SESAC Awards To Kick Off CMA Week On Nov. 5

SESAC has announced the date for its Nashville Music Awards ceremony this year, which will kick off CMA week on Sunday, Nov. 5.

The invitation-only event which will be held at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will honor the most popular songs of 2017 in the Country and Americana genres. The show will highlight the Songwriter of the Year, Song of the Year and Publisher of the Year, and will feature performances by some of the year’s hit songwriters and artists.

SESAC Vice President of Creative Services Shannan Hatch will host the festivities.

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Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.

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