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Image 1 of 1: Built in 1964, the building gave a home to the first performing rights agency in Nashville when Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) came to the city. Established in 1939, BMI started as an active performing rights agency in Chicago and New York. The company gave the first BMI Country Awards in Nashville in 1953 at the historic Ryman Auditorium. BMI has also helped artists such as Elvis Presley (1935-1977) and Dolly Parton (1946-) collect royalties and establish licensing agreements. The building was remodelled in 1973.
Built in 1964, the building gave a home to the first performing rights agency in Nashville when Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) came to the city. Established in 1939, BMI started as an active performing rights agency in Chicago and New York. The company gave the first BMI Country Awards in Nashville in 1953 at the historic Ryman Auditorium. BMI has also helped artists such as Elvis Presley (1935-1977) and Dolly Parton (1946-) collect royalties and establish licensing agreements. The building was remodelled in 1973.

Built in 1964, the building gave a home to the first performing rights agency in Nashville when Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) came to the city. Established in 1939, BMI started as an active performing rights agency in Chicago and New York. The company gave the first BMI Country Awards in Nashville in 1953 at the historic Ryman Auditorium. BMI has also helped artists such as Elvis Presley (1935-1977) and Dolly Parton (1946-) collect royalties and establish licensing agreements. The building was remodelled in 1973.

BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated)

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Built in 1964, the building gave a home to the first performing rights agency in Nashville when Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) came to the city. Established in 1939, BMI started as an active performing rights agency in Chicago and New York. The company gave the first BMI Country Awards in Nashville in 1953 at the historic Ryman Auditorium. BMI has also helped artists such as Elvis Presley (1935-1977) and Dolly Parton (1946-) collect royalties and establish licensing agreements. The building was remodelled in 1973.

Title BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated)
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Amelia Smith, Belmont Student; October, 2018
Date 1964; 1973
Address 10 Music Square East Nashville, TN 37203
Type Building
Coverage Area 3
Source Carl Haverlin, president
Contributor Earl Swensson; Broadcast Music Incorporated
Subject Businesses; Events; Music; Neighborhoods; Organizations; Post-World War II
Keywords Buildings, Country Music Awards, Legal, Music Industry, Music Rights, Music Row, Performing Rights, BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated)
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0