BMI honored the #1 hit, “Damn Strait” on Monday evening at BMI’s office. The tune, sung by BMI country artist and songwriter Scotty McCreery, and written by Jim Collins and Trent Tomlinson, is a tribute to the legendary country icon George Strait. The song describes a relationship gone wrong, and… Read more...
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… Read more...
BMI partnered recently (4/17) with Entercom’s 94.1 The Wolf to present the 3rd annual Songwriters Festival at The Halloran Centre for Performing Arts and Education in Memphis, TN. Headlining the event were award-winning BMI singer-songwriters Trent Tomlinson, Marshall Altman and Matt Warren, who collectively have written chart-topping songs for Brett… Read more...
BMI proudly presented its 2015 BMI Country Awards last night, honoring the prolific songwriting career of BMI Icon Mac Davis, as well as the Country Songwriter, Song and Publisher of the Year. The 63rd annual event, which is the genre’s oldest awards ceremony, also celebrated the songwriters and publishers of… Read more...
BMI singer-songwriters Bobby Pinson, Paul Overstreet, Josh Turner and Jamey Johnson will perform at the WCRS Live! event during CRS-40. Slated for Thursday, March 5 between 4:10 and 5:30 p.m., the annual showcase is sponsored by BMI and Country Aircheck.“ This group is a perfect picture of BMI’s cream of… Read more...
BMI cheered the mushrooming success of songwriter Bobby Pinson Thursday, October 30 in Nashville. Currently enjoying an enviable winning streak, the songwriter’s most recent collaboration with Sugarland, “All I Want to Do,” topped the charts. Sugarland’s Kristian Bush, also a BMI songwriter, and Jennifer Nettles, were on the road and… Read more...
When another round of Bobby Pinson-penned country smashes emerged as new generators of more than one million performances, BMI decided to treat the gravelly voiced troubadour to a unique father-son outing. Pinson and his son Cash joined BMI’s Perry Howard and his son Harper for lunch at the Aquarium Restaurant,… Read more...
BMI proudly sponsored the 22nd Annual Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival this year in Gulf Shores, Alabama, November 8 through 18. A tiptop grab bag of Nashville country and innovative pop songwriters including Bob DiPiero, Bobby Pinson, Rodney Clawson, Trent Tomlinson, Max T. Barnes, Tim James, Kendell Marvel, Jeff Stevens,… Read more...
NSAI Also Presents Annual Awards Bob DiPiero, Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs and Hank Williams, Jr. were honored for their songwriting contributions and welcomed to the esteemed ranks of the Nashville Songwriters Hall Fame during the 38th Annual Hall of Fame… Read more...
Country Radio Seminar hit Nashville last week, Wednesday, Feb. 28 through Friday, March 2. Showdog Nashville’s Rushlow Harris kicked off 2007’s CRS with BMI Wednesday and Thursday. The duo helped man BMI’s booth while they signed autographs and chatted with fans. Up-and-comer Jamie Lee Thurston stopped by the BMI booth… Read more...
