50th Annual BMI Country Awards Honor Top Music Makers On November 5.Entertainment Editors NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 2002 Performing rights Performing rights are the right to perform music in public. It is part of copyright law and demands payment to the music’s composer/lyricist and publisher (with the royalties generally split 50/50 between the two) when a business uses music in a public performance. organization BMI BMI body mass index. BMI abbr. body mass index Body mass index (BMI) A measurement that has replaced weight as the preferred determinant of obesity. will salute the past year's most popular Country songs on Tuesday, November 5 at the 50th Annual BMI Country Awards, the oldest awards program honoring country music creators. Staged at the company's Music Row offices, the black-tie, invitation-only event spotlights the 50 most performed songs of last year. BMI President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Frances Preston and BMI Nashville Vice President Paul Corbin will present Citations of Achievement to the writers and publishers of the top 50 songs. The evening will culminate in the announcement of Songwriter of the Year, Publisher of the Year, and Most Performed Country Song of the Year (the Robert J. Burton Award). Among the distinguished talents who have previously been crowned BMI Country Songwriter of the Year are Harlan Howard, Don Gibson, Bill Anderson, Roger Miller, John D. Loudermilk, Kris Kristofferson, Merle merle a pattern of coat color pigmentation with dark, irregular blotches on a lighter background. Seen in some Collies and Welsh corgis. In shorthaired dogs, e.g. Great Danes and Dachshunds, the similar pattern is called dapple. Haggard, Dennis Morgan Dennis Morgan (December 20, 1908 – September 7, 1994) was an American actor-singer. In 1945 he played the part of Jefferson Jones in the holiday classic Christmas in Connecticut opposite Barbara Stanwyck. , Paul Overstreet, Vince Gill  The introduction of this article is too short.To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, it should be expanded. , Shania Twain, Tom Shapiro, Dixie Chick Martie Maguire, Ronnie Dunn, Bobby Braddock and eight-time victor Billy Sherrill Billy Sherrill (born Phil Campbell, Alabama, November 5 1936) was a record producer and arranger who is most famous for his association with a number of country artists, most notably Tammy Wynette. . Last year's top winners were Songwriter/Artist of the Year Toby Keith, Songwriters Marv Green and Aimee Mayo, and Tia Sillers, writer of Song of the Year "I Hope You Dance." BMI represents approximately 300,000 songwriters, composers, and publishers in all areas of music. It collects license fees on behalf of American creators, as well as for thousands of creators from around the world who haven chosen BMI for American representation. The fees for the public performances of its repertoire are then distributed as royalties to the writers and copyright holders BMI represents. These performances include radio airplay air·play n. The broadcasting of an audio or audiovisual recording on the air over radio or television. airplay Noun the broadcast performances of a record on radio , broadcast and cable television carriage and live and recorded performances by other music customers, including but not limited to the Internet, cell phone ring tones, restaurants and clubs, retail outlets, and music-on-hold. Beginning at 10pm CT/11pm ET November 5, a complete list of 2002 BMI Country Award winners will be available at bmi.com. High-resolution photos will also be available for downloading at press.bmi.com/country02. For a brief history of country music's oldest awards presentation, visit press.bmi.com/country02. To secure a password to view other events on the BMI press site, contact Pat Baird: 212/830-2528 or pbaird@bmi.com. Calendar note: Tuesday, November 5 is also Election Day. |
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