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Green Hills Music & BMI Toast Gordon Bradberry

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BMI recently helped celebrate hit songwriter Gordon Bradberry's new publishing deal with Green Hills Music Group. Bradberry grew up on the gulf coast in Grand Isle, Louisiana, so the revelers enjoyed some of the songwriter's favorite southern Louisiana cuisine prepared by Chef "Chappy" at Chappy's on Church. Artists including Montgomery Gentry, Billy Ray Cyrus, Wayne Toups, Sammy Kershaw, Lee Greenwood, Chris…


From News, posted 2.21.08

Cox TV Execs Get Special BMI Performance

BMI provided musical entertainment at Cox Television's annual management meeting held recently in Florida. BMI Award-winning songwriters Steve Dorff and Bobby Tomberlin not only played their own big hits, but also performed some songs that they had just written together. (Standing) - BMI's Mason…


From News, posted 6.13.06

GuitarTown Auction Raises $300,000 for Charity

The City of Nashville came out in droves to raise $300,000 at the GuitarTown Auction Gala held recently at BMI's Music Row offices. The arts projected presented by Gibson Guitar culminated in a star-studded gala auction by Juliens Auctions. BMI songwriter Big Kenny of Big & Rich put on his old auctioneer hat and assisted on stage with getting the crowds to…


From News, posted 3.12.06

Country Stars Tuning Up for GuitarTown Auction

BMI country duo Big & Rich have been announced as the hosts of the upcoming GuitarTown Auction Gala being held on Thursday, February 23 at BMI's Music Row offices. The much anticipated event is the culmination of the popular GuitarTown project, a city-wide exhibit of 10-foot tall Gibson Guitar sculptures and other painted guitar…


From News, posted 2.08.06

BMI Stars Perform for State Broadcasters

BMI songwriters Steve Dorff and Bobby Tomberlin performed at the 2004 National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations (NASBA) dinner held recently at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego. Steve Dorff, who has written over 20 Top 10 country and/or pop hits and nine #1 film songs, is a three-time Grammy nominee and a five-time Emmy nominee. His credits include the Kenny Rogers' classic "Through The…


From News, posted 10.20.04

Del McCoury Strikes With ‘Lightning’ at 2002 IBMA Awards

The Del McCoury Band and the live concert recording Down From the Mountain, featuring artists from the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, were each double winners at the 13th Annual International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Awards, held October 17 at the Kentucky Center for the Arts in Louisville.


From News, posted 10.29.02

BMI Superstars Light Up CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards

Country superstars and their sizzling music videos were in the spotlight at the first-ever CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards, held June 12 as a kick-off to Nashville's Fan Fair festival. Telecast live on CMT from the Gaylord Entertainment Center, the Flameworthy awards are country music's only fan-voted awards show; more than two million votes were cast on CMT.com. …


From News, posted 6.17.02

BMI Stars Are Hot at CMT Flameworthy Nominations

BMI writer/artists Toby Keith and Martina McBride collected three nominations when the inaugural CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards were announced in Nashville (5/14). Landing two nominations apiece in country music's first ever music video awards were Brooks & Dunn, Faith Hill, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Tim McGraw,…


From News, posted 5.19.02

Best Cellars and Best Sellers Raise Top Dollars at T.J. Martell Foundation Dinner

Nashville music’s best sellers joined renowned Chef Norman Van Aken of ‘Norman’s of Coral Gables’ and wine connoisseurs from the best cellars in Nashville for the Third Annual Nashville Best Cellars Dinner at Loews Vanderbilt Hotel on March 11. keith urban, Phil Vassar, Martina McBride, Creative Artists Agency's…


From News, posted 3.18.02

Conyers, Kamen, Wright Honored by Music Educators, BMI

BMI joined music educators from around the nation in honoring three outstanding Americans and the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation for their support of music education. The Music Educators National Conference (MENC), representing more than 65,000 music educators, presented the organization’s coveted FAME Award to Congressman John Conyers Jr., BMI Composer Michael Kamen, and BMI Nashville songwriter/artist


From News, posted 3.07.02

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