April 7, 2014
Media Alert
WHO: Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®), a global leader in music rights management, Starbucks and award-winning BMI songwriters Billy Montana (“Suds in the Bucket” recorded by Sara Evans and “Hard to Love” by Lee Brice) and Lee Thomas Miller (“You’re Gonna Miss This” recorded by Trace Adkins and “In Color” by Jamie Johnson).
WHAT: BMI and Starbucks are partnering to present this free and open to the public songwriter series to promote the value of live music. The event will include performances by Montana and Miller, along with a candid discussion about their songwriting journeys.
WHEN: Wednesday, April 30 – Friday, May 2, 2014. Performances begin at 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: The series will take place at three Starbucks locations in San Antonio and Shavano Park, TX.
WHY: These events will provide the people of San Antonio and Shavano Park, TX, with a unique and entertaining opportunity to hear songwriters perform and tell the stories behind the hits they have penned for many of country music’s popular artists.
About BMI
Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®) is a global leader in music rights management, serving as an advocate for the value of music. BMI represents the public performance rights in more than 8.5 million musical works created and owned by more than 600,000 songwriters, composers, and music publishers. The Company negotiates music license agreements and distributes the fees it generates as royalties to its affiliated writers and publishers when their songs are performed in public. In 1939, BMI created a groundbreaking open-door policy becoming the only performing rights organization to welcome and represent the creators of blues, jazz, country, and American roots music. Today, the musical compositions in BMI’s repertoire, from chart toppers to perennial favorites, span all genres of music and are consistently among the most-performed hits of the year. For additional information and the latest BMI news, visit http://www.bmi.com, follow us on Twitter @BMI or stay connected through Broadcast Music, Inc.’s Facebook page.
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Media Contact
Leah Lupo, Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)
212-220-3142;
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