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BMI brought in singer-songwriter Channing Wilson to perform for the Arkansas Hospitality Association’s (AHA) annual convention (9/21) at the DoubleTree Hotel in Little Rock, AR. Wilson entertained the crowd of over 300 hotel and restaurant association executives from across the state by performing, “Train Wreck,” “Cartersville, GA,” and songs from…
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…
Special Concert by Nashville Country Artists Highlight Beasley Broadcast Group GM Meeting
BMI helped Beasley Broadcast Group honor the radio group’s top performers by providing musical entertainment at their annual awards dinner held August 24, at The Ritz-Carlton in Naples, FL. BMI singer-songwriter and Columbia Nashville recording artist Tyler Farr, along with BMI songwriter and Curb recording artist Lee Brice, did a…
Mac Davis Recognized as BMI Icon at 2015 BMI Country Awards
BMI proudly presented its 2015 BMI Country Awards last night, honoring the prolific songwriting career of BMI Icon Mac Davis, as well as the Country Songwriter, Song and Publisher of the Year. The 63rd annual event, which is the genre’s oldest awards ceremony, also celebrated the songwriters and publishers of…
BMI Celebrates Writers of Tyler Farr’s #1 “Guy Walks Into a Bar”
Music industry executives gathered July 13, 2015, at Winners bar in Nashville to celebrate the writers of the #1 hit “Guy Walks into a Bar,” recorded by BMI affiliate Tyler Farr. Written by BMI songwriter Melissa Pierce, along with Johnathan Singleton and Brad Tursi, the song marked Farr’s third chart-topper…
BMI Helps Tyler Farr Celebrate #1 Single ‘Whiskey In My Water’
Broadcast Music, Inc. helped Tyler Farr celebrate his #1 single “Whiskey In My Water” during an afternoon reception at the Company’s Nashville office on August 14, 2014. Co-written with John Ozier and Phillip Larue, the hit is Farr’s second consecutive #1 single from his debut album Redneck Crazy and his…
The New Class of Country
October is Country Music Month and while here at Broadcast Music, Inc. we love celebrating the rich heritage of our songwriting legends, we also want to take a moment to recognize those artists who are relatively new on the scene and working hard to make their own mark in…
Second Annual Sandestin Music Festival Slated for August 12 and 13
Blue ribbon songwriters, tomorrow’s stars and a country songbird turned Broadway star compose the lineup of the 2nd annual Sandestin Music Festival, slated for the weekend of August 12-13 in the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. Co-sponsored by BMI, the free, open-to-the-public event will feature BMI contemporary country…
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;…
Key West Songwriters Festival Preps for 15th Year
The Better Angels Music Key West Songwriters Festival will make paradise even sweeter during the event’s 15th annual installment Wednesday, April 28 - Sunday, May 2, 2010. Benefiting the Muzak Heart & Soul Foundation, the festival will feature more than 100 top-tier songwriters performing most-loved hits. Anchor-sponsor BMI will continue…
Tyler Farr: BMI Songwriter Tyler Farr at the 2018 Key West Songwriters Festival
Captured at 2018 Key West Songwriters Festival