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While the recording of Country music is said to have begun when Fiddlin’ John Carson laid down his version of “Little Old Log Cabin Down The Lane” for the Okeh label in 1923, the genre achieved mass-market appeal with the emergence of Nashville as the capital of Country music... read more
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BMI Sponsors First Annual Country Throwdown Tour
BMI will proudly sponsor the inaugural Country Throwdown Tour, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink. The multi-stage, multi-city summer run will launch May 14 in Tampa, Florida, and will wrap June 20 in Mountain View, California. The top-tier lineup includes a slew of BMI favorites: Jamey Johnson, Montgomery Gentry, Little Big Town, Jack Ingram, Eric Church,…
From News, posted 3.08.10
Lady Antebellum Leads 2010 BMI ACM Nominations
Lady Antebellum leads the list of 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards nominees, which were announced this week in Nashville. With seven nominations, including Top Vocal Group, Album, Single, and Song of the Year, the breakout trio has solidified their status as major players. Critic favorite Miranda Lambert claimed five nominations, including Top Female Vocalist and Album of the Year, as well as Single and Song nods…
From News, posted 3.03.10
Jimmy Dean, Ferlin Husky, and Billy Sherrill Tapped for Country Music Hall of Fame
The Country Music Association announced the newest additions to the Country Music Hall of Fame yesterday, and three out of the four inductees are BMI legends: Jimmy Dean, Ferlin Husky, and Billy Sherrill. Dates of the Museum's Medallion Ceremonies, which have served as the official induction rituals of new Hall of Fame members since 2007, will be announced later this year.…
From News, posted 2.24.10
Sarah Buxton Lets the Rest Take Care of Itself
Sign artist. Record album. Release single. Release album. Tour, tour, tour. In that order. There’s a time-tested way to do these things. Or, perhaps it’s more accurate to note that there’s a time-tested way to typically do these things. Sarah Buxton is anything but typical. In 2005, when Lyric Street Records signed her, Buxton had no reason to suspect that the handling of her career would go…
From MusicWorld, posted 2.17.10
Tom T. Hall, Wynn Varble and Easton Corbin to Headline WCRS Live! at CRS 2010
Legendary artist, songwriter and storyteller Tom T. Hall will perform at WCRS Live! with fellow singer-songwriters Wynn Varble and Easton Corbin during CRS 2010, slated for Feb. 24-26, 2010. The annual WCRS Live! acoustic songwriter showcase, sponsored by BMI and Country Aircheck, takes place Thursday, Feb. 25, from 4:10 – 5:30 p.m. in the Nashville Convention Center. “Every part of BMI’s…
From News, posted 2.05.10
Key West Songwriters Festival Preps for 15th Year
The Better Angels Music Key West Songwriters Festival will make paradise even sweeter during the event’s 15th annual installment Wednesday, April 28 - Sunday, May 2, 2010. Benefiting the Muzak Heart & Soul Foundation, the festival will feature more than 100 top-tier songwriters performing most-loved hits. Anchor-sponsor BMI will continue its widespread support of the fest, leading Key West’s annual transformation into a music mecca. Full band concerts will bookend…
From News, posted 1.29.10
Bridges and Burnett Introduce ‘Crazy Heart’ to Nashville
New West Records and the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum sponsored the Nashville premiere of Crazy Heart on Tuesday, January 12. In Crazy Heart, the debut feature film from writer-director Scott Cooper, four-time Academy Award nominee Jeff Bridges stars as the richly comic, semi-tragic romantic anti-hero Bad Blake. Bad Blake is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who's had way too many marriages, far too…
From News, posted 1.15.10
Durango Songwriter’s Expo Set for February
BMI is proud to sponsor the 6th annual Durango Songwriter's Expo/Santa Barbara Wine Country, Feb. 25-27 at The Santa Ynez Valley Marriott and offer a 10 per cent discount on registration to BMI members. The registration is limited to 200, with over 40 music industry pros (including BMI's Tracie Verlinde) and hit songwriters in attendance. The Expo is a combination of workshops, listening sessions, showcases, panels, and open mics. Three…
From News, posted 1.11.10
Waylon Payne Walks the Line
Waylon Payne is hitting Nashville early on a hot July morning. He’s driving a new, used gold Mercedes Benz and he needs a shave and a shower and a couple cups of coffee. He’s been up late seeing old friends, which by his own admission is not a wise decision. He’s up, though, nursing a root beer. “I’m trying,” he sighs. It isn’t easy. Payne’s had more…
From MusicWorld, posted 1.01.10
Miranda Lambert’s Revolution
"I have no idea what makes a song a hit single,” says Miranda Lambert. “There’s no rulebook for that. I just cut songs I love, and then hope that radio will play them.” Rulebook or not, Lambert has struck a deep chord with fans and critics alike. Each of her first two major-label albums — 2005’s Kerosene and 2007’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend –— placed high on a slew…
From MusicWorld, posted 12.27.09
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