GRAMMY-winning songwriter Tim James joined BMI on a music licensing panel at the Indiana Craft Brewers conference held recently (3/12) in Indianapolis. The session was designed to educate craft brewers from the Hoosier State on the legalities involved with offering live and recorded music in their taprooms and brewpubs. James,… Read more...
The legendary Bluebird Café in Nashville was the site of a very special tribute to a woman in the hospitality industry that has been supporting BMI songwriters for more than 20 years. Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association President and CEO Carol Dover was honored recently (2/27) by BMI and a… Read more...
BMI hosted a panel on music licensing at the 2018 Mountain Plains Museum Association, held recently (9/13) in Billings, Montana. The session focused on the legalities surrounding the use of recorded and live music in museums. As part of the presentation, award-winning Nashville songwriter Tim James provided his perspective on… Read more...
BMI partnered with the Colorado Brewers Guild recently (2/20) to present a workshop on music licensing at the Call to Arms Brewery in Denver. The group of taproom and brewpub owners from across the state gathered to learn more about the Copyright Law and how to legally perform music in… Read more...
BMI singer-songwriter Tim James stopped by the Company’s Nashville office to celebrate airplay milestones of three of his songs, including “Give It All We Got Tonight,” “Love Like Crazy” and “Holler Back,” which were all awarded BMI Million-Air certificates. For the average song, a million spins is the equivalent of… Read more...
GRAMMY-nominated country songwriter Tim James lent BMI a hand recently (1/31) as it hosted a session at the Wyoming Governor’s Hospitality & Tourism Conference in Cheyenne. Aimed at educating restaurant and hotel industry executives from the state on how to legally perform music in their establishments, “Pulling Back the Curtain… Read more...
BMI partnered with the Illinois Retail Merchants Association recently on a pilot program designed to demonstrate the power of live music in driving traffic and enhancing the shopping experience at retail establishments. Live music was featured at two of Potash Markets’ locations in downtown Chicago where GRAMMY-nominated BMI country songwriter… Read more...
This year’s Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association’s Spring Meeting featured a songwriter showcase that included three of BMI’s most successful country writers: Wendell Mobley, Tim James and Dan Couch. BMI brought in the trio from Nashville to perform in front of restaurateurs and hoteliers from across the Keystone State, who… Read more...
BMI celebrated the songwriters and publishers behind the year’s most-performed pop songs at the 64th Annual BMI Pop Awards last night at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Global superstar Taylor Swift was presented with the first-ever Taylor Swift Award, a special award bearing her name in recognition… Read more...
The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association Summer Board Meeting featured a performance by award-winning BMI songwriter Tim James, who has written #1 songs for Lee Brice, Toby Keith and George Strait. James performed his hit tunes and told the stories behind the songs in front of a large group of… Read more...
