BMI.COM SEE, HEAR AND WATCH MORE BELOW #BMICountryAwards It’s our honor to celebrate our extraordinary family of country songwriters and publishers and your incredible music that is lighting up airwaves, leading in streams and making its mark around the world. We’re thrilled to recognize the Song of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Publishers of the Year (yes, for the first time in 33 years it’s a tie!), as well as the 50 most-performed country songs of the past year. We’re also excited to share exclusive performances, special messages from some of our winners, favorite moments from past award shows, thoughts from first-time winners plus top writers reflecting on their first BMI Award, and so much more. A big thank you to our creators for delivering the best and most popular country music in the world. Congratulations and enjoy the show! READ MORE One of Them Girls Dallas Davidson & Ben Johnson Natalia’s Music Money Round Hill Compositions A Special Message from Dallas Davidson & Ben Johnson How I Wrote That Song An Exclusive Performance by Dallas Davidson & Ben Johnson JESSE FRASURE Almost Maybes hole in the bottle One Big Country Song One Thing Right What’s Your Country Song A Special Message from Jesse Frasure Jesse Frasure & Thomas Rhett: How I Wrote That Song & Exclusive Performance “What’s Your Country Song” For the first time in 33 years, we have a tie! SONY MUSIC PUBLISHING Be a Light Beer Can’t Fix Beers and Sunshine Better Together Bluebird Champagne Night Cool Again Does to Me God Whispered Your Name Happy Anywhere I Called Mama Just the Way Lady Lonely If You Are Lovin’ on You More Than My Hometown Nobody but You ONE BEER One Big Country Song Some Girls The Good Ones What’s Your Country Song A Special Message from Sony Music Publishing WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. Almost Maybes Be a Light Better Together Big, Big Plans Champagne Night Got What I Got Happy Does Hard to Forget hole in the bottle I Called Mama I Hope You’re Happy Now I Love My Country I Should Probably Go to Bed Long Live Love You Like I Used To Lovin’ on You One Big Country Song One Night Standards One Thing Right Pretty Heart What’s Your Country Song A Special Message from Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. Learn what this milestone means to some of our first-time winners, while some of our legendary songwriters also reflect on winning their first BMI Award. Chris Lane 2021 Parker McCollum 2021 Liz Rose 2005 Ashley McBryde 2021 Dan Isbell 2021 Tenille Arts 2021 Rhett Akins 1995 Ernest 2021 Emily Landis 2021 Taylor Kerr (Maddie & Tae) 2021 Meet our 2021 first-time BMI Country Award winners! Henry Agincourt Allen Tenille Arts (SOCAN) These songs have received the most performances on terrestrial radio, satellite radio and digital streaming services over the past year. ★ This year we’re proud to honor 24 first-time Country Award winners. See their names starred below. LISTEN ON SPOTIFY WATCH ON YOUTUBE SEE COMPLETE WINNERS LIST Some of our renowned songwriters share their most memorable moments from previous award shows. CARRIE UNDERWOOD “My first BMI Awards were in 2008, when I won for ‘So Small’ and ‘All-American Girl.’ It was still very early in my career and things were happening so fast. What made this honor so special was being recognized for the first hit songs I wrote and got to hear on the radio. It meant so much to be able to celebrate with my co-writers and people who have now become my close friends in the songwriting community, and for the first time, feeling that I was a part of that extraordinary community.” WE CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU NEXT YEAR! TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY POLICY Copyright 1994-2021 ©, Broadcast Music, Inc.® unless otherwise specified. BMI®, BMI.com® and Broadcast Music, Inc.® are registered trademarks of Broadcast Music, Inc Photo Credits: Livy Jeanne (Emily Landis)