The stars came out for the Annual Country Music ASCAP Awards. The performing rights organization presents the event annually to honor the writers of the most-performed country songs of the past yearAlan Jackson won songwriter/artist of the year honors for his hits "A Woman's Love" and "Small Town Southern Man" during the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers country awards Monday. Rachel Thibodeau (pictured) accepted ASCAP's country song of the year honor for "Good Directions," the Billy Currington hit she co-wrote with Luke Bryan, who is affiliated with BMI, another performing rights organization. The two songwriters performed the song during Monday's awards show. Reba McEntire won ASCAP's Golden Note Award, presented to songwriters, composers and artists who have achieved extraordinary career milestones. Brooks & Dunn, LeAnn Rimes and Kelly Clarkson honored McEntire by performing some of her songs. McEntire herself surprised the crowd by singing one of her earliest hits, "(You Lift Me) Up to Heaven."
EMI Music Publishing won publisher of the year for songs including "How Long" (Eagles) and "Never Wanted Nothing More" (Kenny Chesney).
Songwriters including McEntire, Lyle Lovett, Buddy Miller, David Lee Murphy and Brent Rowan won the Silver Circle honor in recognition of 25 years or more of membership in the performance rights organization.
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