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Taylor Swift Wins Entertainer of the Year and More at 2009 CMA Awards
The night after she took home her second consecutive BMI Song of the Year crystal, Taylor Swift swept the 43rd Annual CMA Awards, winning Entertainer, Female Vocalist, Album and Video of the Year honors. The youngest performer to ever earn the Entertainer of the Year crown, Swift is also the first female to capture the coveted prize since Shania Twain in 1999. The Album…
From News, posted 11.12.09
Kris Kristofferson, Taylor Swift, Bobby Pinson, and More Honored at 2009 BMI Country Awards
The 57th Annual BMI Country Awards celebrated the genre’s top hit-makers tonight in Nashville. In addition to toasting the writers and publishers of the past year’s 50 most-performed country songs from the BMI repertoire, the ceremony honored Kris Kristofferson as a BMI Icon; named Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” Song of the Year, Bobby Pinson Songwriter of the Year, and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Publisher of…
From News, posted 11.10.09
Urban, Swift, Johnson & Zac Brown Band Lead BMI 2009 CMA Nominations
Keith Urban, Taylor Swift, Jamey Johnson and the Zac Brown Band lead the BMI list of nominees for the 2009 CMA Awards. With four nominations each, the four distinct artists will vie for their respective prizes alongside a slew of additional BMI contenders at the association’s annual ceremony, slated Wednesday, November 11 in Nashville. Keith Urban’s Entertainer of…
From News, posted 9.10.09
First Annual Martha’s Vineyard Songwriters Festival Scheduled for Sept. 18 & 19
Country and Pop Collide at Inaugural Event The inaugural Martha's Vineyard Songwriters Festival will inhabit the famous East Coast playground September 18 and 19. Staged at hotspots in Vineyard Haven and Oak Bluffs, MA, the festival will combine pop and country BMI hit makers in exclusive live music lineups and intimate settings, adopting the overwhelmingly successful approach of the perennially popular Key West Songwriters Festival. Advance tickets for each show…
From News, posted 8.19.09
Heidi Newfield Leads List of BMI ACM Award Nominees
The Academy of Country Music announced nominees for the organization’s 44th annual awards Wednesday, February 11 in Nashville, and BMI artists, songwriters, and producers decisively populate category after category.Heidi Newfield leads the pack of BMI nominees, underscoring the success of her solo debut with five nominations, including top female vocalist, and single and song of the year for “Johnny & June.” Jamey Johnson garnered…
From News, posted 2.11.09
Keith Gattis & Adam Hood Kick-Off ‘BMI Presents’ at 12th & Porter
BMI will launch a free and fresh showcase series Tuesday, October 21 dubbed BMI Presents at 12th & Porter. Slated for 6 p.m. every other month, the recurring showcase will highlight the lifeblood of the Nashville music community: songwriters. Tapped by BMI in recognition of their current potency or potential, the artists featured will reflect the diverse hive of creators impacting today’s country charts and the evolving Music Row hit-making…
From News, posted 10.15.08
BMI Artists Dominate Nominee List for 2008 CMA Awards
The Country Music Association announced nominees for the 2008 installment of the CMA Awards Wednesday, September 10, and BMI songwriters and artists overwhelmingly populate the anticipated list, sweeping the Female Vocalist of the Year nominations and dominating numerous categories. Effervescent duo Sugarland underscored their critically acclaimed year, counting an inaugural nod in the prestigious Entertainer of the Year club among their five nominations. The pair also snagged…
From News, posted 9.10.08
‘Home’ Finds A New Home Atop Country Charts
The creative hive behind "Home" toasted the song and each other Monday, August 25 in BMI's Music Row lobby. Recorded by neo-traditionalist Blake Shelton and co-written by BMI songwriters Alan Chang and Amy Foster, along with svelte crooner Michael Bublé, "Home" first topped charts in 2005 as a Bublé-recorded smash. When Miranda Lambert heard the appetent love song,…
From News, posted 8.26.08
Majority of 2008 ACM Awards Go Home with BMI Artists
BMI's country family enjoyed sweeping recognition at the 2008 Academy of Country Music Awards, held May 18 in Las Vegas. The prestigious Album of the Year trophy went to Miranda Lambert for her critically acclaimed project, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Lambert accepted the award with genuine surprise and gratitude, thanking both the industry and fans for embracing her "left of center" approach. Her charged performance of single "Gunpowder and…
From News, posted 5.19.08
Ashley Monroe Shares Songs at BMI Office
Ashley Monroe stopped by the BMI offices in Los Angeles to greet and serenade staffers with a handful of songs from her catalogue of hits. Some of Ashley’s well crafted work can be heard on Carrie Underwood’s new album, Carnival Ride; The Little Willies, which included Norah Jones; and Kellie Pickler’s Small Town Girl. In addition, Ashley is also writing for…
From News, posted 5.16.08
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