Blues Music Awards
BMI Greats Dominate Blues Music Awards

The BMI family of bluesmen and women dominated the 32nd Blues Music Awards, winning an overwhelming 98% of the awards handed out last week in Memphis. Buddy Guy led the BMI surge, proving his brand of soul-soaked blues only gets better with time: The 2010 Blues Music Awards Lifetime Achievement Award honoree took home B.B. King Entertainer and Album of the Year for Living…
BMI Blues Dominates List of 2011 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees

BMI represents the world’s most lauded creators in all forms of music, and the organization’s ties to the blues run especially deep. When the 2011 Blues Hall of Fame inductees were announced last week, a commanding 80% of the honorees, which encompass performers, albums, songs, producers, and record executives, are longtime BMI songwriters and catalog jewels. Legendary BMI singer/songwriters Robert Cray, John Hammond,
| Jan 27 2011 | 2010 Award Season Belongs to BMI Songwriters & Composers |
| May 13 2010 | Tommy Castro Leads BMI Wins at 2010 Blues Music Awards |
| Dec 12 2009 | Joe Louis Walker Leads BMI Nominees for 2010 Blues Music Awards |
| May 28 2008 | Bobby Rush, Irma Thomas, Koko Taylor and More Honored at 2008 Blues Awards |
| May 20 2007 | BMI Songwriter/Artists Sweep Blues Awards |
| Jan 12 2007 | Charlie Musselwhite Leads List of BMI Blues Awards Noms |
| May 21 2006 | BMI Blues Legends Honored at Annual Awards Ceremony |
| May 10 2005 | BMI Blues Artists Repeat Near Sweep of Handy Awards |
| May 4 2004 | BMI Blues Artists Dominate Handy Awards |
| May 22 2003 | Shemekia Copeland Leads Handy Award Winners With Three |
| Jun 2 2002 | BMI Ain’t Singin’ the Blues with Sweep of Handys |
| May 30 2001 | B. B. and Shemekia Two-Fisted Winners At Handy Awards |
| Oct 16 2000 | Blues Foundation Honors Willie Nelson |
| Jan 1 1999 | BMI’s W.C. Handy Award Winners: 1999 |
| Jan 1 1998 | BMI’s W.C. Handy Award Winners: 1998 |
