The 56th annual BMI Country Awards were held the night before the CMA Awards, and this year's BMI Icon honoree was Hank Williams Jr. BMI holds the reception to honor all the great songwriters and their accomplishments from the past year. Artists gathered to support the songwriters this year include, Toby Keith, Carrie Underwood, Sarah Buxton, Kenny Chesney, Taylor Swift, Jeffrey Steele and Casey Bethard to name a few.