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ASCAP Country Music Awards

  1. L-R: ASCAP's LeAnn Phelan and Marc Driskill, Publisher of the Year Sea Gayle Music's Chris DuBois, Songwriter/Artist of the Year Brad Paisley, Song of the Year honoree Allen Shamblin, Sea Gayle Music's Frank Rogers, Songwriter of the Year Ben Hayslip, ASCAP's Tim DuBois, Mike Sistad and Michael Martin

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  2. Marc Driskill, Ben Hayslip, Paul Williams

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  3. ASCAP's Tim DuBois, Song of the Year honoree Allen Shamblin and ASCAP's EVP of Membership Randy Grimmett

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  4. ASCAP's Marc Driskill, Songwriter/Artist of the Year Brad Paisley, ASCAP's Paul Williams

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  5. Publisher of the Year: Sea Gayle Music - Sea Gayle's Brad Paisley, ASCAP's Tim DuBois, Sea Gayle's Chris DuBois, Frank Rogers, ASCAP's John LoFrumento, Sea Gayle's Liz O'Sullivan, Mike Owens, Brandon Gregg

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  6. Wayland Holyfield, Keith Urban, Don Williams, Little Big Town's Kimberly Schlapman, Jimi Westbrook and Karen Fairchild, Paul Williams, Little Big Town's Phillip Sweet

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  7. Wayland Holyfield, Don Williams, Paul Williams

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  8. ASCAP's Tim DuBois, Lee Ann Womack, Jennifer Nettles and ASCAP's Marc Driskill

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  9. ASCAP's EVP of Membership Randy Grimmett, Gary Burr, Georgia Middleman, Radney Foster, Kenny Loggins, ASCAP's President and Chairman Paul Williams and ASCAP's CEO John Lofrumento

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  10. ASCAP's Tim DuBois, Chris Young and ASCAP's Marc Driskill

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  11. ASCAP's Michael Martin, ASCAP Board Member Barry Coburn, Global Impact Award honoree Big Yellow Dog's Carla Wallace and Kerry O'Neil, and ASCAP's Ryan Beuschel

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  12. Don Williams

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  13. Dave Loggins and Keith Urban performing "We've Got A Good Fire Goin'"

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  14. Allen Shamblin performing "The House That Built Me"

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  15. Songwriters Tony Lane and Johnny Park perform "Roll With It"

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  16. Josh Turner performing "All Over Me"

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  17. Chris Young performs "The Man I Want To Be"

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  18. Songwriters Brett James and Tim Nichols perform "The Man I Want to Be"

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  19. Dierks Bentley

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  20. Don Williams, Keith Urban, Dave Loggins

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ASCAP hosted its 49th annual Country Music Awards on Sunday, November 6th at Gaylord Opryland's Tennessee Ballroom in Nashville. The writers of country music's most performed songs of the period between April 2010 and March 2011 were honored before an audience of many of Nashville's most distinguished songwriters, top country stars and music industry leaders. Special tribute was paid to Don Williams, who was honored with The ASCAP Golden Note Award.

The evening's top honors were awarded to the following:

ASCAP Songwriter of the Year: Ben Hayslip
ASCAP Songwriter/Artist of the Year: Brad Paisley
The ASCAP Vanguard Award: The Civil Wars
ASCAP Country Song of the Year: "The House That Built Me," written by Allen Shamblin; published by Built On Rock
ASCAP Publisher of the Year: Sea Gayle Music

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