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Little Big Town accepts the Song Champion of the Year award from Ben Vaughn from songwriter Liz Rose at Billboard’s Country Power Players 2025.

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00:00I usually wing it, but I felt like this one I better not, so forgive me, I'm reading.

00:07If I go off, we'll be here all night.

00:10Ben Vaughn represented the best of Nashville in the music community.

00:15He loved songwriters, and we loved him.

00:18Ben and I began working together in 2013, shortly after he started at Warner Chapel,

00:25and I signed a worldwide deal with him.

00:27I loved Ben.

00:28We all loved Ben.

00:30I call him, he was my guy, and every songwriter I know says, but he was my guy.

00:38Ben wasn't interested in only my songs.

00:41He valued my desire to work with the next generation of songwriting talent

00:45and partnered with me on Liz Rose Music, and we've had some nice success.

00:53Little Big Town shares that same passion for songwriters with Ben.

00:57Over the last 20 years, they have worked with an amazing array of songwriters, lifting them

01:02up, recording their songs, and just pulling off the magic that only a little big town can do.

01:12Well, y'all, I've screwed it up.

01:17So, in doing that, they cut our beautiful song, Girl Crush, that I wrote with my love junkies,

01:26Hilary Lindsay and Lori McKenna.

01:28And one of my best memories is writing Three Whiskies and the Truth with Karen and Kimberly

01:33over chicken salad and wine.

01:36What a night.

01:38So, as writers themselves, they understand and respect the creative process,

01:43and as performers, they elevate any song they sing with their incredible four-part harmonies.

01:48It is my honor to present the Ben Vaughn Song Champion Award to my dear friends, Little Big Town.

02:04Oh, my God.

02:05I love you so much.

02:06You love me so much.

02:11Wow.

02:12I don't know.

02:18We've been here for a long dang time.

02:24We grew old in this town.

02:27That's right.

02:28We played this venue when it was the Wild Horse.

02:30Yeah.

02:31And I just, I don't know, through the years, it's just been incredible just to be in this room

02:37and to be in this community.

02:39And Ben, we met when probably 23 years ago, I think.

02:46Am I right, Ruby?

02:47Like, I'm not sure.

02:48You weren't born.

02:48But a long time ago, and Ben was a brand-new song plugger and just excited.

02:57And when you, anybody that knew Ben, all I can think about is joy and legacy.

03:06And when we think about all these awards tonight, power player, groundbreaker, champion, all those

03:18things are what I think about and friend for Ben.

03:23And I miss him.

03:26He fixed what we thought was the unfixable.

03:29Yes, he did.

03:30Um, because he loved songs and he loved us.

03:34And he, he said, let me, I'm going to be at Warner Chapel.

03:39Let me, let me fix, let me fix the situation.

03:42And, um, I don't know.

03:45I'm so grateful to him.

03:47It was life-changing.

03:48And he always believed, and, um, we always believed in him and his joy, his legacy, his

03:57love of songs, the songwriting community.

04:00I mean, just speak his name.

04:04He has left an indelible mark on our hearts.

04:07Um, Ruby and your family, I'm so glad you're here tonight.

04:13And I don't feel at all worthy to talk about your dad, um, other than to just say that

04:20we miss him.

04:21And I know you do.

04:22And we're here for you.

04:23You have a community of people here that will stand by you forever.

04:27All you do is just reach out and you tell us what you need, because that's what your

04:32dad always did for us.

04:34And, um, so we're here to honor him and celebrate his life and the life that he's given you and

04:42your family.

04:43And, um, so Ben, you're like our little song angel up in heaven.

04:47Just keep them coming, buddy.

04:49We love you so much.

Little Big Town Accepts the Song Champion of the Year Award From Liz Rose | Country Power Players 2025

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