S O S
Evan Bogart
Edward Cobb
Jonathan "JR" Rotem
Embassy Music Corporation
Here's Lookin' At You Kidd Music
Jonathan Rotem Music
Reach Global Songs
Southside Independent Music Publishing LLC
Rihanna
SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG

SAVIN' ME
Daniel Adair (SOCAN)
Chad Kroeger (SOCAN)
Mike Kroeger (SOCAN)
Ryan Peake (SOCAN)
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Nickelback
Roadrunner/IDJMG Records

SHAKE IT OFF
Mariah Carey
Rye Songs
Songs of Universal, Inc.
Mariah Carey
Island Records

SHE SAYS
Howie Day
HKD Music
Howie Day
Epic Records

SO SICK
Ne-Yo
Super Sayin' Publishing
Zomba Songs
Ne-Yo
Def Jam/IDJMG

SOUL SURVIVOR
Young Jeezy
EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
Young Jeezy Music
Young Jeezy featuring Akon
Corporate Thugs/Def Jam Records

STICKWITU
Franne Golde
Kasia Livingston
Robert Palmer
Franne Gee Music
Myia’s Koala Bear Music Publishing
Notting Hill Music, Inc.
Parchi Music
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Pussycat Dolls
A & M Records

SUGAR (GIMME SOME)
David Byrne
Trick Daddy
First and Gold Publishing
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Trick Daddy featuring Ludacris & Cee-Lo
Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic

SUGAR, WE'RE GOIN' DOWN
Andrew Hurley
Patrick Stump
Joe Trohman
Pete Wentz
Chicago X Softcore Songs
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Fall Out Boy
IDJMG/Fueled By Ramen/Island

TALK
Karl Bartos (GEMA)
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Coldplay
Capitol Music Group

UNFAITHFUL
Ne-Yo
Super Sayin' Publishing
Zomba Songs
Rihanna
SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG

UNWRITTEN
Natasha Bedingfield (PRS)
Danielle Brisebois
EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
Gator Baby
Natasha Bedingfield
Epic Records

WALK AWAY
Kara DioGuardi
K'Stuff Publishing
Kelly Clarkson
RCA/RMG

WHAT HURTS THE MOST
Jeffrey Steele
Gottahaveable Music
Songs of Windswept Pacific
Rascal Flatts
Lyric Street

WHEN THE STARS GO BLUE
Ryan Adams
Barland Music
Tim McGraw
Curb Records

WHERE'D YOU GO
Mike Shinoda
Kenji Kobayashi Music
Zomba Songs
Fort Minor featuring Holly Brook & Jonah Matranga
Machine Shop/WB

YOU AND ME (2nd Award)
Jude Cole
Jason Wade
Dimensional Songs of the Knoll
G-Chills Music
Jude Cole Music
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Lifehouse
Geffen Records

YOU 'RE BEAUTIFUL
James Blunt (PRS)
Amanda Ghost (PRS)
Sacha Skarbek
David Platz Music, Inc.
EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
Universal-Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
James Blunt
Atlantic Records

YOUR BODY
Bigg D
Marcus "Pleasure" Cooper
Jim Jonsin
Corey "Slick' Em" Mathis
Diamond "Baby Blue" Smith
Joseph "Blue" Smith
Spectacular Smith
Black Boy Hatchet Music
EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Pretty Ricky
Atlantic Records

Not bad for the first time out by the 35-year-old Canadian songwriter and musician who won Best New Artist this year at his home country’s Juno Awards. “All I really want is to connect with an audience that feels the way I feel,” Powter said on the release of his self-titled debut album. It appears he’s made a big connection indeed.

The British Columbia native arrives on the pop music scene after a lifelong struggle to make music the way he hears it. He started out playing violin as a child, accompanied by his mother on piano, at the same time absorbing the sounds of his parents’ record collection, mixing training in the classics with pop acts like the Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Duran Duran and Prince.

Powter gave up violin in his early teens after bullies beat him up following a talent contest, but not long after took up the piano, performing in bands by his late teens. Yet his prodigious talent was hindered by dyslexia, which daunted his musical education efforts because he couldn’t read music. He eventually decided that he had to find his own way of creating.

Thanks to song demos that piqued the interest of a number of major labels, Powter eventually won a deal with Warner Bros. The label paired him with producer Mitchell Froom for a debut album from which a star has now been born. And it all came about by trusting his muse, Powter concludes. “I just follow what sounds good in my head and keep going.

Pictured after the show are (l-r): BMI's Phil Graham, Daniel Powter, BMI's Charlie Feldman and Powter's manager Gary Stamler

Powter, the Canadian singer/songwriter who exploded onto the pop scene with his American Idol-fueled smash "Bad Day," is enjoying the success of that multiplatinum-selling single and wrapping up his tour of Japan and the U.S.

Holly Brook (center) is greeted by BMI's Charlie Feldman and Phil Graham

On the road in support of her recently released debut Like Blood Like Honey, Brook's sweet, dreamy vocals were first heard on her duet with hip-hop juggernaut Fort Minor, "Where'd You Go?", currently burning up at radio and on MTV.