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BMI and the Boca Raton Resort & Beach Club launched the inaugural New Sounds of Nashville experience this Labor Day weekend in South Florida with a series of exclusive events and writing camps. Designed to be an intimate, weekend-long experience that highlights the journey from writing the song to a…
BMI Supports the Fifth Annual Island Hopper Songwriters Festival
BMI is pleased to sponsor the fifth annual Island Hopper Songwriters Festival, presented by the Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau and co-sponsored by iHeartMedia. The ten-day festival spanning across Captiva Island, Fort Myers Beach and Downtown Fort Myers from Friday, September 21 to Sunday, September 30 will support local…
Bob DiPiero Receives BMI Icon Award at 2017 BMI Country Awards
BMI proudly presented its 2017 BMI Country Awards last night, honoring the prolific songwriting career of BMI Icon Award recipient Bob DiPiero, as well as the Country Songwriter, Song and Publisher of the Year. The 65th annual event, which is the genre’s oldest awards ceremony, also celebrated the songwriters and…
BMI Radio Customers and Association Partners Enjoy Mountain High Music Festival
BMI hosted a private reception for a group of licensing customers and association partners recently (1/11) at the Mountain High Music Festival, a 3-day charity event presented by BMI songwriting icon Dean Dillon that takes place every year in Crested Butte, Colorado. This year’s line- up included BMI artists Jamey…
BMI and CBS Radio Present 1st Annual Detroit Songwriters Festival
BMI and CBS Radio joined forces recently (10/19-10/22) to host the 1st annual Detroit Songwriters Festival, a 4 day event in the Motor City designed to shine a spotlight on the craft of songwriting. Featured BMI artists/songwriters included Hunter Hayes, LoCash, Uncle Kracker, Michael Ray, Wendell Mobley, Casey Beathard, Troy…
BMI Partners with South Dakota Retailers Association to bring Nashville to the Black Hills
BMI helped cap off the South Dakota Retailers Association Annual Golf Tournament with a performance by award-winning BMI country songwriters Wendell Mobley and Lee Thomas Miller. The Nashville hit makers told the stories behind their songs and performed the smash hits they have written for the likes of Rascal Flatts,…
Nashville Hitmakers Gather to Support Education at Show in Duluth, GA
The fifth annual Nashville Hitmakers, headlined by chart-topping BMI songwriter Even Stevens, who wrote several #1s including Eddie Rabbitt’s “Suspicions” and “I Love a Rainy Night,” will stage a Songwriter-in-the-Round showcase at the Infinite Energy Theater in Duluth, Georgia on Saturday, June 25, at 7PM. The concert, which is…
BMI Brings a Bit of Nashville to Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association Meeting
This year’s Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association’s Spring Meeting featured a songwriter showcase that included three of BMI’s most successful country writers: Wendell Mobley, Tim James and Dan Couch. BMI brought in the trio from Nashville to perform in front of restaurateurs and hoteliers from across the Keystone State, who…
BMI Bulletin Board: February
WORKSHOPS Jason Blume Songwriting Workshop: Nashville BMI’s popular Songwriters’ Workshop Series in Nashville is held monthly under the tutelage of hit songwriter and best-selling author Jason Blume. When: March 15, April 12, 2016, 12:30 - 4:30 PM. Where: BMI’s Nashville offices (10 Music Square East, Nashville, TN)…
BMI Set to Rock Key West Songwriters Festival
BMI is pleased to announce the initial lineup for the 21st Annual Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association’s Key West Songwriters Festival, presented by BMI. Set for May 4-8, 2016, the festival will feature top country hitmakers alongside up-and-coming talent in the most iconic venues of beautiful Key West. “This is…
Wendell Mobley: Wendell Mobley Interview - The 2008 BMI Country Awards
Captured at BMI Country Awards 2008