SESAC Celebrates Songwriters & Publishers at 2016 Nashville Music Awards

2016 SESAC Nashville Music Awards Song of the Year “Somewhere On A Beach” recipients Jaron Boyer and Michael Tyler, SESAC VP of Creative Services Shannan Hatch, SESAC Chairman and CEO John Josephson, and SESAC Songwriter of the Year Josh Hoge (right).

Josh Hoge Named Songwriter of the Year;
“Somewhere On A Beach” Named Song of the Year;
SONY/ATV/EMI Foray Publishing and Write 2 Be Free Music Named Publisher of the Year

SESAC kicked off CMA Week by honoring the songwriters and music publishers behind the year’s most-performed Country and Americana songs at the organization’s Nashville Music Awards held Sunday, Oct. 30, at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.  Josh Hoge, who topped the charts with smash hits such as “I’m Comin’ Over” by Chris Young and “Think of You” by Chris Young and Cassadee Pope, was named SESAC’s Songwriter of the Year.

“Somewhere On A Beach,” written by Jaron Boyer and Michael Tyler and recorded by Dierks Bentley was named SESAC Song of the Year. Sony ATV / EMI Foray Publishing and Write 2 Be Free Music was honored as Publisher of the Year at the event.

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