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Captured at BMI Country Awards 2002

Casey Beathard Proud To Have ‘No Problems’

Casey Beathard celebrated another milestone the day after being named BMI's 2004 Country Songwriter of the Year -- his hit "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems" earned a BMI Million-Air Award for collecting one million brodcast performances. The single appeared on Kenny Chesney's BNA Records release by the same name, which hit the top of the country charts in 2002.


From News, posted 11.22.04

Casey Beathard Earns Triple Million-Air Honors

Sony/ATV Tree songwriter Casey Beathard has added three BMI Million-Air certificates to his award collection for his hits "Right Where I Need To Be" (Gary Allan), "Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo" (Tracy Byrd) and "Where The Stars And Stripes And The Eagle Fly" (Aaron Tippin). Each song has received over one million broadcast performances. Based on an average…


From News, posted 2.22.04

Aaron Tippin

Singer/songwriter Aaron Tippin and his band entertained troops stationed at Operation Enduring Freedom Forward Operating Bases in Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Qatar during a Thanksgiving USO tour. Although Tippin missed Thanksgiving with his family, he enjoyed a turkey dinner in Pakistan with General Tommy Franks, Commander-in-Chief, United States Central Command. After dinner, Tippin performed an acoustic set for General Franks and…


From News, posted 1.21.03

BMI Celebrates Byrd’s #1 Shot With ‘Ten Rounds’

BMI Nashville hosted a Mexican fiesta at La Paz Restaurante to celebrate Tracy Byrd's #1 hit "Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo" (10/16). Writers Casey Beathard, Michael Heeney and Marla Cannon-Goodman were honored, in addition to publisher Sony/ATV Acuff-Rose and producer Billy Joe Walker, Jr. The song is Byrd's first #1 since joining the RCA roster, and the third single released from his seventh studio…


From News, posted 10.30.02

50th Annual BMI Country Awards Honor Top Music Makers on Nov. 5

BMI will salute the past year's most popular country songs on Tuesday, November 5 at the 50th Annual BMI Country Awards, the oldest awards program honoring country music creators. Staged at the company's Music Row offices, the black-tie, invitation-only event spotlights the 50 most performed songs of last year. BMI President & CEO Frances Preston and BMI Nashville Vice President Paul Corbin will present Citations of Achievement…


From News, posted 10.20.02

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

Keith, Brooks & Dunn Outstanding in ACM Nominees Field

BMI songwriting giants Brooks & Dunn and Toby Keith towered above the competition with six nominations each when finalists were unveiled March 14 for the 37th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. Sara Evans


From News, posted 3.14.02

Windswept Pacific Music

photo: BMI/Brian Tipton BMI recently visited Windswept Pacific Music in Nashville for lunch and a sampling of songs from its top writers. Among those attending the luncheon were BMI writers Jeffrey Steele, Sherri� Austin, Bobby Bare Jr., John…


From News, posted 12.10.01

‘I Hope You Dance’ Steps to ‘Song Of The Year’ Tune at 49th Annual BMI Count

BMI staged the 49th edition of its Country Awards last night, with ultimate honors saved for “I Hope You Dance,” songwriters Toby Keith, Marv Green and Aimee Mayo, and publishing titan Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. BMI Citations of Achievement were presented by President & CEO Frances W. Preston and Vice President Paul Corbin to the songwriters and publishers of the past year’s 50 most performed songs…


From News, posted 11.06.01

BMI Country Awards Set for Nov. 6

BMI President & CEO Frances Preston and BMI Nashville Vice President Paul Corbin will host the 49th Annual BMI Country Awards, the oldest awards saluting country’s top music makers, on Tuesday, November 6, 2001 at the BMI Nashville office (10 Music Square East). Highlights of the black-tie gala, which announces the 50 songs that received the most airplay last year, include the naming of the…


From News, posted 10.25.01

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