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Legend Jeff Barry recently made himself at home in BMI’s Nashville office, where he and artist/songwriter Rebecca Lynn Howard met for two day-long co-writing sessions. A BMI songwriter and producer whose oeuvre carries dizzying significance, Barry is American music, personified. Often working with Phil Spector, Barry and former wife Ellie Greenwich composed classics including "Da Doo Ron Ron," "Then He…
Shannon LaBrie performs at BMI Buzz at the Basement on October 6.
Adam James performs at BMI Buzz at the Basement on October 6.
Neal Carpenter performs an original composition at BMI Buzz at the Basement on October 6.
The October installment of BMI Buzz at the Basement featured another round of hand-picked up-and-comers: Neal Carpenter, Shannon LaBrie and Adam James. Staged quarterly at the Basement, BMI Buzz offers three-song sets from young new voices ready for the mainstream. Pictured are BMI’s Beth Laird, Neal Carpenter, Shannon LaBrie, Adam James, and BMI’s Bradley Collins.
BMI songwriter Tom Douglas enjoyed a big night at the annual NSAI Hall of Fame dinner on October 17 in Nashville. The veteran hitmaker is in the midst of yet another hot streak, evidenced by his three contributions to NSAI’s 11 “Songs I Wish I Had Written”: “I Run to You,” “Southern Voice,” and “The House That Built Me,” the…
The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame held their annual dinner at the Renaissance Hotel in Nashville on October 17. This year’s inductions into the Hall of Fame included the late Stephen Foster and Paul Davis, Pat Alger, and Steve Cropper. During the ceremony, former BMI President & CEO Frances Preston joined the night’s…
BMI songwriters collected award after award during the annual NSAI and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame dinner in Nashville. Steve Cropper was inducted into the NSAI Hall of Fame; Bob DiPiero, Jim Collins, and Wynn Varble were all commended for penning one of the 11 “Songs I Wish I had Written”; Layng Martine helped salute former BMI President & CEO…
Producer Carson Chamberlain (left) and songwriter Troy Jones (center) share a laugh during the “Pretty Good at Drinkin’ Beer” #1 party on October 14.
BMI led the way to Rooster’s in Nashville on Thursday, October 14, where revelers gathered to celebrate the chart-topping success of “Pretty Good at Drinkin’ Beer,” recorded by Billy Currington and written by BMI “fork-lift philosopher” Troy Jones. This isn’t the first time Jones has watched one of his tunes climb to the top: Last year, he and BMI heavy…
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