Six Radio Groups Join BMI Fundraising Event
• Cox Media Group, Alpha Media, Beasley Media Group, Hubbard Radio, Neuhoff Media and Townsquare Media announced that they will join BMI and some of Country music’s top songwriters for a radio concert to benefit the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief fund — A Salute to the Songwriters, presented by BMI, will air nationwide this Saturday, May 16 at 7pm local time. The event will feature Country music superstar and American Idoljudge Luke Bryan as a special guest co-host alongside several prominent local Country air personalities — Christi Brooks of KKBQ (93Q)/Houston, Fitz of KNUC (98.9 The Bull)/Seattle, Jeff K of KCYE (102.7 Coyote Country)/Las Vegas, Brian & Crissy of WGNA/Albany, NY and Josh Roberts of WFMB/Springfield, IL. Proceeds will go directly to the special MusiCares fund created by BMI, ASCAP and SESAC to support songwriters affected by the pandemic.
The commercial-free three-hour concert will be broadcast on more than 100 Country stations across all six broadcast groups and feature some of the songwriters behind country music’s biggest hits straight from their living rooms and home studios — Dallas Davidson and Rhett Akins, Jon Randall and Jessi Alexander, Luke Dick and Jeff Hyde, Brandon Kinney and Clint Daniels, Barry Dean and Natalie Hemby as well as Dylan Altman and Wynn Varble.
“We’re proud to partner with the country’s leading local radio groups to support the songwriters whose music brings us together in good times and in bad,” said Mike O’Neill, President & CEO, BMI. “Songwriters are often considered the smallest of small businesses, and like so many small businesses, they are deeply impacted by this pandemic. We’re so grateful that some of BMI’s top country music creators are lending their voices to support this incredibly important cause.”
Tim Clarke, VP of Content and Audience for Cox Media Group, remarked, “Like so many others, songwriters have been deeply impacted by COVID-19 and the temporary closure of bars, restaurants and live music venues. Broadcasters have outstanding relationships with this community, and we are honored to join together in creating this special to celebrate and support these talented individuals who are the heart of country music.”
To donate to the MusiCares COVID-19 relief fund for songwriters, text SONGWRITERS to 41444 or donate online.
