BMI Stands ``Amazed'' At 48th Annual Country Awards; Seidel and Twain Reign As Songwriter/Artists with Anderson, Ewing and Sony/ATV Tree Tops in Songs.Entertainment Editors & Country Music Writers NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2000 Performing rights 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. staged the 48th edition of its Country Awards tonight, with superlative honors reserved for "Amazed," songwriter/artists Martie Seidel sei·del n. A beer mug. [German, from Middle High German s  del, from Latin situla, bucket.]Noun 1. of the Dixie Chicks and Shania Twain, songwriters Al Anderson and Skip Ewing, and Sony/ATV Tree. BMI Citations of Achievement were presented by 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 VP Roger Sovine to the songwriters and publishers of the past year's 50 most performed songs during a gala at BMI's Music Row offices. "Amazed" earned writers Marv Green, Chris Lindsey and Aimee Mayo the Robert J. Burton Award as Most Performed Country Song of the Year. An unprecedented 8-weeks-at-No. 1-Billboard smash for RCA See RCA connector and video/TV history. recording artists Lonestar, "Amazed" is published by Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Golden Wheat Music, Silverkiss Music, Songs of Nashville DreamWorks and Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. Al Anderson, Skip Ewing, Martie Seidel and Shania Twain each placed three songs on the list of 50 to form a Country Songwriter of the Year quadrumvirate quad·rum·vi·rate n. A group of four people joined in authority or office, especially a government of four people: "[Chiang Kai-shek] was . . . . Anderson and Ewing were presented with BMI Crystals inscribed in·scribe tr.v. in·scribed, in·scrib·ing, in·scribes 1. a. To write, print, carve, or engrave (words or letters) on or in a surface. b. To mark or engrave (a surface) with words or letters. with Songwriter of the Year; Seidel and Twain were gifted with the inaugural Songwriter/Artist Crystals. Al Anderson, formerly of NRBQ NRBQ New Rhythm and Blues Quartet , posted the winning titles "Powerful Thing," "Big Deal" and "Unbelievable." Skip Ewing was cited for "Put Your Hand In Mine," "Wish You Were Here" and "You Had Me From Hello." Martie Seidel of the Dixie Chicks saw her first-ever BMI Awards - for "Cowboy Take Me Away," "Ready To Run" and "You Were Mine" - deliver a share of the night's top songwriting prize. "You Were Mine" (composed with sister/Chick Emily Robison) is from the Monument trio's Wide Open Spaces album; the other two songs were No. 1 hits from Fly. Returning champ Shania Twain's award-winning compositions were "Come On Over," "Man! I Feel Like A Woman" and "That Don't Impress Me Much," all from the 17-times platinum Mercury release Come On Over. The 1999 CMA CMA - Concert Multithread Architecture from DEC. Entertainer of the Year, who captured both BMI Country Songwriter and Song ("You're Still The One") honors last year, was also crowned BMI Pop Songwriter of Year the past two years; she now owns 22 BMI Country and Pop Awards. Sony/ATV Tree placed nine songs on the most performed list to snare the BMI Country Publisher of the Year trophy. BMI's Citations of Achievement are given annually in recognition of popularity in the field of country music, as measured by feature broadcast performances on American radio and television; the 2000 eligibility period ran April 1, 1999 through March 21, 2000. A complete list of 2000 BMI Country Awards winners and photos are available at bmi.com. |
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