BMG Songs Nominated for CMA Song of the Year

BMG and Zomba represent six nominations at this year's Country Music Association (CMA) Awards, including Song of the Year nominee "Bless The Broken Road." The CMAs will be held November 15 in New York.

39th Annual CMA Nominations:

Album of the Year
"Feels Like Today" (Lyric Street) Rascal Flatts
BMG Songs Nashville controls the album's #1 hit "Bless The Broken Road"

"Live Like You Were Dying" (Curb) Tim McGraw
BMG Songs controls 3 tracks, BMG Music Publishing U.K. controls 1 track on the album

"Somewhere Down In Texas" (MCA) George Strait
Zomba Music Publishing U.S. controls 2 tracks on the album.

"There's More Where That Came From" (MCA) Lee Ann Womack
BMG Songs controls 4 tracks on the album.

Musical Event of the Year
Shania Twain (with Billy Currington)
"Party for Two" (MCA)
The song is a Zomba Music Publishing U.K. copyright.

Song of the Year (awarded to songwriter and publisher)
"Bless The Broken Road" (Lyric Street) Rascal Flatts
Marcus Hummon and Bobby E. Boyd, songwriters; Careers-BMG, publisher (BMG Songs)

R. Kelly Named BMI Urban Songwriter of the Year

Zomba Music Publishing's R. Kelly was named Songwriter of the Year and took home four performance awards at the 2005 BMI Urban Music Awards held Friday in Miami.

The winners list...

Urban Songwriter of the Year: R. Kelly (Zomba Music Publishing)

Top Urban Producers: Cool & Dre (Zomba Music Publishing), Chad Hugo (Careers-BMG), R. Kelly (Zomba Music Publishing)

Performance Awards:

'Drop It Like It's Hot' - Writer: Chad Hugo (Careers-BMG) / Artist: Snoop Dogg (Interscope Records)

'Game Over' - Writer: Lil Flip (Careers-BMG) / Artist: Lil Flip (Columbia Records)

'Gigolo' - Writer: R. Kelly (Zomba Music Publishing) / Artist: Nick Cannon feat. R. Kelly (Jive Records)

'Hotel' - Writer: R. Kelly (Zomba Music Publishing) / Artist: Cassidy feat. R. Kelly (J Records)

'Milkshake' - Writer: Chad Hugo (Careers-BMG) / Artist: Kelis (Arista Records)

'Read Your Mind' - Writer: Steve 'Stone' Huff (Zomba Music Publishing) / Artist: Avant (Geffen Records)

'Step In The Name of Love' - Writer: R. Kelly (Zomba Music Publishing / Artist: R. Kelly (Jive Records)

'Sunshine' - Writer: Lil Flip (Careers-BMG) / Artist: Lil Flip (Columbia Records)

'Thoia Thoing' - Writer: R. Kelly (Zomba Music Publishing) / Artist: R. Kelly (Jive Records)