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Nashville Songwriter Awards Returns to the Ryman on September 17, 2019
Loretta Lynn to be honored with the Kris Kristofferson Lifetime Achievement Award 
Senator Lamar Alexander to be given the White Hat Award

Congrats to the following members who had their song selected by Katie Barolak of Black River Entertainment. She will be given a copy of your song and email address if she chooses to reach out!

COWBOY HEART - HALEY GANIS
BELIEVE - DESIRAE BRONSON
SEE WHERE IT LEADS - DOMINIQUE BONFIM

Keep up the good work!

Each quarter NSAI invites all of the local Nashville Music Publishers and PRO Reps to attend a luncheon. Congratulations to the NOMINEES whose songs are being considered for the PLAYLIST that gets sent to those 50+ Music Publishers. Songs considered for this PLAYLIST are recommended by the NSAI Song Evaluation Service and the NSAI Membership Representatives. These songs were recommended between 9/1/18 - 12/31/18!

Stay tuned for a list of songs that were SELECTED for the Publisher Playlist being sent out the first week of March (following the exclusive Publisher Luncheon). 

Music Licensing Collective (MLC) Coalition
Unveils Broad Support for Copyright Office Submission

Announces Board and Committee Members and Launches Songwriter Petition

Congratulations to those who had their songs taken by Jen Duke of Concord! A copy of your song and email will be sent to her for further review. She will reach out at this point if she'd like to!

DREW SCHUELER - STRANGERS
KIERA STELLA - SOBER
JACOB STULL - TAKE A CHANCE
BRYAN VRABLIK - WHEN I PLAY GUITAR IN THE DARK
HANNA ROSS -1998
ROB PRENTICE - DAMN YOU
KELVIN MILLER - WE'RE NOT GIVING UP
KYRA HUNTER CONSTANCIO - CARELESS
KENT BELL - LOVE AIN'T A STRAIGHT LINE

Keep up the great work!

Each quarter NSAI invites all of the local Nashville Music Publishers and PRO Reps to attend a luncheon. Congratulations to the NOMINEES whose songs were selected for the PLAYLIST that gets sent to those 50+ Music Publishers. Songs considered for this PLAYLIST are recommended by the NSAI Song Evaluation Service and the NSAI Membership Representatives. These songs were recommended between 9/1/18 - 12/31/18, and SELECTED FOR THE PLAYLIST by a panel of music industry professionals.

SONGS SELECTED:

Congratulations to those who had their songs taken by Jen Duke of Concord! A copy of your song and email will be sent to her for further review. She will reach out at this point if she'd like to!

TEARS IN THE LIMOUSINE - ANDREW TULLOS
RIDE ON - JACOB STULL
DON'T YOU GROW UP ON ME NOW - RICHARD SCHRODER
TELL ME HOW - RIAAN PRETORIUS
THIS SIDE OF THE RAINBOW - ROB PRENTICE
SOMETHING YOU CAN SEE - JIM MCCARTER
BETTER NOW - AMANDA LATZ
THOSE THREE WORDS - WAYNE GOODMAN
I'VE GOT NO ONE LEFT TO LOSE - JOHN BARHAM CARTER

PRESS RELEASE  
For Immediate Release:
March 7, 2019 Media Contacts: Charlotte Sellmyer, Katie McClenny

 
Amazon, Spotify Appeal CRB Decision 
Tech companies signal fight to lower recently-raised rates to songwriters
 

Spotify Blog Post Insults Songwriters by Attempting to Deceive Them - A Fact Check

Congratulations to the members who had their songs selected for further review by Warner/Chappell. A copy of your song and email address will be sent to Travis.

See Where It Leads - Dominic Bonfim
Take It Too Far - Brody Ray

Keep up the great work!

Nashville, Tennessee (March 22, 2019) – The inaugural Todd Givens Memorial Scholarshipwas awarded to promising new songwriter-artist Chris Housman today by the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI).