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12th Annual Key West Songwriters’ Festival Picks and Grins May 2-6

BMI will head south with a slew of Music City’s ace songwriters in tow for the 12th annual Key West Songwriters’ Festival in Key West, Florida, May 2-6. Designed to thrust the writers behind today’s country hits into a deserved spotlight, the festival boasts intimate live performances in the midst of paradise. The neighborhood’s favorite live music venues will host performances daily, while the beloved Hog’s Breath Saloon…


From News, posted 4.16.07

Top BMI Writers, Publishers Honored at 54th Annual Country Awards; Merle Haggard Saluted as BMI Icon

BMI, the first home for country music, was also the first to honor the genre's songwriters and publishers with its own awards show in 1953. The tradition turned a healthy 54 years old this year as the BMI Country Awards were held Saturday, Nov. 4 at the performing right organization's Music Row offices. BMI President & CEO Del Bryant and Jody Williams, Vice President of Writer/Publisher Relations, Nashville,…


From News, posted 11.03.06

Indie Publisher Spotlight:Mentoring Role Helps Murrah Music Thrive

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Indie Publisher Spotlight: Mentoring Role Helps Murrah Music Thrive In the highly competitive world of music publishing, it can sometimes be difficult to find accord on even the most minor question. Not so when the subject is Roger Murrah. In addition to a songwriting career filled with hits for such luminaries as Waylon Jennings, Alan Jackson and Alabama, Murrah’s Nashville-based…


From MusicWorld, posted 6.27.06

BMI Sponsors 11th Annual Key West Song Fest

During the first week of May, it's highly possible that not a single hit song will be written in Nashville; that week, the hits will instead pour out of a more tropical songwriting oasis as the Key West Songwriters' Festival invades Key West, Fla., May 3-7, 2006. The festival continues its successful run at the world-famous Hog's Breath Saloon, the rowdy home base for festivities.


From News, posted 3.23.06

BMI Opens Doors for Music Biz Majors

Seniors at Belmont University in Nashville are getting a real insiders look at Music Row with a new program offered this fall called "Catalog Cast." The brainchild of BMI's Shelby Kennedy, Director of Writer/Publisher Relations in Nashville, this innovative program has 15 students trying to convince label talent scouts, producers and artist managers to turn the song demos they selected into hits.


From News, posted 12.07.05

Vince Gill, Roger Murrah, Jerry Reed Join Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

Vince Gill, Jerry Reed and Roger Murrah are the newest additions to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. They were inducted Sunday, October 16 during annual ceremonies conducted by the Nashville Songwriters Foundation at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel. Hugh Prestwood, Jeffrey…


From News, posted 10.17.05

BMI Helps Key West Songwriters’ Festival Celebrate 10th Anniversary

Venues in Key West, Florida were filled with fans attending the 10th Annual Key West Songwriters' Festival (May 11-15), which featured many of BMI's top songwriters. Showcases were held at Hog's Breath Saloon, Schooner Wharf, Pier House Resort, Hilton Key West Resort, Virgilio's, Green Parrot, Southernmost Hotel & Resort, Ocean Key Resort, Mangoe's and the Fury. During the kick-off party at Mangoe's, BMI's…


From News, posted 6.02.05

Key West Songwriters’ Festival Marks 10th Year

BMI is helping the Key West Songwriters' Festival celebrate its 10th anniversary by bringing a boatload of Nashville's top songwriters to perform in dozens of showcases. Set for May 11-15 in Key West, Florida, the expanded festival has added several performance venues and writers to mark the special weekend.


From News, posted 5.09.05

BMI Writers Take Center Stage at Key West Song Fest

The 9th annual Key West Songwriters Fest - one of the country's premier celebrations of performing songwriters - featured top Nashville writers during four days of top shelf entertainment (May 12-16). Nine-year sponsors Hogs Breath Saloon and BMI presented returning BMI superstars Chuck Cannon ("How Do You Like Me Now", "American Solider"); DreamWorks Nashville recording artist Scotty Emerick ("Beer For My Horses,"…


From News, posted 6.01.04

BMI Writers Lead Lineup at Key West Song Fest

The 9th Annual Key West Songwriters Fest - one of the country's premier celebrations of performing songwriters -- is set for May 12-16 in Key West, Florida. BMI is again a major sponsor of the event, which features top songwriters/performers from Nashville for four days of top shelf entertainment.


From News, posted 4.20.04

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