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NSAI President's Keystone Award Honoree Tim McGraw


On Tuesday, September 26, Ryman Auditorium was overflowing with support for the songwriters who bring to life the music we all love, as the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) and presenting partner City National Bank held the 6th annual Nashville Songwriter Awards. A night the industry and fans alike eagerly await each year, the latest ceremony did not disappoint, hosting dozens of performers throughout the evening to celebrate each award and honoree.

Ashley Corley Cole Swindell Russell Dickerson

Ashley Gorley was honored as ‘Songwriter of the Year’ for a record seventh time and the audience was treated to performances of “God Gave Me A Girl” by Russell Dickerson and “She Had Me At Heads Carolina” by Cole Swindell to honor two of Gorley’s hits from the award-winning year.

Trannie Anderson and Dallas Wilson
Songwriters Trannie Anderson and Dallas Wilson

The top song honor of the night, ‘Song of the Year,’ was awarded to Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson, and Lainey Wilson for their hit “Heart Like A Truck” (recorded by Lainey Wilson), and 9 additional songs and their writers were celebrated as winners in the cherished peer-voted '10 Songs I Wish I'd Written' award category!

Brett Young
Brett Young


Previously announced honorees, David Israelite (Chairman & CEO of the National Music Publishers’ Association) and Tim McGraw, were both celebrated with special performances for their achievements - Brett Young performed a moving rendition of Israelite’s favorite song, “Hallelujah”, and hit-songwriter Lori McKenna took the stage to honor Tim McGraw with a stunning acoustic performance of her own “Humble And Kind”, the chart-topping song recorded by McGraw.

Bobby Braddock and Lauren Braddock Havey
Bobby Braddock and daughter Lauren Braddock Havey

Midway through the evening, paying tribute to Bobby Braddock, who was honored with the 2023 Kris Kristofferson Lifetime Achievement Award the audience was treated to performances from Tracy Lawrence (“Time Marches On”), Toby Keith (“I Wanna Talk About Me”), and Blake Shelton (“He Stopped Loving Her Today”) to share just a few of the incredible songwriting contributions Braddock has given to the American songbook that continue to inspire the careers of many songwriters. 2022 Kris Kristofferson Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Garth Brooks, joined the evening to present Braddock with the award.

Tracey Lawrence, Blake Shelton, Toby Keith and Garth Brooks

In addition to the organizational awards and the Song, Songwriter, and Songwriter-Artist of the Year, 22 songwriters were honored with ‘10 Songs I Wish I’d Written’ awards, a favorite in the industry, as the peer-voted honor signifies the height of acknowledgment and admiration from fellow songwriters for their astonishing work.

Megan Moroney with Ben Williams, Ben Johnson, HARDY and Ashley Gorley, Charlie Handsome performing with ERNEST, Renee Blair performing with HARDY


All Photos ©Tammie Arroyo/AFF-USA.com

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Wynonna Judd rocked the largest beach party in California this summer.

Wynonna Judd

Judd took to the stage in Redondo Beach for the BeachLife Festival 2023 this past weekend. She shared stories and talked with the audience throughout the show as she usually does and engaged them to sing along with her on several songs. This seemed more heartfelt as she shared a moment with the crowd during her performance, “Now that my momma’s gone you’re my family of choice.”


She then expressed to the fans how much their love really means to her. She performed all her hits and some Judds songs during her hour long performance. You could tell, she was truly enjoying her time onstage in front of the 30,000 festival goers.

If you missed her show, here it is...enjoy!



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