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‘Causes 2’ Draws Eyes and Funds to Darfur

On May 5, Waxploitation Artists will release Causes 2, the second album in the label's acclaimed series created to bring more awareness and financial capital to organizations diligently working to establish a peaceful Darfur. Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), Human Rights Watch and Oxfam America will receive 100% of the profits generated by the release. A who's-who of BMI artists and songwriters have contributed exclusive and previously hard-to-obtain songs…
The Shins

In early 2007, the acclaimed indie-rock ensemble The Shins released their anxiously anticipated third album, Wincing the Night Away, touching off a veritable barrage of flattering reviews. Blender magazine called the album “catchy, literary, lushly produced,” while the indie-rock arbiters at Pitchfork Media branded the disc “a lovely and well-executed album.” Apparently, fans couldn’t have agreed more. Debuting at number 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart…
Sub Pop Records
BMI sponsored the sold-out Sub Pop Records show with Rosie Thomas, Sam Beam of Iron and Wine and James Mercer of the Shins at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood. Shown at the February 7 show are (front row) James Mercer, BMI's Barbara Cane, Rosie Thomas, BMI's Tracie Verlinde…
