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Holler Back: Patty Loveless Releases ‘Mountain Soul II’
With a voice like a wrecking ball made of honey, Patty Loveless tears into the opening lines of Harlan Howard’s 1962 classic “Busted,” the first song on Mountain Soul II, the long-awaited continuation of the critically acclaimed 2001 album that laid bare the Kentucky coal mining roots of the gold-selling, three-time CMA award winner. “Well the bills are all due and the baby needs…
From MusicWorld, posted 9.22.09
Chicks with Hits Celebrate 10 Years at BMI
BMI hosted a spirited celebration to toast Music Row’s Chicks with Hits’ ten years of success Wednesday, October 8. The songplugging coalition invited their closest allies and friends from the past decade, and guests enjoyed good company, hors d'oeuvres, drinks, and a video cataloging the Chicks’ triumphs. Joe Nichols’ “Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off” and Jo Dee Messina’s “Bring on the Rain” are just two of the smashes culled…
From News, posted 10.20.08
2007 ACL Music Fest Hits Austin Sept. 14-16
BMI Sponsors Stage for Fifth Consecutive Year BMI, the leading performing right organization, is proud to present and sponsor a stage at the Austin City Limits Music Festival September 14-16, in Austin, Texas. The namesake of the long-running PBS series, ACL fittingly invades the Live Music Capital of the World each year with eight stages and a myriad of the world's finest live performers. Over the festival's three-day stint…
From News, posted 9.04.07
2007 ACMs Tout Carrie Underwood and ‘Give It Away’ to Writers Anderson and Johnson
Call her a phenomenon-a wunderkind-but leave "newcomer" monikers behind when attempting to describe country superstar Carrie Underwood. BMI's Underwood took home three trophies at the Academy of Country Music Awards Tuesday night in Las Vegas for Top Female Vocalist, Album and Video of the Year. The wins officially recognized Carrie Underwood's substantial contributions to the country music format and her unfaltering momentum.
From News, posted 5.18.07
Country Songwriter Kostas Performs for Montana Broadcasters
BMI Award-winning country songwriter, Kostas, performed recently for an enthusiastic group of radio and television executives who were attending the Montana Broadcasters Association Convention in Whitefish. Pictured after the performance are Mark Dixon, MBA President Don Richard of KATL-AM, MBA Executive Director Greg MacDonald, Fisher Radio's…
From News, posted 7.10.06
54th Annual BMI Country Awards Set for Nov. 4
BMI will salute the year's most popular country songs on Saturday, November 4, 2006 at the 54th Annual BMI Country Awards, country music's oldest awards celebration. Staged at the company's Music Row offices, the black-tie, invitation-only event spotlights the 50 most performed songs of the previous year. Citations of Achievement will be presented to the writers and publishers of the top 50 country songs, with the evening's highest…
From News, posted 5.22.06
Songwriting World Mourns Loss of Cindy Walker
"(Best tunes) are songs with a face. You recognize them. You know them. It's like a person. They have a face that's outstanding. Other songs don't have a face; you just hear them, that's all. The really good ones are few and far between." -Cindy Walker Rarely has the country music community witnessed the timeless versatility that songwriter Cindy Walker perfected. "Cindy Walker…
From News, posted 3.26.06
Shania Twain, Toby Keith, Casey Beathard Lead Winners at 2004 BMI Country Awards
Loretta Lynn Honored as BMI ICON BMI saluted the premier country music songwriters, artists and publishers at its 2004 Country Awards, staged last night (11/8) at the BMI offices on Music Row in Nashville. Country Awards Song List Country Awards Event Photos Crystal Gayle;…
From News, posted 11.07.04
BMI Sets Nov. 8 for 52nd Annual Country Awards
BMI will salute the past year's most popular country songs on Monday, November 8, 2004, at the 52nd Annual BMI Country Awards, country music's oldest awards celebration. Staged at the company's Music Row offices, the black-tie, invitation-only event spotlights the 50 most performed songs of the previous year. Citations of Achievement will be presented to the writers and publishers of the top 50 songs, culminating in the…
From News, posted 2.18.04
Country Songwriting Great Max D. Barnes Dies in Nashville
BMI Award-winning songwriter Max D. Barnes, co-writer of such classics as "Chiseled In Stone," "Look at Us" and "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes," died January 11 of pneumonia at Baptist Hospital in Nashville. He was 67. One of Music City's most respected and honored writers - and a favorite writing partner of Harlan Howard, Merle Haggard and
From News, posted 1.12.04
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