The 16th Annual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival, the world's largest all-songwriter festival put on annually by Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), took place last week in different venues throughout Nashville, Tenn., and for the first time included a gospel/Christian songwriter's night. GMA and WAY-FM worked in conjunction with NSAI on the showcase, which took place April 1 at The Rutledge. The show, which was hosted by Steven Curtis Chapman, featured performances by Ashley Cleveland, Billy Gaines, Geoff Moore and Matthew West. Pictured above (L-R) are: Moore, GMA Board of Directors Chairman Charles Dorris, WAY-FM General Manager Matt Austin, Chapman, GMA President/CEO John W. Styll, Gaines, Cleveland and West.

(Photo by Mike Deckard)

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