'Chicks With Hits' Celebrate Ten Years Of Hatching Hits BMI To Host Celebration On October 8, 2008

Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ BMI) - With a string of No 1 hits under their feathers, 'Chicks With Hits' will celebrate their 10th anniversary at BMI October 8. Hatched in 1998, 'Chicks With Hits' is a group of independent prominent Nashville female publishers with an innovative approach to pitching songs as a group to artists, producers and A & R reps.

Their collaborative efforts have lead to hit songs by some of music's biggest stars. This list includes 'Back When I Knew It All' (Montgomery Gentry); 'Bama Breeze' (Jimmy Buffett); 'Big Star' (Kenny Chesney); 'Bring On The Rain' and 'Delicious Surprise' (Jo Dee Messina); 'I'll Take That As A Yes' (Phil Vassar); 'I'm One Of You' (Hank Jr.); 'In My Daughter's Eyes' (Martina McBride); 'Life Or Love' (Alan Jackson); 'My Last Name' (Dierks Bentley); 'She Was' (Mark Chestnutt); 'She's My Kind Of Rain,' (Tim McGraw); 'Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off' (Joe Nichols); 'Troubadour' (George Strait); '99% Sure (I've Never Been Here Before)' (Brian McComas); and many more.

The 'Chicks With Hits' roster reads like the cast of 'Survivor: The Music Publishing Business.' With hits and industry awards under their wings, they just keep clucking along through the ups and downs...together! They are:

Abbe Nameche
Debbie Zavitson
Dianna Maher
Janie West
Jewel Coburn
Judy Harris
Karen Conrad
Kim Jones
Lisa Johnson
Lisa Ramsey-Perkins
Melanie Howard
Missi Gallimore
Ree Guyer Buchanan
Robin Palmer
Shawn Helfin-Almgren
Stephanie Cox
Whitney Daane