Luke Laird

Every great artist begins with a great song. But while the singer often receives the most recognition when a song becomes a hit, the songwriters too deserve much of the credit.

A readers' poll to predict the winner of Songwriter of the Year at the 2017 ACM Awards.

Jon Pardi and Luke Laird recall the day they wrote Pardi's hit single "Head Over Boots."

Kara DioGuardi, Marty Frederiksen, Luke Laird and Carrie Underwood wrote "Mama's Song" together, on the same day that they wrote Underwood's 2010 hit "Undo It." The singer released the song in November of 2010 as the final single from her Play On album.

There are songwriters, and then there are ACM-nominated songwriters. There are five stellar songwriters who put pen to paper and pick to guitar, creating fan-favorite songs, nominated for Songwriter of the Year at the 2015 ACM Awards, but only one can win the prize. Who will it be?

During Wednesday night's 'In the Spotlight With Robin Roberts' television special, newlywed Carrie Underwood opened up about life at home as Mrs. Mike Fisher. Although it's been nearly four months since taking the walk down the aisle, Carrie says she still has trouble wrapping he…