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Marketing and advertising studies show that we are better able to remember ads we are exposed to multiple times. When we see or hear something once, we are likely to forget it. But with repeated exposure it is more apt to stick in our brains. This also applies to melodies.…
A Christmas Gift From Keb’ Mo’
Keb’ Mo’ has had a busy year and he’s showing no signs of slowing down. In June, he released his fourteenth studio album, Oklahoma, featuring contributions from Taj Mahal, Robert Randolph, Rosanne Cash (who joined him on lead single “Put a Woman in Charge”), and his wife, Robbie Brooks Moore.…
BMI Congratulates its 2018 GRAMMY Nominees
BMI is very proud to congratulate our many talented affiliates on their prestigious GRAMMY nominations, which were announced this morning by the Recording Academy. The 60th GRAMMY Awards, to be held in Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday, January 28, 2018, will salute a wide array of…
BMI Icon Willie Nelson Honored By Library of Congress With Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
Willie Nelson, legendary BMI Icon and writer of Patsy Cline’s unforgettable signature hit, “Crazy,” among many other incomparable works, was the 2015 recipient of the Library of Congress’ Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in Washington, D.C. last night. Nelson, who’s 60-year career includes seven GRAMMY Awards as well as the…
BMI Writer and Recent NaSHOF Inductee Rosanne Cash Lends Her Support to Master Sessions at NYU
On October 8, Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s 2015 Artist-in-Residence and recent Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, Rosanne Cash, was the featured guest at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Master Sessions at New York University. Cash, whose chart-toppers include “Seven Year Ache” and “My Baby Thinks He’s…
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and NSAI Crown BMI Writers With Multiple Awards
BMI congratulates its winners and honorees of the Nashville Songwriters Foundation, including 2015 NaSHOF inductees Rosanne Cash (“Seven Year Ache,” “My Baby Thinks He’s a Train”), Mark James (“Hooked on a Feeling,” “Always on My Mind”) and Even Stevens (“I Love a Rainy Night,” “Drivin’ My Life Away”),…
BMI Congratulates its 2015 NaSHOF Inductees
On October 11, 2015, BMI songwriters Rosanne Cash, Mark James, and Even Stevens will each be inducted into the prestigious Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Cash, who was named the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s 2015 Artist-in-Residence and whose chart toppers include “Seven Year Ache” and “My Baby…
BMI Songwriters Win More Than Half of 2015 GRAMMYs
Broadcast Music, Inc. congratulates all of its GRAMMY-winning songwriters and composers, announced during a star-studded event full of performances by top artists Sunday night in Los Angeles. Sam Smith, the winner of the coveted Best New Artist trophy, was also the winner of the Best Pop Vocal Album for In…
BMI Congratulates its GRAMMY Nominees
Broadcast Music, Inc. writers have a lot to celebrate following the announcement of the 2015 GRAMMY nominations. The winners will be revealed during the 57th annual GRAMMY awards, held in the Staples Center in Los Angeles and broadcast live February 8, 2015 on CBS. BMI writers are present in nominations…
BMI Writers Nominated in Every Category of the Americana Music Awards
Broadcast Music, Inc. is making a good showing with nominees in every category for the upcoming Americana Music Honors & Awards. The winners will be announced during a ceremony on September 17, 2014, at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, during the Americana Music Festival and Conference, which runs from…