BMI Curates Another Year of Great Music at Austin City Limits Music Festival
Lineup includes appearances by Weyes Blood, Patrick Droney, Kat Dahlia, cleopatrick, Faye Webster, Chris Shifflet, and more. Read more...
BMI Presents an All-Star Lineup at the Fifth Annual Maui Songwriters Festival on December 5 - 7
Miranda Lambert to Headline the Festival with Support from Maren Morris Appearances by Randy Houser, Dustin Lynch, Lukas Nelson, and Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra Read more...
Tips for Writing Songs About Anything…But Love
At my BMI Nashville Songwriters’ Workshops, I screen and critique songs from each attendee. When I find songs that I believe are competitive with those being written by today’s top hitmakers, I forward them to ten music publishers who have agreed to listen. After the last BMI Workshop, I forwarded two… Read more...
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, Florida… Read more...
SXSW Indie Spotlight: Republican Hair
While Nashville might not be the first city from which to expect an irreverent punk band weaned on Devo, Talking Heads and The Cars, Republican Hair are more than happy to upend that preconception. The brainchild of Oklahoma-born songwriter Luke Dick, Republic Hair were born out of Dick’s desire to inject… Read more...
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 list… Read more...
BMI Bulletin Board: January
Workshops, conference, contest and festival opportunities for songwriters and composers. Read more...
BMI Brings Another Great Lineup to the Fourth Annual Maui Songwriters Festival
On November 29th - December 1st, BMI hosted the fourth annual Maui Songwriters Festival. Combining the lush landscapes and local flavor of Maui with the international acclaim of music’s best songwriters, this one-of-a-kind festival puts a spotlight on the art of songwriting with intimate sets from an all-star line-up. Country music… Read more...
BMI Congratulates its 2018 CMA Winners
BMI is so proud to congratulate our affiliates who took home prestigious CMA trophies in nearly every category last night, including Kacey Musgraves (Album of the Year), Keith Urban (Entertainer of the Year), Carrie Underwood (Female Vocalist of the Year) and Luke Combs (New Artist of the Year). The ceremony, which… Read more...
BMI Stage Launches Up-and-Coming Talent at 2018 ACL
With fifteen years of Austin City Limits history under its belt, the BMI stage has returned to Austin to solidify its reputation as Zilker Park’s hottest location for music discovery throughout the festival. A true ACL staple, festival attendees expect and get groundbreaking performances from some of music’s most promising acts.… Read more...