·         Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin (“The House That Built Me” – Miranda Lambert)
·         Brett James, Tim Nichols (“The Man I Want To Be” – Chris Young)
·         Brett James, Ashley Monroe (“The Truth” – Jason Aldean)
·         Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco, Ke$ha  (“TiK ToK” – Ke$ha)
·         Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette, John Hopkins, Shawn Mullins (“Toes” – Zac Brown Band)
·         Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill, Nathan Followill (“Use Somebody” – Kings of Leon)
·         Jim Beavers, Darrell Brown, Jonathan Singleton (“Why Don’t We Just Dance” – Josh Turner)
·         Liz Rose, Taylor Swift (“You Belong With Me” – Taylor Swift)
·         Ammo, Pebe Sebert,  Ke$ha (“Your Love Is My Drug” – Ke$ha)

 

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