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Nashville Divas Take Manhattan

BMI New York will host "Nashville Divas in the Round" at the Living Room (Ludlow Street between Stanton & Rivington) on April 20 at 6pm. This unique showcase will feature some of Music City's best female singer/songwriters including Kylie Sackley, Shelly Fairchild, Stephony Smith and Lisa Carver. Admission is free. Kylie Sackley Kylie Sackley, 22, currently resides in Nashville, more than 10,000 miles from…


From News, posted 4.12.05

Jim Collins

Texan Jim Collins came to Nashville in 1995, like so many others, looking for a record deal. He and his wife had made an agreement, though: He’d give it one year. He jokes that his wife is still mad, since it took him a year and two days to land a deal with Arista. Tellingly, though, it took him a mere three…


From MusicWorld, posted 7.25.04

Jim Collins’

Songwriter Jim Collins' seven-weeks-at-#1 hit "The Good Stuff" was recently honored as Billboard Magazine's 2002 "Country Song of the Year" at a party hosted by Warner/Chappell Music Publishing in Nashville. Recorded by Kenny Chesney, the song appears on his BNA Records album No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problems. Pictured are (l-r)…


From News, posted 3.11.03

‘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…


From News, posted 11.06.01

BMI Country Awards Set for Nov. 6

BMI President & CEO Frances Preston and BMI Nashville Vice President Paul Corbin will host the 49th Annual BMI Country Awards, the oldest awards saluting country’s top music makers, on Tuesday, November 6, 2001 at the BMI Nashville office (10 Music Square East). Highlights of the black-tie gala, which announces the 50 songs that received the most airplay last year, include the naming of the…


From News, posted 10.25.01

Curb Music at BMI

Curb Music Publishing and BMI Nashville got together recently to share some laughs and lots of music. After a luncheon, publishers Jeff Tweel, Drew Alexander, Brad Kennard and Portis Tanner and songwriters Bobby Tomberlin, Jamie Richards, Jack Sundrud, Billy Montana, Jeremy Campbell, John Barner, Lisa Graham and Gilles Goddard shared demos of new songs and CDs of sneak preview singles.


From News, posted 10.24.01

Twain, Hart and Austin Lead Canadian Country Music Nominees

BMI songwriters Shania Twain, Tara Lyn Hart (SOCAN) and Julian Austin (SOCAN) each received six mentions to lead the nominations by the Canadian Country Music Association for its annual awards show. Tara Lyn Hart Julian Austin…


From News, posted 8.30.00

Chad Brock

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Chad Brock has never been one to sit around and wait for life to happen. Like the cowboy in his hit, "Lightning Does the Work," Chad "takes the bull by the horns and throws him to the ground." He takes twists of fate and bends them to his liking. In high school, for example, the Ocala, Florida native signed up for chorus because he "wanted…


From MusicWorld, posted 7.31.00

Just Say ‘Yes!’

A resounding �Yes!� filled the halls of BMI Nashville when the writers, publishers and supporters of the Chad Brock single gathered to mark its 3-weeks-at-#1 achievement (7/18). �Yes!� was written by Brock, Jim Collins and Stephony Smith, and published by Cuts R Us Songs, Inc., EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc., Make Shift Music, McSpadden Music LLC, Singles Only Music, and Starstruck Angel Music.…


From News, posted 7.19.00

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