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Wild Cub, featured as BMI’s March Indie Spotlight, has kept busy all year long. After rocking the BMI Stages at SXSW and Lollapalooza, Wild Cub went on to perform on a special MTV Hive “Artist to Watch” show in October. The band is now…
Road to Bonnaroo Returns for 2010 Round
The Road to Bonnaroo runs through 2010, picking up where its inaugural year left off. The contest, sponsored by BMI, Mercy Lounge, Yuengling, Camping World, and the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, will feature 32 bands with Nashville ties vying for four slots at Bonnaroo 2010, slated for June 10-13,…
‘Road to Bonnaroo’ Reveals Strength of Nashville Rock Scene
The Features, The Protomen, & Heypenny Snag Three Bonnaroo Slots Music City’s pop-rock scene is flourishing, buoyed by high-profile resident and ordained rock beacon Jack White, the success of bands including Kings of Leon, Paramore, and American Bang, and a thriving pop scene led by Ben Folds and indie coalition…
The Features Snag First BMI ‘Road to Bonnaroo’ Slot
Middle Tennessee favorites The Features handily won a spot at the 2009 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in the first of a series of contests co-sponsored by BMI, Bud Select, and venue partner, Mercy Lounge. Dubbed “The Road to Bonnaroo,” the competition takes place over the course of three monthly…
The Road to Bonnaroo Passes Through 8 off 8th
BMI, the Mercy Lounge, Bud Select and Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival have joined forces to present “The Road to Bonnaroo,” which will offer 24 up-and-coming bands the chance to vie for three slots at the 2009 festival, slated for June 11 through 14 in Manchester, Tennessee. Using three 8…
BMI Announces 2004 Sundance Composers Lab Fellows
BMI is once again an anchor sponsor of the annual Sundance Institute Composers Lab, which marks its seventh year beginning July 20 and runs until August 4 in Sundance, Utah. BMI's Doreen Ringer Ross, Vice President of Film/TV Relations, returns as a founding advisor. This year's…