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Key West Songwriters Festival Mixes Roots Music Royalty with Mainstream Songwriting Elite

Lineup Includes Robert Earl Keen, Raul Malo, Kim Richey & Jeffrey Steele The 13th Annual Hog's Breath Key West Songwriters Festival looms enticingly on the horizon. Presented by Cherry Heart Music and proudly supported by charter sponsor BMI, the event is slated for April 30 through May 4 in Key West, Florida. The festival revolves around five days…


From News, posted 4.23.08

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Inducts Bob DiPiero, Flatt & Scruggs and Hank Williams, Jr.

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NSAI Also Presents Annual Awards Bob DiPiero, Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs and Hank Williams, Jr. were honored for their songwriting contributions and welcomed to the esteemed ranks of the Nashville Songwriters Hall Fame during the 38th Annual Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony held Sunday, October 14.  Members of the Nashville songwriting and publishing community filled the ballroom of…


From News, posted 10.18.07

Brooks & Dunn Top BMI’s 2007 ACM Nominee List

Brooks & Dunn emphasized their perennial honky tonkin’ dominance with an exclamation point when the 2007 Academy of Country Music Award nominees were announced Monday, March 5. The longtime BMI affiliates snagged seven nominations, with an eighth nod tacked on to Ronnie Dunn‘s list for his role as a producer. The duo has been honored by the Academy more than any…


From News, posted 3.07.07

‘Would You Go with Me’ Crew Celebrates Trip Up the Charts

The two ambidextrous co-writers of Josh Turner's No. 1 hit "Would You Go with Me" attracted a crowd teeming with talent to BMI's Music Row offices recently. Legends John Prine and Cowboy Jack Clement were among those on hand to congratulate Shawn Camp, John Scott Sherrill and Josh Turner on a job well done.


From News, posted 11.21.06

Nashville Song Hall Nominates BMI Greats

BMI songwriters claimed an impressive majority of the 2006 nominations for induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame - 10 of the 15 call BMI home. The nods honor elite members of the songwriting community whose contributions to popular music span genres and decades.


From News, posted 8.17.06

Big Yellow Dog Guests At February Acoustic Lunch

BMI hosted Big Yellow Dog Music at the February installment of Acoustic Lunch, a noontime pitching session where BMI's top songwriters share their newest material. Featured were Big Yellow Dog staff writers Shawn Camp ("Two Pina Coladas"), Karyn Rochelle ("One More Time"), John Scott Sherrill ("How Long Gone") and Vanguard recording artist Mindy Smith ("Come To Jesus").


From News, posted 2.29.04

Scott Emerick

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Scott Emerick is as straightforward and no-nonsense as his songs. That’s a rare quality in a man with a repertoire like his, but a welcome one. With massive hits like Toby Keith’s number one “I’m Just Talkin’ About Tonight,” Emerick has earned his bragging rights — he’s just choosing not to exercise them. Emerick’s songwriting beginnings can be traced all the way back to…


From MusicWorld, posted 12.17.02

‘Talkin About Tonight’ Chats Up The Charts

Scott Emerick and Toby Keith shared the spotlight at a #1 party hosted by BMI to celebrate "I'm Just Talkin About Tonight." The first single from Keith's Pull My Chain album (produced by Keith and Stroud for DreamWorks Nashville), the song is the first #1 for Emerick, who co-wrote five songs with Keith for the project. Keith was recognized as co-writer, artist, co-producer…


From News, posted 10.09.01

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…


From News, posted 10.03.00

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