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Conyers, Kamen, Wright Honored by Music Educators, BMI
BMI joined music educators from around the nation in honoring three outstanding Americans and the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation for their support of music education. The Music Educators National Conference (MENC), representing more than 65,000 music educators, presented the organization’s coveted FAME Award to Congressman John Conyers Jr., BMI Composer Michael Kamen, and BMI Nashville songwriter/artist
From News, posted 3.07.02
Shaye Smith
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
‘I Hope You Dance’ Steps to ‘Song Of The Year’ Tune at 49th Annual BMI Count
BMI staged the 49th edition of its Country Awards last night, with ultimate honors saved for “I Hope You Dance,” songwriters Toby Keith, Marv Green and Aimee Mayo, and publishing titan Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. BMI Citations of Achievement were presented by President & CEO Frances W. Preston and Vice President Paul Corbin to the songwriters and publishers of the past year’s 50 most performed songs…
From News, posted 11.06.01
Curb Music at BMI
Curb Music Publishing and BMI Nashville got together recently to share some laughs and lots of music. After a luncheon, publishers Jeff Tweel, Drew Alexander, Brad Kennard and Portis Tanner and songwriters Bobby Tomberlin, Jamie Richards, Jack Sundrud, Billy Montana, Jeremy Campbell, John Barner, Lisa Graham and Gilles Goddard shared demos of new songs and CDs of sneak preview singles.
From News, posted 10.24.01
Sara Evans Soars to New Heights with 2001 CMA Nominations
Sara Evans Soars to New Heights with 2001 CMA Nominations The best in contemporary and traditional country sounds mixed it up when the nominees for the 35th Annual CMA Awards were announced at Nashville's Adelphia Coliseum (8/28). Among those BMI affiliates mentioned repeatedly were longstanding hitmakers Brooks & Dunn and Tim McGraw, bluegrass-rooted Alison Krauss, Gillian Welch, Nickel Creek and the Soggy Bottom…
From News, posted 8.28.01
Titans Cast a Lure To ‘Fish For A Cure’
Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Jason Fisk welcomed both large-mouth and small-mouth opponents as he hosted “Fishing For A Cure,” a fundraiser (6/5) for the T.J. Martell Foundation's Frances Williams Preston Laboratories. Cedar Creek Yacht Club on Middle Tennessee’s Old Hickory Lake was the site of the exclusive bass fishing tournament and post-party "Bass Bash" that raised more than $60,000 to support research into the cures and treatment of cancer,…
From News, posted 6.12.01
McGraw-Hill Partnership Yields 18 TNN Country Weekly Music Awards Nods
BMI affiliates Faith Hill and Tim McGraw each earned nine nominations when the TNN Country Weekly Music Awards finalists were revealed on March 14. Faith Hill Tim McGraw
From News, posted 3.25.01
Nashville Best Sellers Toast Martell Foundation
Nashville music’s best sellers joined renowned chef Charlie Trotter of Chicago and wine connoisseurs from the best cellars in Nashville for the second annual Nashville Best Cellars Dinner at Loews Vanderbilt Plaza Hotel on March 12. The star-studded event was presented by the T.J. Martell Foundation (TJMF) and raised more than $126,000 for innovative research into leukemia, cancer and AIDS by the Martell-affiliated Frances Williams Preston Laboratories at the Vanderbilt-Ingram…
From News, posted 3.25.01
Shaye Smith Saluted For ‘No Arizona’ #1 Success
BMI Nashville and EMI Music Publishing co-hosted a celebration at the Bound'ry in honor of songwriter Shaye Smith, who posted her fourth #1 single, "There Is No Arizona," recently nominated for an Academy of Country Music award for Single of the Year. The song is the debut single from Mercury Nashville artist Jamie O'Neal from the album Shiver (Smith co-wrote the tune with O'Neal and Lisa Drew,…
From News, posted 3.20.01
BMI Stands “Amazed” at 48th Annual Country Awards
Click here to see photos from the event Nashville, October 3 — Performing rights organization BMI staged the 48th edition of its Country Awards tonight, with superlative honors reserved for "Amazed," songwriters Al Anderson and Skip Ewing, songwriter/artists Martie Seidel and Shania Twain, and publishing giant Sony/ATV Tree. BMI Citations of Achievement were presented…
From News, posted 10.03.00
Chely Wright Strikes Gold
Chely Wright celebrated the first Gold album of her career during a party (8/22) hosted by BMI Nashville. Single White Female on MCA Nashville has been certified for sales of more than 500,000 units. Wright was quick to share her success with her colleagues, album producers Tony Brown, Buddy Cannon and Norro Wilson, the MCA staff, her band and management; she presented gold plaques to every one…
From News, posted 8.23.00
NSAI Songwriters Honor Their Own
BMI songwriters Vince Gill, Steven Curtis Chapman, Tom Shapiro and the songwriting team of Marv Green, Chris Lindsey and Aimee Mayo were among the top winners at the Nashville Songwriters Association International's (NSAI) 33rd Annual Songwriter Achievement Awards (6/27), held at Cheekwood Botanical Gardens in Nashville.
From News, posted 6.28.00
Pair of Husband & Wife Duos Lead TNN Music Awards
TNN and Country Weekly magazine have announced the final nominations in the 12 fan-voted categories for the Country Weekly Presents the TNN Music Awards, with a pair of husband-and-wife duos at the top of the nominations pile. BMI affiliate Faith Hill led all artists with recognition in eight categories: Entertainer, Female Artist, Album (Breathe), Song, Single and CMT Music Video ("Breathe"), the Impact Award and Collaborative Event [for…
From News, posted 4.11.00
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