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50th Annual BMI Country Awards Honor Top Music Makers on Nov. 5

BMI will salute the past year's most popular country songs on Tuesday, November 5 at the 50th Annual BMI Country Awards, the oldest awards program honoring country music creators. Staged at the company's Music Row offices, the black-tie, invitation-only event spotlights the 50 most performed songs of last year. BMI President & CEO Frances Preston and BMI Nashville Vice President Paul Corbin will present Citations of Achievement…


From News, posted 10.20.02

Verges ‘Blessed’ With Second #1

BMI Nashville held a roof-top bash for songwriter Troy Verges, whose "Blessed" recently hit #1 on Billboard's Country chart. The song, which Verges co-wrote with Brett James and Hillary Lindsey, was recorded by RCA artist Martina McBride, produced by McBride and Paul Worley, and published by Songs of Universal. Verges and James scored their first #1 hit last year with…


From News, posted 4.25.02

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Shaye Smith believes that people who don't like country music are simply people who've never really listened to it. She used to be one of them, and then she took a job at a country radio station - the only job available in her hometown of DeWitt, Arkansas - the summer before grad school. As a deejay, Smith had no choice but to listen to the music…


From MusicWorld, posted 1.02.02

BMI Country Awards Set for Nov. 6

BMI President & CEO Frances Preston and BMI Nashville Vice President Paul Corbin will host the 49th Annual BMI Country Awards, the oldest awards saluting country’s top music makers, on Tuesday, November 6, 2001 at the BMI Nashville office (10 Music Square East). Highlights of the black-tie gala, which announces the 50 songs that received the most airplay last year, include the naming of the…


From News, posted 10.25.01

CAA & BMI Provide Soundtrack For Nashville Film Fest Party

The Nashville Independent Film Festival (NIFF) held its 32nd annual weeklong celebration of independent filmmakers June 6-10 at the Regal Green Hills Cinema 16. The 2001 NIFF showcased the best in independent film and video in the following genres: feature length, documentary, short subject, animation, experimental, and young filmmaker (high school or younger). Included in the festival activities were 12 workshops featuring guests such…


From News, posted 6.13.01

‘Who I Am’ Hitmakers Revealed at BMI Nashville Celebration

Jessica Andrews, Brett James and Troy Verges celebrated their first #1 single -- Andrews as singer, James and Verges as songwriters -- during a BMI-hosted reception (4/19) for "Who I Am." The song topped the charts of Billboard, Radio & Records, Gavin and CMT for multiple weeks. Others honored by BMI with commemorative pewter cups were publishers Songs of Teracel, Songs of Universal, Inc. and Sony/ATV…


From News, posted 4.22.01

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