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Indie Spotlight: David Hopkins

Irish singer/songwriter David Hopkins launched his music career with the critically acclaimed rock outfit Lir. The group signed to What Are Records and released Magico, Magico which went to #1 on the alternative album charts and scored one top ten hit, "In a Day," penned by Hopkins. After intense touring, Hopkins moved to San Francisco. There, he began to focus his efforts on music again. This quickly…
BMI Jewels Make Up Majority of Rolling Stone’s Top 500

In its June issue, Rolling Stone magazine offered the latest version of its “500 Greatest Songs of All Time," an update of its countdown originally released in 2004. Nuggets crafted by BMI songwriters overwhelmingly dominate the list: Standards from the BMI catalogue make up more than 60% of the classic roll call. Nine out of the top 10 picks are BMI gems: The Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,”…
Straight, No Chaser: Welcome back, Mose Allison

Everybody quiet down for a second please. Turn off your cell phones and your BlackBerrys, logoff your Facebook and Twitter pages, hold that blog post, fold that laptop, stop and listen: The great Mose Allison has a new album out. Coaxed back into the studio by producer Joe Henry, the 82-year-old jazz pianist songwriting legend has recorded his first collection in ten years. Ten years! In this…
Al Kooper Celebrates a Half-Century of Super Sessions

Guess the two-word answer to a most enlightening list of questions. Who, in 1958 at the age of 14, joined the Royal Teens (Top Five hitmakers with "Short Shorts")? Who, in 1960, began his career as a BMI songwriter with a number called "My Kinda Love," which was recorded by Anastasia? Who has written hundreds of songs, all part of his BMI catalog?…
BMI Brings a Global Rock Scene To Its Lollapalooza Stage
BMI has announced its lineup of performers at its 2007 Lollapalooza stage. On August 3-5 in Chicago, IL, at Grant Park’s Hutchinson Field, BMI’s stage will kick off performances at 11:15 a.m. each day and finish at 6:15 p.m. Presenting acts from the U.S. and abroad, BMI will showcase an array of rising rock, pop and singer/songwriter acts. From the blues rock of the Isle of Man’s
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…
The Who Return with `Endless‘ Appeal

It started, most memorably and famously, with a stutter. The title track of The Who’s 1965 debut American album, The Who Sings My Generation, with such stuttered lyrics as “talkin’ ‘bout my g-generation,” introduced one of the most important and revered bands of the 1960s — and one of the very few to still remain active some four decades later. It’s not exactly the same band, of…
Music Industry Celebrates Canadian Talent at SOCAN Awards
The who's who of Canada's music industry came together to recognize some of Canada's most talented songwriters, composers, lyricists and music publishers at the 15th annual SOCAN Awards, held November 15 at the Carlu in Toronto. SOCAN CEO André LeBel presents BMI President Emeritus Frances Preston with the…
