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BMI @ SXSW: 25 Years and Counting

In 1986, BMI found a kindred spirit in a baby music festival with big ideas. 25 years later, the SXSW Music and Media Conference sets the industry standard, and anchor sponsor BMI is still one of the festival’s most dedicated supporters. At its core, SXSW’s and BMI’s relationship is one of shared values. SXSW has long-since perfected the marriage of raw musical thrill and real-stakes business machine—the same balance of…
Indie Spotlight: SPEAK

Avid students of pop through the ages, SPEAK distill greatness from classic and modern influences. Forever questing for innovation, they invoke timeless melodies in energetic, synth-laden anthems. After releasing debut EP, “Hear Here” in February, SPEAK opened for Cage the Elephant, Colbie Caillat, and others, buzzed through the SXSW, and swiftly became a headline club act in Austin. Named Best New…
Cage the Elephant Dig in to Rock & Roll

Sometimes a bit of wiliness is required to find your way into rock & roll. Such is the case with Cage the Elephant. Growing up in a strict Christian household, where secular music was forbidden, Matt Shultz and his older brother Brad, who, together, founded the band, had no choice but to smuggle rock albums into the house. “We would turn on our black light and listen…
BMI-Sponsored Next Big Nashville A Rousing Success
Nashville's role as the hub of contemporary country music earns the bulk of attention from the rest of the world, but adventurous Next Big Nashville successfully exposes Music City's other side: A vibrant pop-rock scene brimming with trendsetters. The five-day event hinged on a musical buffet of over 130 bands at key Nashville venues. BMI proudly sponsored the second annual Next Big Nashville, presenting a brunch at Cabana Saturday, September…
BMI Brings a Global Rock Scene To Its Lollapalooza Stage
BMI has announced its lineup of performers at its 2007 Lollapalooza stage. On August 3-5 in Chicago, IL, at Grant Park’s Hutchinson Field, BMI’s stage will kick off performances at 11:15 a.m. each day and finish at 6:15 p.m. Presenting acts from the U.S. and abroad, BMI will showcase an array of rising rock, pop and singer/songwriter acts. From the blues rock of the Isle of Man’s
