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The announcement of the 51st Annual Dove Award winners over the weekend included an overwhelming number of BMI songwriters. Below is the complete list. Many, many congratulations to all of our winners! Artist of the Year for KING & COUNTRY**; (Label) Curb / Word Entertainment Bluegrass/Country/Roots Album of the…
Donald Lawrence & Kierra Sheard Open Up About “The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel”
Earlier this week, the Lifetime network premiered its highly anticipated biopic, The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel, an ambitious telling of the story of one of Gospel music’s most enduring and iconic groups of all time. Featuring Aunjanue Ellis, Angela Birchett, Sheléa Frazier, Kierra Sheard and Raven Goodwin, the…
BMI Celebrates BeBe & CeCe Winans and Mary Mary at the Trailblazers of Gospel Music Honors
Gospel music superstar sibling acts, BeBe & CeCe Winans and Mary Mary, were celebrated at the BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Honors at the Rialto Center for the Arts last night in Atlanta, GA. Hosted by former Trailblazer recipient and renowned gospel singer-songwriter, Yolanda Adams, this special night paid tribute…
BMI Writers Honored With 2015 Dove Award Nominations
BMI congratulates its 2015 Dove Award nominees including for KING & COUNTRY, which leads the BMI pack with six nods and Matt Maher and Chris Tomlin each with four nominations. The theme of the 46th Annual GMA Dove Awards, which will take place on Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at Allen…
Kierra Sheard Debuts at #1 on Billboard Gospel Chart for the Third Time
Praise to BMI songwriter Kierra Sheard for her third debut at #1 on Billboard’s Gospel Albums Chart with her album Graceland. A brilliant mix of mainstream, urban gospel and contemporary, Sheard’s fearless album is everything that is her own. Sharing her personal struggle of self-conviction and condemnation, Billboard states, “Sheard’s…
BMI to Celebrate Daryl Coley and Richard Smallwood at 2014 Trailblazers of Gospel Luncheon
In continuing the tradition of saluting gospel leaders at its annual Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards Luncheon, Broadcast Music, Inc. will be honoring Daryl Coley and Richard Smallwood on January 17, 2014, in Nashville. Now in its 15th year, the invitation-only event brings together gospel music’s premier songwriters, brightest stars…
BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Album Debuts at No. 10 on Billboard’s Gospel Albums Chart
Fresh off its October 22 release, BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Live 2013, a new album from Broadcast Music, Inc., in partnership with Entertainment One Music, has broken the top ten on Billboard’s Gospel Albums chart. Recorded live on January 18 at the 14th annual BMI Trailblazers of…
BMI and eOne Music to Release Trailblazers of Gospel Music Live 2013 Album on October 22
The date is fast approaching for the release of BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Live 2013, a new album from Broadcast Music, Inc., in partnership with Entertainment One Music (eOne Music). Recorded live on January 18 at the 14th annual BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards Luncheon in…
EOne Releases Lead Single ‘Holy One’ from Upcoming BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Album
Broadcast Music, Inc. announces the release of the first single off the forthcoming BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Live 2013 album. Performed by Light Records recording artist Anaysha, “Holy One” is now available on iTunes. The single - and the forthcoming album - were recorded live on January…
BMI Honors Edwin Hawkins, Lady Tramaine Hawkins & Kurt Carr at 14th Annual Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards Luncheon
BMI brought legends and contemporary stars together to celebrate the careers of gospel giants Edwin Hawkins, Lady Tramaine Hawkins, and Kurt Carr at its 14th annual Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards Luncheon today in Nashville. In addition, the event, held at Rocketown, also recognized BMI’s Most-Performed Gospel Song of the…
Kierra Sheard: Kierra Sheard - The 2016 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Honors
Captured at 2016 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Honors