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The Bo-Keys Reclaim Memphis R&B

The late Memphis music genius Jim Dickinson theorized that the city’s spirits — from its historic musicians to the buffalo herds that once roamed the bluffs along the Mississippi River — linger on to provide inspiration for today’s seekers. If that’s true, the Bo-Keys’ leader Scott Bomar must be a medium. The BMI songwriter, producer and bassist has the uncanny ability to channel the…
BMI Congratulates Our Members on More Than 375 Grammy Nominations!

Read BMI’s 2011 Grammy nominees news story from Decmeber 2, 2010. Name, Number of Nominations Eminem, 10 Lady Gaga, 6 John Legend, 5 Rihanna, 5 The Roots, 5 B.o.B, 4 Drake (socan), 4 Cee Lo Green,…
Eminem, Lady Gaga & Lady Antebellum Lead List of 2011 BMI Grammy Nominees

Eminem, Lady Gaga and Lady Antebellum lead BMI’s triumphant surge in the 2011 Grammy nominations, announced last night in Los Angeles. With 10 nominations, Eminem proves yet again that popularity and critical acclaim are best enjoyed hand in hand. His Recovery will vie for Album of the Year, while "Love the Way You Lie,” recorded and co-written by Eminem and his…
Gamble & Huff Named BMI Icons at 57th Annual Pop Awards

Eight-Way Tie for Prestigious Songwriter of the Year Crown, ‘Bubbly’ Earns Song of the Year, & Universal Music Secures Publisher of the Year Honors BMI held its 57th Annual Pop Awards tonight, honoring Gamble & Huff as BMI Icons. Songwriter of the Year honors resulted in a record-setting eight-way tie this year, saluting Colbie Caillat, Polow Da Don, T-Pain, Alan Chang,…
Demo Contest Winner Flies to NYC for Recording Session
Atlanta-based urban singer/songwriter/producer daRome Bentley, winner of the inaugural BMI/Demo Center/Sonicbids Demo Contest, stopped by the New York office after laying down tracks at the recording session he won as part of the grand prize. Shown in the New York office…
Atlanta’s daRome Bentley Wins Demo Contest
Atlanta-based singer/songwriter/producer daRome Bentley is the winner of BMI's inaugural Demo Contest, co-sponsored with music production company the Demo Center and electronic press kit producer Sonicbids.com. Over 1,000 songwriters and artists entered the highly anticipated competition, which ran from January through early April 2006, with Bentley chosen as the winner by a panel of prominent music…
BMI Writers Save 50% at 2005 Billboard Dance Summit
Billboard magazine is now offering a discount registration fee of $199 to BMI songwriters and composers for its 12th Annual Dance Music Summit, a savings of $200 off the full registration price. The conference will take place September 19-21 at the Union Square Ballroom in New York City. The 2005 Billboard Dance Music Summit will feature daytime panels addressing the latest trends in dance…
Sylvia Tosun
One of the brightest up-and-coming stars in the pop music firmament, Sylvia Tosun is an independent singer/songwriter who is earning heaps of praise for her ambitious music and historic performances. That's right — historic. Tosun recently returned from Beijing, China where she performed at the first ever concert at the Great Wall, entitled "Wall of Hope." Known for her multi-lingual skills, Tosun…
Goldspot Featured in BMI Podcast #3

Few have captured artistic honesty, musical purity, and sheer songcraft as LA’s Goldspot do on their full-length debut Tally Of The Yes Men, an inspired melding of decades of rock and pop influences with the melodic sensibilities of traditional Indian music. Imagine Paul Simon heading to Mumbai to record his next record and listening to the Cure on the flight and you’re getting close.…
Sylvia Tosun Named BMI’s Abe Olman Scholarship Recipient
BMI songwriter Sylvia Tosun has been named one of this year's recipients of the Songwriters Hall of Fame's Abe Olman Scholarship for Excellence in Songwriting. The scholarship, presented each year at the kick-off event to the SHOF induction ceremony, honors five gifted young composers and lyricists from songwriter programs sponsored by BMI, ASCAP, SESAC, SGA and the SHOF itself.
