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Frank Myers Stops by BMI Nashville
Songwriter Frank Myers recently stopped by BMI Nashville to sign a writer agreement. Among his biggest hits are the platinum single "I Swear," recorded by John Michael Montgomery and All-4-One, which spent 11 weeks at #1 on the pop charts, and "I'm Already There," recorded by Lonestar, which spent six weeks at #1 on the country charts. …
From News, posted 3.12.03
BMI Celebrates Country Music at Awards Ceremony
Performing rights organization BMI presented its annual Country Awards November 5, honoring the songwriters and publishers of the past year’s 50 most performed country songs. Ultimate honors went to Lonestar’s “I’m Already There” as Song of the Year, to Tom Shapiro and Troy Verges as Songwriters of the Year, and to Sony/ATV Music Publishing Nashville as Publisher of the Year. The BMI Country Awards --
From News, posted 11.05.02
American Songwriter Tallies Professional Songwriter Winners
American Songwriter magazine celebrated their 13th annual Professional Songwriter Awards during a breakfast at BMI's Music Row offices. Among the guests were Country winners Richie McDonald, Gary Baker and Frank Myers (songwriters of top song "I'm Already There"), and Michael Britt, who with bandmate McDonald, accepted country artist honors on behalf of Lonestar. Other honorees included Christian winners
From News, posted 4.08.02
Soggy Bottom Boys Hit the Top at 35th CMA Awards
BMI songwriters dominated the 35th Annual CMA Awards (11/7), with The Soggy Bottom Boys -- Dan Tyminski, Pat Enright and Harley Allen -- and T Bone Burnett as the evening's double winners. Burnett produced and The Soggy Bottom Boys performed on Single of the Year "I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow" and Album of the Year O…
From News, posted 11.07.01
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
Lonestar ‘Already There’ At Top of the Charts
The celebration for Lonestar's seventh #1 single, "I'm Already There," was marked by laughter and some tears during a packed reception hosted by BMI Nashville. After a special performance by Lonestar of the six-weeks-at-#1 smash, lead singer Richie McDonald movingly spoke of the inspiration behind the tune: a long-distance conversation with his young son, Rhett. "I'm Already There," which BMI and Sony/ATV Tree…
From News, posted 8.14.01
48th Annual BMI Country Awards Photo Gallery
Shania Twain and Frances Preston The "Amazed" team: Golden Wheat Music's Ben Vaughn and Scott Hendricks, Songs of Nashville Dreamworks' James Stroud, Lonestar's Keech Rainwater, Frances Preston, Lonestar's Richie McDonald, Warner/Chappell Music's Michael Knox,…
From News, posted 10.02.00
Lonestar: Hot Off the
When Lonestar set out to make their third album, Lonely Grill, the group turned not to veteran producers on Nashville's Music Row but to Dann Huff, a former guitarist for the rock group Giant and a producer whose credits include albums for Megadeth. Huff understood that the band needed a fresh sound and a new direction, says Lonestar guitarist and lead singer Richie McDonald. John Rich, the…
From MusicWorld, posted 5.31.00
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