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Will Kimbrough
Will Kimbrough’s guitar playing and production work are mentioned often. He’s carved out a niche supporting high-quality singer/songwriters like Rodney Crowell and Todd Snider, and producing, too. But those aren’t the only things he does well: There’s also the songwriting. In fact, Kimbrough first gained visibility playing original music with his ’80s college rock band Will and the Bushmen. “I always think of myself…
From MusicWorld, posted 9.08.08
Wil Nance & Steve Dean Celebrate Millions of Performances
Friends Wil Nance and Steve Dean recently celebrated significant career milestones together as BMI saluted them both for penning songs that have achieved more than one million performances. Nance and Dean's co-written "Round About Way," recorded by George Strait, hit the one million mark, while Nance's "She's Everything" recorded by Brad Paisley, along with Dean's "Watching You" recorded by
From News, posted 8.28.08
Majority of 2008 ACM Awards Go Home with BMI Artists
BMI's country family enjoyed sweeping recognition at the 2008 Academy of Country Music Awards, held May 18 in Las Vegas. The prestigious Album of the Year trophy went to Miranda Lambert for her critically acclaimed project, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Lambert accepted the award with genuine surprise and gratitude, thanking both the industry and fans for embracing her "left of center" approach. Her charged performance of single "Gunpowder and…
From News, posted 5.19.08
Al Kooper Celebrates a Half-Century of Super Sessions
Guess the two-word answer to a most enlightening list of questions. Who, in 1958 at the age of 14, joined the Royal Teens (Top Five hitmakers with "Short Shorts")? Who, in 1960, began his career as a BMI songwriter with a number called "My Kinda Love," which was recorded by Anastasia? Who has written hundreds of songs, all part of his BMI catalog?…
From MusicWorld, posted 1.11.08
BMI Takes Stage at Lollapalooza, ACL Music Fest & New Big State Festival
School is out, and festival season is in. BMI, the leading performing right organization, is proud to present and sponsor a stage at three of the nation's premier musical festivals: Lollapalooza August 3-5, Austin City Limits Music Festival September 14-16 and the inaugural Big State Festival October 13-14. BMI's partnership with this elite festival trifecta is designed to offer more prime showcasing opportunities to its songwriters - a distinct priority…
From News, posted 6.18.07
2007 ACMs Tout Carrie Underwood and ‘Give It Away’ to Writers Anderson and Johnson
Call her a phenomenon-a wunderkind-but leave "newcomer" monikers behind when attempting to describe country superstar Carrie Underwood. BMI's Underwood took home three trophies at the Academy of Country Music Awards Tuesday night in Las Vegas for Top Female Vocalist, Album and Video of the Year. The wins officially recognized Carrie Underwood's substantial contributions to the country music format and her unfaltering momentum.
From News, posted 5.18.07
Big Kenny Spreads His Dollars at ‘Last Dollar’ Celebration
In the spirit of its honoree, the mood at the recent No.1 party for Big Kenny was a signature blend of exuberant and ambitious. BMI threw the country risk taker a bash to celebrate the Tim McGraw No. 1 “Last Dollar,” which Kenny penned all by himself. McGraw was on hand along with John Rich, a slew of Muzik Mafia cohorts, Alabama’s
From News, posted 5.10.07
Jake Owen
Life doesn’t always turn out the way we plan. Sometimes it turns out even better. Just ask Jake Owen. The RCA Records newcomer originally wanted to be a professional golfer. However, an accident changed those plans. “I was home for the summer and a few weeks before I was supposed to go back to school, I was waterskiing and had a bad accident,” Owen recalls. “I had…
From MusicWorld, posted 3.24.07
Wendell Mobley
Hit songwriter Wendell Mobley has always been different. A singer/songwriter’s move to Music City usually necessitates a rent-paying job outside the realm of creativity: Flipping burgers, mowing lawns and delivering refrigerators fill empty stomachs. Wendell simply “played guitar.” Mobley moved to Nashville from Celina, Ohio, after cutting his teeth with his own band locally. “The band I was in was just cutting songs I wrote,” Mobley recalls. “Other local bands…
From MusicWorld, posted 10.15.06
Little Big Town
Like the “Little Engine That Could,” Little Big Town refused to believe they couldn’t do it — and kept on trying until they became big stars on the country scene. That “I think I can” attitude, combined with undeniable vocal talent, perseverance and a family cohesiveness, has led them from the dusty back roads of Alabama and Arkansas to the bright lights of Hollywood…
From MusicWorld, posted 10.15.06
Indie Publisher Spotlight:Mentoring Role Helps Murrah Music Thrive
Indie Publisher Spotlight: Mentoring Role Helps Murrah Music Thrive In the highly competitive world of music publishing, it can sometimes be difficult to find accord on even the most minor question. Not so when the subject is Roger Murrah. In addition to a songwriting career filled with hits for such luminaries as Waylon Jennings, Alan Jackson and Alabama, Murrah’s Nashville-based…
From MusicWorld, posted 6.27.06
Steven Curtis Chapman Takes Home 50th Dove Award
Music history enthusiasts take note: On Wednesday, April 5, Christian music staple Steven Curtis Chapman had a night for the books as he was honored with his 50th Dove Award at the 37th Annual Gospel Music Awards in Nashville-a feat unparalleled by any other artist at any other major awards show.
