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Lily Allen Wins Big at Ivor Novellos

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The 55th annual Ivor Novellos celebrated the best of musical Britain’s past year on Thursday, May 20 in London. For Lily Allen (PRS), the evening shook with career-defining accolades as she shared coveted Songwriter of the Year honors with Greg Kurstin and PRS for Music Most-Performed Song of the Year for “The Fear,” which was also named Best Song Lyrically and Musically. Neil Sedaka received the Special…


From News, posted 5.22.10

Lady Gaga Leads BMI List of 2010 BRIT Winners

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The 2010 BRIT Awards recognized international trendsetters in its 30th ceremony, held Tuesday, February 16 at London’s Earls Court Arena. Lady Gaga underscored her past year of world domination with three big wins: International Breakthrough Act, International Album for The Fame, and International Female Solo Artist, while numerous other BMI singing and songwriting pacesetters also enjoyed overwhelming recognition. Singer/songwriter Lily Allen was named top…


From News, posted 2.17.10

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

2008 BMI London Awards Winning Songs

The Robert S. Musel Award IRREPLACEABLE Amund Bjørklund (TONO) Espen Lind (TONO) Ne-Yo EMI Music Publishing Ltd./Stellar Songs Ltd. (PRS) Beyoncé College Song DASHBOARD Johnny Marr (PRS) Tom "King Sour" Peloso Joe Plummer Chrysalis Music Ltd. (PRS) Modest Mouse Dance Award BEAUTIFUL LIAR Ian Dench (PRS) Amanda Ghost (PRS) Bucks Music Group Ltd. (PRS) EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS) Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS)…


From News, posted 10.07.08

New Wave of U.K. Acts Storms the States

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Every few years, a U.K. wave crashes ashore in the U.S., accompanied by boatloads of hyperbolic press clips extolling the new big things. All too often, however, the acts ride out with the next low tide. This time, however, the artists are combining critical acclaim with commercial success. Snow Patrol KT Tunstall Corinne Bailey Rae When Amy Winehouse’s…


From MusicWorld, posted 7.02.07

Brit Awards Announce 2007 Nominees

The best of BMI's U.K. songwriters and artists topped the list of nominees for the 2007 Brit Awards. Winners of Britain's most prestigious music awards will be announced Wednesday, Feb. 14 during a live ceremony airing on British television network ITV 1.


From News, posted 1.19.07

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