Rams Head Presents, BMI and The Florida Keys Tourist Development Council are proud to announce the 27th annual Key West Songwriters Festival line-up. In what has become a yearly tradition, the festival brings music lovers and music makers together to see over 250 songwriters perform some of their biggest hits… Read more...
Taught by SAA Founder, Billy Seidman, author of The Elements of SongCraft, the workshop is endorsed by hit producers and songwriters like Daniel Tashian (Kacey Musgraves) and Ian Kimmel (BTS, H.E.R. Anderson .Paak) as a proven learning destination for songwriters wanting to seriously improve their lyric, melody writing and song-concept… Read more...
It was an incredible evening for BMI affiliates who made a strong showing at the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards, which were held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The dynamic night of song and celebration was the culmination of GRAMMY weekend, where several awards were presented prior to the… Read more...
BMI is proud to support the Song Arts Academy Songwriters four-week workshop intensive starting Tuesday, January 17 on Zoom. Taught by SAA Founder, Billy Seidman, author of The Elements of Song Craft, the workshop is endorsed by hit producers and songwriters like Daniel Tashian, (Kacey Musgraves) and Ian Kimmel, (BTS,… Read more...
BMI presented Nashville-based band The Brummies as the featured entertainment for the opening night party of the Ohio Craft Brewers Conference, held in person in Cincinnati this year. The 4-member group, with a psychedelic folk rock style, rocked the house, performing a high energy set for the large audience of… Read more...
The CMA nods are out with BMI affiliates taking center stage in nearly every category. Miranda Lambert leads the pack with an incredible seven nominations, including her fourth for Entertainer of the Year. Carrie Underwood, who is up for two awards, was also nominated for Entertainer of the Year, making… Read more...
At my songwriting workshops I stress the importance of including lyric and melodic elements in our songs that will compel listeners and decision-makers to choose our material over the tough competition. Let’s look at some ways to write lyrics that command attention. 1. Find a Fresh Angle It’s unlikely that… Read more...
Growing up in Chicago in the 80’s and 90s, songwriter/producer Tommy English took to music early. Spurred by his parents, who placed a high value on music education, English picked up piano, trumpet, drums and guitar, versing himself in musicianship and songwriting at a young age. By his late teens,… Read more...
The nods are out for the 55th annual ACM Awards with BMI songwriters poised to win big again this year. Leading the pack are Maren Morris and Thomas Rhett, who each received a resounding five nominations. Blake Shelton and Luke Combs were also awarded four and three nods, respectively, with… Read more...
It was a big night at this year’s CMA awards in Nashville with BMI songwriters taking the majority of the prestigious honors. In addition to the awards, which included double trophies to big winners Luke Combs and Kacey Musgraves, the evening was filled with unforgettable performances. Starting with the show’s… Read more...
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