Top Row L-R: Tiffany Kerns, Jordan Minton, Chase McGill, Jim Beavers, Charlie Handsome, Ashley Gorley, Taylor Phillips, Sarah Trahern, David Conrad, Josh Thompson, Jessie Jo Dillon, Bottom Row L-R: John Byron, Rocky Block, Randy Montana, Ben Johnson and Hunter Phelps at the 2025 CMA Triple Play Awards on Tuesday, April 29 at The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts in Nashville. Not pictured: Zach Crowell, Jelly Roll, Ernest Keith Smith and Morgan Wallen; Photo by Acacia Evans/CMA

CMA Triple Play Awards Highlight the Heartbeat of Nashville: The Songwriters

Posted on May 2, 2025

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Lauren Jo Black

16 incredible songwriters were honored during the special event, which also included a touching tribute to the late Ben Vaughn.

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NaSHOF Class of 2021: Rhett Akins, Toby Keith, Buddy Cannon, Amy Grant, John Scott Sherrill

Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame Inducts Rhett Akins, Toby Keith, Buddy Cannon, Amy Grant and More

Posted on November 3, 2021

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Lauren Jo Black

Songwriters are the heartbeat of Music City, and on Monday (Nov.1), 10 of the town’s most revered songwriters received the…

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