AIMP Nashville Awards Nominees Announced

Awards Nominees Announced

The ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSIC PUBLISHERS (AIMP) will hold its second annual AIMP NASHVILLE AWARDS on MONDAY, MAY 8th at the RYMAN AUDITORIUM in NASHVILLE. The AWARDS will honor winners in eight categories representing all aspects of independent publishing. "We are very excited to once again celebrate the achievements of NASHVILLE's independent music publishing community at the second annual AIMP NASHVILLE AWARDS," said AIMP NASHVILLE treasurer and AWARDS co-chair REE GUYER. "The show serves as a platform to honor the unique and talented artists and writers who call NASHVILLE home, while also serving as a reminder of the support shown from writers, artists, and publishers within our AIMP community."

The nominees for the AIMP NASHVILLE awards are as follows:

AIMP Rising Independent Songwriter Of The Year:
KELLY ARCHER
LUKE DICK
JUSTIN EBACH
ADAM HAMBRICK
JESSE LEE
JORDAN SCHMIDT

AIMP Independent Artist-Writer Of The Year:
RYAN BEAVER
DEVIN DAWSON
WALKER HAYES
NATALIE HEMBY
CARLY PEARCE
CAITLYN SMITH

AIMP Artist-Writer Of The Year:
BROTHERS OSBORNE
BRANDY CLARK
ERIC CHURCH
MAREN MORRIS
OLD DOMINION
BRETT YOUNG

AIMP Song Champion Of The Year:
JEFF CARLTON
COURTNEY CRIST
CELIA FROEHLIG
SHANNAN HATCH
BART HERBISON
JEFF SKAGGS

AIMP Publisher's Pick:
"Leaving NASHVILLE" (CHARLES KELLEY) written by ABE STOKLASA and DONOVAN WOODS (BIG YELLOW DOG MUSIC, SHAKALA PUBLISHING)
"Love Can Go To Hell" (BRANDY CLARK) written by BRANDY CLARK and SCOTT STEPAKOFF (KOBALT MUSIC, SEA GAYLE MUSIC, TEN TEN MUSIC GROUP)
"Love Triangle" (RAELYNN) written by NICOLLE GALYON, RAELYNN, and JIMMY ROBBINS (BIG MACHINE MUSIC, PRESCRIPTION, ROUND HILL MUSIC)
"Rich" (MAREN MORRIS) written by JESSIE JO DILLON, MAREN MORRIS, and LAURA VELTZ (BIG MACHINE MUSIC, BIG YELLOW DOG MUSIC, KOBALT MUSIC, REVELRY MUSIC)
"Tacoma" (GARTH BROOKS/CAITLYN SMITH) written by BOB DIPIERO and CAITLYN SMITH (BMG, COMMAN MUSIC, ROUND HILL MUSIC)
"Wheels" (STEVE MOAKLER) written by STEVE MOAKLER, GORDIE SAMPSON, and CAITLYN SMITH (BMG, COMMAN MUSIC, CREATIVE NATION MUSIC, PULSE SONGS)

AIMP Song Of The Year:
"Blue Ain't Your Color" (KEITH URBAN) written by CLINT LAGERBERG, HILLARY LINDSEY, and STEVEN LEE OLSEN (COMMAN MUSIC, HILLARODYRATHBONE MUSIC, SEA GAYLE MUSIC)
"Head Over Boots" (JON PARDI) written by LUKE LAIRD and JON PARID (CREATIVE NATION MUSIC, SONG FACTORY MUSIC)
"Vice" (MIRANDA LAMBERT) written by MIRANDA LAMBERT, SHANE MCANALLY, and JOSH OSBORNE (SMACKSONGS)
"Kill A Word" (ERIC CHURCH) written by ERIC CHURCH, LUKE DICK, and JEFF HYDE (LITTLE LOUDER MUSIC)
"Sleep Without You" (BRETT YOUNG) written by KELLY ARCHER, JUSTIN EBACH, and BRETT YOUNG (BIG MACHINE MUSIC, DOWNTOWN MUSIC, RED CREATIVE, WORD COUNTRY)
"80s Mercedes" (MAREN MORRIS) written by BUSBEE and MAREN MORRIS (BMG, BIG DEAL MUSIC, BIG YELLOW DOG MUSIC)

AIMP Independent Writer Of The Year:
BUSBEE
ROSS COPPERMAN
ZACH CROWELL
ASHLEY GORLEY
LUKE LAIRD
SHANE MCANALLY

AIMP Independent Publisher Of The Year:
BMG
BIG LOUD SHIRT/ROUND HILL MUSIC
BIG YELLOW DOG MUSIC
COMBUSTION MUSIC
CREATIVE NATION MUSIC
SMACKSONGS

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