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BMI Artists Poised for Big Night at 2008 Latin Grammys

BMI artist/songwriters captured a slew of the 2008 Latin Grammy nominations, announced recently in Los Angeles. The fastest-growing format in the country, Latin music continues to commandeer the mainstream spotlight, thanks to both established favorites and promising new voices. With six nominations, Café Tacvba garnered the most nods, boasting a Best Alternative Album nod for Sino, Record of the Year and Best Alternative Song taps for “Volver…
An Infusion of Sounds at BMI SXSW Club Showcase
Club de Ville was the stomping ground for the BMI Club Showcase during the 2008 SXSW Music Festival. Held March 13, a multitude of music enthusiast packed the club to enjoy a plethora of artistry from a grab bag list of performers. The sound of Latin, electronica, neo-soul, and rock beats emitted from the second consecutive BMI showcase at Club de Ville, which featured performances from Jacob…
Circo

To be campy in the 21st century? Why not? Just challenging what’s expected, swimming against the tide, is what has always characterized one of the Spanish music world’s most innovative music groups: Circo. With a name that is both short and to the point, the same way the band’s four members make music, Circo is impossible to forget. And that’s how “Cursi” (Campy), their new and first…
Industry Panel Series Heads to Puerto Rico
BMI continued its successful music industry seminar series in Puerto Rico with a panel at the Hard Rock Café in San Juan. Panelists included Fofé, BMI songwriter and lead singer of Grammy-nominated Latin rock band Circo; Raúl López, label owner and manager; Claribel Cuevas, Creative Director, Famous Music Publishing; Maria Lazarus, Vice President, Sun Trust Bank; Eddie Perez, Sony/BMG Sales Manager, Puerto Rico; and BMI's Diane Almodovar, Joey Mercado,…
BMI Announces Launch of Latin Website
en español BMI is proud to announce the launch of BMILatin.com, a new website created for Spanish-speaking songwriters, composers, music publishers and professional music users that spotlights BMI Latin writers and artists. "BMILatin.com is an excellent resource for our Spanish-speaking affiliates, as well as for anyone interested in finding out more information about BMI's Latin songwriters and artists," said Diane Almodovar,…
Circo

Everything seemed perfect. The two Latin Grammy nominations (Best Rock Album, Best New Artist) and a big feature in Los Angeles' New Times the same week of “El Grito de BMI” spread the word about Circo like wildfire. However, minutes before the show, some close to the band showed concern about the fact that there had been no sound-check. Singer José Luis “Fofé” Abreu looked at…
Producer Humberto Gatica Tops BMI’s Latin Grammy Noms List
BMI songwriter/producer Humberto Gatica leads the list of BMI-affiliated stars nominated for Latin Grammy's with four nods, it was announced on July 24 at a celebrity-filled press conference held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. He will compete against himself in the Record of the Year category as producer and engineer/mixer on two songs: La Ley's "Mentira" and Alejandro…
