SESAC held its 2011 Nashville Music Awards on Nov. 7 at The Pinnacle at Symphony Place. The honors were hosted by SESAC VP Writer/Publisher Relations Tim Fink. Awards for the year’s top performing songs were given to the SESAC writers and publishers who helped create them. SESAC also recognized and honored several writers making significant […]
ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) hosted its 49th annual Country Music Awards on Nov. 6 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville. The evening’s top honors were awarded to the following: ASCAP Songwriter of the Year: Ben Hayslip Hayslip scored his first Country Songwriter of the Year award. He wrote or […]
Songwriters John Oates, Matraca Berg, Jim Lauderdale and Angel Snow teamed for a panel discussion about their craft at the recent Americana Music Conference, sharing stories about influences, mentors, co-writing and more. Lauderdale’s humor kept the session rollicking along, minus a minor interruption from his ringing cell phone. “Hold on, it’s Lady Gaga,” he laughed. […]
Yaklin Signs with Orbison Music/Still Working Music • Hit Writers Perform Benefit • Green Hills Music Group Signing • Publisher Mickey Goldsen Passes • Avery Earls Arrives • UMPG Promotes Brian Lambert
Warner/Chappell Music is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year. Since its beginning in 1811 as Chappell & Co. the publisher has grown to a catalogue of more than one million copyrights and a diverse roster of 65,000 composers. A video tells the Warner/Chappell story, which began at a family music shop on London’s Bond Street, […]
