NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Dan + Shay, Luke Combs, Rascal Flatts and much more state artists were celebrated alongside notable songwriters, producers and business leaders at the Academy of Place New music Honors awards show. In front of a limited group at the Ryman Auditorium on Wednesday, artists paid tribute to other writers, bands and even a documentarian for their perform in the genre of state new music. “Without the songwriters in this town, we would have none of this. We have none of the shows, none of the report profits,” stated Dan Smyers of the Grammy-successful duo Dan + Shay,…