My father: “How long are you going to give this songwriting? You can’t go on struggling forever.” Me: “You’re right, Dad. I can’t do this forever. If I’m not successful in the next hundred years, I’m going to give up and go back to school!” We’ve all heard… Read more...
BMI has teamed with A&E Television Networks to produce a breakthrough series of on-air promotional commercials for The Biography Channel's new "Bio Country" series. The series of documentaries explores the life stories of leading country artists, including songwriting greats Sam Phillips, Willie Nelson, Loretta Lynn, Tim McGraw, Buck Owens, Barbara… Read more...
BMI saluted the premier country music songwriters, artists and publishers at its 2004 Country Awards, staged last night (11/8) at the BMI offices on Music Row in Nashville. Kitty Wells, Casey Beathard; Toby Keith, Loretta Lynn; Universal Music Senior VP/GM Pat Higdon; BMI President Emeritus Read more...
Music Row magazine announced its 16th annual roll call of awards recently during a jam-packed reception staged at BMI Nashville. Among the BMI-affiliated winners were "Critics' Pick" Buddy Jewell and "Breakthrough Songwriter" Don Rollins, along with co-writer Jim Brown ("It's 5… Read more...
Award-winning country duo Montgomery Gentry recently celebrated platinum sales success for their third Columbia Records CD My Town. The album yielded the smash hits "Speed," "Hell Yeah" and the title track. The duo's Carrying On album is approaching platinum, and their debut release, Tattoos & Scars is already… Read more...
BMI superstars Brooks & Dunn and Toby Keith received five nominations each when the nominees for the 39th annual Academy of Country Music Awards were announced in Los Angeles on March 10. Read more...
BMI songwriters and artists led the way at the 9th Annual Christian Country Music Awards, held at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville (11/6). Song of the Year accolades went to Doug Johnson for writing (with Kim Williams) "Three Wooden Crosses," a #1 hit for… Read more...
The demanding life of an up-and-coming artist requires a relentless commitment to doing whatever is necessary to get yourself heard and seen. This, Buddy Jewell knows, after toiling for 10 years trying to get a record deal in Nashville. His big break came as “pretty much… Read more...
With recognition in seven categories, Toby Keith led the list of nominees for the 37th Annual CMA Awards (August 26). Nominated for Entertainer and Male Vocalist of the Year, in addition to an Album of the Year mention for Unleashed, Keith also picked up Song, Single, Music… Read more...
Representatives from BMI Nashville visited USA Networks' "Nashville Star" finalists Buddy Jewell, Miranda Lambert and John Arthur Martinez prior to the program's finale on May 3. Viewers selected Jewell as the winner of a Sony Nashville recording contract. A long-time Nashville demo singer, Jewell… Read more...
Captured at BMI Country Awards 2006
