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Rams Head Presents, BMI and The Florida Keys Tourist Development Council hosted the 27th annual Key West Songwriters Festival this past weekend (5/03 – 5/07) that brought together over 250 BMI multi-genre creators to share some of their biggest hits throughout 50 venues across the island, including multiple offerings at…
Island Hopper 2019 Kicks Off on Captiva Island
6th annual Island Hopper Songwriters Fest kicked off in Captiva, September 20-22. More than 80 songwriters and 100 shows highlight the 10-day festival that takes place in small, intimate BMI-licensed venues across Captiva, downtown Fort Myers and Fort Myers Beach. This year’s Captiva portion featured the likes of Nashville Hall…
BMI Licensing Customers and Association Partners Get Up Close with Songwriters in Key West
BMI hosted a group of licensing customers and association partners recently at the 2019 Key West Songwriters Festival, providing them with opportunities to connect with BMI songwriters at several private receptions. The annual festival, which is in its 24th year, featured dozens of songwriter performances over 5 days in theaters…
BMI Supports the Fifth Annual Island Hopper Songwriters Festival
BMI is pleased to sponsor the fifth annual Island Hopper Songwriters Festival, presented by the Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau and co-sponsored by iHeartMedia. The ten-day festival spanning across Captiva Island, Fort Myers Beach and Downtown Fort Myers from Friday, September 21 to Sunday, September 30 will support local…
Award-Winning BMI Songwriter Travels Home to Give Back
BMI was on hand recently (8/18) to help a Hall of Fame songwriter raise money for important causes back in his hometown of Indian Lake, Ohio. Each year award-winning BMI songwriter Even Stevens travels home to host “The Nashville Hitmakers,” a songwriter round that benefits the Indian Lake Watershed Project,…
BMI Songwriters Give Back to Ohio Breweries
From August 10-21, BMI proudly partnered with the Ohio Craft Brewers Association on a tour that brought six Nashville songwriters to breweries in 11 cities and towns across the Buckeye state. The purpose of the tour was to give back to the many breweries in Ohio that support BMI songwriters…
BMI Announces Star-Studded Lineup for Key West Songwriters Festival
BMI is pleased to announce the initial lineup for the 23rd Annual Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association’s Key West Songwriters Festival, presented by BMI. Set for May 9-13, 2018, the Key West Songwriters Festival will feature top hitmakers alongside up-and-coming talent in venues across the island. BMI and Sony Music…
Legendary BMI Songwriter Even Stevens Entertains Alpha Media Execs
Hall of Fame BMI songwriter Even Stevens was the featured entertainment at Alpha Media’s Leadership Retreat held recently (9/12) in Big Fork, Montana. Stevens, who wrote more than 900 tunes for, and with his friend Eddie Rabbitt, performed his hits and told the stories behind his songs for the Alpha…
BMI Partners with HD Radio to Connect Customers with Songwriters in Key West
BMI proudly hosted a private reception for a group of BMI licensing customers and association partners who made the trip down south to attend the 22nd Annual Key West Songwriters Festival. Those in attendance included executives from such illustrious companies and associations as Dave & Busters, MGM Resorts International, the…
Nashville Hitmakers Gather to Support Education at Show in Duluth, GA
The fifth annual Nashville Hitmakers, headlined by chart-topping BMI songwriter Even Stevens, who wrote several #1s including Eddie Rabbitt’s “Suspicions” and “I Love a Rainy Night,” will stage a Songwriter-in-the-Round showcase at the Infinite Energy Theater in Duluth, Georgia on Saturday, June 25, at 7PM. The concert, which is…