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The 35th annual MusicRow Awards were revealed yesterday, and BMI affiliates swept eight out of the fourteen categories. Jelly Roll earned both breakthrough categories as he won Breakthrough Artist/Writer of the Year and Breakthrough Artist of the Year, while Morgan Wallen won Male Artist of the Year and the coveted…
BMI Congratulates its 2023 CMA Nominees
BMI is proud to congratulate our nominees for the 57th annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards, which will be held on November 8 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Three BMI affiliates landed nods for Entertainer of the Year, including the 2022 recipient Luke Combs, Carrie Underwood, and Morgan Wallen, while…
Rams Head Presents and BMI Host Over 250 Artists for 2023 Key West Songwriters Festival
Rams Head Presents, BMI and The Florida Keys Tourist Development Council hosted the 27th annual Key West Songwriters Festival this past weekend (5/03 – 5/07) that brought together over 250 BMI multi-genre creators to share some of their biggest hits throughout 50 venues across the island, including multiple offerings at…
Rams Head Presents & BMI Announce the 27th Annual Key West Songwriters Festival
Rams Head Presents, BMI and The Florida Keys Tourist Development Council are proud to announce the 27th annual Key West Songwriters Festival line-up. In what has become a yearly tradition, the festival brings music lovers and music makers together to see over 250 songwriters perform some of their biggest hits…
New Year, New Edition of MusicWorld!
In this issue: Jason Blume on How to Make Sure Your Songs Are Hitting the Right Target BMI Presents “Music & Film: The Creative Process” Composer Roundtable at the 2023 Sundance Film Fest BMI Names Tracy McKnight Vice President, Creative, Film, TV & Visual…
Jelly Roll Celebrates First Country Radio #1
On Wednesday night, friends, family, and the Nashville music community celebrated the success of “Son of a Sinner,” the first number one hit from Nashville native, Jelly Roll (Jason DeFord). The event, hosted by BMI at our Music Row offices, honored Jelly Roll and his co-writers, Ernest K. Smith and…