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Taylor Swift Wins Entertainer of the Year and More at 2009 CMA Awards
The night after she took home her second consecutive BMI Song of the Year crystal, Taylor Swift swept the 43rd Annual CMA Awards, winning Entertainer, Female Vocalist, Album and Video of the Year honors. The youngest performer to ever earn the Entertainer of the Year crown, Swift is also the first female to capture the coveted prize since Shania Twain in 1999. The Album…
From News, posted 11.12.09
Urban, Swift, Johnson & Zac Brown Band Lead BMI 2009 CMA Nominations
Keith Urban, Taylor Swift, Jamey Johnson and the Zac Brown Band lead the BMI list of nominees for the 2009 CMA Awards. With four nominations each, the four distinct artists will vie for their respective prizes alongside a slew of additional BMI contenders at the association’s annual ceremony, slated Wednesday, November 11 in Nashville. Keith Urban’s Entertainer of…
From News, posted 9.10.09
CMA Awards Toast BMI Country A-List
All eyes turned to Nashville Wednesday, November 12 as the 42nd Annual CMA Awards celebrated the standouts from the last year in country music. BMI artists and songwriters walked away with a slew of the ceremony’s red-letter awards, including Female Vocalist, New Artist, Vocal Group and Vocal Duo of the Year. Carrie Underwood Tony Brown
From News, posted 11.14.08
BMI Artists Dominate Nominee List for 2008 CMA Awards
The Country Music Association announced nominees for the 2008 installment of the CMA Awards Wednesday, September 10, and BMI songwriters and artists overwhelmingly populate the anticipated list, sweeping the Female Vocalist of the Year nominations and dominating numerous categories. Effervescent duo Sugarland underscored their critically acclaimed year, counting an inaugural nod in the prestigious Entertainer of the Year club among their five nominations. The pair also snagged…
From News, posted 9.10.08
Brooks & Dunn, Carrie Underwood Win Big at 40th Annual CMA Awards
Big wins for BMI affiliates including powerhouse pair Brooks & Dunn, explosive newcomer Carrie Underwood, fan and critical favorite Keith Urban, and multiplatinum-selling Rascal Flatts dominated the 40th Annual Country Music Association Awards, held Nov. 6 in Nashville. The ceremony, which took place downtown at Gaylord Entertainment Center, featured a slew of live performances and plenty of extra room…
From News, posted 11.06.06
Country Goes Urban at CMA Awards
BMI's biggest country songwriters and artists led the list of winners at the 39th annual Country Music Association Awards held November 15 in New York City, marking the first time "country music's biggest night" has been held outside of its traditional home in Nashville.
From News, posted 11.15.05
CMA Awards Revere ‘Live Like You Were Dying’
Tim McGraw's inspirational smash hit "Live Like You Were Dying" was named Song and Single of the Year at the 38th Annual CMA Awards. BMI Award-winning writer Tim Nichols and Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. claimed trophies for the Song award (co-written and published by Craig Wiseman); McGraw and producers Byron Gallimore and Darran Smith earned the Single honors. Alison Krauss also garnered a…
From News, posted 11.10.04
CMA Awards Praise ‘Three Wooden Crosses’
BMI Award-winning songwriter Doug Johnson claimed the top writing prize at the 37th annual CMA Awards, when "Three Wooden Crosses" was named Song of the Year. Johnson accepted the honor with co-writer Kim Williams, and on behalf of BMI publishers Sweet Radical Music and Mike Curb Music.
From News, posted 11.05.03
BMI Stars Shine at 36th CMA Awards
Some of BMI's top affiliates were honored at the 36th Annual CMA Awards, including Brooks & Dunn, who took home their 10th Vocal Duo of the Year trophy, and Martina McBride, who reclaimed the Female Vocalist title she won in 1999. The Horizon Award went to Rascal Flatts and Vocal Group of the Year to the
From News, posted 11.07.02
Bill Carlisle and Porter Wagoner Welcomed Into CMA Hall of Fame
BMI legends Bill Carlisle and Porter Wagoner will become the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame, bringing the Hall's total to 88. Formal induction will take place during the 36th Annual CMA Awards, which will be broadcast live on CBS-TV, Wednesday, November 6 (8:00 - 11:00 PM/EST) from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville.
From News, posted 9.04.02
Soggy Bottom Boys Hit the Top at 35th CMA Awards
BMI songwriters dominated the 35th Annual CMA Awards (11/7), with The Soggy Bottom Boys -- Dan Tyminski, Pat Enright and Harley Allen -- and T Bone Burnett as the evening's double winners. Burnett produced and The Soggy Bottom Boys performed on Single of the Year "I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow" and Album of the Year O…
From News, posted 11.07.01
CMA Announces 12 New Members to Hall of Fame
The Country Music Association has announced the 12 luminaries who will become the newest members of the coveted Country Music Hall of Fame. The 12 honorees include 10 special inductees selected earlier this year and two new members normally scheduled to be inducted for 2001. The special inductees are: The Delmore Brothers, The Everly Brothers, Don Gibson, Homer and Jethro, Waylon Jennings, The Jordanaires, Don Law, The Louvin Brothers,…
From News, posted 7.16.01
Chicks ‘Fly’ High at CMA’s
BMI's country darlings the Dixie Chicks were the big winners last night at the 34th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. They took home 4 awards including Album of the Year for their 10-million-selling CD Fly. Husband and wife duo Faith Hill and Tim McGraw won Female and Male Vocalist of the Year,…
From News, posted 10.04.00
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