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BMI’s late-October-it’s-already-almost-November batch of indie profiles runs contemporary music’s unprecedentedly diverse gamut. Featured artists’ bases span Texas, both coasts, Nashville, Miami, and elsewhere, further proving that in today’s interconnected world, home is where the art is. Profiles include Tropical Popsicle, the Devious Angels, the Good Rebels, Tesla Rossa, the Ross…
That’s a Rap: ‘Dirt Road Anthem’ Hits No. 1
BMI toasted Colt Ford, Brantley Gilbert, and Jason Aldean at a party honoring the no. 1 hit “Dirt Road Anthem,” held August 30 on the rooftop of the company’s Music Row offices. Both successful recording artists in their own right, Ford and Gilbert topped the charts for the first time…
BMI Country Family Captures Majority of 2011 CMA Nominations
Nominees for the 45th annual CMA Awards were announced Tuesday, September 6, and the nods read like a roll call of BMI’s contemporary country vanguard. In fact, BMI songwriter/artists account for the overwhelming majority of the list. Jason Aldean, Taylor Swift, the Band Perry, Zac Brown Band and Blake Shelton…