The 2019 AIMP Awards Winners Announced

HARDY

The ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSIC PUBLISHERS (AIMP) presented its fourth annual AIMP NASHVILLE AWARDS at the RYMAN AUDITORIUM in NASHVILLE last night (4/30). The awards recognized some of the previous year’s most notable independent songs, songwriters and publishers, and honored some of the nominated songs with a night of performances.

JIMMIE ALLEN, TRAVIS DENNING, HARDY and more performed the nominated Songs Of The Year. BLACK RIVER ENTERTAINMENT VP/Publishing CELIA FROEHLIG was honored with this year’s AIMP INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD.

“It’s a privilege and an honor for me to be a part of this community,” FROEHLIG shared in her acceptance speech. “It’s given me so much joy and allowed me to do something for a living that I love, with people that I love, in a community that I love. And that means so much to me.”

View the complete list of winners below.

Artist-Writer of the Year
LUKE COMBS

Rising Artist-Writer of the Year 
HARDY

Songwriter of the Year
JESSIE JO DILLON

Rising Songwriter of the Year 
AARON ESHUIS

Publisher of the Year 
SMACKSONGS

Song Champion of the Year
LESLIE ROBERTS

Publisher’s Pick
“Made For You” (BENJY DAVIS, JOEY HYDE, NEIL MEDLEY) 

Song of the Year 
“Rainbow” (KACEY MUSGRAVES, NATALIE HEMBY, SHANE MCANALLY)

JEFF CARLTON Strong Song Award presented by BAND AGAINST CANCER WITH SARAH CANNON
“Love Wins” (CARRIE UNDERWOOD, BRETT JAMES, DAVID GARCIA)

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