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Dec 20, 2013 November 5, 2013: The Dean Dillon Icon tribute performers at the 2013 BMI Country Awards in Nashville (L-R): Luke Bryan, Lee Ann Womack, Dean Dillon, George Strait, and Kenny Chesney. View Photo

Dec 20, 2013 February 10, 2013: Carrie Underwood gave a magical performance at the GRAMMYs. Her song, "Blown Away" picked up Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song. View Photo

Dec 20, 2013 November 5, 2013: Dean Dillon was honored as a BMI Icon at the 2013 BMI Country Awards in Nashville. View Photo

Dec 20, 2013 April 9, 2013: BMI gathered for a photo with National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) honorees Gary Allan, Natalie Cole, Michael Bolton and Chris Daughtry at the 65th annual NAB Dinner in Las Vegas. View Photo

Dec 16, 2013 "It Goes Like This" singer Thomas Rhett smiles as his first number one song as an artist is celebrated in Nashville. View Photo

Dec 16, 2013 Thomas Rhett and his father Rhett Akins pose together with plaques commemorating the family's continued unprecedented domination of country charts in 2013 – with either performing or writing credits, this father and son duo held an unbelievable 50% share of the Top Ten charts earlier this year. View Photo

Dec 16, 2013 The writing and performing team behind “It Goes Like This” smiles for the camera after presentations end, plaques in tow. Pictured are co-writer Rhett Akins, Thomas Rhett, and co-writers Ben Hayslip and Jimmy Robbins. View Photo

Dec 16, 2013 In addition to his first number one as a writer with "Round Here," Thomas Rhett was also lauded by BMI this week at Marathon Music Works in Nashville for his first number one as an artist, the multi-week hit "It Goes Like This." The co-writers behind the hit were longtime writing partners Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip, accompanied by promising… View Photo

Dec 16, 2013 Thomas Rhett takes a moment to thank everybody who made possible his first number one song as a writer. View Photo

Dec 16, 2013 Florida Georgia Line's Tyler Hubbard (center) thanks the audience for coming out to celebrate his and partner Brian Kelley's (left) third number one song, particularly co-writer and friend Thomas Rhett (right) for allowing the group to record it. View Photo