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Legends Toast Hank Cochran at BMI
Living legends gathered to salute iconic songwriter Hank Cochran Monday, June 15 at BMI’s Music Row offices. Merle Haggard, Bobby Bare, Dean Dillon, Jamey Johnson, Lee Ann Womack, Gene Watson, Red Lane, and Whitey Shafer took turns delivering acoustic versions of Hank Cochran classics, while guests including Elvis Costello, Cowboy Jack Clement,…
From News, posted 6.17.09
Award-Winning Hitmaker Dean Dillon Entertains Media Executives
BMI award-winning country songwriter Dean Dillon provided the entertainment at Federated Media’s Annual Achievement Awards, held January 23 in Angola, Indiana. Dillon, who was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002, has written 13 number one songs for George Strait and dozens of other hits for artists such as Kenny Chesney, Brooks & Dunn, Lee Ann Womack and…
From News, posted 1.27.09
Heidi Newfield
Heidi Newfield may have recently launched a solo career after a decade fronting the trio Trick Pony, but that doesn’t mean she’s lost her taste for songwriting collaborations. “I love co-writing,” she declares. “I love the idea of sitting in a room and brainstorming, throwing ideas out: ‘Okay, I’ve got this and this and this, and what are you in the mood for today?…
From MusicWorld, posted 9.10.08
‘A Little Too Late’ Celebration Right On Time
Songwriting heavy weights Dean Dillon and Scotty Emerick recently enjoyed a laudatory dinner at Flemming's courtesy of BMI. Friends and colleagues of the two chart-topping maestros gathered at the Nashville steakhouse to celebrate Toby Keith's latest No. 1 single "A Little Too Late," which Emerick and Dillon co-wrote with Keith.
From News, posted 9.08.06
Scotty Emerick Honored for 7 Million Plays
BMI's Jody Williams and Harry Warner surprised hit songwriter Scotty Emerick recently at manager Erv Woolsey's Music Row offices with a rare presentation: five "Million-Air" performance awards and one award for two million performances. One million spins is the equivalent of at least 50,000 hours, or more than 5.7 years of continuous airplay on U.S. radio and television, and includes only feature broadcast performances, not background.
From News, posted 8.06.06
Mission to ‘Change and Save Lives’ Front and Center at CITR XII
Country in the Rockies XII, the annual signature fund-raising event for the T.J. Martell Foundation's Nashville division brought music fans to Club Med in Crested Butte, Colo., for four days of mingling with artists and songwriters in one of the best winter sport settings in the Rocky Mountains. Proceeds from the event support innovative research at the Frances Williams Preston Laboratories, part of the Vanderbilt-Ingram…
From News, posted 3.06.06
‘She Let Herself Go’ Goes #1
BMI Nashville hosted a party recently for the chart-topping success of the #1 single "She Let Herself Go." Co-written by BMI country songwriter Dean Dillon, the song was recorded by George Strait and peaked at number one on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, where it has remained in the Top 20 for more than 20 weeks. …
From News, posted 2.16.06
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
Country in the Rockies X: The Ultimate Backstage Pass
Country In the Rockies X lived up to its billing as "The Ultimate Backstage Pass," bringing legendary artists like Mel Tillis, Charlie Daniels and Kenny Loggins together with a new generation of singers and songwriters to make music and make money for cancer research. The event, chaired by BMI's Tom Annastas and Paul Corbin, is held at Club Med in Crested Butte, Colorado. …
From News, posted 3.07.04
Country in the Rockies: The Ultimate Backstage Pass
Country in the Rockies X will be the perfect blend of old and new, as a bevy of artists and songwriters return to Crested Butte, Colorado, in January to have fun raising funds for cancer research. Co-sponsored by BMI, the ski-and-music event - the Ultimate Backstage Pass - is slated for Jan. 27 through Feb. 1, 2004. It is the signature fundraiser for the
From News, posted 1.04.04
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