BMI will host its biggest Number One Party ever, celebrating Country Music superstar Luke Combs, 11 hit songwriters and thousands of Country music fans in a special concert taking place June 8 in the BMI Parking Lot. This one-of-a-kind event will commemorate Combs’ last eight Number One singles with a… Read more...
BMI is saddened by the passing of Naomi Judd, writer of the timeless BMI Award-winning songs “Love Can Build a Bridge” and “My Strongest Weakness.” Judd, along with her daughter Wynonna, comprised one of the most popular mother-daughter acts in country music history. The superstar duo’s megahits also included, among… Read more...
As has become tradition, a BMI songwriter kicked off the opening session of this year’s Restaurant Leadership Conference in Phoenix. BMI country artist Angie K. performed in front of more than 2000 restaurant executives who were gathered for the annual conference that provides opportunities for them to hone their leadership… Read more...
BMI songwriter Maggie Rose was the featured musical entertainment at the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington’s RAMMYs Nominations Party held recently at Hamilton Live in Washington, DC. The Potomac, Maryland native, who has played the Grand Ole Opry more than 80 times, performed songs from her highly acclaimed album, Have… Read more...
BMI songwriters were front and center as CRS returned to Nashville with hundreds of country radio and music industry executives in attendance for the first in-person conference in two years. BMI hosted its annual CRS Songwriters Dinner for the radio execs who were in town that featured performances by seven… Read more...
BMI teamed up with Hearst Television to provide the musical entertainment for their annual Executive Management meeting, held in-person this year on Kiawah Island, SC. BMI songwriter and Valory Music recording artist Tiera Kennedy performed for the Hearst corporate team as well as the general managers from their 35 television… Read more...
The California Association of Boutique & Breakfast Inns held their annual INNspire Conference & Marketplace in person this year at the Bahia Resort Hotel in San Diego and BMI helped make it an event to remember. Award-winning BMI songwriter James Slater was the featured entertainment at their closing beach party… Read more...
BMI is saddened by the loss of one of music’s most celebrated songwriters, Dallas Frazier. Frazier was a driving force behind mega-hits for icons that include Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Diana Ross, Engelbert Humperdink, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Jack Greene, George Jones, Charley Pride, Emmylou Harris, Connie Smith, Gene… Read more...
BMI songwriter Payton Smith performed at the Louisiana Restaurant Association (LRA) board dinner, held recently (11-8) at the Golden Nugget in Lake Charles, LA. Smith, who hails from Houma, LA, was well-received by his fellow Louisianians. Kicking off his set with a medley of country songs that have influenced him,… Read more...
Yesterday, three of BMI’s lauded songwriters took to the stage to accept their prestigious induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. BMI Icons, Hank Williams Jr., and Dean Dillon, along with multiple award-winning songwriter and artist Marty Stuart, became the legendary Hall’s newest members, exemplifying their immense impact on… Read more...
