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The International Bluegrass Music Association Awards recognized the genre’s best on Thursday, September 29 at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. From Bill Monroe to Flatt and Scruggs, bluegrass’s deepest roots are intertwined with the BMI story. The 2011 IBMA Awards celebrated that history and today’s torch-bearers, as BMI legends,…
BMI’s Bluegrass Family Dominates 2011 IBMA Nominations
The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) has announced nominees for its prestigious International Bluegrass Music Awards, and BMI songwriters dominate the list. Ageless traditionalists and high lonesome boundary pushers rub elbows with one another in the 2011 roll call of bluegrass’s best, pointing to the genre’s undiminished relevance. With nine…
Inaugural 30A Songwriters Festival Slated for January 15-17 in Florida
The first annual 30A Songwriters Festival will debut January 15-17 along the resort highway on the Florida panhandle between Destin and Panama City Beach. More than 50 songwriters, including Jeffrey Steele (“The Cowboy in Me” for Tim McGraw, “What Hurts the Most” for Rascal Flatts), BMI Icon John Oates (“Sara…
Key West Songwriters Festival Slated for April 29 – May 3
The 14th Annual Key West Songwriters Festival will invade the venues of its paradisiacal namesake April 29 through May 3, 2009, offering eclectic show lineups that introduce crowds to the faces, voices and stories behind the songs. The festival features more than 100 top songwriters and revolves around five days…
Destin Songwriters Festival Highlights Writers Behind the Hits
BMI recently returned to the beach with a slew of Music City’s finest hit-makers and most promising newcomers for the 2nd Annual Destin Songwriters Festival at the Hog’s Breath Saloon. Held June 20 and 21 in Destin, the event featured a stacked lineup of hit singer/songwriters including Kyle Jacobs (Garth…
BMI Presents 2nd Annual Destin Songwriters Festival June 20-21
BMI will proudly present the 2nd Annual Destin Songwriters Festival in its Florida namesake June 20 and 21 at the Hog’s Breath Saloon(541 Highway 98 East). Destin’s own version of the Key West Songwriters Festival will feature a stacked lineup of hit singer/songwriters including Kyle Jacobs (Garth Brooks’ “More Than…