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Jun 30 2009 2009 John Lennon Scholarship Winners Announced
Jun 30 2009 Kris Kristofferson to be Honored as Icon at 57th Annual BMI Country Awards
Jun 29 2009 BMI Jazz Composers Workshop Marks 21st Anniversary with Showcase Concert
Jun 25 2009 BMI Mourns the Passing of Michael Jackson
Jun 25 2009 Songwriters Hall of Fame Auction Offers Pieces of Music History
Jun 25 2009 FastTrack Board of Directors Names BMI’s Del Bryant as Chair
Jun 24 2009 T-Pain Celebrates BMI Songwriter of the Year Win in Atlanta
Jun 24 2009 Crosby, Stills & Nash Enter Songwriters Hall of Fame
Jun 23 2009 The Ventures’ Bob Bogle Dies
Jun 18 2009 BMI & Bonnaroo Partner to Highlight Nashville Bands
Jun 17 2009 Bourgeoning Theatre Virtuosos Recognized with Harrington Awards
Jun 17 2009 Legends Toast Hank Cochran at BMI
Jun 12 2009 Iconic Musician, Producer Barry Beckett Dies
Jun 10 2009 Copyright Summit’s Second Day Targets New Revenue Streams
Jun 10 2009 Digital Era Creative Rights Spotlighted at World Copyright Summit
Jun 8 2009 Blues Icon Koko Taylor Dies
Jun 8 2009 2009 Inductees Announced for Musicians Hall of Fame
Jun 8 2009 ‘Billy Elliot,’ ‘Next to Normal’ Win Big at 2009 Tonys
Jun 4 2009 ‘Road to Bonnaroo’ Reveals Strength of Nashville Rock Scene
Jun 3 2009 BMI Plans High-Level Presence at CISAC Copyright Summit
May 29 2009 Watch Interviews with Top Music Creators
May 28 2009 Video Games Live Offers Special Discount to BMI Affiliates for LA Show
May 27 2009 Big Band Jazz Showcased at BMI Jazz Concert
May 26 2009 BMI Pop Awards Go Coast-to-Coast on Premiere Radio Networks
May 21 2009 BMI Composers Dominate List of 2010 NEA Jazz Masters
May 21 2009 Justin Townes Earle Leads BMI Nominees for 2009 AMA Honors and Awards
May 21 2009 Heypenny Clinches Final ‘Road to Bonnaroo’ Slot
May 21 2009 BMI Film & Television Awards Tout Composers of Year’s Top Film, Television, & Cable Music
May 20 2009 Gamble & Huff Named BMI Icons at 57th Annual Pop Awards
May 19 2009 ‘Broadway on Broadway’ Highlights BMI Musical Theatre Workshop Scribes
May 19 2009 Jazz Artist, Basketball Star Wayman Tisdale Dies
May 19 2009 Music Business Council Established in Nashville
May 18 2009 Songwriters Hall of Fame Offers ‘Master Class’ with Lamont Dozier
May 15 2009 57th Annual BMI Student Composer Award Winners Announced
May 13 2009 Buddy Guy Leads BMI Winners at 30th Annual Blues Music Awards
May 12 2009 Key West Fest Enjoys Record-Setting Year
May 11 2009 MySpace Catalogs BMI’s Unsigned Urban Showcase
May 10 2009 Falcone, Kerrigan Receive 2009 Kleban Awards
May 7 2009 Spring Smoker Showcases New Lehman-Engel Workshop Material
May 6 2009 ‘Billy Elliot’ Leads 2009 BMI Tony Nominees
May 5 2009 NXNE Offers Special Discount to BMI Affiliates
May 2 2009 Julie Gold Receives BMI Award at 2009 Bistro Ceremony
May 1 2009 BMI Joins EMI and Valentino to Honor L.A. Reid
Apr 30 2009 RAB, BMI and MIW Now Accepting Scholarship Applications for Second Annual ‘Rising Through The Ranks’
Apr 30 2009 Kikirock Leukemia Foundation Benefit May 13 in Orlando
Apr 29 2009 BMI Sets Stage for ACL Music Festival 2009
Apr 28 2009 Dolly Parton’s ‘9 to 5’ Earns Record-Breaking 15 Drama Desk Nominations
Apr 24 2009 Steven Curtis Chapman, Casting Crowns Enjoy Big Wins at 09 Dove Awards
Apr 24 2009 NAS, Trey Songz and Novel Headline BMI 12th Annual Unsigned Urban Showcase in Atlanta
Apr 24 2009 The Protomen Win Second BMI ‘Road to Bonnaroo’ Slot
Apr 22 2009 BMI Foundation Awards 4th Annual Woody Guthrie Fellowships
Apr 22 2009 BMI Joins Arts+Labs Coalition
Apr 21 2009 Steve Reich Wins Pulitzer Prize for Music
Apr 20 2009 2009 Kauai Music Festival Slated for July 29 - August 1
Apr 20 2009 Composer David Newman to Receive Richard Kirk Award at BMI Film & Television Awards
Apr 18 2009 BMI Christian Music Awards Honor the Genre’s Most-Played Songs
Apr 16 2009 BMI Honors Nine Burgeoning Songwriters on the ‘Rise’
Apr 10 2009 Gospel Leader ‘Pop’ Winans Dies
Apr 10 2009 Christina Martin Earns Slot on BMI Stage at FMF 2009
Apr 8 2009 12th Annual Unsigned Urban Showcase Slated for April 23 in Atlanta
Apr 7 2009 Tim Maurice Named BMI Film Scoring Scholarship Recipient
Apr 6 2009 Eighth Annual Jazz Appreciation Month Kicks Off In D.C.
