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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

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

Mike Curb Music Plays BMI Acoustic Lunch

Some of Mike Curb Music's top songwriters served up fresh tunes at BMI's September edition of Acoustic Lunch. Industry song-seekers were treated to performances by Billy Montana ("Bring On The Rain," "Suds In The Bucket"), Bobby Tomberlin ("One More Day," "A Good Day To Run"), Doug Johnson ("Living In a Moment," "Three Wooden Crosses") and Curb Records artist


From News, posted 10.17.04

Songwriters Godard, Nichols and Tomberlin Toast Terri Clark

BMI Award-winning songwriters Gilles Godard, Tim Nichols and Bobby Tomberlin saw their August 26th recording session with Terri Clark* turn into a celebration with the news that Clark had received her first CMA Awards nomination for Female Vocalist of the Year. Godard and Clark were at Curb Studio co-producing four tracks in preparation for her next album: three…


From News, posted 9.04.03

You Gotta ‘Believe’ It’s Another #1 Hit for Diamond Rio

BMI Award-winning writers Skip Ewing and Donny Kees celebrated their third #1 single together during a party hosted by BMI Nashville for "I Believe." [kneeling] RLG's Joe Galante, Diamond Rio's Marty Roe, BMI's Thomas Cain, Diamond Rio's Brian Prout, producer Mike Clute, [standing] Modern Management's Ted Greene, Arista's Bobby Kraig,…


From News, posted 7.21.03

Million-Airs Amass For Bobby Tomberlin

BMI writer Bobby Tomberlin recently received Million-Air certificates for two million broadcast performances of "One More Day" (Diamond Rio) and one million broadcast performances of "A Good Day To Run" (Darryl Worley). Co-written with Steven Jones, "One More Day" won a BMI Country Award and was nominated for CMA's Song of the Year (2001). It received nominations for Single and Song…


From News, posted 6.10.03

BMI Celebrates Country Music at Awards Ceremony

Performing rights organization BMI presented its annual Country Awards November 5, honoring the songwriters and publishers of the past year’s 50 most performed country songs. Ultimate honors went to Lonestar’s “I’m Already There” as Song of the Year, to Tom Shapiro and Troy Verges as Songwriters of the Year, and to Sony/ATV Music Publishing Nashville as Publisher of the Year. The BMI Country Awards --


From News, posted 11.05.02

Chalk Up a Hit for ‘My List’

During the craziness of Fan Fair, Toby Keith made time to pause for peaceful reflection -- and to thank songwriters Rand Bishop and Tim James for his latest #1, "My List." The song, from Keith's DreamWorks album Pull My Chain, is his fourth consecutive #1. "My List" is produced by Keith and DreamWorks's James Stroud and published by Keith's venture, Songwriters Paddock Music, and Bishop's…


From News, posted 6.17.02

“One More Day” Honored Once More

BMI writer Bobby Tomberlin and publisher Mike Curb Music recently received Million-Air certificates honoring one million plays of "One More Day," recorded by Diamond Rio. Co-written with Steven Jones, the song won a 2001 BMI Country Award and is nominated for Single of the Year and Song of the Year at the ACM Awards in May. It was previously nominated as the CMA's Song of the Year…


From News, posted 4.14.02

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

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