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Rolfe Kent Receives Richard Kirk Award at BMI Film & TV Awards
Global music rights leader Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) held its annual Film/TV Awards tonight at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. The ceremony saluted the composers of music featured in the past year’s top-grossing films, top-rated primetime network television series, and highest-ranking cable network programs. Rolfe Kent received BMI’s Richard Kirk Award, which is bestowed on composers who have made significant contributions to the realm of film… more
From News, posted 5.17.12
Carole King Named BMI Icon at 60th Annual BMI Pop Awards
Global music rights leader Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) honored the songwriters and music publishers behind the year’s most-performed songs on Tuesday, May 15 at the organization’s 60th annual Pop Awards, held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. Carole King received the BMI Icon Award recognizing the “unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers” she has made through her incomparable catalog as a songwriter and recording artist.… more
From News, posted 5.16.12
Nuno Dario Wins 2012 BMI/Jerry Goldsmith Film Scoring Scholarship
Nuno Dario was named the BMI/Jerry Goldsmith Film Scoring Scholarship recipient on Monday, May 21 at the BMI Los Angeles offices. The announcement was made by Doreen Ringer Ross, Vice President, Film/TV Relations, BMI, and Pascale Cohen-Olivar, Program Director, UCLA Extension. The BMI/Jerry Goldsmith Film Scoring Scholarship is an annual award at UCLA Extension that is presented to a student in the school’s Film Scoring program.… more
From News, posted 5.30.12
BMI Brings Nashville Cool to Bonnaroo
BMI will dispatch three of the freshest voices from Nashville’s thriving independent rock scene to the 2012 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The 4th annual Road to Bonnaroo contest victors By Lightning, Wild Cub, and Fly Golden Eagle each earned slots in the festival’s Great Taste Lounge Brewed by Miller Lite, where they will serve as ambassadors of Nashville’s spit-polished Southern eclecticism. Sponsored by BMI, Mercy Lounge, the Nashville Scene,… more
From News, posted 5.23.12
Jean Carlos Almonte Wins Peermusic Latin Scholarship
Porfirio Piña, Director of the BMI Foundation's peermusic Latin Scholarship, has announced that Jean Carlos Almonte is the winner of the 9th annual peermusic Latin Scholarship, a competition for original Latin songs and instrumental compositions. Almonte, a native of Dominican Republic and a student at Utah State University, received a $5,000 scholarship for his song, “No Me Puedo Mentir.” The award was… more
From News, posted 5.23.12
Remembering Howard Richmond: 1918-2012
Preeminent BMI music publisher and Songwriters Hall of Fame co-founder Howard Richmond has passed away. He was 94 years old. As a music publisher, Richmond was a vital force in the careers of legends such as Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Bart Howard, Shel Silverstein, Huddie Ledbetter and many others. Along with Johnny Mercer and fellow publisher Abe Olman,… more
From News, posted 5.22.12
BMI Sets Stage at ACL Fest 2012
BMI will pair homegrown Southern eclecticism with soulful U.K. swagger on its stage at the 11th Annual Austin City Limits Music Festival, scheduled for October 12-14 in Austin, Texas. Nestled in a shady Zilker Park corner, the BMI stage is a perennial favorite, where crowd surfing is harmoniously followed by two-stepping. With widely varying acts hailing from Nashville: Nikki Lane, Colorfeels, more
From News, posted 5.22.12
BMI Songwriters Win 62% of 2012 Billboard Music Awards
BMI songwriters scored 62% of the Billboard Music Awards handed out on Sunday, May 20 in Las Vegas. BMI’s commanding majority spanned pop, dance, hip-hop, country and contemporary Christian music wins, reflecting the diversity and unparalleled popularity of the BMI repertoire. With 12 trophies, Adele led the BMI surge, while Lil Wayne followed with four awards. more
From News, posted 5.21.12
Remembering Robin Gibb: 1949-2012
Robin Gibb, a beloved longtime member of BMI’s songwriting family, died on Sunday, May 20 in London. He was 62. Along with brothers Maurice and Barry, Robin formed the Bee Gees, and although the band became synonymous with the disco movement they led, the Bee Gees achieved pop music perfection a decade before helping to ignite the 70’s dance craze. During the… more
From News, posted 5.21.12
Adele Leads BMI Wins at 57th Annual Ivor Novellos
BMI’s U.K. songwriting family took home top honors at the 57th annual Ivor Novello Awards, a tradition celebrating the most brilliant accomplishments in songwriting and composing in the U.K. each year that has become one of the most prestigious ceremonies in the country’s creative community. Adele earned the Songwriter of the Year title, while “Rolling in the Deep,” which she co-wrote with Paul Epworth, was named… more
From News, posted 5.18.12
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