Apr 6 2009 Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift Earn Top Honors at 2009 ACM Awards
Apr 3 2009 ‘Causes 2’ Draws Eyes and Funds to Darfur
Mar 31 2009 Ringback Tone Sales To Surpass $235 Million in 2009
Mar 30 2009 The Features Snag First BMI ‘Road to Bonnaroo’ Slot
Mar 24 2009 The Road to Bonnaroo Passes Through 8 off 8th
Mar 16 2009 Jorge Luis Rodriguez Wins peermusic Latin Scholarship
Mar 12 2009 Gloria Estefan Named Icon at 16th Annual BMI Latin Music Awards
Mar 12 2009 Gloria Estefan Distinguida Como Icono en La Decimosexta Entrega Anual de Los Premios Latinos de BMI
Mar 11 2009 BMI Analyzes Music in Film at SXSW 2009
Mar 3 2009 More Than Half of 2008’s International Top Sellers Feature BMI Songwriters
Feb 26 2009 Gary Cannizzo Elected Treasurer of BMI Foundation
Feb 26 2009 Duffy Wins Big at 2009 BRIT Awards
Feb 25 2009 Dolly Parton Enters Gospel Music Hall of Fame
Feb 24 2009 Gamble & Huff to be Named BMI Icons at 57th Annual Pop Awards May 19 in Los Angeles
Feb 23 2009 A.R. Rahman Sweeps Oscars
Feb 19 2009 Jimmie Rodgers Earns Inaugural Star on New Mississippi Walk of Fame
Feb 18 2009 BMI Foundation Names Matthew Janszen Winner of Pete Carpenter Fellowship
Feb 18 2009 Gospel Music Channel to Air 2009 Trailblazers Celebration Feb. 22
Feb 13 2009 World Copyright Summit Slated for June 9-10 in Washington, DC
Feb 11 2009 Heidi Newfield Leads List of BMI ACM Award Nominees
Feb 11 2009 A. R. Rahman Wins BAFTA Award as BMI Composers Dominate Video Game Nods
Feb 9 2009 Alison Krauss and Lil Wayne Win Big at 2009 Grammys
Feb 6 2009 The Cramps’ Lux Interior Dies
Feb 6 2009 Roy Clark and Barbara Mandrell Set to Enter Country Music Hall of Fame
Feb 5 2009 Key West Songwriters Festival Slated for April 29 – May 3
Feb 5 2009 Jeffrey Simno Wins Robert Sherman Scholarship
Feb 3 2009 SongHall Kicks Off Winter Seminars in New York
Jan 30 2009 LARAS Offers Membership Discount to BMI Affiliates
Jan 28 2009 Grammy Winners and Nominees to Discuss ‘How I Wrote That Song’ at Key Club in LA
Jan 28 2009 Lionsgate and BMI Toast The Boxmasters at Sundance Film Festival
Jan 27 2009 Robert Redford’s Zoom Serves as Setting for Annual BMI Sundance Dinner
Jan 27 2009 Award-Winning Hitmaker Dean Dillon Entertains Media Executives
Jan 27 2009 Gloria Estefan to be Named BMI Icon at 16th Annual Latin Awards Ceremony
Jan 25 2009 Academy Award Nominations Dominated by BMI Composers
Jan 24 2009 SCL and BMI Celebrate Awards Season with Film Screenings
Jan 23 2009 BMI’s Snowball at Sundance Tackles Live-Image Scoring
Jan 22 2009 Discounted Registration for Billboard Latin Conference Offered to BMI Affiliates
Jan 22 2009 Roundtable Discussion Hosted by BMI Delights Attendees of 2009 Sundance Film Festival