Taylor Swift, Kris Kristofferson, Brooks and Dunn and others were honored last night at the 57th annual BMI Country Awards. The invitation-only black-tie event was attended by a who's who list of Music City swells and industry big-shots.
Swift received top honors for her wildly-successful single, "Love Story," which was named BMI's Song of the Year. To date, "Love Story" has racked up just about every major award and achievement possible, including being the year's best-selling country song and the most-downloaded country single in history. We'll know in a few hours whether she takes home Best Video honors at tonight's CMA awards show. Swift is also up for the Female Vocalist of the Year award, Album of the Year, and the big kahuna, Entertainer of the Year. No word yet on Kanye West's where-a-bouts.
In addition to honoring the songwriters, producers and publishers behind the top 50 songs of 2009, Brooks and Dunn, who have won more Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association awards than any other act, took home the BMI President's Award for their influence on country music.
The evening's shining moment, however, went to Kristofferson, who was named a BMI icon. Willie Nelson, Patty Griffin and Vince Gill all took turns performing Kristofferson songs, who later admitted telling Willie before the show that he wasn't looking forward to all the commotion in his honor. Willie fired back that the joy in watching Kris squirm at all the attention was all the motivation he needed to attend the event.
What's your favorite Kristofferson song? Mine's always been "Sunday Morning Coming Down." Feel free to write in your favorite down below.
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I Have to agree with you that Sunday Morning is my favorite but I also love Me and Bobby Mcgee as well.