SESAC New York Music Awards

MYFOXNY.COM - The SESAC 2009 New York Music Awards honored today's most influential songwriters and music publishers who are impacting the musical world.

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Here are some of the songs and their writers honored:

Nikeshia Briscoe "Womanizer"; recorded by Britney Spears
Nate "Danja" Hills "4 Minutes"; recorded by Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake
Greg Curtis "I Remember"; recorded by Keyshia Cole
Micayle "The Mack" McKinney "Damaged"; recorded by Danity Kane
Rico Love "Love Like This"; recorded by Natasha Bedingfield
Darin "Super Power" Baker "Lolli Lolli"; recorded by Three 6 Mafia
Regie Hamm "The Time of My Life"; recorded by David Cook
Jonathan Wince "Ten Ton Brick"; recorded by Hurt
Bryan Michael Cox and Kendrick Dean - "Last Time"; recorded by Trey Songz
Bale'wa Muhammad "The River"; recorded by Noel Gourdin

SESAC was founded in 1930 and maintains a diversified repertory that includes the best of Adult Contemporary, R&B/Hip-hop, Jazz, Rock, Americana, Contemporary Christian, Country, Gospel, Dance, Classical, New Age, music for Film and Television, and, of course, Latin music.