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McGraw and ‘Live Like You Were Dying’ Inspire Most ACM Nominations
With mentions in six categories, BMI superstar Tim McGraw is the top nominee in the 40th annual Academy of Country Music Awards, announced March 3. In addition to entertainer and male vocalist praise, McGraw collected an album nomination for Live Like You Were Dying, with the title track earning him single, video and song of the year recognition.
From News, posted 3.07.05
BMI Nashville Hosts Magdalene’s ‘Its All a Gift’ Event
BMI Nashville invited the Nashville community to its home on Music Row during the annual fundraiser for Magdalene, a two-year residential community for women with a criminal history of addiction and prostitution. Orrin Ingram, Vanderbilt Chancellor Gordon Gee, Constance Gee, BMI's
From News, posted 12.15.04
Andy Griggs Creates a Scene For ‘This I Gotta See’
Andy Griggs was surrounded by friends and colleagues eager to celebrate the release of This I Gotta See during a party hosted by BMI Nashville. Produced by Randy Scruggs, Griggs's third RCA album features "She Thinks She Needs Me," already a Top 10 hit and rising. Griggs co-wrote two songs for This I Gotta See, with contributions from fellow BMI Award-winning writers Sonny LeMaire, Shane Minor,
From News, posted 8.17.04
BMG Music
The songwriters and staff of BMG Music Publishing joined BMI Nashville for lunch recently to share news on upcoming releases and songwriting projects. Gathered at BMI Nashville are [standing] BMI's Thomas Cain and Bradley Collins, writers Bill Luther and Jameson Clark, BMI's David Preston, BMG's Karen Conrad, writers Teresa Wade and…
From News, posted 2.26.03
‘19 Somethin’ ‘ Up To #1
Songwriters David Lee and Chris DuBois and Mercury artist Mark Wills had lots of celebrating to do during a party at the BMG Chapel for their #1 hit "19 Somethin'" -- six weeks worth, in fact, since the the nostalgia-themed tune has been on top of Billboard's Hot Country Singles & Tracks for six consecutive weeks. Included on Wills' Greatest Hits album, "19 Somethin'" was produced by Chris Lindsey and…
From News, posted 2.13.03
Tanya Tucker Unveils New Album At BMI Nashville
Tanya Tucker celebrated her first studio album in five years with a party for friends, colleagues and fans at BMI Nashville (9/26). Tucker and Roger Murrah were executive producers of the project — entitled Tanya — which was produced by Barry Beckett and Jerry Laseter. The 12-song album, released September 24 on her own Tuckertime Records, is distributed by Capitol Records/Nashville. …
From News, posted 10.16.02
‘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
Hummon Tackles Musical Drama About ‘Warrior’ Jim Thorpe
BMI Award-winning songwriter Marcus Hummon -- currently in the running for CMA's Song of the Year prize -- is set to present his latest venture, a musical drama about Jim Thorpe. The Actors Bridge Ensemble will open its 2001-2002 season with the world premiere of Warrior: An American Tragedy, an exploration of the life and times of legendary athlete Jim Thorpe, on Thursday, September 27, in the…
From News, posted 9.16.01
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
Sherrié Austin Follows Feeling To New Musical Home
BMI and WE Records toasted Sherrié Austin during a party at BMI Nashville for her latest album, Followin' A Feelin, and previewed the video of its first single, the Dolly Parton-penned "Jolene." Austin, who counts Parton as her biggest musical influence, has performed "Jolene" at every concert since she was teenager in Australia; it is also the only song of the album's 10 that Austin did not…
From News, posted 3.12.01
“Born To Fly” Reaches Country Summit
BMI songwriters Sara Evans and Marcus Hummon enjoyed a homecoming of a sort recently at BMI Nashville: a celebration of their return to the top of the Billboard Country singles chart. "Born To Fly," written by Evans and Hummon with Famous Music writer Darrell Scott, took a 30-week journey to the #1 position. In addition to Sara and Marcus, engraved mint julep cups…
From News, posted 1.30.01
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
Sara Evans
For Sara Evans, music has always revolved around her family. She began playing mandolin in her family’s bluegrass band at age four. So, when it came time to record the songs for her third RCA album, Born to Fly, Sara looked no further than her family tree.Sisters Ashley Evans Simpson and Lesley Evans Lyons, and sister-in-law Melody Ann Schelske provide background vocals on most of the songs.…
From MusicWorld, posted 9.30.00
Hummon Debuts Musical
Francis of Guernica, written by BMI composer Marcus Hummon, was given its world premiere on July 21 at the BMG Media Room in Nashville. The theatrical concert, produced by Actors Bridge Ensemble, is set during the Spanish Civil War and focuses on the inhuman sacrifice of the village of Guernica -- immortalized by Pablo Picasso in his 1937 mural -- and its effect on an artist, a…
From News, posted 7.25.00
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
Dixie Chicks Take Flight
Who says chickens can't fly? If you're the Dixie Chicks, you can. In 1999 and so far in 2000, they've amassed more than two dozen "best of" awards. From a Grammy for Best Country Album to the British CMA for Best International Group, the sassy Texas trio can do no wrong. And they're doing a lot. They've graced the cover of nearly every major consumer…
From MusicWorld, posted 5.31.00
Cowboy Take Me Away
Marcus Hummon and Martie Seidel of the Dixie Chicks celebrated another #1 songwriting collaboration - "Cowboy Take Me Away" -- at a party at BMI's Music Row offices. The single, from the Dixie Chicks' 5-times platinum album Fly (Monument), followed their first co-writing venture, "Ready To Run," to the top of the charts. Both songs were published by Careers-BMG Music Publishing,…
From News, posted 4.30.00
Marcus Hummon
The writer behind big hits for Wynonna, Tim McGraw, Bryan White and Alabama, Marcus Hummon has been making waves in Nashville for the past decade. However, the artist/songwriter now has hit a creative stride that is turning out to be the most rewarding period of his career - one that also includes a book of poetry, three stage musicals, and…
From MusicWorld, posted 2.29.00
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