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Follesé, Vassar, EMI BMI Country Awards Win ASCAP Country Honors Honor Writers, Publishers

BY PHYLLIS STARK Nashville. Accepting the award were hall of BY DEBORAH EVANS PRICE , Earle Hagen, and Alabama. NASHVILLE -Keith Follesé took home fame member E.W. Wendell and museum NASHVILLE -'s chart- topping Warner -Tamerlane executive VP /GM Tim ASCAP's top award - of the year - director Kyle Young. hit "" was named song of the Wipperman took the stage to accept this year's at the company's 39th annual Alabama's Randy Owen presented veter- year at the 49th annual BMI Country Awards. publisher of the year honor. The veteran pub- Awards held Nov. 3 at Nashville's Opryland an producer and Spark Entertainment/VFR Toby Keith, Mary Green, and shared lishing house netted top prize by accumulat- Hotel. Follesé is the writer of hits "The Way Records managing director of creative songwriter of the year honors, and Warner - ing the highest percentage of copyright own- You Love Me," "Smile," and numerous others. Harold Shedd with ASCAP's Lifetime Tamerlane was named publisher of the year. ership in award songs by placing 11 songs on He previously performed and recorded for Achievement Award. Shedd is best -known BMI president/CEO Frances W. Preston and the most -performed list. A &M as a duo with his wife, Adrienne. for producing Alabama, K.T. Oslin, Shania VP Paul Corbin presented citations honoring the Additional publishers collecting three or Arista Nashville artist Phil Vassar was Twain, Reba McEntire, Toby Keith, and nu- writers and publishers of the past year's 50 most - more awards were Careers -BMG Music Pub- named ASCAP's songwriter /artist of the year merous others. In his acceptance speech, performed songs during a black -tie gala Nov. 6 lishing, EMI -Blackwood Music, Sony /ATV Tree, for his hits "Carlene" and "Just Another Day Shedd told the assembled to at the company's Music Row offices. Universal Music Publishing Group (Irving in Paradise," which he recorded, and "My Next "keep writing what you believe and what's "I Hope You Dance," penned by BMI's Tia Music, Songs of Universal, and Universal -Songs Thirty Years," recorded by Tim McGraw. in your heart." Sillers and ASCAP- affiliated writer Mark D. San- of PolyGram International), Golden Wheat EMI Music Publishing was awarded ASCAP's ASCAP CEO John LoFrumento surprised ders, earned Sillers the 33rd Robert J. Burton Music, Mike Curb Music, Songs of Nashville publisher of the year award for its numerous Connie Bradley, the company's Nashville - Award as BMI's most -performed country song of DreamWorks, and Tokeco Tunes. hits, including "Cold Day in July," "I Need based senior VP, with an award commemorat- the year. Recorded by Womack, the song spent "Flowers on the Wall" was recognized with You," and "There Is No Arizona." ing her 25 years of exemplary service. five weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard its third BMI country award. There was a The evening Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart Penned by the late Lew Dewitt of tie this year included per- and 11 weeks on the Billboard Adult , the song was in the ASCAP formances Contemporary singles chart. "I Hope honored in 1966 and 1967 (also country song from Carolyn You Dance" is published by Choice winning a 1966 BMI pop award) of the year cat- AS CAP Dawn Johnson Is Tragic Music and Ensign Music. after the Statlers enjoyed a suc- egory, which and Mark Mc- Keith, Green, and Mayo each cessful run with it on the country recognizes the most -performed songs of Guinn, and Womack ended the night with a placed three songs on BMI's 50 B MI chart. The song was recently 2000. Those awards were presented to "I performance of "I Hope You Dance." Among most -performed songs list to share revived by Mercury artist Eric Hope You Dance," written by Mark D. the songwriters who took home multiple the songwriter of the year accolade. Keith Heatherly. "Flowers on the Wall" has accumu- Sanders with BMI- affiliated writer Tia Sillers, awards at the stars -and -stripes -themed gala received a BMI Crystal inscribed "Songwriter/ lated more than 2 million performances. and "The Way You Love Me," written by were Chris DuBois, Liz Hengber, Brad Pais- Artist of the Year" in recognition of "Country Three songs were cited for the second consec- Follesé and Michael Dulaney. ley, Shedaisy's Kristyn Osborn, Annie Comes to Town," "How Do You Like Me Now ?!" utive year: "" (2000 BMI country song of "I Hope You Dance," a multiple -week No. Roboff, Frank Rogers, Sanders, Vassar, and (co- written with Chuck Cannon), and "You the year), "Breathe" (2001 BMI pop song of the 1 hit for Lee Ann Womack, is published by Craig Wiseman. Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This," from his Dream - year), and "How Do You Like Me Now ?!" Soda Creek songs and Universal Music Pub- Publishers scoring multiple wins were Works album How Do You Like Me Now ?! Keith One of the most emotional moments of the lishing Group. "The Way You Love Me," a hit Almo Music, ANWA Music, Big Red Tractor, now has a total of 12 BMI awards. evening came during a special tribute to the vic- for , is published by Airstream BMG Songs, Curb Songs, Famous Music, Green and Mayo were presented with Crystal tims and rescuers of the Sept. 11 terrorist Dreams Music, Coyote House Music, Famous Glen Nikki Music, Major Bob Music, Milene awards for songwriter of the year. They co- attacks. Preston introduced three men who Music, Follazoo Crew Music, Scott and Soda, Music, Phil Vassar Music, Platinum Plow, Sea wrote Faith Hill and Tim McGraw's "Let's Make responded to the call at the World Trade Center: and Warner /Chappell Music. Gayle Music, Soda Creek Songs, Sony /ATV Love" and 's "It's Always Something." New York Fire Department Lieutenants Michael The ASCAP Partners in Music Award, which Music Publishing, Universal Music Publish- Green and Mayo also penned last year's BMI Dilena and Vincent Louis of Engine Co. 236 in recognizes ASCAP licensees who are excep- ing Group, Warner /Chappell Music Group, country song of the year, the hit Brooklyn and New York Police Department Lieu- tional in promoting and expanding the reach and Without Anna Music. "Amazed," with . tenant Stephen Reardon. The officers were pre- of country music, was presented to the new For a complete list of winners, log on to As one of the evening's highlights, Willie Nel- sented with Profile in Courage certificates on Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in ASCAP.com. son was presented with the President's Award. behalf of the FDNY and the NYPD. The special BMI created the special award in 1993 to honor tribute also included perform- an exceptional person or persons in the enter- ing "God Bless the USA." Greenwood was later tainment industry deserving of special recogni- honored with the Words of Freedom Award. tion. Nelson is only the fifth recipient. The honor For a complete list of this year's BMI Country has previously been bestowed on Harlan Howard, Award winners, visit BMI.com.

