BMI songwriter and Kennett, Missouri native Trent Tomlinson has joined the artist roster at Lyric Street Records. Already enlisted at Cal IV Entertainment as a staff writer, Tomlinson's songs have been recorded by Blue County ("How You Walk") and Emerson Drive ("Light of Day"). Tomlinson is currently recording his debut… Read more...
Larry Sparks, the reigning International Bluegrass Music Association's Male Vocalist of the Year, marked the March 1 release of his album 40 with a party and performance co-hosted by BMI Nashville and Rebel Records. Read more...
Merle Haggard was the man of the hour during a BMI-hosted reception on April 19 celebrating the release of 40 #1 Hits on Capitol Nashville. Haggard received a Special Citation of Appreciation from BMI in recognition of his 42-year affiliation with the performing rights organization. Among his… Read more...
Ronnie Milsap celebrated the gold certification of his album 40 #1 Hits with a party and performance at BMI Nashville. Producer Scott Hendricks, formerly of Virgin Records [which released the album] presented a gold record plaque to Milsap, who then handed out plaques to others associated… Read more...
A crowd gathered at BMI Nashville to commemorate the #1 triumph of Joe Nichols' first single "The Impossible." Featured on Nichols' debut Universal South album Man With A Memory, the chart-topper was written by Lee Thomas Miller and Kelley Lovelace, produced by Brent Rowan and published by Mosaic Music. "The… Read more...
During a visit to the Nashville office, Leigh Reynolds was surprised when BMI's Joyce Rice presented him with a Million-Air certificate for his song "That Ol' Wind." Reynolds co-wrote "That Ol' Wind" with Garth Brooks, who recorded it on his Fresh Horses album. Reynolds's current project… Read more...
