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Mieka Pauley

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Her voice ranges from haunting, delicate beauty to an explosion of shattering, soaring soul. Her lyrics bloom from a place of uncompromising honesty and raw emotion, wise beyond her years. Her roots are the blues, classic soul and R&B, rock, gospel and folk, and the result is a personal brand of pop music that is uniquely her own. Billboard magazine and the Boston Globe have compared her to everything from…


From MusicWorld, posted 4.04.06

McGraw, Keith and Big & Rich Lead First Round of CMT Music Awards

BMI superstars led the list of nominees for the 2005 CMT Music Awards, country music's only fan-voted awards show. Tim McGraw drew five mentions, with Big & Rich and Toby Keith receiving four each. Alison Krauss, Martina McBride, Shania Twain and Keith Urban followed with three each.


From News, posted 2.28.05

Mindy Smith

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"I believe she will leave her mark as one of our greatest writers and singers ever." That's a quote from none other than Dolly Parton, about Mindy Smith, the 2004 Americana Music Association's Emerging/New Artist of the Year. Hefty praise, but Smith's stunning debut, One Moment More (Vanguard), seems to warrant it. The tender agonies and hard truths she deftly puts to song connected…


From MusicWorld, posted 12.15.04

Loretta Lynn Top Winner at Americana Honors & Awards Show

Taking home the Album of the Year and Artist of the Year trophies, longtime BMI affiliate Loretta Lynn was the night's big winner at the 2004 Americana Honors & Awards Show in Nashville. Among other BMI-affiliated winners were newcomer Mindy Smith, named New/Emerging Artist of the Year, and Will Kimbrough, recognized as Best Instrumentalist. Also during the ceremony, Lifetime Achievement Awards were issued to Chris…


From News, posted 10.17.04

Musicians Take BMI Stage at 3rd Annual ACL Music Fest

BMI will host a singer/songwriter stage at the 3rd Annual Austin City Limits Music Festival, to be held September 17-19 in Austin's Zilker Park (2100 Barton Springs Road). Writers featured on this year's expanded stage will include J.T. Van Zandt, Samantha Stollenwerck, Marc Broussard, Jason White, Kacy Crowley, the Honorary Title, Davis Raines, Bobby Bare, Jr., Monte Montgomery, Willie Mason, Trish Murphy,…


From News, posted 8.11.04

Loretta Lynn, Mindy Smith Take Over Americana Field

Allison Moorer and Buddy Miller were on hand at a BMI-hosted reception to announce the nominees for the 2004 Americana Honors and Awards, to be presented by the Americana Music Association (AMA) Sept. 24 in Nashville. The awards ceremony, co-sponsored by BMI, will be part of the Americana Music Association Conference set for Sept. 23-25 at the Nashville Convention Center.


From News, posted 7.27.04

Big Yellow Dog Guests At February Acoustic Lunch

BMI hosted Big Yellow Dog Music at the February installment of Acoustic Lunch, a noontime pitching session where BMI's top songwriters share their newest material. Featured were Big Yellow Dog staff writers Shawn Camp ("Two Pina Coladas"), Karyn Rochelle ("One More Time"), John Scott Sherrill ("How Long Gone") and Vanguard recording artist Mindy Smith ("Come To Jesus").


From News, posted 2.29.04

Mindy Smith Premieres ‘Jolene’ Video At BMI

Vanguard Records recording artist Mindy Smith marked the premiere of her video "Jolene" with a screening party at BMI Nashville. Directed by Trey Fanjoy, "Jolene" is Smith's contribution to the Dolly Parton tribute album Just Because I'm A Woman (Sugar Hill Records), which also features Alison Krauss, Norah Jones, Shania Twain, Joan Osborne, Shelby Lynne and Sinead…


From News, posted 10.14.03

Austin City Limits Festival Shares Stage with BMI Singer/Songwriters

 The 2nd Annual Austin City Limits Music Festival was bigger and better in every way: more music, more stages, greater attendance - even one more day. The event, produced by Capital Sports & Entertainment, was held September 19-21 across 15 acres in Zilker Park, and drew nearly 150,000 music fans total during the long weekend. BMI…


From News, posted 9.30.03

Musicians Take BMI Stage at ACL Music Fest

BMI will host a singer/songwriter stage at the 2nd Annual Austin City Limits Music Festival, to be held September 19 - 21 in Austin's beloved Zilker Park (2100 Barton Springs Road). Writers featured on the BMI-sponsored stage will include Bruce Robison ("Travelin' Soldier"), Shawn Camp ("Two Pi�a Coladas"), Robert Earl Keen ("This Old Porch") and


From News, posted 9.16.03

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