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Wil Nance & Steve Dean Celebrate Millions of Performances

Friends Wil Nance and Steve Dean recently celebrated significant career milestones together as BMI saluted them both for penning songs that have achieved more than one million performances. Nance and Dean's co-written "Round About Way," recorded by George Strait, hit the one million mark, while Nance's "She's Everything" recorded by Brad Paisley, along with Dean's "Watching You" recorded by
Green Hills Music & BMI Toast Gordon Bradberry

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…
Jerry Crutchfield

He may be best known as a hit producer and Nashville music publishing and record company titan, but when Jerry Crutchfield started out 50 years ago, he was a songwriter/artist. “I had a pop/doo-wop kind of vocal group that signed with RCA Victor and our first record was released in 1956,” recalls Crutchfield. “It’s amazing to think I’ve been in this crazy business for 50 years!” Crutchfield’s…
Jesse Lee Signs with BMI
Singer/songwriter Jesse Lee has affiliated with BMI for performing rights representation. A native of Delray Beach, Florida, Lee has been booked as the opening act for such big names in country music as Willie Nelson, Brooks & Dunn, Clay Walker, BlackHawk, Ronnie Milsap and Lee Greenwood. As a finalist for the second season of American Idol, Lee was selected by the show's producers…
‘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…
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…
Music Heals and Unifies the Nation During Crisis
In times of crisis, anger and grief, the American people seek the comforting and unifying power of music to ease the collective pain of the nation. The phenomenon was especially evident after the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington D.C., when songs of patriotism, hope and platonic love surged in popularity for radio and television broadcasts and public gatherings. "Music is a means of communication that helps express…
Music Heals and Unifies America During Crisis
In times of crisis, anger, and grief, the American people seek the comforting and unifying power of music to ease the collective pain of the nation. The phenomenon was especially evident after the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania when songs of patriotism, hope and platonic love surged in popularity for radio and television broadcasts and public gatherings. "Music is a means of communication…
