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BMI Country Family Captures Majority of 2011 CMA Nominations

Nominees for the 45th annual CMA Awards were announced Tuesday, September 6, and the nods read like a roll call of BMI’s contemporary country vanguard. In fact, BMI songwriter/artists account for the overwhelming majority of the list. Jason Aldean, Taylor Swift, the Band Perry, Zac Brown Band and Blake Shelton lead the pack with five…
Second Annual Sandestin Music Festival Slated for August 12 and 13

Blue ribbon songwriters, tomorrow’s stars and a country songbird turned Broadway star compose the lineup of the 2nd annual Sandestin Music Festival, slated for the weekend of August 12-13 in the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. Co-sponsored by BMI, the free, open-to-the-public event will feature BMI contemporary country trendsetters Jeffrey Steele and James Slater; powerhouse country vocalist and Broadway star Lari White; and promising up-and-comers Kree Harrison, Thomas…
Dallas Davidson Flies High with a Little Help from His Friends

If you were to be lucky enough to corner a chart-topping songwriter in Nashville, say, at some locals-only lunch hotspot a few paces from Music Row, and if—during that cornering—you were able to ask this writer what it was that aided in their breaking into the forefront of the industry’s writing elite, promoted from the within the ranks of its many struggling scribes, the answers you could expect to receive…
Miranda Lambert Leads List of 2010 CMA Nominees

Miranda Lambert made history this morning as nominees for the 44th Annual CMA Awards were announced live on ABC News' Good Morning America. With nine nominations, Lambert has officially collected more nods than any other female artist in the history of the CMAs. In addition to Entertainer, Female Vocalist, and Album of the Year for Revolution, Lambert received two nominations in the Single of the Year field…
Lady Antebellum Composes a Career

Lady Antebellum are defining the new century’s country-pop archetype. All songwriters equipped with his or her own strengths and versatility, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott are a serendipitous co-writing session unto themselves. In fact, that’s how, and why, the three of them became a band in the first place. Haywood, the group’s multi-instrumentalist, who also adds…
CMT Music Awards Dominated by BMI’s Country Vanguard

Carrie Underwood led BMI’s country family to a night stacked with wins at the CMT Music Awards, held Wednesday, June 9 in Nashville. Underwood took home the coveted Video of the Year trophy for “Cowboy Casanova,” which also marked the 11th chart-topper of her career. Underwood also enjoyed a win in the CMT Performance of the Year category thanks to her stirring live version of “Temporary Home.”…
Underwood & Lambert Make History as BMI Artists Dominate ACM Awards

Carrie Underwood became the only woman ever to earn two Entertainer of the Year trophies last night during the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, with her second consecutive win in the coveted field. The elated Underwood also received the Triple Crown Honor thanks to her previous wins in Entertainer, Top Female Vocalist, and Top New Female Vocalist categories. Miranda…
Lady Antebellum Leads 2010 BMI ACM Nominations

Lady Antebellum leads the list of 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards nominees, which were announced this week in Nashville. With seven nominations, including Top Vocal Group, Album, Single, and Song of the Year, the breakout trio has solidified their status as major players. Critic favorite Miranda Lambert claimed five nominations, including Top Female Vocalist and Album of the Year, as well as Single and Song nods…
Hank Williams, Jr., Taylor Swift, Casey Beathard, Sony/ATV Earn Top BMI Country Honors
The 56th Annual BMI Country Awards celebrated the genre’s elite Tuesday, November 11 at BMI’s Music Row offices in Nashville. Hosted by BMI President & CEO Del Bryant and BMI Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations, Nashville Jody Williams, the black-tie ceremony toasted the writers and publishers of the past year’s 50 most-performed country songs in the BMI repertoire. var flashvars = {}; var params…
Luke Bryan Gives BMI ‘Good Directions’ to Capitol Pub Crawl

When BMI songwriter/artist Luke Bryan stopped by the organization’s Music Row offices Tuesday, August 19, he had a clear mission: With country man delicacies including pecan pie and sweet tea in hand, Bryan spread the good word regarding the highly anticipated 2nd Annual Capitol Pub Crawl. During his visit, staffers surprised the contemporary honky tonker with a Million-Air Award recognizing more than one million performances of Billy…
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| Jun 22 2010 | Nashville Rising benefit |
