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- ↑ "News : Friends for 16 Years, Keith Urban and Monty Powell Celebrate "Sweet Thing" Success". CMT. 2009-04-24. Archived from the original on April 28, 2009. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
- ↑ "ole Signs Hit Songwriter Monty Powell : MusicRow – Nashville's Music Industry Publication – News, Songs From Music City". Musicrow.com. 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
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