The New England Brew Summit, held recently (3/29) in Portland, Maine, included a panel that focused on music licensing and featured an appearance by award-winning BMI songwriter Shane Minor who offered his perspective on the important role the BMI licensing fees paid by breweries that offer music in their tasting… Read more...
BMI award-winning songwriter Shane Minor was the featured entertainment at the Oklahoma Association Broadcasters (OAB) welcome reception held recently (03/30) at the Skirvin Hilton in Oklahoma City, OK. Minor wowed the crowd by performing some of the hit songs he’s penned, including “Beautiful Mess” (for Diamond Rio), “Brand New Girlfriend”… Read more...
To grab our listeners’ attention we need to separate our songs from the competition, and one way to accomplish this is by including an unexpected twist—an element of surprise. This article examines various ways to incorporate twists into lyrics and melodies. Story Songs With Surprise Endings “Ol’ Red” (written by… Read more...
BMI brought Nashville to the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association Summer Board Meeting in the form of award-winning country songwriter Shane Minor. Minor was the featured entertainment at the trade association’s meeting held recently (6/5) at The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach. Minor performed hits he wrote for some of… Read more...
After graduating from Eastern Kentucky University in 1991, Lee Thomas Miller knew exactly where he wanted to go next. “I told people that if I starved to death, it would be on the streets of Nashville,” he recalls. Luckily, it didn’t come to that. Miller instead became a top-rank songwriter… Read more...
Awards Honor Premier Songwriters and Publishers at BMI’s 55th Annual Ceremony The BMI Country Awards turned a spry 55 years old as they were held tonight, Tuesday, Nov. 6, at the performing right organization’s Music Row offices in Nashville. Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) - the first home for country music… Read more...
BMI songwriting superstars Bob DiPiero and Jeffrey Steele will share their secrets for creating hit songs at the 2007 Conclave Learning Conference on Thursday, June 28 in Minneapolis. DiPiero and Steele will lead a session focusing on “The Making of a Hit” at the annual gathering for radio broadcasters. To… Read more...
Curb recording artist Steve Holy, along with BMI songwriters Jeffrey Steele, Bart Allmand and Shane Minor, got together recently to celebrate the success of their most recent No. 1 hit, "Brand New Girlfriend." A boisterous tribute to the new girl replacing the heartbreaker, "Brand New Girlfriend" put Steve… Read more...
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… Read more...
2006 just keeps getting better for Jeffrey Steele-and the bar for "better" doesn't get much higher than his. Named Music Row's 2006 Songwriter of the Year and author of the magazine's Song of the Year, "What Hurts the Most," Steele's status as the genre's go-to guy for chart-toppers… Read more...
