Country Musicians Charlie Daniels and Kenny Chesney Win BMI, ASCAP Awards; Music Industry Today Offers Extended News Coverage

Country Musicians Charlie Daniels and Kenny Chesney Win BMI, ASCAP Awards; Music Industry Today Offers Extended News Coverage

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Best known for the classic "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," Charlie Daniels has won the BMI Icon award for his contributions to country music.

Earlier this week, Renee Zellweger's estranged husband Kenny Chesney was honored with the ASCAP Voice of Music Award, reserved for artists whose music is said to give ordinary people's lives a voice.

Covering all aspects of the music business, Music Industry Today offers its readers extended country music coverage. See:

-- Charlie Daniels News --
http://www.musicindustrytoday.com/news/Charlie-Daniels/pr

-- Kenny Chesney News --
http://www.musicindustrytoday.com/news/KennyChesney/pr

-- Country Music News --
http://www.musicindustrytoday.com/news/CountryMusic/pr

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