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Inaugural 30A Songwriters Festival Slated for January 15-17 in Florida

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The first annual 30A Songwriters Festival will debut January 15-17 along the resort highway on the Florida panhandle between Destin and Panama City Beach. More than 50 songwriters, including Jeffrey Steele ("The Cowboy in Me" for Tim McGraw, "What Hurts the Most" for Rascal Flatts), BMI Icon John Oates ("Sara Smile", "Everytime You Go Away"), virtuosic mandolin player…


From News, posted 12.04.09

Key West Songwriters Festival Slated for April 29 – May 3

The 14th Annual Key West Songwriters Festival will invade the venues of its paradisiacal namesake April 29 through May 3, 2009, offering eclectic show lineups that introduce crowds to the faces, voices and stories behind the songs. The festival features more than 100 top songwriters and revolves around five days and nights of more than 20 free concerts, staged at an array of the island’s most popular drinking holes and…


From News, posted 2.05.09

BMI Toasts ‘Back When I Knew It All’ Crew

BMI songwriters Phil O’Donnell and Gary Hannan celebrated topping the charts during a reception Tuesday, August 12 at BMI’s Music Row offices. Recorded by Montgomery Gentry and co-written by O’Donnell, Hannan and Trent Willmon, “Back When I Knew It All” became the fourth chart-topper and fastest rising career single for the boisterous duo. The single marks the first trip to no. 1 for O’Donnell,…


From News, posted 8.21.08

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

‘Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off’ Earns Million-Air Award

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BMI recently saluted the songwriters and publishers of Joe Nichols' jocular hit "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off" with a celebratory luncheon in Nashville. In just a few short years, tune has amassed more than one million performances, earning co-writers Gary Hannan and John Wiggins their first Million-Air bragging rights.


From News, posted 12.20.07

Jimmy Buffet, Hugh Prestwood Join Nashville Song Hall

The Nashville Songwriters' Hall of Fame christened two more BMI members Sunday night (10/22) at the annual induction ceremony hosted by the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) and the Nashville Songwriters Foundation (NSF). Songwriters selected sea-faring icon Jimmy Buffett and cherished bard Hugh Prestwood for induction, and both accepted the honor in person at the gala held in the…


From News, posted 10.26.06

‘Tequila’ Gives BMI Writers First Shot at #1

The grand lobby of the BMI Nashville office was busting at the seams during a heavy turnout of celebrants to honor the #1 single "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off." Co-written by BMI songwriters Gary Hannan and John Wiggins, who are both enjoying their first chart-topper, the tongue-in-cheek hit was recorded by Universal South's Joe Nichols.


From News, posted 1.24.06

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