BMI affiliates had a great night winning many categories of the 46th Annual GMA Dove Awards, held last night in Nashville. For those who missed the inspirational ceremony, the awards show will air on Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) on Sunday, October 18. Here’s the complete list of BMI winners: Songwriter… Read more...
BMI congratulates its 2015 Dove Award nominees including for KING & COUNTRY, which leads the BMI pack with six nods and Matt Maher and Chris Tomlin each with four nominations. The theme of the 46th Annual GMA Dove Awards, which will take place on Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at Allen… Read more...
Broadcast Music, Inc. yesterday announced the official launch of its 75th anniversary celebration at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention in Las Vegas, during the 66th Annual BMI/NAB Dinner, pronouncing April 2014 through April 2015 to be “The Year of the Songwriter.” The Company’s dynamic yearlong anniversary campaign will underscore the commitment BMI exhibits… Read more...
Last night, music legend Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds was honored at the 66th Annual BMI/NAB Dinner during the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Convention in Las Vegas. Few creative forces have impacted the contemporary pop/urban genres as much as the 10-time GRAMMY winner.Babyface’s incredible achievements include 11 solo albums, more than 125… Read more...
On Sunday, October 13, 2013, friends, family and music industry notables celebrated the induction of Broadcast Music, Inc.’s legendary songwriters Jeffrey Steele, Layng Martine Jr., Will Jennings and Randy Owen into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Among other chart-busters, Steele’s work includes “The Cowboy in Me,” “Everytime I Hear… Read more...
Broadcast Music, Inc. songwriters Randy Owen, Jeffrey Steele, Will Jennings and Layng Martine, Jr. will all be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame during the 43rd Annual Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Dinner & Induction Ceremony to be held on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013, at the Music City… Read more...
Holiday songs are no longer elevator music for the month of December—nor, as seems to increasingly be the case, for late October and November. The BMI repertoire is stacked with new classics that command attention, channeling lovesick blues, winking irreverence and funk-laced grooves into original odes to the season. In… Read more...
In the spirit of its honoree, the mood at the recent No.1 party for Big Kenny was a signature blend of exuberant and ambitious. BMI threw the country risk taker a bash to celebrate the Tim McGraw No. 1 “Last Dollar,” which Kenny penned all by himself. McGraw was on… Read more...
Life doesn’t always turn out the way we plan. Sometimes it turns out even better. Just ask Jake Owen. The RCA Records newcomer originally wanted to be a professional golfer. However, an accident changed those plans. “I was home for the summer and a few weeks before I was supposed… Read more...
One of Richie McDonald’s most vivid childhood memories is watching the Mac Davis television specials. When they got to the segment where an audience member would throw out an idea and Davis would take it and make up a little ditty right on the… Read more...
Captured at 2012 BMI Country Awards
