November 10, 2011
BMI Country Awards: Photos
Songwriters of the Year Rhett Akins and Dallas Davidson celebrate at the 2011 BMI Country Awards.
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Carrie Underwood receives an award for “Mama’s Song” during the 2011 BMI Country Awards, held November 8 in Nashville.
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Sony/ATV Music Publishing Nashville celebrates its tenth consecutive BMI Country Publisher of the Year title. Pictured are (l-r): BMI President & CEO Del Bryant, the Sony/ATV Music Publishing staff and BMI’s Jody Williams.
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Walt Dover; Carol Dover, President and CEO of the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association; BMI singer/songwriter Charlie Worsham, and BMI’s Tom Annastas pause for a photo at the 2011 BMI Country Awards.
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BMI’s Jody Williams (left) and Clay Bradley (right) welcome Blake Shelton to the 2011 BMI Country Awards.
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Luke Bryan pauses for a photo at the 2011 BMI Country Awards, staged November 8 at the organization’s Music Row offices.
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The 2011 BMI Country first-time award winners gather on stage before the show. Pictured are Jamie Paulin, BMI’s Clay Bradley, Brantley Gilbert, Jeremy Spillman, Josh Thompson, JT Harding, Jessie Joe Dillon, Kimberly Perry, Marti Frederiksen, Marty Dodson, Kevin Griffin, Shane Stevens, busbee, and BMI’s Jody Williams. (First-time award winners not pictured: Shy Carter, Kara DioGuardi, Daniel Pritzker, Jimi Westbrook, and Karen Fairchild.)
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Pictured at the 2011 BMI Country Awards on November 8 in Nashville are Levi Lowrey, Sonia Leigh, Wyatt Durrette, and BMI’s Jody Williams.
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Bobby Braddock is honored as a BMI Icon at the 2011 BMI Country Awards, held November 8 in Nashville.
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Pictured at the 2011 BMI Country Awards are BMI’s Kay Clary, Angelia McCormick, and Bruce Esworthy; Christiev Alphin; Big Kenny; and BMI’s Mary Loving and Richard Conlon.
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Pictured at the 2011 BMI Country Awards on November 8 in Nashville are BMI’s Clay Bradley and Jody Williams, Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman, Carolyn Bryant, and BMI President & CEO Del Bryant.
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BMI’s Fred Cannon and Charlie Feldman enjoy the 2011 BMI Country Awards.
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Kenny Chesney hits the stage to receive an award for “Somewhere With You” during the 2011 BMI Country Awards, held November 8 in Nashville.
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Carrie Underwood arrives on the red carpet at the 2011 BMI Country Awards, held November 8 in Nashville.
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Brantley Gilbert pauses for a photo at the 2011 BMI Country Awards, staged November 8 at the organization’s Music Row offices.
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Pictured at the 2011 BMI Country Awards on November 8 in Nashville are BMI’s Jody Williams, Liz Rose, and BMI’s Del Bryant.
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Pistol Annies arrive on the red carpet at the 2011 BMI Country Awards, held November 8 in Nashville.
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Miranda Lambert performs “D-I-V-O-R-C-E” (with the Pistol Annies) in a tribute to newly crowned BMI Icon Bobby Braddock at the 2011 BMI Country Awards in Nashville.
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In a surprise announcement, the BMI Country Song of the Year award was rechristened the Frances W. Preston Award in honor of the legendary former BMI President & CEO. Pictured are (l-r): BMI’s Clay Bradley, Song of the Year co-writer Dallas Davidson, BMI President & CEO Del Bryant, EMI Music Publishing’s Big John Platt and Ben Vaughn, Josh Turner, Song of the Year co-writer Rhett Akins, EMI Music Publishing’s Tom Luteran, and BMI’s Jody Williams.
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Taylor Swift hits the stage to receive an award for “Back to December” during the 2011 BMI Country Awards, held November 8 in Nashville.
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Sugarland’s Kristian Bush pauses for a photo with The JaneDear Girls at the 2011 BMI Country Awards, staged November 8 at the organization’s Music Row offices.
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The night’s big honorees gather for a photo at the 2011 BMI Country Awards in Nashville. Pictured are (l-r): Songwriter of the Year Rhett Akins, 2011 BMI Icon Bobby Braddock, and Songwriter of the Year Dallas Davidson.
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Pictured at the 2011 BMI Country Awards on November 8 in Nashville are BMI’s Clay Bradley, Songwriter of the Year Rhett Akins, BMI President & CEO Del Bryant, Songwriter of the Year Dallas Davidson, and BMI’s Jody Williams.
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Taylor Swift arrives on the red carpet at the 2011 BMI Country Awards, held November 8 in Nashville.
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John Anderson performs “Would You Catch a Falling Star” during the tribute to BMI Icon Bobby Braddock at the 2011 BMI Country Awards in Nashville.
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Pictured at the 2011 BMI Country Awards on November 8 in Nashville are BMI’s Jody Williams, BMI President & CEO Del Bryant, BMI’s Clay Bradley, and former BMI President & CEO Frances Preston. The Songwriter of the Year Award was renamed in Preston’s honor at this year’s awards show.
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The Band Perry pauses for a photo at the 2011 BMI Country Awards, staged November 8 at the organization’s Music Row offices.
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LeAnn Rimes and Vince Gill sing the stone cold country classic “He Stopped Loving Her Today” during the tribute to BMI Icon Bobby Braddock at the 2011 BMI Country Awards in Nashville.
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Lady Antebellum arrives on the red carpet at the 2011 BMI Country Awards, held November 8 in Nashville.
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Pictured at the 2011 BMI Country Awards after party are BMI’s Allison Smith and Mike O’Neill, Big Yellow Dog’s Music’s Kerry O’Neil, and Jack Sander, Presiding Director of the BMI board.
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2011 BMI Icon Bobby Braddock arrives on the red carpet at the 2011 BMI Country Awards, held November 8 in Nashville.
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Rhett Akins and Dallas Davidson share the Songwriter of the Year crown, as well as Song of the Year honors for “All Over Me,” recorded by Josh Turner and published by EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc., Rhettneck Music, and String Stretcher Music. Sony/ATV Music Publishing Nashville scored its tenth consecutive Publisher of the Year win, and Bobby Braddock was saluted as a BMI songwriting Icon. Pictured are (l-r): BMI’s Clay Bradley, Publisher of the Year Sony/ATV Music Publishing’s Troy Tomlinson, BMI President & CEO Del Bryant, Songwriter of the Year Rhett Akins, 2011 BMI Icon Bobby Braddock, Songwriter of the Year Dallas Davidson; and BMI’s Jody Williams.
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Blake Shelton delivers his rendition of “Same Old Song” during the tribute to BMI Icon Bobby Braddock at the 2011 BMI Country Awards in Nashville.
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Rhett Akins and Dallas Davidson claim their BMI Country Song of the Year title for “All Over Me.” Pictured are (l-r):BMI’s Clay Bradley, Dallas Davidson, and BMI’s Jody Williams.
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