15 Nov 22 Texas Country Music Awards Winners Announced
FORT WORTH, TX (Sunday, November 13, 2022) – For Texas Country Music fans from all over, the Fort Worth Stockyards was the place to be on Sunday November 13 as the Texas Country Music Association once again presented a spectacular event with the 2022 Texas Country Music Awards at Billy Bob’s Texas. This was the event’s fifth year in Fort Worth and fourth year at Billy Bob’s according to Linda…
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Texas music
16 Aug 22 TCMA Names Songwriter Contest Finalists
FORT WORTH, TX (August 15, 2022) — The Texas Country Music Association announced today that the 2022 TCMA Songwriter Contest’s Preliminary Round Judges have named the top 10 Finalists in each the Country and Christian Country categories. Those top 10 Finalists now move to the Final Round Judges for scoring. There were 334 total songs submitted in both categories and all entries were original works. Preliminary Round Judges scored each…
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Songwriting, TCMA, Texas music
05 Feb 20 Governor Honors Texas Music Office
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott Monday congratulated the Texas Music Office on its 30th anniversary. The Texas Music Office (TMO) serves the Texas music industry by creating new opportunities and connecting businesses in communities all across the state. The TMO acts as a clearinghouse for Texas music industry information, serves as a liaison between music businesses and government agencies, publicizes significant developments within the industry, and attracts essential music industry to…
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Texas music
12 Jan 20 Bill Wisener, Unique Friend to Music, Dies
By Sam Moore Occasionally, a story must be written. The writer knows that, eventually, the time will come for that story to come to life. But it is very sad when the life of the story costs the life of a human being. And that is what has created this story: the loss of Bill Wisener. For anyone who has ever been along South Lamar Street near downtown Dallas –…
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Tags: Bill Wisener, Texas music
21 Aug 19 Garth Brooks Bringing Dive Bar to Texas
(From Taste of Country) Garth Brooks is taking his 2019 Dive Bar Tour to Texas. The country superstar will be playing at Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, Texas, on Sept. 23. Local country music radio stations in Texas and Oklahoma announced the news of Brooks’ next Dive Bar Tour stop Tuesday afternoon. Fans will have to win their way into the show by listening to local stations; attendees must be 21 years of age or…
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Tags: garth brooks, Gruene Hall, Texas music
02 Jul 19 State Becomes Even More Texas Music Friendly
Catching up with some news while we were down…. San Angelo has been named the latest Texas Music Friendly community by the Governor’s office. San Angelo joins other Texas cities that have received the official Music Friendly Community designation from the Texas Music Office, including Conroe, Stephenville, Lindale, Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, and Denton.
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Tags: San Angelo, Texas music friendly
23 Feb 19 Texas Music Bringing More Jobs to the State
A new study released by the Texas Music office reveals that more than 2,000 permanent music jobs were added in 2018. The governor’s office commissioned the report to determine the impact of music businesses and music education in the state. The new jobs translated to an additional $1.1 billion dollars in the Texas economy, according to the report’s findings. The ripple effect of new music businesses and education in the…
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17 Dec 18
Tomorrow, Conroe will become the latest city recognized by the Texas Music Office as a “Music Friendly Community.” A free event will be held at 5pm at Pacific Yard House in Conroe.
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09 Nov 18 Stephenville to Receive Texas Music Friendly Community Certification
On Tuesday, November 13,The Texas Music Office within the Office of the Governor will certify Stephenville as the sixth city to receive the TMO’s Music Friendly Community certification at a celebration ceremony from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Twisted J. The public is invited to attend this free event. Performing that evening will be Pearl Street Combo, with an open jam following the ceremony featuring other local musicians.
Posted by: Sam Moore
08 Nov 18 BMI Opening Office in Austin
The new office, expected to open in early 2019, will allow BMI to work directly with the talented songwriters, composers, publishers and emerging songwriters and artists in the thriving Austin music community and help enhance their ability to earn a living by writing music. The BMI office is being opened with the support of Governor Abbott and the Texas Music Office and Entrepreneur Gary Keller, co-founder of the Austin Music Movement, who is signing on as a key sponsor of BMI’s Texas music initiatives.
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Tags: BMI, Texas music
