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At 19, Jayme Dee Records Major Debut
Sometimes real life truly can be the best teacher. That’s how 19-year-old singer/songwriter Jayme Dee sees things. Although she tried her hand at formal schooling, enrolling at the University of Southern California to study music, she dropped out after just one semester in order to pursue her dreams first-hand. “I was a vocal major, and I was taking songwriting classes and things like that,” says Dee, who was born and…
From MusicWorld, posted 12.01.11
Lauren Alaina, From ‘American Idol’ to ‘Wildflower’
Lauren Alaina isn’t the first precocious teenager to set her sights on Nashville. As the 16-year-old prepares for an October 11 launch of her debut, Wildflower, she walks a path traveled by stars like Taylor Swift, Leann Rimes, Tanya Tucker, and Brenda Lee. But Alaina is the rare teen prodigy to arrive on the scene with a fully-formed career -- complete…
From MusicWorld, posted 10.10.11
Aretha Franklin, Kris Bowers, Bobby Avey Honored by Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz
As the Thelonious Monk Institute staged its 25th Anniversary International Jazz Piano Competition and All-Star Gala Concert, one thing became brilliantly clear: Jazz music is thriving in virtuosic hands. BMI composer-pianist Kris Bowers was named the first-place winner of the Jazz Piano Competition. Held Sunday, September 11 and Monday, September 12 in Washington, D.C., the contest drew 12 semifinalists from around the world, who…
From News, posted 9.13.11
E. Miles: Bring On the Pressure
About 10 years ago, writer/producer E. Miles made his first trek to the Big Apple. Hailing from the unincorporated town of Pleasant Grove, North Carolina—a town so small it doesn’t even have its own McDonald’s restaurant—Miles was particularly dazzled by New York’s bright lights and thrusting skyscrapers. “I was 16-17 years-old when I made my visit to New York, and ever since then my attitude was ‘I’m…
From MusicWorld, posted 3.02.11
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,…
From News, posted 2.08.11
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…
From News, posted 12.02.10
Trey Songz Proves He’s ‘Ready’
Just five years ago, a cocksure young crooner emerged into the r&b morass, informing the world that he was going to make it. Literally, that’s what he sang: “Gotta Make It.” His was an affirmation that seemed feasible rather than absolute, given the frequently fast flame-out of urban pop singers. To boot, the kid was coming from the not-entirely-glamorous Petersburg, Virginia, a tiny town south of Richmond lacking the instant…
From MusicWorld, posted 8.10.10
BMI Jewels Make Up Majority of Rolling Stone’s Top 500
In its June issue, Rolling Stone magazine offered the latest version of its “500 Greatest Songs of All Time," an update of its countdown originally released in 2004. Nuggets crafted by BMI songwriters overwhelmingly dominate the list: Standards from the BMI catalogue make up more than 60% of the classic roll call. Nine out of the top 10 picks are BMI gems: The Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,”…
From News, posted 7.12.10
Lucy Schwartz Sets the Stage
Lucy Schwartz could be the most familiar new artist you’ve never heard of. The Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter has fashioned an impressive career writing songs for film and television. Her music can be heard on over a dozen hit TV shows, such as Grey’s Anatomy and Brothers & Sisters. She’s been tapped to write songs for major motion pictures, including DreamWorks’ Shrek Forever After, for which she wrote…
From MusicWorld, posted 6.18.10
Ron Carter Burns Brighter
For proof that the creative impulse only burns brighter with age and experience, look no further than Ron Carter. Over the past half-decade, the peerless jazz bassist has performed on more than 2,500 albums, a staggering list of credits that includes recordings by Miles Davis and Aretha Franklin, not to mention his own prolific output. And yet, Carter, in his early…
From MusicWorld, posted 7.01.09
Recent Aretha Franklin events
| Sep 12 2011 | Thelonious Monk Institute’s Annual Gala: Washington, DC |
| Feb 6 2009 | MusiCARES Person of the Year: Los Angeles |
| Feb 8 2008 | MusiCARES Person of the Year: Los Angeles |
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