BMI Hosts Conversation With Addison Rae

BMI’s Shannon Sanders, BMI’s Lauren Wilkinson, BMI’s Jackson Kiger, Addison Rae (BMI), Tayla Parx (BMI), BMI’s MaryAnn Keen and BMI’s Claire Dodelin. Photo: Yasmine Diba
“BMI Presents a Conversation with Addison Rae” took place at Nashville’s Analog this past Friday (Sept. 26) with the singer-songwriter discussing her debut album, Addison, with moderator and 2x Grammy nominee, Tayla Parx.
The intimate, invitation-only event brought together industry professionals to hear Rae chat about the co-writing process behind the 12 tracks on her album, including the viral hit, “Diet Pepsi.”
Hosted by BMI’s Shannon Sanders, Parx led the discussion with Rae on writing songs like “Headphones On,” “Times Like These” and “High Fashion.” “BMI Presents a Conversation with Addison Rae” was held prior to Rae’s headlining show at The Pinnacle in Nashville on Saturday (Sept. 27).

BMI songwriter/2x GRAMMY nominee Tayla Parx leads the conversation with BMI’s Addison Rae about the songwriting process behind her debut album, Addison. Photo: Yasmine Diba
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