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BMI Tunespeak Stage A Highlight Of LouFest

September 12, 2017/by Lorie Hollabaugh

Jonny P shows some soul on the BMI Tunespeak stage. Photo: Jason Gonulsen

BMI returned to LouFest last weekend for its fifth year of showcasing music’s hottest up-and-coming acts at the St. Louis festival. This year’s festival was attended by record breaking crowds, many of whom gathered at the BMI stage for performances from a stellar lineup of BMI artists including Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Lizzo, local favorites 18andCounting and Lollapalooza’s BMI stage veteran Ron Gallo.

In addition to the weekend’s performances, BMI also commemorated the weekend in a special way honoring the legacy of Chuck Berry. Prior to the festival’s star-studded Chuck Berry tribute, BMI Nashville’s Senior Director of Writer Publisher Relations David Preston presented Berry’s wife with three MillionAir awards.

Ron Gallo keeps it cool at the BMI Stage at LouFest. Photo: Jason Gonulsen

Charles Berry Jr. and Mrs. Chuck Berry accept three MillionAir awards on behalf of Chuck Berry from BMI’s David Preston

Pictured (L-R): Tunespeak’s Caitlyn Dum, Beau Dillard and Tom Pernikoff, BMI’s Nina Carter, Starwolf and BMI’s David Preston and Branden Bosler. Photo: Jason Gonulsen

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Lorie Hollabaugh
Lorie Hollabaugh
Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.
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