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The Peach Pickers: Ben Hayslip, Dallas Davidson and Rhett Akins
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The Ryman got a little sweeter Tuesday night during the third annual Georgia On My Mind benefit concert hosted by The Peach Pickers, the country songwriting trio made up of Rhett Atkins, Dallas Davidson and Ben Hayslip. Continue Reading →
Play It Again Publishing
Top: Bradley Collins (BMI), Brian Kolb (songwriter), Hannah Montgomery (Creative Director), Dallas Davidson (President/ CEO), Austin Marshall (Executive Vice President), Megan Pool (CFO), Jody Williams (BMI)
Bottom: Houston Phillips (Songwriter), Maggie Rose (Songwriter), Kyle Fishman (Songwriter)
Hit singer-songwriter and producer Dallas Davidson announces the launch of Play It Again Music Publishing.
There’s no argument that Nashville songwriter Dallas Davidson is on a hot streak, writing hit after hit, and Tuesday, Oct. 7, Davidson, along with co-writers and friends Lee Brice and Rob Hatch, celebrated their 2014 CMA Song of the Year nomination for the RIAA platinum certified No. 1 hit “I Don’t Dance” at East Ivy Mansion in Nashville, Tenn. Davidson, who received his 19th No. 1 in August, has already broken Top 10 on Country charts with his latest hit, “Small Town Throwdown,” performed by Brantley Gilbert, Justin Moore and Thomas Rhett. Continue Reading →
Maggie Rose delivers a clever and catchy tune with her new song “Girl In Your Truck Song”.
She makes clever use of popular lyrics from many “bro-country” songs like “get your shine on”, “cruise”, “hop on in and slide over”, and many more threaded throughout the song. You will find yourself listening over and over just to see how many “bro-country” song lyrics you can pick out! Aside from that fun aspect, you will want to listen again simply because it’s a catchy mid-tempo tune sung by a very talented vocalist. Continue Reading →
The 1st annual GEORGIA ON MY MIND benefit for the Georgia Music Foundation in partnership with Jameson Irish Whiskey took place at 3rd & Lindsley in Nashville this past week playing to a sold out crowd. Continue Reading →
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), the global leader in music rights management, honored its Country Songwriter, Song and Publisher of the Year at the 60th annual BMI Country Awards held at the company’s Nashville, TN building. Also saluted were the writers and publishers of the past year’s 50 most-performed songs on radio and TV from BMI’s country repertoire. In addition, the incredible songwriting career of Tom T. Hall was celebrated by naming him a BMI Icon.
Hall joins other BMI Icons who have had “a unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers” including Billy Sherrill, John Fogerty, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Isaac Hayes, Merle Haggard, Brian Wilson, Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, the Bee Gees, Bobby Braddock, Bill Anderson, Ray Davies, James Brown and more.
10 of the top 20 most-performed works in the U.S. from BMI’s repertoire were country songs in 2011, accounting for more than 11 million radio and TV performances alone. If each performance were played back to back, the total time spent listening would be the equivalent of 66 consecutive years, underscoring the staggering volume of country music represented by BMI on the airwaves. Country music has achieved overwhelming success in the mainstream marketplace, and claims more terrestrial radio towers than any other format in the U.S.
Country music fans are aware that the genre has no shortage of awards shows (at least four and counting). Arguably the most prestigious of these, however, is the Academy of Country Music Awards (ACMs) held in Las Vegas in April. What fewer country fans may know is the Academy holds an annual awards show for non-televised industry and specialty awards called the ACM Honors, which took place Monday at The Ryman Auditorium. Continue Reading →
