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10 Questions: Skylar Grey
Skylar Grey will be hard-pressed to top 2011. Last year yielded a stunning Grammy performance—and nomination—festival appearances, and a European tour. But it’s all been leading to Grey’s debut album, Invinsible, expected in the coming weeks. Grey is again partnered with her golden-eared producer pal Alex da Kid, whose steely, mammoth-like beats hammered beneath Grey's vocals during last year's string of collaborations with hip-hop…
From MusicWorld, posted 1.18.12
Spotlight: First-Time BMI Songwriting Award Winners
For a composer or lyricist, being recognized for a songwriting achievement never loses its luster, no matter how many times such an honor comes an artist’s way. Still, the thrill that results from being a “first-time” winner is always especially memorable. In 2011, BMI staged seven ceremonies that recognized the writers, publishers and producers of the most-performed songs of the past year, in a wide range of genres. When asked…
From MusicWorld, posted 12.15.11
With “Love the Way You Lie” and Her Own Album, Skylar Grey Takes Off
In a reprise of her pivotal performance at this year’s Grammys, Skylar Grey joined Eminem for his headlining set on the second night of Lollapalooza in Chicago. Once again the pair ran through the now chart-topping “I Need a Doctor,” only this time, Grey and Eminem were sharing the spotlight. Along with her own slot on BMI’s stage earlier that same day, Skylar Grey’s…
From MusicWorld, posted 12.01.11
The Mountaintop, Where Club-Anthem Auteur DJ Khaled Wants To Stay
There once was a time when the DJ stood front and center in hip-hop. Yet slowly, the MC made his advance — from hyping the disc jockey to free-style rap duels and tag-team collabs, on to the revered hip-hop collectives of the late ’80s and early ’90s before the final transition into full-fledged stardom of the Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z and Lil Wayne-class. Inevitably, the DJ took a…
From MusicWorld, posted 11.16.11
NARM & digitalmusic.org Offer Entertainment and Technology Law Conference in NYC
NARM and digitalmusic.org joined forces to orchestrate the Entertainment and Technology Law Conference series, a city-hopping roundtable where challenges and opportunities currently shaping the entertainment industry are discussed by leaders. Thursday, November 3 brings the series to New York City, where participants will gather at Greenberg Traurig’s offices at the Met Life Building. BMI is a sponsor of the day-long event, which will feature three timely panels: (1) Cloud Media…
From News, posted 10.12.11
Big Sean Steps Out
Like a thoroughbred being primed for the Triple Crown, rapper Big Sean has been carefully groomed for his world debut. Hailing from the same Detroit stomping grounds that spawned Eminem, Kid Rock and ICP, “Big Sean” Anderson was discovered by Kanye West in 2005. But instead of immediately unleashing his teenaged charge on the public, West kept Big…
From MusicWorld, posted 9.09.11
BMI Songwriters Dominate First Six Months of 2011 Awards Season
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Half of 2011 is already history, complete with a suite of awards ceremonies celebrating music’s best. From the Grammys to the Tonys, the cultural supremacy of BMI’s deep repertoire has been on full display. January The year launched with a high bar, as Atticus Ross’s music for The Social Network earned Best Original Score at the 68th Annual Golden Globes and 83rd
From News, posted 7.18.11
The Method to the Madness of Nicki Minaj
Autobiography plays a huge role in hip-hop music. MCs rap about their abilities, their street cred and their rags-to-riches stories. They name-drop friends. They stoke feuds with enemies. They take their share of liberties with the literal truth. But they remain, without question, the central characters in the dramas. When Trinidad-born, Southside Jamaica, Queens-raised Nicki Minaj began popping up a handful of years ago on
From MusicWorld, posted 7.11.11
Eminem Dominates 2011 Billboard Music Awards
Eminem dominated the 2011 Billboard Music Awards, which were handed out Sunday night live on ABC. The BMI trendsetter won six trophies: Top Artist, Top Male Artist and Top Rap Artist; Top Billboard 200 Album and Top Rap Album for Recovery; and Top Rap Song for “Love the Way You Lie.” As BMI songwriter after BMI songwriter was called to the stage, the immense popularity of the…
From News, posted 5.24.11
The Shadow and The Spotlight: Skylar Grey
It’s her biggest performance to date, singing atop the Grammys stage with a triumphant Eminem as well as returned hip-hop luminary Dr. Dre—and Skylar Grey is completely shrouded in darkness. Image notwithstanding, she has been anything but obscure in the past year. Grey’s “Love the Way You Lie,” the incendiary duet between Rihanna and Eminem, catapulted atop Billboard’s charts, shattered digital…
From MusicWorld, posted 4.27.11
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