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joint conference held recently in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Griffin was the featured performer at the closing dinner of the conference which attracted state restaurant and lodging association executives from across the country. He not only performed songs from the Better than Ezra catalogue, but also hits that he has penned…
BMI, Beasley Media Group And Xperi’s HD Radio® Technology Launch “How I Wrote That Song®” Series
BMI, Beasley Media Group and Xperi’s HD Radio Technology today launched a limited-edition of BMI’s signature series, “How I Wrote That Song®,” featuring acclaimed songwriters and producers from country, rock and R&B/hip-hop. Each episode of the 12-part series will give audiences an inside look into the creative process of writing…
BMI Presents 5th Annual Maui Songwriters Festival
BMI presented an all-star lineup for the fifth annual Maui Songwriters Festival on the lush island of Maui, HI December 5-7. This one-of-a-kind festival puts a spotlight on the art of songwriting with intimate acoustic sets from Nashville’s top songwriters scattered across the island. This year’s lineup was co-headlined by…
BMI Presents an All-Star Lineup at the Fifth Annual Maui Songwriters Festival on December 5 - 7
BMI is once again bringing the international acclaim of Nashville’s best songwriters to the fifth annual Maui Songwriters Festival, happening December 5 – 7, 2019. Combining the incomparable landscape of Maui, the island’s local flavor, and the best of country music, this festival puts a spotlight on the art of…
The Spotlight Shines on BMI Songwriters at Radio Show in Music City
BMI songwriters took center stage recently (9/20-9/22) as more than 2000 radio executives from across the country descended upon Nashville to attend the 2016 Radio Show and experience the sights and sounds of Music City. As part of the three day conference, BMI, along with HD Radio, sponsored the Artist…
BMI Builds Buzz for Pilgrimage Music Festival with Acme Showcase
BMI’s weekly Trapped Above Ground showcase at the Acme turned into a special sneak peek of the BMI-sponsored Pilgrimage Music Festival, to be held in Franklin, TN, September 26 and 27. Partnered with SunTrust Bank and HDRadio, the iteration of the showcase highlighted acts playing on the inaugural festival stages.…
Better Than Ezra Frontman Rocks Bing Lounge
BMI brought in Better Than Ezra lead singer Kevin Griffin recently (9/23/13) to perform an acoustic set in front of the Board of L & L Broadcasting and listeners of the legendary radio station KINK-FM in the state-of-the-art Bing Lounge in Portland, OR. Griffin, performed classic BTE songs such as…
10 Questions With Kevin Griffin
Going into the past to change something for the better is the premise of almost every movie about time travel. In April, hit-making alternative rock trio Better Than Ezra accomplished that without leaving the present, or the studio, by reissuing their classic 1998 album How Does Your Garden Grow? in…
Bobby Braddock, Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, Sony/ATV & More Honored at 2011 BMI Country Awards
BMI celebrated the songwriters and publishers behind country music’s most-performed songs of the past year during the 59th annual BMI Country Awards. BMI staged the event in its Nashville offices, located in the heart of Music Row, where behind-the-scenes hit-makers and center stage superstars came together to toast…
Road Trip: Kevin Griffin and Ed Roland’s Southern Gentlemen Tour
As front men for Better Than Ezra and Collective Soul, Kevin Griffin and Ed Roland helped create grunge’s alter-ego. The sunnier side of 90’s rock was built by Griffin-penned BTE hits such as “Good,” “Desperately Wanting,” “In the Blood,” and others, as well as Collective Soul’s “Shine,” “The World I…