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Nashville Song Hall Nominates BMI Greats
BMI songwriters claimed an impressive majority of the 2006 nominations for induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame - 10 of the 15 call BMI home. The nods honor elite members of the songwriting community whose contributions to popular music span genres and decades.
London Symphony Brings ‘The Music of Hollywood’ to Nashville
The London Symphony Orchestra's performance (4/28) of "The Music Of Hollywood" was a special event for Nashville, marking the first time the world-famous LSO has appeared in Music City. Jeff Bown Productions presented the concert at the Gaylord Entertainment Center. BMI was a sponsor of the evening, which featured the music of composers Jerry Goldsmith ("Star Trek:The Motion Picture," "Mulan," "The Last Castle"), John Williams ("Star…
Chet Atkins and Brenda Lee: A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock and Roll
Legends loomed large during a reception to celebrate the recent inductions of Music Row royalty Brenda Lee and the late Chet Atkins to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Hosted by the Recording Academy and BMI, the party was held in the lobby of BMI's Nashville offices on April 22 to a full-house of family, friends and fellow music…
Mark James
Award-winning BMI writer Mark James treated friends to a special screening of the short film Trade Day, for which James composed his first film score. Written, directed and produced by Lee Williams, "Trade Day" revolves around a young boy and his grandfather and the monthly trading meetings in the town square. The short was filmed on Universal's back lot and on…
BMI Announces Top 100 Songs of the Century
'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' ' Is Number One BMI today announced the Top 100 Songs of the Century, listing the most played songs on American radio and television. Leading the list is the anthemic "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," written by Barry Mann, Phil Spector and Cynthia Weil, which recently passed the historic 8 million performance plateau. It was…
