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Taylor Swift wins big at BMI Awards
07:11 AM CST on Wednesday, November 12, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Taylor Swift’s “Teardrops On My Guitar” won country song of the year, and Hank Williams Jr. was honored as a music icon during the 56th Annual BMI Country Awards.
The awards were presented Tuesday in Nashville.
Casey Beathard won songwriter of the year for the second time.
Beathard co-wrote several recent hits including Kenny Chesney’s “Don’t Blink” and George Strait’s “How ‘Bout Them Cowgirls.”
Swift co-wrote “Teardrops On My Guitar.” The song earned iTunes’ No. 1 country song honors of 2007 and digital platinum certification.
Williams joins Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and others as a BMI icon. His hits include “Family Tradition,” “Country Boy Can Survive” and “All My Rowdy Friends Have Settled Down.”
Williams reached an even wider audience with his “Monday Night Football” theme.
BMI, or Broadcast Music Inc., is a performing rights organization.
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