ascap awards

Chris Stapleton won the Vanguard Award and Ricky Skaggs won the Founders Award at the 2016 ASCAP Country Music Awards.

Trisha Yearwood was presented with the Voice of Music Award at the 53rd annual ASCAP Country Music Awards, held on Monday night (Nov. 2) in Nashville. Tennessee native Justin Timberlake was on hand to honor the singer.

Brad Paisley, veteran songwriter Bob McDill, Lyle Lovett and Ben Hayslip were the top honorees Monday night (Oct. 29) at the 50th annual ASCAP Country Awards at Nashville's Opryland Hotel.

(Pictured, left to right, are Dierks Bentley, Artist/Songwriter of the Year; Josh Kear, Song of the Year for 'Need You Now'; Chris DuBois, Publisher of the Year; Brett James, Songwriter of the Year and Tim DuBois, ASCAP vice-president.) Dierks Bentley was honored as the ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) Songwriter/Artist of the Year at the performing rights organization