With her greatest hits album out this week (she's had a lot more hits than you probably realise - we should know, we listened to them all yesterday, well, we skipped a couple), Shania Twain had a good day yesterday when she won the Country Song Of The Year award for the fourth time at the annual country music awards staged by US performing rights agency BMI. Then she took the gong for her track 'Forever And For Always' which was the most-played country track on US radio this year.
Other winners at the awards included Toby Keith, who was named Artist Of The Year for his tracks, including 'American Soldier'. Casey Beathard was named Country Songwriter Of The Year for his work on tracks 'Hot Mamma' (recorded by Trace Adkins), 'Drinkin' Bone' (Tracy Byrd), 'No Shoes, No Skirt, No Problems' (Kenny Chesney), 'The Love Song' (Jeff Bates) and 'Walk A Little Straighter' (Billy Currington).
Meanwhile Loretta Lynn - best known for hits like 'You Ain't Woman Enough' and 'Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' - was named BMI Icon for her "enduring influence on generations of music makers".