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Taylor Swift Wins Album of Year at 2010 Grammys
Taylor Swift capped off her past year of pop culture domination with four career-defining wins, including the coveted Album of the Year for Fearless, during the 52nd annual Grammy Awards, held Sunday, January 31 in Los Angeles. She and her producer, fellow BMI songwriter Nathan Chapman, took the stage, as Swift proclaimed how thankful they were to be able to take the trophy “back…
From News, posted 2.01.10
BMI Growth Outpaces U.S. Economy During Century’s First Decade
BMI’s revenues surged by more than 80 percent and royalty distributions increased by almost 90 percent during the first decade of the 21st century, while the overall U.S. economy remained stagnant during that same period, with The Washington Post reporting that gross domestic product increased by less than 20% and household net worth declined by 4 percent, Not all areas of the music industry have fared so well during the…
From News, posted 1.07.10
Taylor Swift Leads BMI Grammy Nods
Taylor Swift leads the list of BMI nominees for the 2010 Grammy Awards, which were announced Wednesday, December 3 during televised CBS special staged at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. Swift, who turns 20 years old this month, garnered eight nods, including Album of the Year for Fearless, as well as Country Album, Song and Record of the Year. The best-selling artist of the year aside from…
From News, posted 12.03.09
Hyper Crush’s Auditory Assault
“Our music could be described as an auditory assault on the central nervous system through aggressive electronic rhythms. We are highly influenced by Tony Scott, The Smiths, The Prodigy, and Christopher Walken.” So says Donny Fontaine, male vocalist for the hyperkinetic dance trio Hyper Crush. If the statement sounds sarcastic or funny – or both – then mission accomplished. The group,…
From MusicWorld, posted 10.12.09
BMI Tops Previous Year in Revenues with $905 Million in FY 2009
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 Honors Nine Burgeoning Songwriters on the ‘Rise’
Nine auspicious songwriters were honored at BMI's second "Who’s Next? Writers on the Rise" cocktail reception, held April 14 at the Red Eye Grill (NYC). Honored songwriters poised to leave indelible marks on the music industry included "Disturbia" scribe Robert Allen; Danja endorsed Kevin Cossom; the Soul Diggaz’s Corte’ Ellis; troubadour Shawn Fisher, Capitol Records’ Jaicko, Atlantic Records…
From News, posted 4.16.09
Lady GaGa Delivers Dynamic Dance-Pop
Up-and-coming chart-topper, fashion icon, and newly-minted Grammy nominee Lady GaGa makes no bones about her approach to pop music: Simply put, she’s trying to make it fun again. “It’s not really rocket science,” she says. “The music is intended to inspire people to feel a certain way about themselves, so they’ll be able to encompass, in their own lives, a sense of inner fame that they can…
From MusicWorld, posted 12.10.08
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
From News, posted 7.16.07
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
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