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Singer/Songwriter John Stewart Dies at 68
John Stewart, a singer/songwriter known for his classic album California Bloodlines, passed away Saturday, January 19 in San Diego. He was 68. The cause of death was a stroke. Stewart was born Sept. 5, 1939 in San Diego, where he later performed and recorded three albums with folk group Cumberland Three. In 1961, he joined Kingston Trio, replacing original member Dave…
From News, posted 1.22.08
Music City Walk of Fame Inducts BMI’s Frances Preston, The Crickets & John Hiatt
The Music City Walk of Fame made its second round of inductions Sunday, April 22 at 3 p.m. in the Hall of Fame Park in downtown Nashville. Esteemed former BMI President & CEO Frances Preston was inducted alongside several legendary BMI songwriter/artists: rock architects The Crickets and gilt-edged singer/songwriter John Hiatt. Other honorees included Emmylou Harris, Wynonna Judd and Michael W.…
From News, posted 4.20.07
Chili Peppers Lead BMI’s Red Hot Grammy Nominees
The Red Hot Chili Peppers continue their red hot streak, picking up an impressive six nominations for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. Nominations were announced Dec. 7 at a press conference held at the Music Box @ Fonda in Hollywood; Grammys will be handed out Feb. 11, 2007, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and broadcast live on CBS from 8-11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). …
From News, posted 12.07.06
Americana Music Elite Gather at BMI Nashville for AMA Announcement Party
Roots music aficionados and creators gathered in BMI Nashville's main lobby on June 15 to hear Americana giants Steve Earle and Allison Moorer announce the 2006 Americana Music Association Awards nominees. The packed house enjoyed margaritas and tapas, while the audience's ears feasted on the music of the AMA nominees drifting from the speakers.
From News, posted 6.25.06
Kris Kristofferson Takes a New Journey Down ‘This Old Road’
Do the math and he's pushing 70 — but Kris Kristofferson is ageless. True, his hair and beard have long gone gray, and his singing voice is grittier than ever. But when he's on stage now, in his black work shirt with its tails hanging over his black denim pants, accompanying himself solo on guitar and harmonica, he's never looked or sounded better. Indeed, ladies more than…
From MusicWorld, posted 6.12.06
BMI, A&E Networks Team for ‘Bio Country’ Series
BMI has teamed with A&E Television Networks to produce a breakthrough series of on-air promotional commercials for The Biography Channel's new "Bio Country" series. The series of documentaries explores the life stories of leading country artists, including songwriting greats Sam Phillips, Willie Nelson, Loretta Lynn, Tim McGraw, Buck Owens, Barbara Mandrell, Brenda Lee, Clint Black, Dixie Chicks, the…
From News, posted 5.31.05
Musicians Take BMI Stage at 3rd Annual ACL Music Fest
BMI will host a singer/songwriter stage at the 3rd Annual Austin City Limits Music Festival, to be held September 17-19 in Austin's Zilker Park (2100 Barton Springs Road). Writers featured on this year's expanded stage will include J.T. Van Zandt, Samantha Stollenwerck, Marc Broussard, Jason White, Kacy Crowley, the Honorary Title, Davis Raines, Bobby Bare, Jr., Monte Montgomery, Willie Mason, Trish Murphy,…
From News, posted 8.11.04
Neptunes, Evanescence Top List of BMI Grammy Nominees
BMI songwriter/artists are once again at the top of the nominees list for the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, announced December 4 at a press conference held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Pharrell Williams of red hot production duo, The Neptunes, leads the BMI pack with six nods including three individual and three with partner Chad Hugo, who himself earned…
From News, posted 12.04.03
For John Hiatt, ‘Gruff’ Is Great
John Hiatt's current album, the playfully titled Beneath This Gruff Exterior -- his 17th studio effort and his first for the independent New West label -- has been widely acclaimed by fans and critics as the veteran singer/songwriter/guitarist's best work in years. The dozen-song album features 11 new Hiatt originals, along with an older number, "The Most Unoriginal Sin," covered in 1993 by Willie…
From MusicWorld, posted 11.16.03
Musicians Take BMI Stage at ACL Music Fest
BMI will host a singer/songwriter stage at the 2nd Annual Austin City Limits Music Festival, to be held September 19 - 21 in Austin's beloved Zilker Park (2100 Barton Springs Road). Writers featured on the BMI-sponsored stage will include Bruce Robison ("Travelin' Soldier"), Shawn Camp ("Two Pi�a Coladas"), Robert Earl Keen ("This Old Porch") and
From News, posted 9.16.03
Rosanne Cash Returns with ‘Rules of Travel’
Rosanne Cash's new album Rules of Travel isn't just one of the year's most acclaimed releases. It's also something of a minor miracle, considering the fact that the artist suffered debilitating vocal problems that kept her from singing at all for two-and-a-half years. During that time, she concentrated on raising her new son, Jake, while pursuing her budding career as a writer of prose, overseeing a…
From MusicWorld, posted 8.26.03
Earl Scruggs Brings Out the Best
A bunch of billies blend their genre-clashing talents on the latest bluegrass musical masterpiece, Earl Scruggs and Friends. There's British-billy Elton John joining the maestro in the down-home Elton/Bernie Taupin tour de fields "Country Comfort." Sounding anything like a "Sir," Elton launches visions of a rocker gone country, adorned not in glitter but in jeans, and rocking not on stage but in a wooden…
From MusicWorld, posted 5.31.02
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