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BMI Country Family Captures Majority of 2011 CMA Nominations

Nominees for the 45th annual CMA Awards were announced Tuesday, September 6, and the nods read like a roll call of BMI’s contemporary country vanguard. In fact, BMI songwriter/artists account for the overwhelming majority of the list. Jason Aldean, Taylor Swift, the Band Perry, Zac Brown Band and Blake Shelton lead the pack with five…
Summer NAMM Hits Nashville

The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) is staging Summer NAMM in Nashville July 21-23, and on Saturday, July 23, the general public will have access to the anticipated annual trade show. Held at the Nashville Convention Center, Summer NAMM will offer previews of music gear designed by the industry’s top manufacturers and up-and-comers and will be spiked with appearances by BMI songwriters including Latin Grammy nominee and…
Miranda Lambert Leads List of 2011 ACM Nominees

BMI songwriters, artists, and producers earned 72% of the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards nominations, announced earlier this week. With seven nominations, BMI torchbearer Miranda Lambert leads the list of nominees. The reigning ACM Top Female Vocalist will vie for that title again, as well as Song and Single Record of the Year for “The House That Built Me,” co-written by Tom…
Indie Spotlight: Amy Stroup

With delicately honest lyrics, pure vocals and smart instrumentation, Amy Stroup is garnering due acclaim. She has self-released four albums, unconventionally packaged as atmospheric sessions that capture overarching themes. For the first release, The Other Side of Love | Session One, for which she partnered with Grammy-winning producer Nathan Chapman (Taylor Swift), while for the following three sessions, she collaborated with…
Lady Antebellum Leads 2010 BMI ACM Nominations

Lady Antebellum leads the list of 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards nominees, which were announced this week in Nashville. With seven nominations, including Top Vocal Group, Album, Single, and Song of the Year, the breakout trio has solidified their status as major players. Critic favorite Miranda Lambert claimed five nominations, including Top Female Vocalist and Album of the Year, as well as Single and Song nods…
Taylor Swift Wins Album of Year at 2010 Grammys

Taylor Swift capped off her past year of pop culture domination with four career-defining wins, including the coveted Album of the Year for Fearless, during the 52nd annual Grammy Awards, held Sunday, January 31 in Los Angeles. She and her producer, fellow BMI songwriter Nathan Chapman, took the stage, as Swift proclaimed how thankful they were to be able to take the trophy “back…
