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Grammy Winners & Nominees Discuss Songwriting at BMI’s ‘How I Wrote That Song’

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BMI staged the annual Grammy-infused installment of its popular “How I Wrote That Song” panel on Saturday, February 12 at the Key Club (9039 West Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069) in Los Angeles. Panelists included multiple Grammy-winning rapper/singer/songwriter/producer Cee Lo Green; multiple Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Seal; Grammy award-winning songwriter/producer Chad Hugo; Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Claude Kelly; hit songwriter


From News, posted 2.14.11

Cee-Lo Green: Love and Happiness

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Cee-Lo Green will participate in BMI’s How I Wrote That Song panel, slated for this Saturday, February 12 at the Key Club in West Hollywood. He will be joined by Seal, Chad Hugo, Bonnie McKee, Claude Kelly, and BC Jean. Profanity, schmofanity. When a singer as powerful and charismatic as…


From MusicWorld, posted 2.08.11

BMI’s ‘How I Wrote That Song’ Goes Grammy Feb. 12

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Panelists include Cee Lo Green, Seal, Bonnie McKee, Claude Kelly, Chad Hugo, & BC Jean BMI will stage the annual Grammy-infused installment of its popular “How I Wrote That Song” panel on Saturday, February 12 from 1 until 3 p.m. at the Key Club (9039 West Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069)…


From News, posted 2.04.11

Broken Bells Ring True

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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

‘Causes 2’ Draws Eyes and Funds to Darfur

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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

Lil Wayne Leads Grammy Field with Eight Nominations

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Nominations for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards were announced by The Recording Academy on December 3, with superstar BMI songwriter/artist Lil Wayne topping the field with eight mentions. Other top BMI nominees included Kanye West, who earned six nods, while Alison Krauss and Radiohead received five each. The Eagles, Lupe Fiasco, and…


From News, posted 12.04.08

Peter Gabriel Receives Top Honor at BMI London Awards

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BMI saluted Europe’s premier songwriters, composers and music publishers at its 2007 London Awards, held October 16 in the Grand Ballroom of London’s Dorchester Hotel. Hosted by BMI President & CEO Del Bryant, along with Executive Director, Writer/Publisher Relations Europe & Asia, Brandon Bakshi, the awards honored the past year’s most-played songs on U.S. radio and television and also recognized Peter Gabriel (PRS) as a BMI Icon…


From News, posted 10.16.07

BMI Songwriters Dominate Mojo’s “100 Records That Changed The World”

Mojo, the prominent and influential British music magazine, has selected a list of “100 Records That Changed The World” in their June issue.. The list is described as “The most influential and inspirational recordings ever made, they changed music – the way it was played, bought or even imagined.” A group of prominent songwriters and performers – which include such BMI veterans as Chuck…


From News, posted 7.03.07

BMI Stars Shine at BET Awards

Black Entertainment Television held its annual BET Awards on June 26 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, honoring the year's best hip-hop and r&b artists, as well as some of the biggest names in entertainment and sports. Gnarls Barkley Ne-Yo Kirk Franklin BMI artists shined at this year’s awards, with winners including Gnarls Barkley, Best Group;


From News, posted 6.27.07

BMI Celebrates Grammy Week 2007

BMI executives headed to Hollywood to celebrate Grammy Week in honor of its many nominated artists and songwriters. From events including MusicCares honoring BMI songwriter Don Henley, to the BMI/L.A. Times “How I Wrote That Song” panel, BMI supported the many achievements of its talented songwriters, including Grammy-winning artist Natalie Cole, Gnarls Barkley’s Cee-Lo, BMI Award-winning songwriter/producers Cool &…


From News, posted 2.15.07

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