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Urban, Swift, Johnson & Zac Brown Band Lead BMI 2009 CMA Nominations

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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

Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift Earn Top Honors at 2009 ACM Awards

Carrie Underwood made history at the 44th annual Academy of Country Music Awards, as she became the seventh female in the organization’s history to take home the coveted entertainer of the year trophy. Underwood joins exclusive ranks featuring Shania Twain, Barbara Mandrell, the Dixie Chicks, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, and Reba McEntire,…


From News, posted 4.06.09

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

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

Rodney Atkins Leads BMI 2008 ACM Award Nominations

Big & Rich, Sugarland, Miranda Lambert & Taylor Swift Also Boast Multiple Nods BMI affiliates staked claim to the majority of the 2008 Academy of Country Music award nominations announced Tuesday, March 4 in Nashville. Reigning Top Female Vocalist Carrie Underwood helped announce the nominees live during CBS' The Early Show broadcast, which also featured live performances…


From News, posted 3.08.08

Jake Owen

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Life doesn’t always turn out the way we plan. Sometimes it turns out even better. Just ask Jake Owen. The RCA Records newcomer originally wanted to be a professional golfer. However, an accident changed those plans. “I was home for the summer and a few weeks before I was supposed to go back to school, I was waterskiing and had a bad accident,” Owen recalls. “I had…


From MusicWorld, posted 3.24.07

Jake Owen Signs with BMI

New RCA recording artist Jake Owen stopped by the BMI Nashville office to sign up for performing rights representation. His debut single "Yee Haw," produced by Jimmy Ritchey, is expected this spring with an album street date to follow. BMI songwriter Jake Owen (seated)…


From News, posted 1.31.06

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