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BMI Congratulates Our Members on More Than 375 Grammy Nominations!
Read BMI’s 2011 Grammy nominees news story from Decmeber 2, 2010. Name, Number of Nominations Eminem, 10 Lady Gaga, 6 John Legend, 5 Rihanna, 5 The Roots, 5 B.o.B, 4 Drake (socan), 4 Cee Lo Green,…
From News, posted 2.08.11
BMI Pickers and Poets Dominate 2010 IBMA Awards
Dailey & Vincent took home their third consecutive Entertainer of the Year crown during the 21st Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards, held Thursday, September 30, 2010, at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The power-duo also earned Vocal Group and Album of the Year for Dailey & Vincent Sing the Statler Brothers, as well as Recorded Event of the Year for "Give This Message…
From News, posted 10.04.10
Dailey & Vincent Lead BMI List of IBMA Nominees
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced nominees for the 2010 International Bluegrass Music Awards, and BMI songwriters, artists and musicians lead the list. The prestigious trophies will be handed out Thursday, September 30, 2010, at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, during World of Bluegrass week, September 27 – October 3. Reigning two-time Entertainers of the Year Dailey & Vincent earned an impressive 10 nominations, including…
From News, posted 8.18.10
BMI Greats Dominate American Songwriter Top 50 List, Icon Merle Haggard Featured
Nashville music writer and singer/songwriter Peter Cooper recently compiled “50 Country Songs Every Songwriter Should Know,” and the majority of ranking honky-tonk prototypes are BMI classics. Featured in the current issue of American Songwriter, the list kicks off with “Lost Highway,” penned by BMI songwriter Leon Payne and inimitably recorded by BMI legend Hank Williams. In fact, eight out of the top ten genre-shapers are BMI standards:…
From News, posted 6.09.10
Conversations: Béla Fleck & Earl Scruggs
Are legends simply born, or are they made? In an exclusive interview for BMI MusicWorld, renowned bluegrass-jazz synergist Béla Fleck sat down with revered five-string banjo godfather Earl Scruggs to discuss evasive and exhilarating composition processes, intertwined personal histories, and the virtuosic value of 10,000 hours. Béla Fleck (BF): So, you’ve been writing banjo tunes for a long time. What’s your writing process? Earl Scruggs (ES): Well,…
From MusicWorld, posted 4.06.09
Del McCoury Strikes With ‘Lightning’ at 2002 IBMA Awards
The Del McCoury Band and the live concert recording Down From the Mountain, featuring artists from the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, were each double winners at the 13th Annual International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Awards, held October 17 at the Kentucky Center for the Arts in Louisville.
From News, posted 10.29.02
Triple Winners Brooks & Dunn Move to Front of ACM Herd
Brooks & Dunn collected three "Hat" trophies at the 37th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (5/22) to become the winningest act in the history of the ACMs. Their victories for top Entertainer, Vocal Duo and Video brought their total to16, surpassing Merle Haggard on the all-time list. …
From News, posted 5.30.02
‘O Brother’ Soundtrack Rules 44th Annual Grammy Awards
The soundtrack to the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? was the surprise winner at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards, presented on February 27 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The multi-platinum album took home five Grammys including the coveted Album of The Year award, besting works by U2, Bob Dylan, OutKast and India.Arie. Produced by BMI songwriter/producer T Bone Burnett who was named Producer of the Year,…
From News, posted 2.27.02
Soggy Bottom Boys Hit the Top at 35th CMA Awards
BMI songwriters dominated the 35th Annual CMA Awards (11/7), with The Soggy Bottom Boys -- Dan Tyminski, Pat Enright and Harley Allen -- and T Bone Burnett as the evening's double winners. Burnett produced and The Soggy Bottom Boys performed on Single of the Year "I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow" and Album of the Year O…
From News, posted 11.07.01
Rhonda Vincent, Dan Tyminski Rake in Top Bluegrass Honors at IBMA Awards
Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Dan Tyminski, and the soundtrack from the film O Brother, Where Art Thou? shared the bulk of the honors at the 12th Annual International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Awards, held October 4th at the Kentucky Center for the Arts in Louisville. Click here to see photos from BMI's IBMA Nominees Party
From News, posted 10.09.01
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