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You Gotta ‘Believe’ It’s Another #1 Hit for Diamond Rio
BMI Award-winning writers Skip Ewing and Donny Kees celebrated their third #1 single together during a party hosted by BMI Nashville for "I Believe." [kneeling] RLG's Joe Galante, Diamond Rio's Marty Roe, BMI's Thomas Cain, Diamond Rio's Brian Prout, producer Mike Clute, [standing] Modern Management's Ted Greene, Arista's Bobby Kraig,…
‘I Hope You Dance’ Steps to ‘Song Of The Year’ Tune at 49th Annual BMI Count
BMI staged the 49th edition of its Country Awards last night, with ultimate honors saved for “I Hope You Dance,” songwriters Toby Keith, Marv Green and Aimee Mayo, and publishing titan Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. BMI Citations of Achievement were presented by President & CEO Frances W. Preston and Vice President Paul Corbin to the songwriters and publishers of the past year’s 50 most performed songs…
A Little Riff Brings Big Success to Stephanie Bentley

A little verse melody, a little riff, a little chance meeting with a hometown friend led to big success for Stephanie Bentley and "Breathe," BMI's Pop Song of the Year. While working out in a Nashville gym, Stephanie got a tap on the shoulder. It was her Thomasville, Georgia, friend Holly Lamar, who had just moved to Music City. Lamar asked Stephanie to sing a demo…
BMI Stands “Amazed” at 48th Annual Country Awards
Click here to see photos from the event Nashville, October 3 — Performing rights organization BMI staged the 48th edition of its Country Awards tonight, with superlative honors reserved for "Amazed," songwriters Al Anderson and Skip Ewing, songwriter/artists Martie Seidel and Shania Twain, and publishing giant Sony/ATV Tree. BMI Citations of Achievement were presented…
CMA Farms Top Nods to Hill, Chicks
Leading nominees for the Country Music Association�s annual awards include red-hot BMI affiliates Faith Hill and the Dixie Chicks, with six and five mentions, respectively, it was announced August 1 during the 2000 CMA Awards press conference in Nashville. At the 2000 CMA Awards press conference at Adelphia Coliseum, Lonestar announced…
NSAI Songwriters Honor Their Own
BMI songwriters Vince Gill, Steven Curtis Chapman, Tom Shapiro and the songwriting team of Marv Green, Chris Lindsey and Aimee Mayo were among the top winners at the Nashville Songwriters Association International's (NSAI) 33rd Annual Songwriter Achievement Awards (6/27), held at Cheekwood Botanical Gardens in Nashville.
Pair of Husband & Wife Duos Lead TNN Music Awards
TNN and Country Weekly magazine have announced the final nominations in the 12 fan-voted categories for the Country Weekly Presents the TNN Music Awards, with a pair of husband-and-wife duos at the top of the nominations pile. BMI affiliate Faith Hill led all artists with recognition in eight categories: Entertainer, Female Artist, Album (Breathe), Song, Single and CMT Music Video ("Breathe"), the Impact Award and Collaborative Event [for…
Keepin’ the Faith
Even in the rarefied atmosphere at the top of the charts, BMI affiliates Faith Hill and Stephanie Bentley are able to 'breathe' deeply: their single "Breathe" spent six weeks at #1 on the Billboard Country Singles chart and continues to scale new heights. The song -- sung by Faith, co-written by Stephanie and Holly Lamar and co-published by Stephanie's company, Hopechest Music, and Universal…
