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Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join together this music with this lyric in holy matrimony … As it relates to songwriting, the marriage of words and music is referred to as prosody. When prosody is effectively employed, a song’s music and lyrics present a united front that…
BMI Brings Hit Nashville Songwriters to Providence
BMI partnered with the Rhode Island Hospitality Association (RIHA) for the first annual Rhode Island Songwriters Festival held recently (8/21/15) in Providence. The event featured five BMI-affiliated artists and songwriters, including Jared Mullins, Travis Denning, Phillip White, George Teren and Frank Myers. The event was held at the Rhode Island…
BMI Brings Nashville to Natchez
BMI partnered recently (4/18/15) with First Natchez Radio Group to present the 1st annual BMI Songwriters Showcase held in conjunction with Riverstock, a festival the company sponsors each year on the banks of the Mississippi River in Natchez, MS. Headlining the showcase were award-winning BMI songwriters Phil O’Donnell and George…
BMI Brings Songwriters and Businesses Together
Ronnie Dunn and Brinn Black Step Up To The Mike For Charities BMI partnered with Commonwealth Broadcasting in presenting a special charity concert held at the SKYPAC in Bowling Green, Kentucky that featured award-winning country artist and BMI songwriter Ronnie Dunn, as well as up and coming BMI…
Elevation Music Publishing Welcomes George Teren
Newly-formed Elevation Music Publishing recently added BMI award-winning songwriter George Teren to its writing staff. Teren, whose recent No. 1’s include “When I Get Where I’m Going” and “Ladies Love Country Boys,” has received six BMI Country Awards and multiple Million-Air honors for his hits recorded by…
Music Row Toasts ‘Ladies Love Country Boys’
Music Row crammed itself into the front room of local pub Dan McGuinness last Thursday, May 10 to celebrate the No. 1 success of Trace Adkins’ “Ladies Love Country Boys.” BMI touted songwriters Jamey Johnson and George Teren, along with co-writer Rivers Rutherford, Trace Adkins, producer Frank Rogers, Capitol Records…
Top BMI Writers, Publishers Honored at 54th Annual Country Awards; Merle Haggard Saluted as BMI Icon
BMI, the first home for country music, was also the first to honor the genre's songwriters and publishers with its own awards show in 1953. The tradition turned a healthy 54 years old this year as the BMI Country Awards were held Saturday, Nov. 4 at the performing…
Jimmy Buffet, Hugh Prestwood Join Nashville Song Hall
The Nashville Songwriters' Hall of Fame christened two more BMI members Sunday night (10/22) at the annual induction ceremony hosted by the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) and the Nashville Songwriters Foundation (NSF). Songwriters selected sea-faring icon Jimmy Buffett and cherished…
Brooks & Dunn Lead CMA Nominees List
Charismatic country twosome Brooks & Dunn leads the impressive list of BMI nominees for 40th annual Country Music Association Awards. The nominees, announced Wednesday, August 30, include two BMI inductions into the prestigious Country Music Hall of Fame: influential musician and producer Harold Bradley and legendary singer Sonny James. The…
Songwriter George Teren Gets ‘Going’ Straight to #1
Music Row gathered to honor two writers who nabbed commercial success against decidedly thorny odds. Adrift in contemporary waters that often seem to lap up the light-hearted over heavy material, BMI songwriter George Teren and his co-writer Rivers Rutherford tackled human mortality and composed a song straight from the heart.…