The coveted Americana Honors & Awards nominations are out with several BMI songwriters poised to win big. Brandi Carlile leads the pack with three nods this year in the major categories of Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year. The ceremony will be held… Read more...
Last night the Americana Music Association held its coveted awards ceremony with the majority of wins going to BMI songwriters. You can watch this year’s show on PBS, which is set to broadcast ACL Presents: The 20th Annual Americana Honors, a special episode of Austin City Limits featuring performance highlights… Read more...
The nominations are out and the final winners of this year’s Americana Honors & Awards will be announced on September 22 in a celebration at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Congratulations to all! Here are the BMI nominees: Album of the Year: Cuttin’ Grass - Vol. 1 (Butcher… Read more...
Lauren Gills, better known by her stage name, Lucette, is a Canadian singer who describes her sound as “country-infused dream-pop.” With two albums already out, Rolling Stone has praised Lucette’s music for its “melodic sensibilities…that avoid the rootsy clichés of Americana music.” Following the release of her debut album, Black… Read more...
BMI is proud to congratulate its writers who took home the majority of trophies and honors at the Americana Music Honors and Awards ceremony at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on September 13. Congratulations to all. Here’s the list: Album of the Year A Sailor’s Guide… Read more...
BMI writers are taking center stage this year with multiple nominations for Americana Music Awards. BMI songwriter Sturgill Simpson leads the pack with three nods, while Lori McKenna and Drive-By Truckers each earned two nominations. The ceremony, which takes place annually at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and is this… Read more...
Award-winning BMI songwriter Bonnie Bishop brought her unique sound to the annual meeting of the Louisiana and Mississippi Associations of Broadcasters held recently (6/1) at the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans. The Texas native performed songs from her critically acclaimed album, Ain’t Who I Was, which was produced by Dave… Read more...
Thirty Tigers recording artist and BMI songwriter Bonnie Bishop traveled to Washington DC to headline this year’s State Leadership Conference (2/28) sponsored by the National Association of Broadcasters with a high energy, soulful performance in front of state broadcaster association executives from across the state, along with their respective TV… Read more...
It was another triumphant night for BMI writers at the 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, as songwriter after songwriter took the stage to claim GRAMMY gold. A truly unstoppable force, Adele continued her reign as pop monarch, claiming five awards, including Record of the… Read more...
Music’s biggest night of the year is almost here! When the GRAMMY awards are handed out on Sunday, February 12, they will celebrate music that has come a long way since the first GRAMMYs were presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Science (NARAS) in 1959. By taking… Read more...
