Recent Bonnaroo News

From News, posted 6.06.19. On June 5th, industry tastemakers gathered on the BMI Rooftop for the third annual Acoustic Brunch. The event serves as the kickoff for a marathon two weeks in Nashville centering on CMA Music Fest and Bonnaroo. The curated event kicked off with Monument recording artist Alex Hall and wrapped with Americana… Read more...

From News, posted 6.10.16. The Road to Roo winners rocked the New Music on Tap Lounge, Brewed by Miller Lite. Reggae band and Nashville-based Roots of a Rebellion competed for six weeks in the spring, beating out more than 200 entrants in Tennessee for the top position and was rewarded with a slot June 9,… Read more...

From News, posted 6.07.16. BMI’s 2016 Road to Roo winners, Roots of a Rebellion, from Nashville, Tennessee, and Quaildogs, from Atlanta, Georgia, will take the stage at the New Music On Tap Lounge, brewed by Miller Lite, on Thursday, June 9, at Bonnaroo. The highly anticipated performances will show why they got to… Read more...

From News, posted 4.06.16. Nashville-based reggae group Roots of a Rebellion roared into Music City’s Mercy Lounge on April 4, winning a slot to perform at Bonnaroo after being crowned Tennessee’s state champs at the Road to Roo competition that night. Sponsored by Lightning 100, MillerCoors and BMI, the Road to Roo battle began with… Read more...

From News, posted 3.11.16. The Road to Bonnaroo competition, presented by BMI and hosted by Lightning 100, is pleased to announce the next four bands that have made it through the preliminary round and are moving on to the city semi-finals. Kid Freud, Omega Swan, Daphne & the Mystery Machines and The Cold Stares have… Read more...

From News, posted 3.04.16. BMI and Nashville radio station Lightning 100 kicked off the first round of Road to Roo, sponsored by MillerCoors, at Acme Feed and Seed on March 3. With more than 250 submissions that were narrowed down to 16 bands, the first group of 8 performed for a packed house of fans… Read more...

From News, posted 2.29.16. The Road to Roo, presented by BMI and hosted by radio stations in Nashville and Knoxville, TN, as well as Athens and Atlanta, GA, is pleased to announce the bands that have been chosen for the preliminary rounds! Showcase attendees in each city will be able to vote for their favorite… Read more...

From News, posted 2.05.16. BMI has proudly partnered with the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival to go on an epic search for the next best bands in the Southeast! The storied “Road to ‘Roo” battle of the bands will be expanded from Nashville into three additional Southeastern cities, including Atlanta, Athens and Knoxville. “We could… Read more...

From News, posted 5.01.15. The Broadcast Music, Inc. Road to Bonnaroo winners have received their official performance slots from the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. Officially announced April 22, 2015, the schedule puts the Road to Bonnaroo winners on the New Music on Tap Lounge Brewed by Miller Light, playing Sunday, June 14. Chrome Pony,… Read more...

From News, posted 4.08.15. Broadcast Music, Inc. congratulates Nashville rock n’ rollers Chrome Pony, the winners of the third and final round of Road to Bonnaroo. The band will join the champions of the first two rounds, Sol Cat and Future Unlimited, at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, to be held June 11-14 in… Read more...