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BMI will salute the past year's most popular country songs on Tuesday, November 5 at the 50th Annual BMI Country Awards, the oldest awards program honoring country music creators. Staged at the company's Music Row offices, the black-tie, invitation-only event spotlights the 50 most performed songs of last year. BMI…
Verges ‘Blessed’ With Second #1
BMI Nashville held a roof-top bash for songwriter Troy Verges, whose "Blessed" recently hit #1 on Billboard's Country chart. The song, which Verges co-wrote with Brett James and Hillary Lindsey, was recorded by RCA artist Martina McBride, produced by McBride and Paul Worley, and published by Songs of Universal.…
Shaye Smith
Shaye Smith believes that people who don't like country music are simply people who've never really listened to it. She used to be one of them, and then she took a job at a country radio station - the only job available in her hometown of DeWitt,…
BMI Country Awards Set for Nov. 6
BMI President & CEO Frances Preston and BMI Nashville Vice President Paul Corbin will host the 49th Annual BMI Country Awards, the oldest awards saluting country’s top music makers, on Tuesday, November 6, 2001 at the BMI Nashville office (10 Music Square East). Highlights of…
CAA & BMI Provide Soundtrack For Nashville Film Fest Party
The Nashville Independent Film Festival (NIFF) held its 32nd annual weeklong celebration of independent filmmakers June 6-10 at the Regal Green Hills Cinema 16. The 2001 NIFF showcased the best in independent film and video in the following genres: feature length, documentary, short subject,…
‘Who I Am’ Hitmakers Revealed at BMI Nashville Celebration
Jessica Andrews, Brett James and Troy Verges celebrated their first #1 single -- Andrews as singer, James and Verges as songwriters -- during a BMI-hosted reception (4/19) for "Who I Am." The song topped the charts of Billboard, Radio & Records, Gavin and CMT for multiple weeks. Others honored…