ASCAP Honors. A patriotic theme prevailed at ASCAP's annual Country Awards gala Nov. 3 at BMI Writers/Publishers Saluted. Toby Keith, Mary Green, and Aimee Mayo shared the top songwriter hon- Nashville's Opryland Hotel. Keith Follesé was named songwriter of the year, EMI Music Publishing ors at the 49th annual BMI Country Awards. "I Hope You Dance," penned by Mark Sanders and Tia Sillers, won the publisher of the year accolade, and "I Hope You Dance" and "The Way You Love Me" tied was country song of the year, and Wamer -Tamerlane Publishing won country publisher of the year. BMI for song of the year honors. Pictured at the event, from left, are EMI Music Publishing Nashville president/CEO Frances W. Preston recognized Willie Nelson with the President'sAward and Lee Green- executive VP /GM Gary Overton, EMI Music Publishing Worldwide executive VP Bob Flax, Mark D. wood with the Words of Freedom Award. Pictured, from left, are Green, Mayo, Sillers, Ensign Music VP of Sanders (who co -wrote "I Hope You Dance" with Tia Sillers), Follesé, Michael Dulaney (who co- creative Pat Finch, Greenwood, Keith, Preston, Nelson, BMI VP Paul Corbin, Ensign Music CEO Irwin Z. wrote "The Way You Love Me" with Follese), and ASCAP's Connie Bradley and John LoFrumento. Robinson, and Wamer- Tamerlane's president/CEO Les Bider and executive VP/GM Tim Wipperman.

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