In partnership with Gigmor and the New York State Brewers Association (NYSBA), BMI presented “A Taste of Nashville,” a five-day songwriter tour that stopped at multiple breweries throughout the Empire State. The tour, which made stops at SingleCut North Brewery in Clifton Park, Prison Cut Brewing in Auburn, Common Roots… Read more...
BMI is partnering with Gigmor and the New York State Brewers Association (NYSBA) to bring the “Taste of Nashville” Tour to breweries across upstate New York. Hitting cities from Clifton Park to Hamilton and everywhere in between, the tour kicks off on Tuesday, August 23 and wraps up on Saturday,… Read more...
BMI partnered with the Florida Brewers Guild recently (2/28-3/1) to present a special Nashville Songwriters Showcase that made stops at two Florida breweries that support live music. BMI licensees Motorworks Brewing in Bradenton and First Magnitude Brewery in Gainesville hosted the performances, which featured Nashville songwriters Clint Daniels and Brian… Read more...
Of course, every line in a lyric is important, but are some more important than others? Let’s examine several lines that serve special, unique functions because of their locations within a lyric. These are lines that can propel a lyric from “good” to “wow.” Opening Lines We get only one… Read more...
BMI partnered recently (10/4) with The Tavern League of Colorado to present a seminar to its members on music licensing and the legalities surrounding music use in bars and taverns. The session, which took place at the Dive Inn, a Denver bar, also featured a performance by award-winning BMI songwriter… Read more...
The BMI Nashville Songwriters Tour rolled through Kentucky and Ohio recently (8/19-8/21), performing at several BMI licensed venues that have been very supportive of BMI songwriters and publishers over the years. The tour was a collaborative effort between BMI, the Kentucky Restaurant Association, the Ohio Restaurant Association and the Ohio… Read more...
BMI helped cap off the South Dakota Retailers Association Annual Golf Tournament with a performance by award-winning BMI country songwriters Wendell Mobley and Lee Thomas Miller. The Nashville hit makers told the stories behind their songs and performed the smash hits they have written for the likes of Rascal Flatts,… Read more...
As has become tradition, BMI hosted a special dinner for licensing customers and association partners who attended this year’s Mountain High Music Festival held recently (1/13-1/17) in Crested Butte, Colorado. An evening of great food and drink was capped by a performance from two of BMI’s top Nashville songwriters. Kendell… Read more...
I posed this burning question to ten music industry pros in the hopes of identifying the common denominators found in those songs that leap out of the proverbial pile and demand that an artist record them. Here are the answers I received … 1. “What makes an artist say ‘I… Read more...
BMI helped celebrate Joe Nichols’ #1 single “Yeah” at Nashville’s Country Music Association on September 16, 2014. Written by BMI songwriter Bryan Simpson with Ashley Gorley, “Yeah” spent three weeks in the top spot. It is Joe Nichols’ fifth number one and follows “Summer and 75,” also a chart-topper off… Read more...
