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Several Broadcast Music, Inc. writers, including triple-nominees Sturgill Simpson, Shakey Graves and Lucinda Williams, were named as contenders for 2015 Americana Honors & Awards. Artist of the Year nominee Simpson is also in the running for Song of the Year for the track “Turtles All The Way Down” from the…
Wild Cub Wins Road to Bonnaroo Round Two
BMI, Mercy Lounge, the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival and the Nashville Scene presented the second round of the 2012 edition of the Road to Bonnaroo competition at 8 off 8th on Monday, March 26. The round two lineup featured Evan P. Donohue, Wild Cub, The Running, Static Revival, Nikki…
Indie Spotlight: Nikki Lane
One glorious day some years back, a teenage high school dropout Nikki Lane (née Nicole Lane Frady) packed a trailer with her worldly possessions. Western bound, she was headed to Los Angeles for no other reason than just because. Flash forward to today and we find Lane an empowered artist,…
BMI’s August Indies Shine
BMI’s August batch of indie profiles help kick off the last month of summer with an inspired lineup of trendsetters and buckers: Andy Gruhin, Baywood, PEBS, NewVillager, Nikki Lane, Shana Halligan, Waters, White Violet, YAWN, IJ Quinn, Emily Greene, Danielle Barbe, MyNameIsJohnMichael and The Dirty Urchins illustrate that…