News Archive
In this issue: Jason Blume Breaks Down the Process of Getting Your Songs on Playlists Cliff Goldmacher on the Pros and Cons of Using Clichés in Your Music BMI Celebrates its Latin Awards and Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards BMI Returns to…
BMI Kicks Off Tin Pan South Festival with Nicolle Galyon, Lauren Watkins, Anne Wilson, and Jo Dee Messina
Last night, BMI, in collaboration with Songs & Daughters label and publishing company, kicked off the 31st annual Tin Pan South festival at the legendary Listening Room Cafe in Nashville. The round was hosted by singer/songwriter/producer/label executive Nicolle Galyon, and included performances by singer/songwriters Lauren Watkins, Anne Wilson, and special…
BMI Songwriters Highlight Radio Conference in Nashville
BMI provided the musical entertainment for the annual Association of Independent Metropolitan Radio Stations’ (AIMS) three-day conference held recently (08/28-08/30) in Nashville, TN. This year’s AIMS conference attendees represented 350 radio stations from across the country. BMI singer/songwriter Angie K performed at the opening night dinner (08/28) held at The…
Duets and Featured Artists: The Hot Trend in Recordings
It would be hard to look at a list of current hit songs without noticing a trend: the growing use of featured artists. A featured artist is one who makes a guest appearance on another artist’s recording to create a collaboration. What’s the difference between a duet and a song…
“Amazed” Songwriter Aimee Mayo Shares Her Unexpected Journey to Hitmaker
Aimee Mayo’s life story sounds like a movie plot. She endured a volatile childhood growing up in Gadsden, Alabama, changing schools 11 times before fourth grade. Her father shot himself when she was 8 years old; he survived, and after Mayo’s parents divorced, her mother married an abusive man. She…
BMI Salutes its Top Songwriters for the 2020 BMI Country Awards
BMI paid tribute to the best in songwriting for its 68th Annual BMI Country Awards. The top songwriters, publishers and administrators of the previous year’s most-performed Country songs were celebrated across BMI’s digital and social channels. Major award winners for Song of the Year, Songwriter of the Year and Publisher…
BMI Songwriters Take the Stage and the Trophies at 2019 ACM Awards
BMI proudly congratulates our affiliates who took home the majority of Academy of Country Music Awards last night in Las Vegas. The star-filled evening also featured unforgettable performances by members of the BMI family who commanded the stage, including Keith Urban, Brooks and Dunn, Luke Combs, Eric Church, Ashley McBryde,…
BMI Congratulates its 2019 CMA Triple Play Award Winners
On Tuesday, February 19, the CMA honored the ten storytellers who penned three Number One songs in a twelve-month period with their annual Triple Play Awards. BMI is proud to represent the following six 2019 Triple Play Award recipients: Jesse Frasure – 2018 BMI Country Songwriter of…
BMI Congratulates its 2019 ACM Nominees
The Academy of Country Music has again this year honored BMI affiliates with the majority of ACM award nominations. The highly anticipated show will broadcast live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Sunday, April 7, from 8:00-11:00PM ET/(delayed PT) on CBS. A well-deserved congratulations to all! Here’s the…
BMI Congratulates its 2019 GRAMMY Nominees
BMI is exceptionally proud to congratulate its many affiliates nominated for awards by the Recording Academy at the 61st GRAMMY Awards, scheduled to be held on February 10, 2019 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Nominations for the music industry’s most prestigious accolades were announced on December 7. In…
Nicolle Galyon: Nicolle Galyon Accepts The Songwriter of the Year Award at The 2019 BMI Country Awards
Captured at 2019 BMI Country Awards