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Once again, Broadcast Music, Inc. writers are nominated for an impressive number of International Bluegrass Music Association awards, sweeping several categories such as Entertainer of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year, Instrumental Group of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year. The winners will be…
GRAMMY Nods Showcase Depth of BMI Roster
The 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards are less than two weeks away and the dozens of BMI affiliates nominated are well positioned for a huge evening. Rapidly ascendant newcomers Macklemore & Ryan Lewis snagged an impressive seven nods, including Album of the Year for The Heist, Song of the Year and…
BMI Bluegrass Leaders Sweep 2012 IBMA Awards
BMI’s bluegrass family swept the 23rd annual International Bluegrass Music Awards, winning a commanding 89% of the trophies handed out on September 27 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. From The Gibson Brothers, who clinched the Entertainer of the Year Crown, and Bluegrass Hall of Fame inductees Doyle Lawson and Ralph Rinzler,…
BMI Bluegrass Leaders Take Overwhelming Majority of 2012 IBMA Nods
BMI’s bluegrass family is poised to sweep the 2012 International Bluegrass Music Awards, continuing the traditional dominance of BMI’s historically deep bluegrass roster. With nine nods, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out lead the pack of nominees, followed closely by Alison Krauss & Union Station with eight nominations, and Blue…
Majority of 2011 IBMA Awards Go to BMI Bluegrass Family
The International Bluegrass Music Association Awards recognized the genre’s best on Thursday, September 29 at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. From Bill Monroe to Flatt and Scruggs, bluegrass’s deepest roots are intertwined with the BMI story. The 2011 IBMA Awards celebrated that history and today’s torch-bearers, as BMI legends,…
BMI’s Bluegrass Family Dominates 2011 IBMA Nominations
The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) has announced nominees for its prestigious International Bluegrass Music Awards, and BMI songwriters dominate the list. Ageless traditionalists and high lonesome boundary pushers rub elbows with one another in the 2011 roll call of bluegrass’s best, pointing to the genre’s undiminished relevance. With nine…