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Nov 07, 2007 Emmylou Harris (left) and Kris Kristofferson (right) perform Rodney Crowell's “Til I Gain Control Again;" Harris and Willie Nelson often sang the song together when Emmylou opened shows for Willie. View Photo

Nov 07, 2007 Keith Urban salutes Willie Nelson after performing his own soulful rendition of “Always on My Mind." View Photo

Nov 07, 2007 Toby Keith performs with Willie Nelson View Photo

Nov 07, 2007 BMI Award-winners Taylor Swift (left) and Michelle Branch (right) pause for a photo on the red carpet. View Photo

Nov 07, 2007 Faith Hill (right) drapes her husband Tim McGraw's (left) very first BMI Country Award medallion around his neck. View Photo

Nov 07, 2007 Jeffrey Steele earns his second Country Songwriter of the Year crown with five songs among the year's top fifty. Pictured are (l to r): BMI President and CEO Del Bryant; BMI Songwriter of the Year Jeffrey Steele; and BMI VP Writer/Publisher Relations, Nashville, Jody Williams. View Photo

Nov 07, 2007 Annie Nelson (left), Willie Nelson (center) and Sheryl Crow (right) react to Kris Kristofferson's poignant tribute speech. View Photo

Nov 07, 2007 The Icon tribute performers smile for the camera after a job well done. Pictured are (l to r): BMI President & CEO Del Bryant; Emmylou Harris; Keith Urban; BMI Icon Willie Nelson; Kris Kristofferson; Toby Keith; Josh Turner; and BMI VP Writer/Publisher Relations, Nashville, Jody Williams. View Photo

Nov 07, 2007 Jeffrey Steele's stirring composition “What Hurts the Most" also earned Song of the Year honors. Pictured are (l to r): BMI VP Writer/Publisher Relations, Nashville, Jody Williams; Rock On Promotions' Sarah Wood; BMI President and CEO Del Bryant; and BMI Songwriter of the Year Jeffery Steele. View Photo

Nov 07, 2007 Willie makes everybody smile. Pictured on the red carpet are (l to r): BMI VP Writer/Publisher Relations, Nashville, Jody Williams; BMI Icon WIllie Nelson; and BMI President and CEO Del Bryant. View Photo