President Jimmy Carter Presents Trisha Yearwood With ASCAP Voice of Music Award at 53rd Annual ASCAP Country Music Awards Joined by Justin Timberlake, Reba McEntire and Lady Antebellum
Ashley Gorley Named Songwriter of the Year; Sam Hunt Named Songwriter-Artist of the Year; Hunt's "Leave the Night On" Earns Song of the Year; Warner/Chappell Named Publisher of the Year
(firmenpresse) - NASHVILLE, TN -- (Marketwired) -- 11/03/15 -- The hosted the on Monday, November 2nd at the Omni Nashville Hotel. The writers and publishers of country music''s most-performed songs between April 2014 and March 2015 were honored before an audience of distinguished Nashville songwriters, top country stars and music industry leaders. Country star was honored with ASCAP''s prestigious , presented by former President Jimmy Carter, and celebrated with three tribute performances introduced by pop star . Both are personal friends of Yearwood.
Top ASCAP Country Music Awards winners included:
written by Sam Hunt and Josh Osborne, performed by Sam Hunt
The ASCAP Voice of Music Award is presented to songwriters and artists whose music gives voice to the spirit of a generation. Trisha Yearwood has sold more than 12 million albums throughout the course of her career, and is a platinum-selling and multiple Grammy, CMA and ACM Award-winning recording artist. Three artists performed classic Yearwood songs in a special musical tribute during the show, including ("Walkaway Joe"), ("The Song Remembers When") and Garth Brooks'' daughter, ("She''s in Love with the Boy").
received for the second year in a row, presented by and . He has received the award three times in total. Gorley won for co-writing six top-performing songs of 2014: "I See You" and "Play It Again" (recorded by ), "Just Gettin'' Started" (), "Rewind" (), "See You Tonight" () and "Yeah" (). During the show, Gorley and Bryan performed "I See You" and "Play It Again," two of the Top Five songs of 2014.
recorded by and written by Hunt and , was named . Reba McEntire presented the award to Hunt and Osborne. Hunt performed the song during the awards show and also received the , presented by a past winner of the same award. Publisher winners for "Leave the Night On" are One Little Indian Creek Music, Songs of Black River, Three Mules Music and Universal Music Publishing.
and presented this year''s to . Warner/Chappell published 16 of the most-performed ASCAP country songs of 2014.
Williams and ASCAP presented the to . The award recognizes an ASCAP licensee that has shown exceptional dedication in presenting ASCAP members'' music to the public. Logan''s Roadhouse is working with ASCAP to present Music City Live!, a national country music tour that features emerging ASCAP songwriters at selected Logan''s Roadhouse locations. ASCAP and Logan''s Roadhouse are also implementing educational and charitable programs to benefit music in local schools.
The evening began with performing an upbeat version of their country hit "Break Up with Him," and also showcased live performances of two more of the Top 5 ASCAP songs of 2014: "Get Me Some of That," performed by songwriter (recorded by ), and "Drinking Class," performed by songwriter (recorded by .
In total, ASCAP honored the writers and publishers behind 46 most-performed songs, including hit songwriters and more. The star-studded event also brought out songwriter-artists and dozens more of country music''s elite.
More information and a complete list of winners are available at:
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a professional membership organization of songwriters, composers and music publishers of every kind of music. ASCAP''s mission is to license and promote the music of its members and foreign affiliates, obtain fair compensation for the public performance of their works and to distribute the royalties that it collects based upon those performances. ASCAP members write the world''s best-loved music and ASCAP has pioneered the efficient licensing of that music to hundreds of thousands of enterprises who use it to add value to their business -- from bars, restaurants and retail, to radio, TV and cable, to Internet, mobile services and more. The ASCAP license offers an efficient solution for businesses to legally perform ASCAP music while respecting the right of songwriters and composers to be paid fairly. With 550,000 members representing more than 10 million copyrighted works, ASCAP is the worldwide leader in performance royalties, service and advocacy for songwriters and composers, and the only American performing rights organization (PRO) owned and governed by its writer and publisher members.
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