ASCAP's Connie Bradley to Receive
Nashville Symphony's 2006 Harmony Award

Honored At Symphony Ball With Performance By Jimmy Webb

Nashville, TN, November 29, 2006: Connie Bradley, senior vice president of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and a recognized trailblazer for women in the music industry, will receive the Harmony Award at the 22nd annual Symphony Ball, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2006 at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville.

The Harmony Award is the Symphony Ball's highest honor, presented at the ball to an individual who has demonstrated continued interest and support of music in Nashville. The recipient exemplifies the unique harmony between the many worlds of music that exist in Music City, USA and has made significant contributions to the development and appreciation of Nashville's musical culture.

A highlight of the evening honoring Bradley will be a special musical performance by legendary songwriter Jimmy Webb, a recent recipient of ASCAP's 2006 Voice of Music Award and three-time Grammy Award winner. Webb is known as the creative artist responsible for some of the biggest hits in American popular music, including: "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "Wichita Lineman," "Galveston," “Up, Up and Away,” and “MacArthur Park.”

Honesty, creativity, and integrity are the cornerstones of Connie Bradley's successful career. She is well known for her hard work, philanthropic involvement, and most importantly to Music Row, for her heart and dedication to Nashville songwriters and publishers during the past 30 years.

Bradley is a focused businesswoman, driven to achieve the best for ASCAP and the writers and publishers her organization represents. She has been at the forefront of the movement to secure better legislation to protect the intellectual property of Music Row songwriters. She has personally nurtured and encouraged countless songwriters, whose music is heard around the world. At the same time, she is known affectionately around Music Row and considered a songwriter's best friend.

Under Bradley's leadership, ASCAP has signed and supported the careers of Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Gretchen Wilson, Michael W. Smith, George Strait, Rascal Flatts, Reba McEntire, Brad Paisley, LeAnn Rimes, Amy Grant, Wynonna, Dierks Bentley, Trace Adkins, Jo Dee Messina, Phil Vassar, Randy Travis, and Lee Ann Womack, among others. ASCAP's stable of songwriters, artists and publishers are among some of the most acclaimed hit makers in the world, and Bradley has fostered an environment for these creative visionaries to thrive. They do so knowing their copyrights are in the hands of an organization whose integrity and professionalism starts at the top.

In addition to the Harmony Award, Connie Bradley's business acumen and perceptive personality have earned her numerous other accolades. She was named “Lady Executive of the Year” by the National Women Executives and was featured in Nashville! magazine as one of Nashville's “seven leading ladies.” She was also one of eight professional women honored by the Nashville Women's Political Caucus. Additionally, she was listed in Business TN magazine's “Power 100” list five years in a row, and in 1999 Business Nashville named her as one of “Music Row's 25 Most Powerful Executives.” Southern Living magazine has dubbed her an “Outstanding Southerner.” The 1991 Sourcebook recognized her as the most successful woman in Nashville, and in 1994 she received the “Community Salesperson of the Year” award from the Tennessee Association of Sales Professionals.

Bradley has carved a successful career in an industry well known for its “good ole boy” mentality. When asked why she thought she had been so well accepted by the men in the industry, Bradley told Amusement Business magazine: “I think they did because they learned that I worked hard, and I didn't just give lip service. If I said I was going to do something I would do it, and maybe a little bit more.”

The Harmony Award
The Harmony Award is presented annually at Nashville's Symphony Ball to the individual who has demonstrated continued interest and support of music in Nashville. The recipient exemplifies the unique harmony between the many worlds of music that exist in our city and has contributed significantly to the development and appreciation of Nashville's musical culture.

Previous Recipients

About ASCAP
Established in 1914, ASCAP is the first and leading U.S. Performing Rights Organization representing the world's largest repertory totaling over 8 million copyrighted musical works of every style and genre from more than 260,000 composer, lyricist and music publisher members. ASCAP has representation arrangements with over 70 music rights organizations such that the ASCAP repertory is represented in nearly every country around the world. ASCAP protects the rights of its members and foreign affiliates by licensing the public performances of their copyrighted works and distributing royalties based upon surveyed performances. ASCAP is the only American Performing Rights Organization owned and governed by its writer and publisher members. www.ascap.com

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