BMI was out in force recently at the 2023 Texas Restaurant Show and Lone Star Bash held in Houston this year. The show kicked off with a special performance by BMI songwriter Ryan Bingham who was in town promoting his new Bingham’s Bourbon brand. The Yellowstone star performed a heartfelt… Read more...
Lady Antebellum will bring a host of Grammy gold home to Nashville: With five wins, the crossover trio led the BMI charge at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, held last night in Los Angeles. Lady A’s “Need You Now,” co-written by members and BMI songwriters Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley,… Read more...
BMI songwriters dominated the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, winning almost two-thirds of the awards that were handed out across all genres and categories. The Grammy wins cap an incredible year in which BMI songwriters and composers were the most celebrated creative voices in awards presentations and on the… Read more...
BMI composers swept the 10th Annual World Soundtrack Awards, held Saturday, October 23 as the celebratory conclusion of the 37th Ghent International Film Festival. Alexandre Desplat (SACEM) earned the Film Composer of the Year crown thanks to his sublime work on films including Julie & Julia, The Ghost Writer, The… Read more...
BMI artists enjoyed a big night at the Americana Music Association’s 9th Annual Honors and Awards ceremony. Staged in Nashville’s iconic Ryman Auditorium, the event celebrated a year’s worth of soul-searching, torch-lighting roots music. The theme from film Crazy Heart earned 2010 Song of the Year honors: Co-written by BMI… Read more...
Terence Blanchard Receives Classic Contribution Award at Ceremony May 19 in Los Angeles BMI staged its annual Film/TV Music Awards tonight at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. During the black-tie, invitation-only gala, BMI saluted the composers of music featured in the past year’s top-grossing films, top-rated prime-time network… Read more...
BMI proudly hosted the annual Americana Honors & Awards Nominee Announcement Party on Wednesday, May 12 at the W.O. Smith School of Music in Nashville. Roots royalty Emmylou Harris and Todd Snider announced the 2010 nominees after the crowd savored the live sounds of the Carolina Chocolate Drops. From time-tested… Read more...
The inaugural Country Throwdown Tour, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink, kicks off this month. The multi-stage, multi-city summer run will launch May 14 in Tampa, Florida, and will wrap June 20 in Mountain View, California. The top-tier lineup includes a slew of BMI favorites: Jamey Johnson, Montgomery Gentry, Little Big… Read more...
BMI songwriters T-Bone Burnett and Ryan Bingham walked away with the Oscar for Best Original Song at the 82nd annual Academy Awards, held Sunday, March 7 in Los Angeles. “The Weary Kind,” co-written by Burnett and Bingham, is the theme song for the critically acclaimed Crazy Heart, starring fellow BMI… Read more...
BMI songwriters T-Bone Burnett and Ryan Bingham walked away with a prestigious win at the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards. “The Weary Kind,” Burnett and Bingham’s co-composed theme song for the film Crazy Heart, earned Best Original Song honors during the star-studded ceremony on Sunday, January 17 in Los Angeles.… Read more...
