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Fist Pumps and Heart, Courtesy of Adelitas Way

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Unlikely components coalescing to bring a band success is nothing new. But when it comes to Las Vegas-based quintet Adelitas Way, the improbability factor goes to 11: After seeing one of their earliest compositions, “Invincible,” selected as the theme song for villainous World Wrestling Entertainment tag team The Legacy, the group soon signed with Virgin Records, which released its self-titled debut in July. Oh, and then there’s…


From MusicWorld, posted 11.14.09

BMI Tops Previous Year in Revenues with $905 Million in FY 2009

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BMI has announced that it earned more than $905 million in revenues for its 2009 fiscal year, including its subsidiary Landmark Digital Services®, LLC. The company also announced that it increased royalty distributions to more than $788 million for the songwriters, composers and copyright owners it represents. With more than 400,000 songwriters, composers and music publisher affiliates, BMI is the world’s largest music copyright organization. Despite one of the most…


From News, posted 8.25.09

BMI Shows ‘Who’s Next’ at ‘Writers on the Rise’ Event in N.Y.

BMI’s New York Writer/Publisher Relations department hosted its first “Who’s Next: Writers on the Rise” event on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at the Redeye Grill in Manhattan. The packed media reception featured Josiah Bell, Dave Katz, Claude Kelly, Lady GaGa, Lanz, Matthew Mayfield, Curtis Richardson, Steven Sater, Duncan Sheik, Brent Smith of


From News, posted 2.22.07

Shinedown

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Pounding out over 200 concerts a year is probably one of the quickest ways for a group to either make it or break it: You’re either demonstrating some pretty solid chops as a band to be reckoned with, or you’re exposing yourselves as never-will-be’s. For the four members of melodic hard-rock band Shinedown, life on the road has definitely landed them in the former category. Indeed, after…


From MusicWorld, posted 10.15.06

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