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Broadcast Music, Inc. sponsored the “Sounds Like Summer” showcase August 29 and 30, 2014, at Nashville’s popular Mercy Lounge and the High Watt venues. Co-hosted with Nashville’s alternative weekly paper, The Nashville Scene, and its music blog, Nashville Cream, a total of thirteen acts took the stages during the two-night…
The Key West Songwriters Festival is Right Around the Corner!
It’s that time of year again for sun, sand and songwriters. The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association’s 19th Annual Key West Songwriters Festival kicks off Wednesday, May 7, and continues through Sunday, May 11. The lineup this year is stronger than ever with Sara Evans, Anders Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, Robert…
Fly Golden Eagle Wins Final Round of BMI’s Road to Bonnaroo
BMI, Mercy Lounge, the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival and the Nashville Scene presented the third round of the 2012 edition of the Road to Bonnaroo competition at 8 off 8th on Monday, April 16. The final installment featured strong performances from Courtney Jaye, Ravello, Oh No No, Electric Hearts,…
Hit Shuffle: The BMI Stage at ACL Fest 2011
Once again, BMI will pour homegrown cool and indie-bred heat into the eclectic mix at the 10th Annual Austin City Limits Music Festival, slated for September 16-18 in Austin, Texas. Nestled in a shady Zilker Park corner, the BMI stage is a perennial favorite, where crowd surfing is harmoniously followed…
New Performers Announced for Better Angels Music Key West Songwriters Festival
Presented by BMI, Perennial Favorite Slated for April 27-May 1 The Better Angels Music Key West Songwriters Festival, presented by BMI, is exploding, surpassing even the biggest dreams of its founders and longtime supporters. The 2011 lineup is unprecedentedly deeper: genre-hopping singer/songwriters Raul Malo, Marshall Chapman, and Robert Earl Keen;…
BMI Kicks Off 2011 Road to Bonnaroo
Monday one-upped the weekend as indie music fans filled the Mercy Lounge to help kick off BMI’s third annual Road to Bonnaroo on February 28. Chancellor Warhol snagged the first Bonnaroo spot after facing steep competition from Courtney Jaye, The Kicks, Heartbeater, Evan P. Donohue, Majestico, Kink Ador, and Tyler…
Road to Bonnaroo Returns for 2011
24 Bands to Compete for 3 Festival Slots Now in its third year, the Road to Bonnaroo contest, sponsored by BMI, Mercy Lounge, Yuengling, and the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, will feature 24 bands with Nashville ties vying for three slots at Bonnaroo 2011, slated for June 9-12, in…
Better Angels Music Key West Songwriters Festival Preps for 16th Year
The Better Angels Music Key West Songwriters Festival, presented by BMI, will make paradise even sweeter during the event’s 16th annual installment in its island namesake. Benefiting the Muzak Heart & Soul Foundation, the festival will feature more than 100 top-tier performing songwriters. Anchor sponsor BMI will continue its widespread…
Country and Pop Collide at 2nd Annual Martha’s Vineyard Songwriters Festival
The second annual Martha’s Vineyard Songwriters Festival will take over the famous East Coast playground September 24 and 25. Staged at both Mansion House in Vineyard Haven, MA and Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs, MA, the festival will combine pop and country BMI hit-makers in exclusive live music lineups and…
Musicians Corner Launches in Centennial Park
A new Nashville destination, dubbed Musicians Corner, will showcase and celebrate Music City’s ties that bind. Ensconced in the West End Avenue corner of Centennial Park, Musicians Corner provides the ideal epicenter for a multi-cultural musical hive. The location will be inaugurated with a series of free Saturday afternoon lawn…