Sony/ATV has claimed Publisher of the Year honors at the BMI Country Awards for the 15th consecutive time. Naturally, Marty Bandier and Nashville chief Troy Tomlinson sparked up a couple of Cohibas and poured a round of Fireball shots.

The pubco also claimed Song of the Year ("Die a Happy Man," co-penned by Thomas Rhett) and, via the very busy Ross Copperman, Songwriter of the Year. Copperman co-penned six of the songs honored during the evening...

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