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BMI NY Teams with ‘Billboard,’ Gibson for ‘Industry Insider’ Series
BMI New York is proud to announce the rollout of a new bi-monthly music industry workshop and panel series for 2007. Produced in conjunction with Gibson Guitar and Billboard magazine, the first “Industry Insider” entitled “Music in Film: Soundtracks in 2007” will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 13 at the Gibson Baldwin NY Showroom (421 West 54th Street) from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Admission is free; please R.S.V.P. to…
Rock Hall Names 2007 Inductees
Indie rockers R.E.M. and hip-hop pioneers Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five are among the BMI talents set to be inducted into the 2007 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The 22nd annual induction ceremony, which will make history by welcoming Grandmaster Flash as its first rap act, will be held March 12 at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel. …
Atlantic Records Founder Ahmet Ertegun Dies
Ahmet Ertegun, the founder of Atlantic Records who helped shape the careers of Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and many others, died Dec. 14 at the age of 83. Ertegun, who remained connected to the music scene until his last days, had been in a coma since Oct. 29, when he suffered a brain injury after falling backstage at New York's…
Celebrated BMI Artists to Receive Special Grammys
Some of BMI's most celebrated artists are among the recipients who will receive the Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement honor at the 48th annual Grammy Awards next month. David Bowie
BMI Salutes Top Names in Music at 51st Annual Pop Awards
Legendary Songwriting Trio Holland-Dozier-Holland Honored as ICONS BMI saluted the past year's 50 most performed songs during the 51st Annual BMI Pop Awards tonight, with superlatives reserved for Nickelback's "How You Remind Me" as Song of the Year, Irv Gotti as Songwriter of the Year and EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. as Publisher of the Year. Frances W. Preston, President & CEO, and Barbara…
Best Cellars and Best Sellers Raise Top Dollars at T.J. Martell Foundation Dinner
Nashville music’s best sellers joined renowned Chef Norman Van Aken of ‘Norman’s of Coral Gables’ and wine connoisseurs from the best cellars in Nashville for the Third Annual Nashville Best Cellars Dinner at Loews Vanderbilt Hotel on March 11. keith urban, Phil Vassar, Martina McBride, Creative Artists Agency's…
