Country Music Hall of Famer Alan Jackson and writer-producer Buddy Cannon are among those honored at the upcoming seventh annual Nashville Songwriter Awards, which return to Nashville's Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 24.
The celebration will honor the peer-voted “10 Songs I Wish I'd Written,” as well as the NSAI Song, Songwriter and Songwriter-Artist of the Year honorees, as well as individuals who have had significant influence in the songwriting world.
Jackson will be honored with the Kris Kristofferson Lifetime Achievement Award. Jackson has won 26 Advertising sign No. 1 Country Airplay hits during his career as a performer and songwriter on hits such as “Don't Rock the Jukebox,” “Gone Country,” “Chasin' That Neon Rainbow” and “Where Were You ( When the World Stopped Turning).' He has been honored by the Grammys, the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association, and has earned stars on both the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Music City Walk of Fame.He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011 and the All-Genre Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018.
“When the NSAI Board of Directors selected Alan Jackson as this year's recipient of the Kris Kristofferson Lifetime Achievement Award, I knew they had made a fantastic choice,” Jennifer Turnbow, NSAI's Chief Operating Officer, said in a statement. “I was willing to build a segment of our annual awards show around his work as a songwriter. But it wasn't until I really studied his work and remembered decades of his songs that I realized how much he deserved this recognition. Alan's songs, many of which he wrote himself, have marked important moments in time and are etched in the memories of many generations. Picking just a handful of his many hits to highlight in a celebration of his career will be incredibly challenging… which I can't wait for!”
“City National Bank has supported the music industry since the first day we opened our doors in 1954, and we are especially proud of our work in Nashville's beloved country music and local communities,” Diane Pearson and Lori Badgett, City Co-CEOs National. Entertainment in Nashville, offered by registration. “On behalf of City National, we congratulate the incomparable Alan Jackson on his Kris Kristofferson Lifetime Achievement Award. For decades, Alan, both as an artist and songwriter, has delivered the most inspiring, motivational and uplifting music and we applaud the recognition of his eloquent songwriting craft.”
Cannon will be recognized with the NSAI President's Key Award, honoring his contributions to the industry, including his work with artists Kenny Chesney and Willie Nelson. Cannon began his career playing bass for Bob Luman and Mel Tillis and later gained recognition as a songwriter for co-writing hits such as Vern Gosdin's “Set 'Em Up Joe” as well as “I've Come to Expect It” by George Strait. From You' and 'Give It Away'. His work as an A&R executive has included signing and developing artists such as Shania Twain and Billy Ray Cyrus, and he has also taken on projects for artists such as Alison Krauss, George Jones and Reba McEntire. Cannon has won three Grammy Awards for his work with Nelson and was named ACM Producer of the Year in 2006. He was also inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2021. Cannon and Chesney just celebrated their latest No. 1 hit with “Take Her Home.”
“Buddy Cannon has spent decades as a distinguished member of our music series community,” NSAI President Lee Thomas Miller said in a statement. “He's written songs for some of country music's most legendary superstars, driven buses in their bands, and is one of the most important record producers of the last 30 years. It's impossible to overestimate the impact Buddy Cannon had on the songwriters of this city. He's famous for being hard on songs and has helped build decades-long careers such as Kenny Chesney's, which is an example of just how incredible his barometer is for a hit song. I am proud to present Buddy Cannon with the 2024 NSAI President's Award.”
Beginning this year, NSAI is introducing a new honor, the Legendary Honor Song, which will honor a tune selected by members of NSAI's professional songwriting committee as the legendary song of its era, beginning with tracks from 1967 through 1983. The NSAI Board of Directors selected 10 impressive songs in the given range and professional members voted anonymously to determine the winning song. The inaugural recipient of the legendary song will be revealed and introduced during the performance.
Performer and ticket information for the Nashville Songwriter Awards will be announced soon, with an on-sale date set for July 26. The Nashville Songwriter Awards are supported by City National Bank, Composers Wing, SoundExchange, Tennessee Association of Broadcasters and The Mechanical Licensing Collective.
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