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Urban, Swift, Johnson & Zac Brown Band Lead BMI 2009 CMA Nominations
Keith Urban, Taylor Swift, Jamey Johnson and the Zac Brown Band lead the BMI list of nominees for the 2009 CMA Awards. With four nominations each, the four distinct artists will vie for their respective prizes alongside a slew of additional BMI contenders at the association’s annual ceremony, slated Wednesday, November 11 in Nashville. Keith Urban’s Entertainer of…
From News, posted 9.10.09
Nassau Hosts Nashville Songwriter Invasion Led by BMI
BMI co-sponsored the 5th Annual Nassau Songwriters Festival in the Bahamas’ namesake December 5 and 6. Staged at local hotspot the Green Parrot, a cross-section of Nashville’s songwriting veterans and buzz-generating new voices performed. Lineups featured Booker T. & the MG’s Steve Cropper (Otis Redding’s “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay”); Bobby Pinson (Sugarland’s “All I Want…
From News, posted 12.17.08
2008 Nassau Songwriters Festival Stacked with BMI Songwriters
Two-Night Event in Bahamas Slated for Dec. 5 & 6 BMI will proudly present the Nassau Songwriters Festival December 5-6, 2008, in the Bahamas. The 5th annual installment of the paradisiacal music festival will revolve around two shows slated for 8 p.m. Friday, December 5 and Saturday, December 6 at local hotspot The Green Parrot (East Bay Street). A cross-section of Nashville's songwriting elite and most promising new voices will…
From News, posted 11.25.08
BMI Artists Dominate Nominee List for 2008 CMA Awards
The Country Music Association announced nominees for the 2008 installment of the CMA Awards Wednesday, September 10, and BMI songwriters and artists overwhelmingly populate the anticipated list, sweeping the Female Vocalist of the Year nominations and dominating numerous categories. Effervescent duo Sugarland underscored their critically acclaimed year, counting an inaugural nod in the prestigious Entertainer of the Year club among their five nominations. The pair also snagged…
From News, posted 9.10.08
Aaron Shust Takes Three Top Dove Honors
It was a night of celebration and fellowship for numerous BMI affiliates at the 38th annual GMA Dove Awards, held Wednesday, April 25 at the Grand Ole Opry house in Nashville. New singer/songwriter Aaron Shust made his arrival in Christian music official, taking home prestigious Song, Songwriter and New Artist of the Year honors. Shust, who co-wrote the award-winning "My Savior My God," made waves with his…
From News, posted 4.30.07
12th Annual Key West Songwriters’ Festival Picks and Grins May 2-6
BMI will head south with a slew of Music City’s ace songwriters in tow for the 12th annual Key West Songwriters’ Festival in Key West, Florida, May 2-6. Designed to thrust the writers behind today’s country hits into a deserved spotlight, the festival boasts intimate live performances in the midst of paradise. The neighborhood’s favorite live music venues will host performances daily, while the beloved Hog’s Breath Saloon…
From News, posted 4.16.07
Nashville in Nassau: BMI Songwriters Play the Bahamas
Another successful Nassau Songwriters' Festival soothed busy, creative minds and perhaps even planted the seeds for future No. 1 hits as BMI sponsored the festival in the Bahamas for the third consecutive year. Chad Warrix (left) and D-Tox (right) of Halfway to Hazard perform…
From News, posted 1.17.07
Hit BMI Songwriters Hit the Bahamas for 3rd Annual Nassau Song Fest
The Nassau Songwriters' Festival invades paradise again this year Nov. 10-12. BMI will sponsor the event for the third consecutive year, as the Bahamian town for which the festival is named plays host to an exciting mixture of BMI Nashville's premiere songwriters, artists and stars on the rise, including singer-songwriter Sherrié Austin ("Lucky in Love"), Curb recording artist Lee Brice, up-and-coming artist Mitzi Dawn, MCA recording artist and…
From News, posted 10.19.06
Indie Publisher Spotlight:Mentoring Role Helps Murrah Music Thrive
Indie Publisher Spotlight: Mentoring Role Helps Murrah Music Thrive In the highly competitive world of music publishing, it can sometimes be difficult to find accord on even the most minor question. Not so when the subject is Roger Murrah. In addition to a songwriting career filled with hits for such luminaries as Waylon Jennings, Alan Jackson and Alabama, Murrah’s Nashville-based…
From MusicWorld, posted 6.27.06
BMI Sponsors 11th Annual Key West Song Fest
During the first week of May, it's highly possible that not a single hit song will be written in Nashville; that week, the hits will instead pour out of a more tropical songwriting oasis as the Key West Songwriters' Festival invades Key West, Fla., May 3-7, 2006. The festival continues its successful run at the world-famous Hog's Breath Saloon, the rowdy home base for festivities.
From News, posted 3.23.06
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