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Kenny Chesney Leads List of 2012 ACM Awards Nominees

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BMI songwriters and artists overwhelmingly dominate the list of 2012 Academy of Country Music Awards nominees, announced Thursday, January 26. BMI has historically represented the majority of country music’s leaders – from Hank Williams, Loretta Lynn and Porter Wagoner, to Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton and Merle Haggard – and a review of…


From News, posted 1.30.12

Bobby Braddock, Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, Sony/ATV & More Honored at 2011 BMI Country Awards

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BMI celebrated the songwriters and publishers behind country music’s most-performed songs of the past year during the 59th annual BMI Country Awards. BMI staged the event in its Nashville offices, located in the heart of Music Row, where behind-the-scenes hit-makers and center stage superstars came together to toast one another as songwriters. Rhett Akins and Dallas Davidson share the Songwriter of the Year crown. Georgia natives and close…


From News, posted 11.08.11

Liz Rose: Songwriting, Full Circle

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Liz Rose offers a simple philosophy for her newly founded publishing company in Nashville: “To encourage a songwriter, but not change a songwriter.” That wisdom has served her well even before launching Liz Rose Music late last year. In fact, she often jokes that she “gets out of the way” when it comes to collaborating with Taylor Swift, a fruitful partnership that began when…


From MusicWorld, posted 7.07.11

Caitlin Rose Carves Out a Sound of Her Own

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Both in her music and in conversation, Caitlin Rose exudes an easygoing, laidback vibe. But make no mistake: The 23-year-old singer/songwriter approaches her craft with the seriousness of a wizened veteran. “I’ve been studying other songwriters for a long time,” says Rose, who’s lived in Nashville since she was seven. “I think it’s a family trait. My mom can sing along to any song she hears on…


From MusicWorld, posted 6.22.11

New Performers Announced for Better Angels Music Key West Songwriters Festival

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Presented by BMI, Perennial Favorite Slated for April 27-May 1 The Better Angels Music Key West Songwriters Festival, presented by BMI, is exploding, surpassing even the biggest dreams of its founders and longtime supporters. The 2011 lineup is unprecedentedly deeper: genre-hopping singer/songwriters Raul Malo, Marshall Chapman, and Robert Earl Keen; serial country chart-toppers Lori McKenna,


From News, posted 3.29.11

Record-Breaker: Taylor Swift

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The name Taylor Swift is synonymous with record-shattering. More than a superstar, Swift has become a supernova. And she’s done it with a rare combination of warmth, authenticity, and prodigious, God-given talent. She was already the youngest ever to win BMI Pop Song of the Year or to receive the rarely-bestowed BMI President’s Award, both of which she earned earlier this year. But last night, during…


From News, posted 11.10.10

Taylor Swift, Liz Rose, Billy Sherrill & More Honored at 2010 BMI Country Music Awards

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BMI saluted the songwriters and publishers behind country music’s most-performed songs of the past year tonight during the 58th annual BMI Country Awards. The ceremony was held in the company’s Music Row offices. BMI President & CEO Del Bryant hosted the gala with Jody Williams, Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations, Nashville. At 20 years old, Taylor Swift became the youngest person ever to win the…


From News, posted 11.09.10

Nashville Songwriters Feted During Annual NSAI Dinner

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The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame joined forces to toast a year’s worth of hit-worthy craftsmanship and several lifetimes’ worth of genre-building during the 40th Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Dinner & Induction Ceremony, presented by AT&T, on Sunday, October 17, at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel. BMI songwriters were called to the stage again and again. Game-changer Taylor Swift…


From News, posted 10.18.10

Lineup Announced for BMI Stage at ACL Fest

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The Austin City Limits Music Festival is October 8-10 in Austin’s Zilker Park, and once again, BMI will join the fest in offering raw proof that roots music is more than alive and well—it’s rocking, kicking, and swinging. Tucked in its signature shady corner near the entrance of the festival, the BMI Stage will pull from all over the country and across the pond for a deliciously schizoid twang-punk-soul-folk sonic…


From News, posted 7.13.10

The Road to Bonnaroo Highlights Nashville’s Indie Crop

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The Non-Commissioned Officers, How I Became the Bomb, Caitlin Rose, and Space Capone win 2010 slots After four rounds of BMI's Road to Bonnaroo competition, four sonically distinct bands – The Non-Commissioned Officers, How I Became the Bomb, Caitlin Rose, and Space Capone – have each earned a coveted spot at the 2010 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival,…


From News, posted 6.03.10

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