Tag: BMI

Rising country star Hudson Westbrook celebrated a major career milestone yesterday (May 6) as BMI honored his first-ever chart-topping single, “House Again,” at BMI’s Nashville headquarters. The emotional hit, written by Westbrook alongside Dan Alley and Neil Medley, appears on the ACM nominee’s debut album Texas Forever. Produced by Lukas …

Nashville’s songwriting community was out in full force in Key West this past week as the Key West Songwriters Festival marked its milestone 30th anniversary (April 29–May 3), bringing more than 250 BMI songwriters and multi-genre creators together for the largest event of its kind. Presented by BMI and hosted …

Nashville’s songwriting community gathered for a major celebration this week as BMI honored Scotty McCreery for his seventh No. One hit, “Bottle Rockets,” during a party at its Music Row offices on April 16. The feel-good track—featuring Hootie & The Blowfish—not only topped the charts, but also marked a milestone …

Nashville’s songwriting spotlight is heating up once again as Red Bull officially launches the third annual Red Bull Jukebox Songwriting Competition, with submissions now open through July 31. Songwriters nationwide are invited to submit an original track for a shot at performing live at the next Red Bull Jukebox event …

BMI welcomed Ella Langley to its Nashville office on March 17 for her first-ever No. One celebration, honoring a pair of chart-topping hits, “weren’t for the wind” and “Choosin’ Texas.” The event brought together more than 400 industry guests as Langley reunited with her co-writers Johnny Clawson, Luke Dick, Miranda …

Legendary metal band, Megadeth, threw quite a party last Sunday at the NOZ Entertainment compound in LaVergne. The #1 Album celebration brought in hardcore fans from all over the world. Megadeth frontman, Dave Mustaine has made his home right here in middle Tennessee for the past decade and the band …

Just hours before officially joining the Grand Ole Opry, Nashville native Jelly Roll celebrated another major milestone in his career with a triple No. 1 party held March 10 at the Opry’s Studio A. Hosted by BMI and ASCAP, the event brought together the songwriters, producers and publishers behind three …

BMI opened its doors on Music Row yesterday (2/24) to celebrate one of country music’s fastest-rising stars as Tucker Wetmore toasted his chart-topping single “3, 2, 1” with friends, collaborators and the Nashville music community. Hosted at BMI’s Nashville office and co-presented with ASCAP, the afternoon honored the ACM and …

BMI brought the celebration to Music Row this week as Lainey Wilson was honored for her ninth No. 1 hit, “Somewhere Over Laredo,” during a packed gathering Tuesday night (Jan. 13) at BMI’s Nashville office. More than 300 industry friends turned out to toast the chart-topper, which is also up …

BMI wrapped up its final No. 1 celebration of 2025 on Monday (12/1), honoring MCA/Universal Music Canada/CORE Records artist Josh Ross for his first chart-topping single, “Single Again.” The Nashville industry gathered at Moto Moda to salute the rising artist, whose breakout hit appears on his debut album Later Tonight …