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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 Black Keys: Sittin’ on Top of the World
Back last February when the Black Keys nabbed two Grammy Awards, it was one of those rare moments when the parallel musical universe — you know, the one that ought to be — allows a quick glimpse of itself in the blinding white klieg lights and television cameras before it slips back into the long shadows and small rooms where it is forever born and dying. It…
From MusicWorld, posted 7.13.11
Lady Antebellum Soars at 2011 Grammy Awards
Lady Antebellum will bring a host of Grammy gold home to Nashville: With five wins, the crossover trio led the BMI charge at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, held last night in Los Angeles. Lady A's "Need You Now," co-written by members and BMI songwriters Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley, earned Record and Song of the Year, as well as Best…
From News, posted 2.14.11
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
Broken Bells Ring True
Six years ago, James Mercer and Brian Burton (now equal parts of Broken Bells) met on the ancient island Zealand, where they were both booked to play the Roskilde Festival —Mercer as frontman for indie rock band The Shins and Burton as fearless DJ/producer Danger Mouse. The two Americans — perfect strangers in a land of blighted Viking ships and throbbing nightclubs — got acquainted backstage, caught…
From MusicWorld, posted 8.30.10
BMI Offers Bold Breakout Performers During Lollapalooza
BMI is proud to present the performers on its 2010 Lollapalooza stage. Running August 6, 7, and 8 at Grant Park’s Hutchinson Field in Chicago, IL, BMI’s stage will kick off performances at 11:15 a.m. each day, setting the pace at the mammoth music festival. The BMI/Lollapalooza stage, a superstar forecaster, has launched performers such as Ke$ha, Lady Gaga, and Eric Church. Providing a…
From News, posted 7.15.10
Indie Spotlight: Royal Bangs
Knoxville, Tennessee’s Royal Bangs released their anticipated sophomore album, Let It Beep, September 15 on Audio Eagle Records. The quintet’s stout lineup comprises Ryan Schaefer, Chris Rusk, Sam Stratton, Henry Gibson and Brandon Biondo. The follow-up to the group’s whiplash-inducing 2006 debut, We Breed Champions, Let It Beep arrives on the impressive heels of performances at red-letter festivals Bonnaroo and SXSW, as well as opening slots for…
From News, posted 10.30.09
‘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…
From News, posted 4.03.09
‘Heartfelt’ Singer/Songwriter, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Visits BMI
Singer/songwriter Jessica Lea Mayfield recently visited BMI’s New York office to solidify her affiliation and discuss her upcoming projects with BMI Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations Charlie Feldman. Mayfield’s debut release, With Blasphemy So Heartfelt, produced by Dan Auerback of the Black Keys, displays her ability to lament and celebrate love’s cyclical stages. Jessica is currently on the road supporting her new release. For more…
From News, posted 10.30.08
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