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BMI Songwriters Dominate 45th Annual CMA Awards

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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…


From News, posted 11.10.11

BMI Country Family Captures Majority of 2011 CMA Nominations

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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…


From News, posted 9.06.11

Second Annual Sandestin Music Festival Slated for August 12 and 13

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Blue ribbon songwriters, tomorrow’s stars and a country songbird turned Broadway star compose the lineup of the 2nd annual Sandestin Music Festival, slated for the weekend of August 12-13 in the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. Co-sponsored by BMI, the free, open-to-the-public event will feature BMI contemporary country trendsetters Jeffrey Steele and James Slater; powerhouse country vocalist and Broadway star Lari White; and promising up-and-comers Kree Harrison, Thomas…


From News, posted 8.01.11

busbee Bridges LA and Nashville

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Chances are, you’ve tapped your toe along to one of busbee’s creations, even if this is your first encounter with his name. Songs like Lady Antebellum’s chart-topper “Our Kind of Love,” Timbaland’s “If We Ever Meet Again,” featuring Katy Perry, and Rascal Flatts’ “Summer Nights” bear his musical fingerprints: thoughtful lyrics whose messages cut through, even after the melodies have initially…


From MusicWorld, posted 6.21.11

Dallas Davidson Flies High with a Little Help from His Friends

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If you were to be lucky enough to corner a chart-topping songwriter in Nashville, say, at some locals-only lunch hotspot a few paces from Music Row, and if—during that cornering—you were able to ask this writer what it was that aided in their breaking into the forefront of the industry’s writing elite, promoted from the within the ranks of its many struggling scribes, the answers you could expect to receive…


From MusicWorld, posted 2.28.11

Lady Antebellum Soars at 2011 Grammy Awards

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Lady Antebellum will bring a host of Grammy gold home to Nashville: With five wins, the crossover trio led the BMI charge at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, held last night in Los Angeles. Lady A's "Need You Now," co-written by members and BMI songwriters Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley, earned Record and Song of the Year, as well as Best…


From News, posted 2.14.11

BMI Congratulates Our Members on More Than 375 Grammy Nominations!

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Read BMI’s 2011 Grammy nominees news story from Decmeber 2, 2010. Name, Number of Nominations Eminem, 10 Lady Gaga, 6 John Legend, 5 Rihanna, 5 The Roots, 5 B.o.B, 4 Drake (socan), 4 Cee Lo Green,…


From News, posted 2.08.11

Miranda Lambert Leads List of 2011 ACM Nominees

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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…


From News, posted 2.03.11

2010 Award Season Belongs to BMI Songwriters & Composers

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BMI songwriters dominated the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, winning almost two-thirds of the awards that were handed out across all genres and categories. The Grammy wins cap an incredible year in which BMI songwriters and composers were the most celebrated creative voices in awards presentations and on the charts. When BMI opened its doors in 1939, the depth and diversity quickly amassed in the company’s repertoire redefined industry…


From News, posted 1.27.11

CMA Triple Play Awards Salute BMI Songwriters’ Chart-Toppers

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The Country Music Association presented its annual CMA Triple Play Awards on Wednesday, October 14, and the majority of honorees are BMI songwriters. Handed out during the Second Annual CMA Songwriters Luncheon, held at the Pinnacle at Symphony Place in Nashville, the Triple Play Awards celebrate songwriters and artist/songwriters who have penned three #1 singles in a 12-month period. Carrie Underwood received two CMA Triple Play Awards…


From News, posted 10.16.10

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Jun 12 2011CMA Music Festival: Nashville
Jun 11 2011CMA Music Festival: Nashville
Jun 10 2011CMA Music Festival: Nashville
Jun 9 2011CMA Music Festival: Nashville
May 15 2011Music City Walk of Fame: Nashville
Jul 23 2010Grammy Foundation’s Starry Night – Los Angeles
Jun 9 2010Marty Stuart’s 9th Annual Late Night Jam - benefit
May 16 2010GAC’s Nashville Keep On Playin’- A Benefit for Flood Relief
Oct 13 2009“All for the Hall” Benefit Concert: Nashville