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… Read more...
BMI was out in force recently at the 2023 Texas Restaurant Show and Lone Star Bash held in Houston this year. The show kicked off with a special performance by BMI songwriter Ryan Bingham who was in town promoting his new Bingham’s Bourbon brand. The Yellowstone star performed a heartfelt… Read more...
The 2023 Northwest Food Show was highlighted by a performance from BMI songwriter Dave Fenley at the Industry Night Out reception held at Produce Row in Portland, where it is hosted annually by longtime BMI partner the Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association. The Lufkin, Texas native is an alum of… Read more...
BMI is thrilled to be back at Zilker Park for the 2022 Austin City Limits Music Festival on October 7-9 & 14-16, 2022. For the 19th year, BMI brings its curated, musically diverse lineup to ACL for two consecutive weekends of exciting music discovery. The festival kicks off on Friday,… Read more...
BMI is saddened by the passing of Deborah McCrary, one of four sisters in the legendary gospel group, The McCrary Sisters. Having learned to sing from her Baptist preacher and gospel musician father, Reverend Samuel H. “Sam” McCrary of the famed Fairfield Four, Deborah, along with Ann, Regina, and Alfreda… Read more...
It would be hard to look at a list of current hit songs without noticing a trend: the growing use of featured artists. A featured artist is one who makes a guest appearance on another artist’s recording to create a collaboration. What’s the difference between a duet and a song… Read more...
The end of a year—and the beginning of a new one—is a perfect time to reassess our goals and recommit to them. I hope that revisiting the excerpts that follow will help you all attain a successful 2022. Excerpt from “Bring Me Something New—What Song Publishers Really Mean”… Read more...
BMI proudly paid tribute to the best in songwriting for its 69th Annual BMI Country Awards. The top songwriters, publishers and administrators of the previous year’s most-performed Country songs were celebrated across all BMI digital and social channels. Songwriter/producer Jesse Frasure was named Songwriter of the Year, “One of Them… Read more...
BMI is pleased to announce its return to the Austin City Limits Music Festival on October 1-3 and 8-10, 2021. The multi-weekend Texas festival is back and BMI’s can’t-miss, genre-diverse lineup is set to feature a range of rising pop, rock, country, Latin, Americana, hip-hop and R&B stars. Read more...
Once again, BMI songwriters took the vast majority of nods for this year’s CMA Awards. Leading the pack with five nominations is Eric Church, with many others also capturing multiple accolades, including Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris, Ashley McBryde, Gabby Barrett, Thomas Rhett, Jay Joyce, Chris Young, Kane Brown,… Read more...
Captured at BMI Country Awards 2008
