2009 Christian Music Awards: Event Photos

Pictured at the 2009 BMI Christian Awards are the night’s big winners (l-r): BMI Senior Director Writer/Publisher Relations Thomas Cain; Song of the Year co-writer, Matthew Brownie; Publisher of the Year, Universal Music Publishing Group’s Dale Matthews; Songwriter of the Year, Donald Lawrence; BMI’s Senior Vice President Writer/Publisher Relations, Phil Graham; BMI’s Vice-President, Writer/Publisher Relations Jody Williams; BMI Associate Director, Writer/Publisher Relations, Beth Mason.

Shannon Middleton, award writer Drew Middleton (“Love Is Here”), and BMI’s Jody Williams.

Celebrating after the BMI Christian Music Awards are (l-r): BMI’s Beth Mason; Songwriter of the Year Donald Lawrence; BMI award-winning songwriters Toby Mac, Drew Middleton.

Dove Award nominee Steve Fee performs his award-winning “All Because of Jesus” at the 2009 BMI Christian Music Awards.

Performing "In Better Hands" at the BMI Christian Music Awards are (l-r); co-writers Jim Daddario and Catt Gravitt; joined by guitarist Jim Kimball.

Pictured at the 2009 BMI Christian Music Awards (l-r): 2009 Christian Songwriter of the Year Donald Lawrence; BMI award writer and Christian music legend, Toby Mac.

BMI 2009 Christian Music Awards Songwriter of the Year : BMI’s Beth Mason and Jody Williams; Song of the Year co-writer Matthew Brownie; BMI’s Thomas Cain and Phil Graham (not pictured, co-writer Marvin Sapp).

BMI songwriter medallions hang around, ready for their deserving recipients.

BMI awarded Universal Music Publishing Group its 2009 Christian Music Awards Publisher of the Year honor (l-r): BMI’s Jody Williams; Universal Music Publishing Group’s Jon Andrade, Dale Matthews, Stacey Wilbur; BMI’s Phil Graham.

Award-winning Southern Gospel group the Kingdom Heirs pictured with the writer of their hit “The Rock’s Between You and A Hard Place” (l-r): Kingdom Heirs members Andy Springfield, Steve French, Arthur Rice; award writer Dianne Wilkinson; Kingdom Heirs member Billy Hodges and Jeff Chapman.