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‘The Weary Kind’ Garners Oscar Gold

BMI songwriters T-Bone Burnett and Ryan Bingham walked away with the Oscar for Best Original Song at the 82nd annual Academy Awards, held Sunday, March 7 in Los Angeles. “The Weary Kind,” co-written by Burnett and Bingham, is the theme song for the critically acclaimed Crazy Heart, starring fellow BMI songwriters Jeff Bridges and Robert Duvall, as well…
Burnett and Bingham’s ‘The Weary Kind’ Nabs Golden Globe Win

BMI songwriters T-Bone Burnett and Ryan Bingham walked away with a prestigious win at the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards. “The Weary Kind,” Burnett and Bingham’s co-composed theme song for the film Crazy Heart, earned Best Original Song honors during the star-studded ceremony on Sunday, January 17 in Los Angeles. Fellow BMI songwriter and star of the film Jeff Bridges also…
Bridges and Burnett Introduce ‘Crazy Heart’ to Nashville

New West Records and the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum sponsored the Nashville premiere of Crazy Heart on Tuesday, January 12. In Crazy Heart, the debut feature film from writer-director Scott Cooper, four-time Academy Award nominee Jeff Bridges stars as the richly comic, semi-tragic romantic anti-hero Bad Blake. Bad Blake is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who's had way too many marriages, far too…
BMI Signs Singing Sensation Lisa Lavie
Canadian vocal sensation Lisa Lavie stopped by BMI's Los Angeles office to sign up for performing rights representation and meet with BMI President & CEO Del Bryant and Vice President & Los Angeles GM Barbara Cane. Shown (l to r) are: BMI's Del Bryant and Barbara…
Broad-Based Appeal Gives Sheryl Something to Crow About

Although her new album isn't due out until early 2002, Sheryl Crow has nonetheless been spending a good deal of time in the public eye lately, thanks to a variety of musical activities. Indeed, it's hard to imagine any other artist who could release collaborations with both Tony Bennett and Kid Rock in the same month, as Crow has with her contributions to Bennett's new duets collection,…
BMI Composers Score With Oscar
Congratulations to the following BMI composers who are among the nominees for the 73rd annual Academy Awards, announced today (2/13/01) by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences: Original Score Chocolat (Miramax) by Rachel Portman - Portman won an Oscar in 1996 for her score to Emma Mal�na (Miramax) by Ennio Morricone (SIAE) The Patriot (Sony Pictures Releasing) by John Williams - Williams has won…
Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges is the latest in a long line of well-known actors to launch a musical career. But, while the recently released Be Here Soon is the veteran film star's first album, he's no stranger to the music world. Long before he established himself as the star of such hit flicks as Starman, Tucker: The Man and His Dream, The Fabulous Baker Boys and The…
