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FAFA Wins BMI Country Song of the Year
Twain, Keith, Lynn Win BMI Awards
This story ran on nwitimes.com on Monday, November 8, 2004 11:05 PM CST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Shania Twain's "Forever and For Always" won country song of the year honors Monday from the music licensing agency BMI.
The song, co-written by Twain and her husband, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, was the most performed country song of the year, based on U.S. broadcasts.
It was Twain's fourth BMI song of the year win. "Forever and For Always" was also named song of the year at the 2004 BMI London awards, and her hit "You're Still the One" received the honor at both the 1999 BMI pop and country awards.
Twain, 39, also was named BMI songwriter of the year at both the 1999 and 2000 pop and country awards and now has 28 BMI awards.
In other awards, Toby Keith collected country songwriter/artist of the year honors for his hits "American Soldier," "Beer for My Horses" and "I Love This Bar."
Keith, who now has 15 BMI awards, also was named songwriter/artist of the year in 2001.
Casey Beathard earned country songwriter of the year. Five of his songs were on the most performed list: "Drinkin' Bone" (recorded by Tracy Byrd), "Hot Mamma" (Trace Adkins), "The Love Song" (Jeff Bates), "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems" (Kenny Chesney) and "Walk a Little Straighter" (Billy Currington).
Loretta Lynn was named BMI Icon for "her enduring influence on generations of music makers."
Lynn's many hits include "You Ain't Woman Enough," "Don't Come Home a Drinkin,'" "Coal Miners Daughter" and "The Pill."
BMI, which represents more than 300,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers, each year recognizes country music songwriters and publishers of the year's most-performed songs.
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Interesting how Shania gets top billing and attention in the story even though Toby won the higher award  Congrats Shania & Mutt. |
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Voting!
well, I am a songwriter with BMI and I was asked to vote for certian awards, but I swear to god I would of voted shania all the way! I wish I was given her catagorey! I LOVE IT CONGRATS!
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52nd Annual BMI Country Awards
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Great pic of Shania & Loretta Lynn. Loretta was dissed by the CMAs too. She had a great new album that should have been nominated.
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But of course, the Country Song of the Year isn't nominated for a CMA award.  |
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But of course, the Country Song of the Year isn't nominated for a CMA award.
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I know, and country radio even tried to get rid of it.
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Great pic of Shania & Loretta Lynn. Loretta was dissed by the CMAs too. She had a great new album that should have been nominated.
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and the critics liked the album as well, even though it didn't sell.
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AWESOME PICS of Loretta and Shania |
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Re: 52nd Annual BMI Country Awards
Awesome pictures Raider of Shania and Loretta Lynn...They go together like apple and cherry pie...Two miner daughters together at last...One a coal miners daughter and the other a gold miners daughter...Way to go Shania and Loretta Lynn...
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But of course, the Country Song of the Year isn't nominated for a CMA award.
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Yep...the CMA should have a long look at it..
Congratulations Shania! 
This pic of Shania and Loretta...PRICELESS!! 
  
More awards for Tracy.. did we ever see the BMI medals? 
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Yes, they were in the cabinets.
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Crystal Gayle; BMI President & CEO Del Bryant; Shania Twain; Kitty Wells, Casey Beathard; Toby Keith, Loretta Lynn; Universal Music Senior VP/GM Pat Higdon; BMI President Emeritus Frances Preston; and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Nashville President & CEO Donna Hilley.
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