This category usually yields one of most eclectic groups of nominees on the Grammy ballot – and so it will likely be again this year.
Brothers Osborne called the broadcast personalities and radio stations to give them the good news.
He will be celebrated as a BMI Icon during the upcoming BMI Country Awards in November.
Three past winners in the category are represented on the entry list.
79 albums are competing for just five slots on the final ballot.
Held at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles, the fourth-annual SONA Warrior Awards honored the work of "often unsung, unsexy work" of songwriter advocates.
Someone had the bright idea to first remind the audience of the AMAs’ considerable history before relaunching the show.
The single is one of 19 No. 1s she's earned on the Billboard Hot 100.
The South Korean boy band tore it up on the American Music Awards special.
Other top winners during the awards show included KB, Jason Ingram, Anne Wilson & Maverick City Music.
