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BMI proudly paid tribute to the best in songwriting for its 69th Annual BMI Country Awards. The top songwriters, publishers and administrators of the previous year’s most-performed Country songs were celebrated across all BMI digital and social channels. Songwriter/producer Jesse Frasure was named Songwriter of the Year, “One of Them…
Steve Cropper Receives BMI Icon Award at 2018 BMI Country Awards
BMI proudly presented its 2018 BMI Country Awards this evening, honoring the prolific musical career of BMI Icon Award recipient Steve Cropper, as well as the Country Songwriter, Song and Publisher of the Year. The 66th annual event, which is the genre’s oldest awards ceremony, also celebrated the songwriters and…
BMI Congratulates its 2018 CMA Nominees
BMI is proud to announce that our affiliates have taken the majority of CMA nods again this year, including an incredible nine BMI writers each up for three awards. The ceremony, which will broadcast live from Nashville on Wednesday, November 14, at 8PM ET on ABC, will again be co-hosted…
BMI Partners with Restaurant & Lodging Associations on Songwriters Tour
The BMI Nashville Songwriters Tour rolled through Kentucky and Ohio recently (8/19-8/21), performing at several BMI licensed venues that have been very supportive of BMI songwriters and publishers over the years. The tour was a collaborative effort between BMI, the Kentucky Restaurant Association, the Ohio Restaurant Association and the Ohio…
BMI Presents Informative Discussion With Songwriter George Ducas at Nightclub & Bar Show
BMI was asked to make a presentation at the Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show held recently (3/7/16) in Las Vegas that gave bar and nightclub owners an inside look at the music licensing process and a better understanding of how they can legally use music in their establishments.…
Lineup Additions Fuel Anticipation of Key West Songwriters Festival
The Better Angels Music Key West Songwriters Festival has announced red-letter additions to its 2012 lineup, set for May 2-6. The names on the growing bill continue and expand the festival’s tradition of elevating songwriters, from marquee performers to behind-the-scenes hit-makers. Most of the stacked schedule is free, including more…
BMI Songwriters Sweep CRS New Faces Picks
BMI’s freshest voices once again dominate the picks for the annual CRS New Faces of Country Music Show, slated for Friday, March 4, 2011 during Country Radio Seminar. All five are members of the BMI songwriting family: The Band Perry, Lee Brice, Easton Corbin, Jerrod Niemann and Josh Thompson each…
Josh Thompson: Josh Thompson Interviewed at the 2011 BMI Country Awards
Captured at 2011 BMI Country Awards