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Key West Songwriters Festival Slated for April 29 – May 3

The 14th Annual Key West Songwriters Festival will invade the venues of its paradisiacal namesake April 29 through May 3, 2009, offering eclectic show lineups that introduce crowds to the faces, voices and stories behind the songs. The festival features more than 100 top songwriters and revolves around five days and nights of more than 20 free concerts, staged at an array of the island’s most popular drinking holes and…


From News, posted 2.05.09

Nassau Hosts Nashville Songwriter Invasion Led by BMI

BMI co-sponsored the 5th Annual Nassau Songwriters Festival in the Bahamas’ namesake December 5 and 6. Staged at local hotspot the Green Parrot, a cross-section of Nashville’s songwriting veterans and buzz-generating new voices performed. Lineups featured Booker T. & the MG’s Steve Cropper (Otis Redding’s “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay”); Bobby Pinson (Sugarland’s “All I Want…


From News, posted 12.17.08

2008 Nassau Songwriters Festival Stacked with BMI Songwriters

Two-Night Event in Bahamas Slated for Dec. 5 & 6 BMI will proudly present the Nassau Songwriters Festival December 5-6, 2008, in the Bahamas. The 5th annual installment of the paradisiacal music festival will revolve around two shows slated for 8 p.m. Friday, December 5 and Saturday, December 6 at local hotspot The Green Parrot (East Bay Street). A cross-section of Nashville's songwriting elite and most promising new voices will…


From News, posted 11.25.08

Destin Songwriters Festival Highlights Writers Behind the Hits

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BMI recently returned to the beach with a slew of Music City's finest hit-makers and most promising newcomers for the 2nd Annual Destin Songwriters Festival at the Hog's Breath Saloon. Held June 20 and 21 in Destin, the event featured a stacked lineup of hit singer/songwriters including Kyle Jacobs (Garth Brooks' "More Than A Memory"), Joe Leathers (Craig Morgan's "Tough"),


From News, posted 6.30.08

BMI Presents 2nd Annual Destin Songwriters Festival June 20-21

BMI will proudly present the 2nd Annual Destin Songwriters Festival in its Florida namesake June 20 and 21 at the Hog's Breath Saloon(541 Highway 98 East). Destin's own version of the Key West Songwriters Festival will feature a stacked lineup of hit singer/songwriters including Kyle Jacobs (Garth Brooks' "More Than A Memory"), Joe Leathers (Craig Morgan's "Tough"), Kylie…


From News, posted 6.11.08

Special Guest John Oates Strums at “Songwriters Circle”

BMI joined The New York Songwriters Circle on March 3 to present “Nashville Night,” with special guest John Oates at The Bitter End. Oates, along with a diverse line-up of songwriters including Kylie Sackley, Jeff Cohen and Hugh Prestwood, performed acoustic interpretations of their songs to a standing-room-only crowd. Shown are…


From News, posted 3.18.08

BMI Sponsors Atlantis Songwriters Festival

BMI invaded paradise with a dazzling array of Nashville's finest songwriters in tow for the Atlantis Songwriters Festival in the Bahamas. From November 28 through December 3, the event celebrates Music City hitmakers through nightly acoustic performances, pool parties and beach picnics. Held exclusively at the Atlantis Resort, the live music attracted hundreds of tourists and locals. BMI presented Kerzner's Murray Bannon with…


From News, posted 12.17.07

Kylie Sackley Joins the BMI Million-Air Club

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BMI surprised singer/songwriter Kylie Sackley with a prestigious Million-Air Award recently at Big Tractor Music's headquarters. Sackley's "Nothin' 'Bout Love Makes Sense," recorded by LeAnn Rimes, has generated a jaw-dropping one million performances. Next up on the in-demand songwriter's to do list: A performance in Destin, Florida, during BMI's Nashville Songwriters In-The-Round event at the Hog's Breath Saloon on September 28.


From News, posted 9.20.07

12th Annual Key West Songwriters’ Festival Picks and Grins May 2-6

BMI will head south with a slew of Music City’s ace songwriters in tow for the 12th annual Key West Songwriters’ Festival in Key West, Florida, May 2-6. Designed to thrust the writers behind today’s country hits into a deserved spotlight, the festival boasts intimate live performances in the midst of paradise. The neighborhood’s favorite live music venues will host performances daily, while the beloved Hog’s Breath Saloon…


From News, posted 4.16.07

Nashville in Nassau: BMI Songwriters Play the Bahamas

Another successful Nassau Songwriters' Festival soothed busy, creative minds and perhaps even planted the seeds for future No. 1 hits as BMI sponsored the festival in the Bahamas for the third consecutive year. Chad Warrix (left) and D-Tox (right) of Halfway to Hazard perform…


From News, posted 1.17.07

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