50th Annual BMI Awards

Shapiro, Verges Top Writers

PRESS RELEASE

Nashville, November 5—Performing rights organization BMI presented its Country Awards tonight, honoring the songwriters and publishers of the past year's 50 most performed country songs. Ultimate honors for Song, Songwriter and Publisher...

2002 ASCAP Country Awards

Scott Named Top Songwriter

ASCAP held its 40th Annual Country Music Awards dinner last night (Nov. 4) at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville.

Writers with multiple wins included Kenny Beard, Roxie Dean, Alan Jackson, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Kelley Lovelace...

CCMA Awards Winners

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CALGARY, Alberta, Canada (September 10, 2002)—The Canadian Country Music Awards showcased some of Canada's biggest country performers at Pengrowth Saddledome Monday night. The awards show opened with a performance by Emerson Drive...

CMA Nominees Announced

AJ Sets Record with 10

Alan Jackson set a new record today receiving 10 CMA Award nominations in one year – besting Merle Haggard’s long-standing record of nine nominations in a single year set in 1970.

Surprise guest Brad Paisley...

SONY LAYOFFS REACH NASHVILLE

Sony Music Nashville combined its Epic and Monument promotion staffs today
(8/9) with five employees exiting and 11 more receiving new titles or promotions, a Sony spokesperson confirms. The moves come as part of Sony...

HINTON LEAVES MCA NASHVILLE

LEWIS TO OVERSEE LABEL

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Nashville, Tennessee and Santa Monica, California, August 7, 2002—After 19 years of leading one of country music’s most successful labels, Bruce Hinton has chosen to leave his position as Chairman of MCA...

Warner & Curb Expand Relationship

Ink Long-Term Agreement

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NEW YORK, July 23, 2002—Warner Music Group announced today that it has expanded its relationship with veteran music executive and Curb Records Chairman and founder Mike Curb. Under the new, long-term...

BMI Christian Award Winners

Press Release from BMI

Nashville, June 24, 2002—Performing rights organization BMI saluted the writers and publishers of the past year’s most performed Christian songs during the BMI Christian Music Awards tonight, with highest honors...

Flameworthy Winner

And the Winners Are...

Here is a complete list of winners from the CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards, held June 12 at the Gaylord Entertainment Center:

Breakthrough Video: I Breathe In, I Breathe Out, Chris Cagle

Video Director: Michael...

BMG Acquires Zomba Music Interest

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The Zomba Music Group announced today in London that it has exercised its long-standing put option for Bertelsmann’s division, BMG Music to acquire the remaining shares of Zomba that it doesn’t own...