The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville was the place to be last night for the Americana Music Honors & Awards Show. Again this year, BMI songwriters were at the top of the list of wins with Jason Isbell taking a notable three awards for Album of the Year for The Nashville… Read more...
BMI will set up camp on the beach for the sixth consecutive year with its next wave of top-notch breaking acts at Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama, May 18-20. The three-day beach party is sure to be packed with sun, sand and song, as BMI continues… Read more...
“Show—Don’t Tell” is one of the basic tenets taught in almost every songwriting class. Writing cinematic lyrics—lyrics that incorporate visual imagery that listeners can envision like a movie in their minds—is often thought of as one of the most effective ways to connect with audiences. Cinematic lyrics do not spell… Read more...
The 60th GRAMMY Awards returned to New York City, last night, for the first time since 2003, for a special anniversary celebration on the hallowed stage of Madison Square Garden. BMI songwriters from across the genre spectrum were on hand to claim their well-earned accolades for some of the year’s… Read more...
BMI is very proud to congratulate our many talented affiliates on their prestigious GRAMMY nominations, which were announced this morning by the Recording Academy. The 60th GRAMMY Awards, to be held in Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday, January 28, 2018, will salute a wide array of… Read more...
BMI writers are taking center stage this year with multiple nominations for Americana Music Awards. BMI songwriter Sturgill Simpson leads the pack with three nods, while Lori McKenna and Drive-By Truckers each earned two nominations. The ceremony, which takes place annually at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and is this… Read more...
Nominations for the 51st CMA Awards are in, with BMI writers taking major nods again this year. Leading the pack with an incredible five nods is Miranda Lambert for Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Music Video of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year and Single of… Read more...
Award-winning BMI songwriter Bonnie Bishop brought her unique sound to the annual meeting of the Louisiana and Mississippi Associations of Broadcasters held recently (6/1) at the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans. The Texas native performed songs from her critically acclaimed album, Ain’t Who I Was, which was produced by Dave… Read more...
Thirty Tigers recording artist and BMI songwriter Bonnie Bishop traveled to Washington DC to headline this year’s State Leadership Conference (2/28) sponsored by the National Association of Broadcasters with a high energy, soulful performance in front of state broadcaster association executives from across the state, along with their respective TV… Read more...
BMI songwriter and Thirty Tigers recording artist Bonnie Bishop was the featured performer at the Massachusetts Broadcasters Association’s annual Sound Bites Awards Dinner held recently (11/16) at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center, a longtime BMI licensee. Radio and TV executives from across the state gathered to recognize those… Read more...
Captured at 2015 BMI Country Awards