From News, posted 4.10.06
Country Vets, New Faces Among ACM Nominees
BMI superstars Brooks & Dunn continue to solidify their position as one of the top country acts of all time with another five Academy of Country Music Award nominations, announced March 8. The pair is up for Entertainer, Top Vocal Duo, Single Record, Song and Video of the Year for "Believe."
From News, posted 3.13.06
BMI Foundation Names 2005 Pete Carpenter Film Composing Fellow
Composer Gregory Tripi has been named the winner of the 17th Annual Pete Carpenter Fellowship, it was announced by BMI Foundation President Ralph N. Jackson. The Fellowship, open to aspiring film and television composers under the age of 35, was established by the BMI Foundation and Carpenter's family, colleagues and friends to honor the late composer whose…
From News, posted 9.20.05
Keith Urban, Toby Keith Lead BMI’s CMA Nominees
Country superstars Keith Urban and Toby Keith lead the list of BMI songwriters and artists nominated for the 39th Annual Country Music Association Awards. The announcement was made September 7 from New York City, this year's host city for the ceremony being held November 15 at Madison Square Garden. This is the first time in CMA history that the awards show is being held outside of…
From News, posted 9.07.05
BMI to Present Diverse Array of Music at SXSW
BMI will once again present three music showcases during the upcoming SXSW Music and Media Conference being held March 16-20 in Austin, Texas. Admittance to the BMI shows on March 16, 17 and 18 will be by SXSW badges and wristbands only, with a limited amount of tickets sold at the door of each venue. Click…
From News, posted 2.24.05
Merle Kilgore Dies At 70
Merle Kilgore, award-winning BMI songwriter and longtime manager of Hank Williams Jr., died Sunday, February 6, of congestive heart failure in Mexico, where he had been undergoing cancer treatments. He was 70. Merle Kilgore, Al Gallico, BMI's Frances Preston …
From News, posted 2.07.05
GMA Hall of Fame to Welcome BMI Gospel Greats
BMI affiliates Walter Hawkins, Mylon Le Fevre, the Lewis Family and Lou Hildreth are among the honorees set for induction to the GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame on Tuesday, February 22. Joining them in the Hall of Fame will be Evie Tornquist and non-performing members Ronn Huff and Don Light. Presented by the GMA Foundation, the ceremony will be taped at…
From News, posted 1.27.05
Real-Life Storytelling Reaps Rewards for Richie McDonald
One of Richie McDonald’s most vivid childhood memories is watching the Mac Davis television specials. When they got to the segment where an audience member would throw out an idea and Davis would take it and make up a little ditty right on the spot, the little boy from Lubbock was enthralled. “I was so impressed with that,” says the multi-BMI Award winner,…
From MusicWorld, posted 12.15.04
BMI Receives Key Restaurant Association Award
BMI's efforts in creating harmony among songwriters and restaurateurs have been recognized with a major restaurant association award. BMI was named "Restaurant Supplier of the Year" at a dinner hosted by the Alabama Restaurant Association held at The Hotel at Auburn University on November 8. National Restaurant Association Vice-Chairman Craig Miller, President of Ruth's Chris Steak House Corporation, was on hand to…
From News, posted 11.29.04
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