NSAI Throws “World’s Largest #1 Party”

The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) hosted industry professionals on Monday evening (9/20) for the World’s Largest #1 Party, presented by Avenue Bank and The Recording Academy® to celebrate veteran hitmakers and talented newcomers.

NSAI Executive Director Bart Herbison and NSAI President, Grammy-nominated songwriter Steve Bogard kicked off the festivities with two organizational awards – the Stephen Foster Award (in recognition of generous support for – and dedication to – songwriters, the music industry and NSAI) to Williamson County entrepreneur Aubrey Preston, and the Maggie Cavender Award of Service (in recognition of extraordinary service to the songwriting community) to legendary producer/Monument Records founder Fred Foster.

Throughout the ceremony Avenue Bank Senior Vice President Ron Cox and The Recording Academy President/CEO Neil Portnow presented awards to honor songwriters from the past year for their chart-topping tunes. Several stellar songwriter/artist pairings received accolades, such as Tom Douglas with Lady Antebellum, Brett James with Carrie Underwood, Cory Batten & Kent Blazy with Chris Young, Shawn Mullins with Zac Brown, Ryan Tedder with Kelly Clarkson, Liz Rose with Taylor Swift and Ammo & Pebe Sebert with Ke$ha. Douglas and James each earned a total of three awards making them the top achievers of the year. For more information, visit nashvillesongwriters.com.

Full List of Winners:

• Rory Lee Feek, Don Poythress, Wynn Varble (“A Little More Country Than That” – Easton Corbin)
• Kelly Clarkson, Ryan Tedder (“Already Gone” – Kelly Clarkson)
• Frank Rogers, Darius Rucker (“Alright” – Darius Rucker)
• Cary Barlowe,  Hillary Lindsey, Shane Stevens (“American Honey – Lady Antebellum)
• Dave Pahanish, Joe West (“American Ride” – Toby Keith)
• Jim Collins, David Lee Murphy (“Big Green Tractor” – Jason Aldean)
• Steve Diamond, Marv Green (“Consider Me Gone” – Reba McEntire)
• Mike Elizondo, Brett James, Carrie Underwood (“Cowboy Casanova” – Carrie Underwood)
• Cory Batten, Kent Blazy, Chris Young  (“Gettin’ You Home (The Black Dress Song)” – Chris Young)
• Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, Ben Hayslip (“Gimmie That Girl” – Joe Nichols)
• Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette (“Highway 20 Ride” – Zac Brown Band)
• Luke Laird, Craig Wiseman (“Hillbilly Bone” – Blake Shelton/Trace Adkins)
• Tom Douglas, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott (“I Run To You” – Lady Antebellum)
• Rollo Armstrong, Mark Bates, Harlan Howard, Kristian Leontiou (“Kandi” – One eskimO)
• Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott (“Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum)
• Steve McEwan, John Reid (“Only You Can Love Me This Way” – Keith Urban)
• Bobby Braddock, Troy Jones (“People Are Crazy” – Billy Currington)
• 
Agnes Carlsson, Anders Hansson, Sharon Vaughn (“Release Me” – Agnes)
• Jim Beavers, Dierks Bentley (“Sideways” – Dierks Bentley)
• Brian Dean Maher, Justin Moore, Jeremy Stover (“Small Town USA” – Justin Moore)
• Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas (“Southern Voice” – Tim McGraw)
• Luke Laird, Zac Maloy, Carrie Underwood (“Temporary Home” – Carrie Underwood)
• Billy Currington, Dallas Davidson, Brett Jones (“That’s How Country Boys Roll” – Billy Currington)
• Jessi Alexander, Jon Mabe (“The Climb” – Miley Cyrus)
• Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin (“The House That Built Me” – Miranda Lambert)
• Brett James, Tim Nichols (“The Man I Want To Be” – Chris Young)
• Brett James, Ashley Monroe (“The Truth” – Jason Aldean)
• Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco, Ke$ha  (“TiK ToK” – Ke$ha)
• Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette, John Hopkins, Shawn Mullins (“Toes” – Zac Brown Band)
• Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill, Nathan Followill (“Use Somebody” – Kings of Leon)
• Jim Beavers, Darrell Brown, Jonathan Singleton (“Why Don’t We Just Dance” – Josh Turner)
• Liz Rose, Taylor Swift (“You Belong With Me” – Taylor Swift)
• Ammo, Pebe Sebert,  Ke$ha (“Your Love Is My Drug” – Ke$ha)