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Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton: Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton at the BMI Country Awards 2008
Captured at BMI Country Awards 2008
Kenny Chesney Leads List of 2012 ACM Awards Nominees

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…
Taylor Swift, Adele & Nicki Minaj Lead BMI Winners at American Music Awards

Taylor Swift, Adele and Nicki Minaj triumphed at the 2011 American Music Awards, held Sunday, November 20 at the Nokia Theatre in L.A. BMI songwriters took home 76% of the fan-voted trophies, illustrating the effervescent popularity of the BMI catalog with listeners in all formats. Swift took home top Artist of the Year overall, as well as Favorite Female Artist and…
Miranda Lambert: Disparate Housewife

I guess I’m just a housewife now,” chortles Miranda Lambert, 2010’s CMA Female Vocalist of the Year. Lambert is joking, of course. Between promoting two new recording projects and a fall tour, the much-decorated, multi-platinum country artist has seen more of her tour bus than husband Blake Shelton, whom she wed in May 2011. In truth, it’s hard to imagine her any other way.…
BMI Songwriters Dominate 45th Annual CMA Awards

Taylor Swift led the resounding charge of BMI’s new country vanguard at the 45th annual CMA Awards, held Wednesday, November 9 in Nashville. Swift earned her second Entertainer of the Year title, just one day after taking home an armful of BMI hardware at the BMI Country Awards for penning “Back to December,” “Mine,” and “Fearless.” BMI songwriters took home more a walloping 76% of the CMA’s…
15 Years and Going Strong: BMI Songwriters Workshop with Jason Blume

On a Tuesday in October, men and women form a line in BMI’s large lobby on Nashville’s Music Row. Some shoulder guitars and cradle weathered notebooks; others hold CDs carefully labeled with sharpie markers or iPods filled with homemade tracks. Teenagers and those old enough to be their parents and grandparents mingle, greeting one another quietly. Most spend most days in nine-to-five jobs or in school, crafting melodies and lyrics…
Adele Leads List of 2011 American Music Awards Nominees

Adele leads the list of 2011 American Music Awards nominees, reaffirming that pop culture supremacy and artistic achievement are best enjoyed hand in hand. The U.K. phenom earned four nods, including Artist of the Year, as well as genre-specific pop or rock and adult contemporary nominations. Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, the Band Perry, and
Jeffrey Steele Announces 2011 Songwriting Boot Camp

Award-winning singer-songwriter Jeffrey Steele is gearing up for his fifth Songwriting Boot Camp, scheduled for December 1 in Music City. Sponsored by BMI and 3 Ring Circus Music, the camp will feature coaching from Steele, industry networking opportunities, and much more. Boot camp alumni have gone on to score publishing deals, compose songs recorded by key artists, and write no. 1 singles, such as…
Pistol Annies Shoot Straight

The name Pistol Annies evokes a gang of six-gun toting bad women from the days of Deadwood, which isn’t entirely off the mark. Despite their angelic harmonies, the trio of hotshot country singer-songwriters Ashley Monroe, Miranda Lambert and Angaleena Presley bring desperado attitude to their music. “When we started co-writing, the songs naturally ended up being about rowdy outlaw women who…
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…
BMI Songwriters Dominate First Six Months of 2011 Awards Season
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Half of 2011 is already history, complete with a suite of awards ceremonies celebrating music’s best. From the Grammys to the Tonys, the cultural supremacy of BMI’s deep repertoire has been on full display. January The year launched with a high bar, as Atticus Ross’s music for The Social Network earned Best Original Score at the 68th Annual Golden Globes and 83rd
Recent Blake Shelton events
| Jun 12 2011 | CMA Music Festival: Nashville |
| Jun 11 2011 | CMA Music Festival: Nashville |
| Jun 10 2011 | CMA Music Festival: Nashville |
| Jun 9 2011 | CMA Music Festival: Nashville |
