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ASCAP Number One Parties in Nashville honor hit songwriters

CMA's Tammy Genovese, songwriters Troy Verges, Marv Green, Hillary Lindsey and Carrie Underwood, Mark Bright and Connie Bradley.

Music industry VIPs and the songwriting community joined together to celebrate ASCAP members' No. 1 hit songs with gatherings that spanned the city. A celebration at ASCAP Nashville honored Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush along with co-writer Tim Owens for their hit single "Settlin'" and Carrie Underwood and songwriters Hillary Lindsey, Marv Green and Troy Verges for their No. 1 hit single "Wasted." Two ASCAP members were recognized for landing their first No. 1 hits, Danny Orton for Rascal Flatts' hit single "Stand" and Rachel Thibodeau for "Good Directions."

Owen Bradley Park hosted an ASCAP/Country Music Association sponsored event in honor of Kenny Chesney's first solely written No. 1 single "Beer in Mexico," and Nashville local pub Dan McGuiness saw Music Row crammed into its front room to celebrate the No. 1 success of Trace Adkins' "Ladies Love Country Boys" written by reigning ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year Rivers Rutherford.