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BMI Stage Performers Announced for 2009 Lollapalooza

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BMI boasts a line-up of eclectic, must-see, hear-it-first performers on its 2009 Lollapalooza stage. Running August 7-9 at Grant Park’s Hutchinson Field in Chicago, IL, BMI’s stage will kick off performances at 11:15 a.m. each day, setting the pace at the mammoth music festival. Presenting acts from stateside and abroad, the stage will showcase myriad bluegrass, rock, electro-pop, and singer/songwriter acts. Performers on the BMI Lollapalooza stage range from storytelling…


From News, posted 7.17.09

Key West Fest Enjoys Record-Setting Year

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The 14th Annual Key West Songwriters Festival invaded the Florida hotspot April 29 through May 3. Presented by Better Angels Music and benefiting the Muzak Heart & Soul Foundation, the industry- and fan-favorite launched another year of songs in the sun Wednesday, April 29 with BMI’s kick-off party at La Concha Hotel, which was followed by a slew of intimate songwriter showcases and Key West-only moments. This year's lineup boasted…


From News, posted 5.12.09

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

Key West Fest Boasts another Red-Letter Year

The 13th Annual Key West Songwriters Festival presented by Cherry Heart Music drew enthusiastic crowds of music industry insiders and country music fans to the Florida hotspot April 30 through May 4. A charter sponsor of the festival, BMI arrived with a slew of Music City’s finest singer/songwriters in tow, and performances throughout the five-day musical feast struck a unique balance between intimate acoustic song swaps and rollicking band sets.…


From News, posted 5.10.08

Key West Songwriters Festival Mixes Roots Music Royalty with Mainstream Songwriting Elite

Lineup Includes Robert Earl Keen, Raul Malo, Kim Richey & Jeffrey Steele The 13th Annual Hog's Breath Key West Songwriters Festival looms enticingly on the horizon. Presented by Cherry Heart Music and proudly supported by charter sponsor BMI, the event is slated for April 30 through May 4 in Key West, Florida. The festival revolves around five days…


From News, posted 4.23.08

Key West Calling

13th Annual Hog's Breath Key West Songwriters Festival Presented by Cherry Heart Music and BMI Key West and country music’s thirteen year love affair is anything but secret, and the Hog’s Breath Key West Songwriters Festival, presented by Cherry Heart Music and BMI, serves as the 13th annual spring rendezvous. Jeffrey Steele Jamey Johnson Scotty Emerick Live music bliss and a…


From News, posted 2.17.08

BMI Sponsors First Annual Big State Festival

The Big State Festival commandeered Texas World Speedway in Bryan/College Station, Texas, on October 13 & 14. BMI proudly sponsored the inaugural festival, which married country lifestyle and music through two days of nonstop barbeque, stock-car racing and performances by over 50 artists, including BMI's Willie Nelson, Tim McGraw, Robert Earl Keen and Miranda Lambert.


From News, posted 11.20.07

BMI Sponsors 2006 Austin City Limits Music Festival

From Sept. 15-17, BMI will sponsor the Austin City Limits Music Festival for the fourth consecutive year in Austin, Texas. Produced by Capital Sports & Entertainment and Charles Attal Presents, the ACL Festival evolved from the PBS award-winning televised concert series Austin City Limits. Held in Austin's sprawling Zilker Park, the festival is undiluted aqua vitae for lovers of live music. BMI's stage proudly spotlights some of…


From News, posted 8.25.06

Robert Earl Keen Sings What He Means

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Ask those who know legendary Texas troubadour Robert Earl Keen, and they’ll tell you he doesn’t mince words in real life. So it’s just a creative device when he explains himself in the title track of his newest Koch Records release, What I Really Mean .  It’s a postcard travelogue turned love song: “What I really mean,” he sings, “is I wish you were here.” …


From MusicWorld, posted 7.21.05

Country in the Rockies XI Supports Martell Foundation Efforts ‘To Change and Save Lives’

Country in the Rockies XI Supports Martell Foundation Efforts 'To Change and Save Lives' Country in the Rockies, the signature fund-raising event for the T.J. Martell Foundation's Nashville Division, brought music fans to Club Med Crested Butte, Colorado (February 16) with a mission to change and save lives. Supported by founding sponsor BMI, presenting sponsors Chevrolet and Club Med, and nearly 50 other corporate, musical,…


From News, posted 2.09.05

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